The library of the Creeping Shadow.
It is the story of an inventor, Hugh McVey, who rises from poverty on the bank of the Mississippi River. The novel shows the influence of industrialism on the rural heartland of America.
"Prester John" tells the tale of John Laputa, a celebrated Zulu minister who has taken the title of the mythical priest-king Prester John. South Africa, 1900. After his father dies, nineteen-year-old David Crawfurd is sent off to South Africa to earn his living as a storekeeper in the back of...
The seventh book in the Anne of Green Gables series portrays Anne Shirley's family and their new neighbor, a Presbyterian minister.
Reprinted Pieces is written by Charles Dickens.
Jane Withersteen understands the oppression of the polygamous Mormon fundamentalist church when she learns she is to be married to an elder.
The eighth book in the Anne of Green Gables series, Anne's daughter, Rilla, endures obstacles of adolescence during the horrifying days of World War I.
The story begins with strange lights and sounds reported in the skies over Europe. The events are capped by the mysterious appearance of a black flag atop the Eiffel Tower. These events are all the work of the mysterious Robur, a brilliant inventor who intrudes on a meeting of a...
This sequel to Eight Cousins follows Rose as she returns to Aunt Hill after traveling and tries to establish herself as an independent young woman. The story begins when Rose comes back from a long trip to Europe. Everyone is well altered and as a joke, when she arrives home, she lines up her...
Salute To Adventure is an exciting chronicle featuring conflicts of man vs. nature and man vs. man alike. Action, self-discovery, and the resolve to make the most of one's life distinguish this involving narrative.