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Читать книгу Magnolia Leaves
Magnolia Leaves
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Mary Weston Fordham was an African-American poet and teacher for the American Missionary Association, a Christian organization that played a major role in building schools for African-Americans following Reconstruction. Much of her poetry relates to religious and familial themes, especially the process of grieving for dead family members. She published her poetry in the collection Magnolia Leaves, which also contains a foreword by Booker T...." data-title="Книга Magnolia Leaves">
Description Writing in the second half of the 19th century, Mary Weston Fordham was an African-American poet and teacher for the American Missionary Association, a Christian organization that played a major role in building schools for African-Americans following Reconstruction. Much of her poetry relates to religious and familial themes, especially the process of grieving for dead family members. She published her poetry in the collection Magnolia Leaves, which also contains a foreword by Booker T....
Читать книгу Now It Can Be Told
Now It Can Be Told
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Philip Gibbs
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Philip Gibbs left for Belgium to report on the German invasion and the resulting mass Allied retreat. In the midst of these catastrophes in the early days of fighting, British high command was loathe to allow any reporting outside army communiqués, and only after a public outcry for information was Gibbs made into one of only five official British war correspondents. He would accompany the British army through all their fighting on the Western Front, including the Battles of Ypres, the Somme, and Flanders, up till their eventual victory in 1918.

As a war correspondent, Gibbs had the fairly unique position of being able to..." data-title="Книга Now It Can Be Told">

Description At the outbreak of war in 1914, newspaper reporter Philip Gibbs left for Belgium to report on the German invasion and the resulting mass Allied retreat. In the midst of these catastrophes in the early days of fighting, British high command was loathe to allow any reporting outside army communiqués, and only after a public outcry for information was Gibbs made into one of only five official British war correspondents. He would accompany the British army through all their fighting on the Western Front, including the Battles of Ypres, the Somme, and Flanders, up till their eventual victory in 1918. As a war correspondent, Gibbs had the fairly unique position of being able to...
Читать книгу Recollections of Full Years
Recollections of Full Years
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Helen Herron Taft
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2025-10-07
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English
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Helen Herron Taft served as First Lady of the United States from 1909–1913 alongside her husband, William Howard Taft, the twenty-seventh President of the United States. Her memoir, Recollections of Full Years, recalls her experiences alongside her husband across his lengthy political career, and is the first memoir to be published by a First Lady.

Mrs. Taft’s recollections start from her beginnings as a Cincinnati socialite, and go on to narrate her experiences as her husband ascends in his political career from Solicitor General of the United States, to Governor-General of the Philippines, and eventually to the Presidency.

Just over half of the book..." data-title="Книга Recollections of Full Years">

Description Helen Herron Taft served as First Lady of the United States from 1909–1913 alongside her husband, William Howard Taft, the twenty-seventh President of the United States. Her memoir, Recollections of Full Years, recalls her experiences alongside her husband across his lengthy political career, and is the first memoir to be published by a First Lady. Mrs. Taft’s recollections start from her beginnings as a Cincinnati socialite, and go on to narrate her experiences as her husband ascends in his political career from Solicitor General of the United States, to Governor-General of the Philippines, and eventually to the Presidency. Just over half of the book...
Читать книгу Short Science Fiction
Short Science Fiction
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Isaac Asimov
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2025-10-05
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English
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Isaac Asimov’s reputation precedes him; his prolific output of science fiction novels and short stories between the 1940s and the 1990s, along with his many Hugo and Nebula awards, cemented his reputation as the premier science fiction author of his time. His writing, at least in first half of his career, focused on “hard” science fiction: stories that were broadly founded in realistic science. Indeed, as well as writing fiction, he was a professor of biochemistry, and wrote a wide variety of popular science essays and books.

This collection brings together the few Asimov science fiction short stories that are currently known to have passed into the U.S. public domain,..." data-title="Книга Short Science Fiction">

