Vassall Morton by Francis Parkman is a novel in the form of a pioneer's journal about the trials and tribulations of cross-country travel. Parkman writes with great nostalgia for the Wild West, its wide open spaces, and the untamed inhabitants to be found therein. Excerpt: "Morning came, and the Leslies departed. Morton watched the lumbering carriage till it disappeared down the rugged gorge of the Notch, then drew a deep breath, and ruefully betook...

The Grip of Desire: The Story Of a Parish-Priest by Hector France is a detailed collection of portraits of significant figures and aspects of the Catholic church. Excerpt: "I do not assert that all the personages in this story are models of virtue. To some of them has been given a part which severe morality reproves. But I am a realist and not an idealist, and for that, I beg the reader a thousand pardons. I have tried to paint what I saw and not...

Gulmore the Boss is about the life of Jonathan Byrne Gulmore as he tries to win the election in a small town in the South. Excerpt: "Is he? That's because of May-May Hutch-ings. Oh, she deserves him;" the girl spoke with sarcastic bitterness, "she gave herself trouble enough to get him. It was just sickening the way she acted, blushing every time he spoke to her, and looking up at him as if he were everything. Some people have no pride in them." Her...

Harbor Tales down North by Norman Duncan is the story of sailors attempting to deliver an urgent and mysteriously high-stakes telegram to Mrs. Jacob Luke. Will the ice surpass the sailors, or will they be able to beat Mother Nature in a fight for Tommy Larks's happiness? Excerpt: "Slippery as butter, Sandy. 'Twill be ticklish labor t' cling t' some o' them when the sea cants them high. I wish we had learned t' swim, Sandy, when we was idle lads t'gether....

Princess' is a romance novel written by M. G. McClelland. It tells the story of a family who had to move to a rural American farm in Virginia after living in New York City. The young ladies of the family, Norma and Blanche, rose as one woman-loud in denunciation, vehement in protest-fell upon the scheme, and verbally sought to annihilate it. The country! A farm! The South! The idea was untenable, monstrous. Before their outraged vision floated pictures...

A Popular Schoolgirl is about the life of Ingred, who moves to a smaller, poorer city when her family loses money after the Great War. Can she perform her duties as warden at her new boarding school, or will the new girl butt her out? Excerpt: "Ingred! Ingred, old girl! I say, Ingred! Wherever have you taken yourself off to?" shouted a boyish voice, as its owner, jumping an obstructing gooseberry bush, tore around the corner of the house from the...

Robinetta follows the story of Mrs. de Tracy in England meeting a young American widow and befriending her. Excerpt: "How do you do?" said an icy voice, and a chill hand held hers for a moment but did not press it. The color in Robinette's 26cheeks paled and then rushed back, as she drew herself up unconsciously. "I am very well, thank you, Aunt de Tracy," she answered with commendable composure…"

Britannia Rises' tells the story of how, in the near future, the British Empire faces a pivotal crossroads. When the queen dies, her peaceful, prosperous reign comes to an end after more than seven decades. The new monarch must tackle challenges from within his own family and decide how to keep The Empire competitive with their most powerful rivals. The other world powers are looking for any weakness they can find to subjugate Britain and take their...

As we approach the twenty-second anniversary of the catastrophic collapse of the World Trade Center, one of the world's signature symbols of capitalism, Dr. Charles H. Thornton, a preeminent structural engineer, has written a book applying his engineering design principles from the construction of two of the world's tallest buildings: the twin Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (built 1999), and Taipei 101 in Taiwan, ROC (built 2003). Dr. Thornton...

The following pages contain the story which Mr. H., a 60-year-old man, related to the author. It is his life story, and the author met him by chance while the author was passing through Boston Common, which lies between his home and his office. While he was telling it, a gentle wind arose; the miniature sloops drifted feebly about the ocean; the wretched owners flew from point to point, as the deceptive breeze promised to waft the barks to either...