Ben Connor is a gambler who knows horses. He goes out west and discovers a breed of grey horses that he thinks are the best horses he has ever seen. The problem is that these horses are bred in a secret valley known as the Garden of Eden and that outsiders are not welcome there.

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A story of the Algerian pirates who were the scourge of the Mediterranean Sea during the early to mid-1800s.

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Our hero, Jimmy Torrance, Jr., has a hard time finding suitable employment after a brilliant college career, despite all kinds of assistance from his friends in the underworld and the wealthy and sophisticated young woman with whom he falls in love. Set in America, mostly Chicago.

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These eighteen stories by famous novelists serving in his majesty's forces were published in 1915, in the midst of World War I. "Published For The Times' Fund For The Sick And Wounded".

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“Unless we are all mad, there is at the back of the most bewildering business a story: and if we are all mad, there is no such thing as madness. If I set a house on fire, it is quite true that I may illuminate many other people's weaknesses as well as my own. It may be that the master of the house was burned because he was drunk; it may be that the mistress of the house was burned because she was stingy, and perished arguing about the expense of the fire-escape. It is, nevertheless, broadly true that they both were burned because I set fire to their house. That is the story of the thing. The mere facts of the story about the present European conflagration are quite as easy to tell." (Summary by G. K. Chesterton)

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This is a story of an adventure involving a young man, his dog, and two friends. Together they wander through the Western prairies on a mission to make peace between the "pale-faces" and the "Red men". They face many perils and become heroes many times over.

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Ruth and Alice DeVere follow their father as he struggle to make ends meet in New York City as an actor. Mr. DeVere an old voice affliction renders him terribly hoarse. A friend and neighbour in their apartment building suggests that Mr. DeVere tries acting in the moving pictures

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Old Mary Ann has done her best to bring up her son on her own. They travel over the mountains and her son marries. He loses his wife after she gives birth to their son. Mary Ann assumes responsibility of her grandson, while her son moves away in the agony of his grief. This is the story of what happens to her grandson and where his Grandmother, the songs of the birds, and his faith leads him.

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The book starts with a young heroine telling her story of coping with a debilitating illness that includes depression and thoughts of suicide. Her doctor is unable to help her and sends her off on a holiday where she meets a mystical character by the name of Raffaello Cellini, an Italian artist. Cellini offers her a strange potion which immediately puts her into a tranquil slumber, in which she experiences divine visions. This is the beginning of her journey to health, both spiritual and physical.

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A delightful collection of children’s stories that range from moral to whimsical. Fairy tales and daydreams about a pony who kept shop to a lesson on presence of mind. These anecdotes will entertain as well as improve the mind.

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Behind a Mask (1866) is one of Louisa May Alcott sensation novels. It focuses on Jean Muir, who enters the home of the wealthy Coventry family as governess to their sixteen-year-old daughter. But is the beguiling Miss Muir all that she seems to be?

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This is the third of Buchan's Richard Hannay novels, following The Thirty-nine Steps and Greenmantle. Brigadier-General Hannay recalls from the Western Front the engagement in espionage and forced to pose as a pacifist.

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Flappers and Philosophers was the first collection of short stories written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1920. It includes eight stories: * "The Offshore Pirate" * "The Ice Palace" * "Head and Shoulders" * "The Cut-Glass Bowl" * "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" * "Benediction" * "Dalyrimple Goes Wrong" * "The Four Fists"

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A book about boats and ships by R. M. Ballantyne. In 1856 he gave up business for the profession of literature, and began the series of adventure stories for the young with which his name is popularly associated.

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How are friction matches made? How do rags and trees become paper? Who makes the dishes on our tables? Published in 1916, this children's book explains the origins of everyday items in an entertaining and informative way. There are plenty of illustrations, so please feel free to read along with the online etext.

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The town of Superior, Ohio, certainly was living up to its name! In what was undoubtedly the most spectacular feat of the century, it simply picked itself up one night and rose two full miles above Earth!

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A story about Jimmy, selfish and deceitful, who has shamelessly lied to, cheated, and used his dear friend Dannie for years. His wife Mary, who loves another. And Dannie himself, the patient, kind, loving and thoughtful friend of both Jimmie and Mary. He would do anything for them, but what will he do when he find out Jimmy's terrible secret?

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