Description Isaac Asimov’s reputation precedes him; his prolific output of science fiction novels and short stories between the 1940s and the 1990s, along with his many Hugo and Nebula awards, cemented his reputation as the premier science fiction author of his time. His writing, at least in first half of his career, focused on “hard” science fiction: stories that were broadly founded in realistic science. Indeed, as well as writing fiction, he was a professor of biochemistry, and wrote a wide variety of popular science essays and books. This collection brings together the few Asimov science fiction short stories that are currently known to have passed into the U.S. public domain,...
Читать книгу The Ponson Case
The Ponson Case
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Freeman Wills Crofts’s second novel (following the well received
Description When Sir William Ponson doesn’t call down to his butler for his customary evening drink, the unusual turn is initially brushed away, but the alarm is raised once his servants find that he has disappeared from the house. It’s only the following morning that, at the bottom of a set of rapids, a damaged boat—and his body—are discovered. Initially the death is assumed to be a horrible accident, but it’s not long before enough suspicious evidence is found to merit a visit from Inspector Tanner of Scotland Yard. The Ponson Case is Freeman Wills Crofts’s second novel (following the well received ...
Читать книгу Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya
Автор:
Anton Chekhov
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2025-10-04
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English
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Description Alexandr Valdimirovitch Serebryakov, an elderly professor, and his beautiful and much younger wife, Yelena Andreyevna, return from the city to their country estate, which once belonged to Serebryakov’s late first wife. The estate is managed by Serebryakov’s daughter, Sonya, and his brother-in-law, Ivan Petrovitch Voynitsky (the titular “Uncle Vanya”). Voynitsky’s friend, the country doctor Mihail Lvovitch Astrov, goes to and from the estate, and is bored with his life. Sonya has feelings for Astrov, while both Astrov and Voynitsky compete for the affections of Yelena. Voynitsky, nearing middle age, feels life has passed him by, and deeply resents Serebryakov, believing that the management of the estate has thwarted his ambitions...
Читать книгу The Great Roxhythe
The Great Roxhythe
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Georgette Heyer
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2025-10-02
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English
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108

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Description the Great Roxhythe is set in the glittering but treacherous court of Charles II, in which the brilliant and wealthy Marquis of Roxhythe wears the mask of a cynical, self-serving courtier, allowing even his friends to believe he is cold and disloyal. Yet this public façade is his greatest sacrifice; in secret, he drains his own fortune and stains his own name to operate as the king’s most trusted spy and protector. The story is a tragedy of devotion, leaving Roxhythe completely alone, his immense loyalty and suffering a silent burden known only to the sovereign he serves so...
Читать книгу The Octopus
The Octopus
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Frank Norris
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2025-09-29
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English
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194
Читать книгу When Charles the First Was King
When Charles the First Was King
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J. S. Fletcher
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2025-09-29
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Fletcher wrote a number of historical studies of Yorkshire—indeed, all his early novels were in this..." data-title="Книга When Charles the First Was King">
Description The Dales of Dale’s Field have farmed their Yorkshire estate for generations. But conflict with a local enemy and the outbreak of the English Civil War make a deep impact on Will Dale, the young yeoman farmer currently the estate’s owner. His instinct to support the Royalist cause puts him inevitably in conflict with many in the North. This also leads to surprising chance encounters as the Parliamentarians move inexorably towards executing King Charles I. In more personal terms, the tumultuous times frustrate Will’s hopes of making a stable life with the woman he loves. Fletcher wrote a number of historical studies of Yorkshire—indeed, all his early novels were in this...
Читать книгу The Old English Baron
The Old English Baron
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Clara Reeve
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2025-09-26
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English
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Description The Old English Baron opens with Sir Phillip Harclay returning to England after years of foreign service to find his friend Arthur Lord Lovel dead, and the family castle sold to Baron Fitz-Owen. Among the baron’s children, Harclay takes notice of the adopted son Edmund, a peasant from the nearby village. The knight feels an immediate connection with the child and offers to adopt him as his own. From there, the tale continues with a mix of adventure, mystery, romance, and the supernatural, telling of the tragic fate of the Lovel family. The Old English Baron is an influential early Gothic novel. It was first published anonymously in 1777 as The Champion of Virtue, and a year later was republished under its current...
Читать книгу The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard
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Anton Chekhov
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2025-09-25
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English
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Chekhov’s final play. The plot revolves around a heavily indebted landowner, Madame Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevsky, and her brother, Leonid Andreyevitch Gaev, as they attempt to save their estate, and its large cherry orchard, from being auctioned off to pay the mortgage. Lopahin, a wealthy merchant who’s uncomfortable with his lower-class background, accompanies them, suggesting grand business plans to revive the estate. Lyubov Andreyevna’s daughters, Anya and Varya, work to keep things stable, while Lyubov Andreyevna’s oddball employees and other locals are caught up in their own personal concerns.

The Cherry Orchard was written in 1903..." data-title="Книга The Cherry Orchard">

Description The Cherry Orchard is Chekhov’s final play. The plot revolves around a heavily indebted landowner, Madame Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevsky, and her brother, Leonid Andreyevitch Gaev, as they attempt to save their estate, and its large cherry orchard, from being auctioned off to pay the mortgage. Lopahin, a wealthy merchant who’s uncomfortable with his lower-class background, accompanies them, suggesting grand business plans to revive the estate. Lyubov Andreyevna’s daughters, Anya and Varya, work to keep things stable, while Lyubov Andreyevna’s oddball employees and other locals are caught up in their own personal concerns. The Cherry Orchard was written in 1903...
Читать книгу Short Fiction
Short Fiction
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Charles Beaumont
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2025-09-25
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English
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13

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Charles Beaumont was an American author and screenwriter. Besides publishing a considerate amount of short stories, Beaumont is best known for his work on movies and television shows, especially the The Twilight Zone, in which some of his short stories were adapted into episodes, often by himself.

Most of his work is still under copyright; the few short stories believed to be in the U.S. public domain are collected in this Standard Ebooks..." data-title="Книга Short Fiction">

Description Charles Beaumont was an American author and screenwriter. Besides publishing a considerate amount of short stories, Beaumont is best known for his work on movies and television shows, especially the The Twilight Zone, in which some of his short stories were adapted into episodes, often by himself. Most of his work is still under copyright; the few short stories believed to be in the U.S. public domain are collected in this Standard Ebooks...
Читать книгу The Jealousies of a Country Town
The Jealousies of a Country Town
Автор:
Honoré de Balzac
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2025-09-23
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English
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Description “The Old Maid” tells the story of three men who are all after the hand of the same wealthy spinster, Mlle. Cormon, in the town of Alençon. The Chevalier de Valois is a member of the ancien régime with a penchant for snuff. Du Bosquier is a former financier who fell on hard times after he was discharged by Napoleon, and whom Mlle. Cormon has already rejected once. Both of these men are in their late fifties, and their interests in the forty-something Mlle. Cormon are financial rather than romantic. The third suitor is Athanese Granson, a young man of twenty-three who has fallen head over heels in love with Mlle. Cormon, a friend of his mother’s. While each of the three are devising ways they can win her hand, her focus is someone else entirely:...
Читать книгу The Shadow Line
The Shadow Line
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Joseph Conrad
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2025-09-22
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English
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41

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Joseph Conrad wrote this novel in 1915, originally titled First Command; he serialized it starting September 1916, and finally published it as a book in 1917. The story is based on his own experiences, and it deals..." data-title="Книга The Shadow Line">
Description The unnamed narrator, a young seaman, is the first mate on a ship in Southeast Asia. Despite being satisfied with his position, he decides, on a whim, to end his career and head back to Europe. As he awaits for passage in the port of Singapore, he’s offered his first command: the captaincy of a ship left stranded in a nearby port without its commanding officer. His task is to bring the ship back to Singapore—an endeavor destined to become a rite of passage. Joseph Conrad wrote this novel in 1915, originally titled First Command; he serialized it starting September 1916, and finally published it as a book in 1917. The story is based on his own experiences, and it deals...
Читать книгу A House of Gentlefolk
A House of Gentlefolk
Автор:
Ivan Turgenev
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2025-09-22
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English
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62

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Turgenev reflects upon his own impending middle age, and the ephemeral natures of love and happiness.

A House of Gentlefolk, Turgenev’s second novel, was originally published in Sovremennik in 1859, following the Crimean War but preceding the emancipation of the serfs. It has been translated into English under many different names, including Liza, or A Nest..." data-title="Книга A House of Gentlefolk">

Description Fedor Ivanitch Lavretsky, a Russian nobleman, abandons his wife in Paris after her infidelity. He returns to his family estate in Russia intending to “cultivate the soil” and falls in love with Lisa, the devout daughter of his cousin, who encourages Lavretsky to reconcile with his wife. Through Lavretsky, Turgenev reflects upon his own impending middle age, and the ephemeral natures of love and happiness. A House of Gentlefolk, Turgenev’s second novel, was originally published in Sovremennik in 1859, following the Crimean War but preceding the emancipation of the serfs. It has been translated into English under many different names, including Liza, or A Nest...
Читать книгу Misalliance
Misalliance
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2025-09-17
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Description Hypatia, daughter of the newly wealthy underwear manufacturer John Tarleton, is at home with her parents and older brother, entertaining her fiancé Bentley and his father Lord Summerhill, a former a governor of a British colonial territory. Their afternoon is interrupted twice: first when an airplane crashes into their roof, carrying Joey Percival and Lina Szczepanowska, a handsome friend of Bentley’s and a circus daredevil and acrobat; and then by a disaffected store clerk, who intends to assassinate John Tarleton. Over the course of the summer afternoon, eight proposals of marriage are offered and discussed. Which of them might make a good match, and which a misalliance? Misalliance continues the work of ...
Читать книгу That Affair Next Door
That Affair Next Door
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2025-09-16
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Miss Amelia Butterworth observes a couple entering the neighboring Van Burnam mansion, her instinct tells her that something isn’t right. Investigating, she discovers a woman’s body and realizes she has stumbled upon a murder, and that she’s a vitally important witness. But Miss Butterworth aspires to be more than simply a witness, however important—she sets out to solve the crime. Initially she works in competition with the famed New York detective, Ebenezer Gryce, but as the mystery deepens, nothing but their cooperation will lead to the truth.

With the creation of the character of Miss..." data-title="Книга That Affair Next Door">

Description When Miss Amelia Butterworth observes a couple entering the neighboring Van Burnam mansion, her instinct tells her that something isn’t right. Investigating, she discovers a woman’s body and realizes she has stumbled upon a murder, and that she’s a vitally important witness. But Miss Butterworth aspires to be more than simply a witness, however important—she sets out to solve the crime. Initially she works in competition with the famed New York detective, Ebenezer Gryce, but as the mystery deepens, nothing but their cooperation will lead to the truth. With the creation of the character of Miss...
Читать книгу The Master Mind of Mars
The Master Mind of Mars
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2025-09-15
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55

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Martian series. It was published as a novel by A. C. McClurg in March, 1928, after being serialized in the magazine Amazing Stories Annual in 1927.

Ulysses Paxton, the first Earthman to follow the trail to Mars blazed by John Carter, becomes an apprentice of the brilliant, arrogant, and utterly amoral Ras Thavas, dealer of youth and beauty to the elites of Mars—until Paxton, driven by disgust with his master, rebels to seek the woman he loves.

Besides the usual swashbuckling adventure typical of the Mars books, Burroughs continues..." data-title="Книга The Master Mind of Mars">

Description The Master Mind of Mars is the sixth installment in the Martian series. It was published as a novel by A. C. McClurg in March, 1928, after being serialized in the magazine Amazing Stories Annual in 1927. Ulysses Paxton, the first Earthman to follow the trail to Mars blazed by John Carter, becomes an apprentice of the brilliant, arrogant, and utterly amoral Ras Thavas, dealer of youth and beauty to the elites of Mars—until Paxton, driven by disgust with his master, rebels to seek the woman he loves. Besides the usual swashbuckling adventure typical of the Mars books, Burroughs continues...
Читать книгу The House of the Dead
The House of the Dead
Автор:
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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2025-09-13
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English
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125

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Fyodor Dostoevsky was sent to a Siberian prison camp for four years due to his involvement in an organization that had been banned by the Tsar. While there, he experienced a personal transformation, and after another six years of exile, he returned to St. Petersburg and wrote the semi-autobiographical novel The House of the Dead, which he finished in 1862.

The book is structured around the reminiscences of the protagonist, Alexandr Petrovtich Goryanchikov, who is sent to a hard labor camp in Siberia for murdering his wife. Over the course of the novel, he gets to know the prison’s other inhabitants, seeing the harsh brutality and the deep human decency that..." data-title="Книга The House of the Dead">

Description In 1849, Fyodor Dostoevsky was sent to a Siberian prison camp for four years due to his involvement in an organization that had been banned by the Tsar. While there, he experienced a personal transformation, and after another six years of exile, he returned to St. Petersburg and wrote the semi-autobiographical novel The House of the Dead, which he finished in 1862. The book is structured around the reminiscences of the protagonist, Alexandr Petrovtich Goryanchikov, who is sent to a hard labor camp in Siberia for murdering his wife. Over the course of the novel, he gets to know the prison’s other inhabitants, seeing the harsh brutality and the deep human decency that...
Читать книгу Blind Mice
Blind Mice
Автор:
C. Kay Scott
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2025-09-13
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English
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C. Kay Scott’s first..." data-title="Книга Blind Mice">
Description An idealistic young architect, John Winter, and his wife, Lucy, find their lives uprooted when Lucy’s mother, Nannie, comes to town for an extended visit, having been thrown out of her cousin’s home because of their disapproval of her relationship with the principal of the local academy. Lucy must try to protect herself, her friendships, and her marriage from her manipulative mother. The contrast of Lucy’s and Nannie’s lives plays into themes of class and determination. Blind Mice is C. Kay Scott’s first...