Wyllard’s Weird is a Victorian novel of mystery, fate, and moral uncertainty. When a young woman dies after falling from a train in the Cornish countryside, doubts arise over...
The Orange-yellow Diamond
The Orange-Yellow Diamond follows aspiring writer Andrew Lauriston, whose desperate attempt to pawn his late father's watch draws him into a baffling murder investigation. After...
The Pirate City (illustrated): An Algerine Tale
The Pirate City: An Algerine Tale by R.M. Ballantyne tells the gripping story of young Dick Varley, captured by Barbary pirates and taken to the notorious pirate stronghold of...
The Flaming Jewel
Set against the glittering courts of Europe, an American adventurer becomes entangled in intrigue after crossing paths with a mysterious woman guarding a priceless jewel. Pursued...
The Motor Rangers On Blue Water: The Secret Of The Derelict
In The Motor Rangers on Blue Water: The Secret of the Derelict by John Henry Goldfrap, Nat Trevor and his companions plan to transport valuable sapphires by motorboat, unaware...
The Reckoning
In this dramatic historical romance, a steadfast patriot becomes entangled in intrigue as revolution sweeps through the colonies. Pursued by enemies and divided by loyalty, he...
Cane
A landmark of the Harlem Renaissance, Cane is a haunting mosaic of prose, poetry, and drama that captures the struggles, beauty, and contradictions of African American life in the...
The Battle Of Dorking
A forgotten classic that shocked Victorian Britain and helped define the modern genre of military fiction. First published anonymously in 1871, The Battle of Dorking imagines a...
The Business Of Life
James Philip Desboro, a wealthy Westchester bachelor seeking purpose, is forced to confront his past when Mrs. Clydesdale—once the object of his affection and now trapped in a...
The History Of Pendennis
The History of Pendennis follows the coming-of-age of Arthur Pendennis, a young man of modest means and romantic illusions, as he navigates love, ambition, and society in early...
