In 1914 there were not twenty men in England who had ever heard of the island of Salissa. Even now—I am writing in the spring of 1917—the public is very badly informed about the events which gave the island a certain importance in the history of the war.
The Island of Sheep was written in the year 1932 by John Buchan. This book is one of the most popular novels of John Buchan, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers...
The Island of the Fay was written in the year 1841 by Edgar Allan Poe. This book is one of the most popular novels of Edgar Allan Poe, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young...
The Ivory Child was written in the year 1916 by Henry Rider Haggard. This book is one of the most popular novels of Henry Rider Haggard, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings...
The Jacob Street Mystery was written in the year 1942 by R. Austin Freeman. This book is one of the most popular novels of R. Austin Freeman, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings...
Originally published in the periodical The Metropolitan, this story was first published in book form in Tales of the Jazz Age in 1922."This is a Southern story, with the scene laid in the small Lily of Tarleton, Georgia. I have a profound affection for Tarleton,...
The Jewel of Seven Stars was written in the year 1903 by Bram Stoker. This book is one of the most popular novels of Bram Stoker, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers...
The Jilting of Jane was written in the year 1894 by H. G. Wells. This book is one of the most popular novels of H. G. Wells, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers...
The Jolly Corner was written in the year 1908 by Henry James. This book is one of the most popular novels of Henry James, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer...
Theodore Dreiser heavily invested himself in The Genius, an autobiographical novel first published in 1915. Thoroughly immersed in the turn-of-the-century art scene, The Genius explores the multiple conflicts between art and business, art and marriage, and...
The Gentle Boy was written in the year 1837 by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This book is one of the most popular novels of Nathaniel Hawthorne, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young...
The Gentleman from Indiana was written in the year 1899 by Newton Booth Tarkington. This book is one of the most popular novels of Newton Booth Tarkington, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic...
When Carl Foster, a young doctor, sees beautiful Rosetta Rosa at a London opera he is instantly captivated -- and almost as rapidly finds himself plagued by mysterious occurances. When another of Rosa's paramours un-expectedly dies, Carl begins to wonder if...
This short story must have been the inspiration for the popular movie "Ghost Busters" (1984). The humorist-author here tells the tale of a scientist-philosopher who invents devices to capture ghosts and sets up a business of eradicating them from haunted houses....
Jim Dillingham Young and his wife Della are a young couple who are very much in love with each other, but can barely afford their one-room apartment opposite the elevated train due to their very bad economic condition. For Christmas, Della decides to buy Jim...
A classic work of science fiction, this novel was one of the first to explore the world of the atom. The Girl in the Golden Atom is the story of a young chemist who finds a hidden atomic world within his mother’s wedding ring. Under a microscope, he sees within...
The Girl with the Golden Eyes was written in the year 1833 by Honoré de Balzac. This book is one of the most popular novels of Honoré de Balzac, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic...