Classics
mobi |eng | 2014-04-09 | Author:John Buchan

My gods, you say, are idols dumb, Which men have wrought from wood or clay, Carven with chisel, shaped with thumb, A morning's task, an evening's play. You bid me ...
( Category: Linguistics January 8,2016 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2014-03-13 | Author:London, Jack [London, Jack]

CHAPTER XVII "Tired?" Jacob Welse put both hands on Frona's shoulders, and his eyes spoke the love his stiff tongue could not compass. The tree and the excitement and the ...
( Category: Classics January 8,2016 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2014-07-13 | Author:Ford Madox Ford [Ford, Ford Madox]

II It has been remarked that the peculiarly English habit of self–suppression in matters of the emotion puts the Englishman at a great disadvantage in moments of unusual stresses. In ...
( Category: Historical January 8,2016 )
epub, pdf |eng | 2014-04-05 | Author:Willa Cather [Cather, Willa]

Scandal Kitty Ayrshire had a cold, a persistent inflammation of the vocal cords which defied the throat specialist. Week after week her name was posted at the Opera, and week ...
( Category: Anthologies January 8,2016 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2014-07-15 | Author:William Morris [Morris, William]

"I am called the Wild–thing Glorious, and alone I wend on the earth." * * * * * "What master hath taught thee of murder?—Thou hast wasted Fafnir's day." "I, ...
( Category: British & Irish January 8,2016 )
epub |eng | 2014-03-12 | Author:Thomas Hardy

X. She Fails to Vanish Still Pierston had not turned far back towards the castle when he was overtaken by Somers and the man who carried his painting lumber. They ...
( Category: Short Stories January 8,2016 )
mobi |eng | 2014-12-07 | Author:Walpole, Hugh [Walpole, Hugh]

TUMBLE DOWNSTAIRS Old Stane stood, as he liked to do, the blue skirts of his coat spread, before the fireplace. Judith sat on the window–ledge, peeling potatoes from a large ...
( Category: Domestic Life January 8,2016 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2014-06-11 | Author:Lewis,C. S.

CHAPTER IX Across the Desert "How dreadful! How perfectly dreadful!" whimpered Lasaraleen. "Oh darling, I am so frightened. I'm shaking all over. Feel me." "Come on," said Aravis, who was ...
( Category: Christian January 8,2016 )
mobi |eng | 2014-03-13 | Author:Sienkiewicz, Henryk [Sienkiewicz, Henryk]

* * * [107] Byway means, in this instance, "here we are". CHAPTER III. Father Wyszoniek feared that even at Jurand's next awakening, he might be stupefied and might not ...
( Category: Classics January 8,2016 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2014-07-28 | Author:William Morris

"Nay thou shalt be dead, O warrior, thou shalt not see the Hall Nor the children of thy people 'twixt the dais and the wall. And I, and I shall ...
( Category: British & Irish January 8,2016 )
epub |eng | 2014-04-01 | Author:Scott, Sir Walter [Scott, Sir Walter]

Chapter III A man may see how this world goes with no eyes. Look with thine ears. See how yon justice rails upon yon simple thief. Hark in thine ear: ...
( Category: British & Irish January 8,2016 )
epub, mobi |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Herbert,Frank [Herbert,Frank]

=========================== The password was given to me by a man who died in the dungeons of Arrakeen. You see, that is where I got this ring in the shape of ...
( Category: Adventure January 8,2016 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2015-05-28 | Author:John Buchan [Buchan, John]

Chapter XI The Troubles of a Journalist Mr Albert Tibbets, after his meeting with Dougal in Portaway, spent an unprofitable day. He duly received the second wire from his chief, ...
( Category: Crime January 8,2016 )
mobi |eng | 2014-03-13 | Author:Sienkiewicz, Henryk [Sienkiewicz, Henryk]

IV The sun finally rose and illuminated the jungle, groups of trees, and the forest. The lions had disappeared before the first ray began to gleam on the horizon. Stas ...
( Category: Historical January 8,2016 )
epub |eng | 2014-04-03 | Author:Sienkiewicz, Henryk [Sienkiewicz, Henryk]

Chapter XXXIV Ok a certain calm night a band of horsemen, about twenty in number, moved along the right bank of the Valadinka in the direction of the Dniester. They ...
( Category: Historical January 8,2016 )