A heroine is torn between the dilapidated aristocratic romance of the past and the energetic technocracy of the modern world.
After a failed attempt to reach the North Pole, explorer Ward Bennett falls in love with a beautiful nurse, and he must choose between love and his desire to explore.
This novel follows the lives of three peasants who are degraded and subdued by the French aristocracy.
The life of a cowboy is tough, but finding love can be even more difficult.
This journal recounts the real life writings of a young girl as she learns about family, friendships, and love.
The daughters of a vicar decide to rebel against morality and attend a lecture on Chivalry at the local Mechanic's Institute.
The writer had given up his free, non-criticized bachelor life. His yacht was no longer seen off the coast in the summer. His tours to England and the South had ceased. Nay, he was rarely to be found even at his club in Christiania. His gigantic figure was never seen in the doorways; he was...
Agnes is a poor girl who seeks to earn respect by becoming a governess for a rich family, but she is not given any authority by Mrs. Bloomsfield who spoils her children.
A career of successful crime had established Ali's rule over a population equal to that of the two kingdoms of Sweden and Norway, But his ambition was not yet satisfied. The occupation of Parga did not crown his desires, and the delight which it caused him was much tempered by the escape of the...
After Amelia marries the handsome Captain William Booth, she has to endure many hardships including disfigurement, infidelity, debt, and imprisonment.