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The Will and the Way Stories
The Will and the Way Stories by Jessie Benton Frémont presents a collection of nine insightful vignettes that explore the enduring tr…
The Talleyrand Maxim
John Mallathorpe, a wealthy Yorkshire industrialist and land owner dies in an accident, apparently without making a will. His estate goes t…
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
The writer of the following letters is a young woman who lost her husband in a railroad accident and went to Denver to seek support for hers…
16 - When There's a Will, There's a Way
In Tell Us Another! Stories That Never Grow Old
A collection of 65 little stories for the Catholic child (and adult), designed to captivatingly teach the truths and morals of the faith. Th…
An Iron Will
Orison Swett Marden was well-known at the turn of the 20th century for his inspirational and spiritual books of self-help. This one deals wi…
The Thunderbolt
Called "An episode in the history of a provincial family", where "their faults of manner and breeding are precisely the fault…
The Carved Cupboard
Agatha, Gwen, Clare and Elfie have always been told that they will inherit their aunt's house. But when their aunt dies, she leaves it all t…
God’s Will, by Mildred Howells
In Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1913
William Stanley Braithwaite, a talented poet in his own right, was most notable for his anthologies of poetry including these annual collect…
The Will by Dr. John Donne
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 6: Fancy and Sentiment (Part 1)
The sixth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, inclu…
Touch and Go
A man is speaking to a group of colliers in a small mining village. They have decided that they have had enough of the way they are treated …
Just Stories
Good Books are wise counselors. They point out the right way in the devious paths of life. Have we not often stood at the juncture of two ro…
The Child of the Dawn
Ready to explore the depths of the human mind and soul? This book explores the themes of morality, spirituality, and the search for meaning …
Ravensdene Court
Leonard Middlebrook, a young attorney with, among other things, a bibliographical interest, accepts an invitation to lonely Ravensdene Court…
Philip Marlowe
Marlowe is asked to assist the heirs to a fortune, only available to them if they cooperate and share clues to hidden bonds. However, one or…
Eleanor Stevens' will, by Isabel Scott Stone
In The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 06 March 1896
The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Man…
The Dark House
An extremely wealthy but reclusive man has died, leaving an eccentric will which hints at great riches hidden somewhere in the house. Most …
Will and Testament
Will and Testament by Bill Lyons tells the story of a moderately unhappily married couple and a girl who is fed up with looking after her si…
Deacon Thomas Wales' Will by Mary E. W. Freeman
In The Junior Classics Volume 6: Old-Fashioned Tales
This collection of The Junior Classics is compiled from many wonderful authors including Alcott, Dickens, Hawthorne, and Carroll. The storie…
Deacon Thomas Wales's Will
In The Pot of Gold and Other Stories
Celebrated prolific 19th century author of dozens of short stories and novels brings us a wistful and whimsical collection of delightful chi…
Hands
In Winesburg, Ohio
Published in 1919, and listed on the Modern Library roster of the 20th century's 100 greatest novels in English, Winesburg, Ohio presents a …