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He that will not when he may - Vol. I
by Mrs. OliphantHe that will not when he may is the first book of three volume fiction work by Mrs. Margaret Oliphant. The Easter holidays were drawing near an end, and the family at Markham Chase had fallen into a state of existence somewhat different from its usual dignified completeness of life. When I say that the head of the house was Sir William M..
He that will not when he may - Vol. II
by Mrs. OliphantHe that will not when he may is the second book of three volume fiction work by Mrs. Margaret Oliphant.At Markham Chase there had been great wonder and consternation at the sudden departure of the elders of the family. Bell had been called to her mother’s room in the morning, and the morals of the house, so to speak, placed in her hands. She ..
He that will not when he may - Vol. III
by Mrs. OliphantHe that will not when he may is the third book of three volume fiction work by Mrs. Margaret Oliphant.It was late, quite late, when Mr. Gus was “got to go away.” And it might have proved impossible altogether, but for some one who came for him and would not be denied. Mr. Scrivener was sitting alone with him in the library, from which all the..
Mortal Summer
by Mark Van DorenMark Van Doren was an American poet, writer and critic. He was a scholar and a professor of English at Columbia University for nearly 40 years, where he inspired a generation of influential writers and thinkers including Thomas Merton, Robert Lax, John Berryman, Whittaker Chambers, and Beat Generation writers such as Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac..
The Adventures of Captain Balgonie
by James GrantA cold day in the middle of April had passed away; a pale and cheerless sun, that had cast no heat on the leafless scenery and the half-frozen marshes that border the Louga in Western Russia, had sunk, and the darkness of a stormy night came on rapidly. The keen blast of the north, that swept the arid scalps of the Dudenhof (the only range of hills..
Betsy Baker!
by John Maddison MortonBetsy Baker! or, Too Attentive by Half; A Farce, in One Act by John Maddison Morton.John Maddison Morton was an English playwright who specialised in one-act farces. His most famous farce was Box and Cox. He also wrote comic dramas, pantomimes and other theatrical pieces...
Modern Swedish Masterpieces - Short Stories
by Charles Wharton StorkIt is curious that, despite the rapid growth of interest in Scandinavian literature through the English-speaking world, there has been up to now no book to represent one of the most brilliant fields of achievement, the Swedish short story. The work of Selma Lagerlof is well known and a volume of Per Hallström has appeared recently, but no attempt h..
Turkish fairy tales and folk tales
by LevetusTHESE stories were collected from the mouths of the Turkish peasantry by the Hungarian savant Dr. Ignatius Kunos, during his travels through Anatolia, and published for the first time in 1889 by the well-known Hungarian Literary Society, “A Kisfaludy Társaság,” under the Title of Török Népmések (“Turkish Folk Tales”), with an introduction by ..