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J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement - Part 2
In The Captain of the Polestar, and other tales
The Captain of the Polestar is a captivating collection of early short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, showcasing his diverse storytellin…
A Picture
In At Dawn And Dusk
Victor Daley, then a happy, wondering Irish lad, drifted out to Australia. His head was full of old tunes and fragments of poetry; his pocke…
Chapter 2 Bear Chief's Arrival
In Winnebago Stories
Winnebago Stories is a collection of traditional tales from the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) tribe, offering insight into the rich oral traditions o…
The Passing of Priscilla Winthrop
In In Our Town
Some humorous, some heartwarming, some heartstring-pulling stories from the newspaper office of a small Kansas town, "in that part of t…
A Year Ago
In In a Belgian Garden and Other Poems
These magnificent poems written by a lover of the natural splendor of untrodden lands are both thrilling and exhilarating. Visions and obser…
[The Soldier]
In Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins (Version 2)
Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) was one of the most innovative of English Victorian poets, best known now for his vivid and original image…
The Letter Patricia Wrote
In Uncollected Short Stories of L.M. Montgomery
A compilation of 80 short stories by the author of "Anne of Green Gables" that were not previously published in a book or in one o…
Pierrot
In The Poems of James Hebblethwaite
James Hebblethwaite (22 September 1857 – 13 September 1921) was an English-born Australian poet, teacher and clergyman. Hebblethwaite was a …
Eisenhower Summary
In News From The 30's Through The 70's
Explore the fascinating world of news from the 1930s through the 1970s. This collection offers a unique glimpse into the events and stories …
The Reckoning
In The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses (Version 2)
This collection deals with wanderlust in general but the bulk of the poems are based on Service’s time in the Yukon. He captures the excitem…
Priscilla, from The Courtship of Miles Standish
In Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Collection Vol. 001
A collection to celebrate Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 200th birthday, on 27th February, 2007.
About the Author
In Rhymes of a Red Cross Man
Robert Service was born in Lancashire, England, but at age 21 moved to Canada and eventually ended up in the Yukon during the gold rush. Hi…
Robot Nemesis
In Short Science Fiction Collection 087
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…
Special Delivery
In Short Science Fiction Collection 050
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…
Ken
In The Farmer's Bride (Version 2)
A powerful collection of short poems published in 1921 by the English poet Charlotte Mew (1869–1928). Lauded during her lifetime by luminari…
Thinking Of The Soldiers
In Coffee Break Collection 010 - War and Conflict
This is the tenth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in leng…
Our Post-Office Box
In Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 07, Dec. 16, 1879
Harper's Young People upon its first publication in 1879 was an illustrated weekly publication containing delightful serialized stories, sho…
Sam Patterson’s Balloon
In Frontier Humor in Verse, Prose and Picture
Also known for his "Brownies" books, Canadian humorist Palmer Cox give us a delightful collection of humorous verse and short pros…
Mimsy's Joke
In Short Science Fiction Collection 073
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…
Our Post-Office Box
In Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 08, Dec. 23, 1879
Harper's Young People upon its first publication in 1879 was an illustrated weekly publication containing delightful serialized stories, sho…