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The Goddess -  A Demon

The Goddess - A Demon

by Richard Marsh

The insinuation was as gratuitous as it was uncalled for. There was not the slightest danger of my losing my temper; but that I was right in what I had said I felt assured. But then the card might have been dropped by accident, and he might not have noticed what had happened. And, anyhow, in face of the fact that I had been with the man on terms of..

Mignon

Mignon

by John Strange Winter

Meantime Bootles went wearily away, almost feeling his road under the veranda of the mess-rooms, along the broad pavé in front of the officers’ quarters, and up the wide flight of stone steps to his rooms facing the green of the barrack square.  Being the senior captain, with only one bachelor field-officer in the regiment, he had two large an..

The Follies of a Day

The Follies of a Day

by Thomas Holcroft

The Follies of a Day; or, The Marriage of FigaroA Comedy, as it is now performing at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden. From the French of M. de Beaumarchais.An Author’s Thanks to the World at large may be seen under two very different Aspects: For, to thank the Public is to tell the Public he is successful; which, supposing it true, it would be str..

The Death of the Scharnhorst, and Other Poems

The Death of the Scharnhorst, and Other Poems

by Arch Alfred McKillen

The Death of the Scharnhorst, and Other Poems written  by Arch Alfred McKillen.The Bird, the Lad and MeThe War in SpainIt Rains TonightWhile Drums Are RollingApolloFountain of LovelinessHighway Number 66Dirge for the SqualusEcho Canyon..

A happy New Year, and other verses

A happy New Year, and other verses

by C. E. de la Poer Beresford

A happy New Year, and other verses is a collection of English poems written by C. E. de la Poer Beresford. Some of the works in this collection are At Santa Sophia, ConstantinopleThe Hill CitiesFlorence from San MiniatoThe ThamesIn Te, Domine, speroTo Miss X. de C. on her BirthdayLondonderry City Election, 1885Londonderry City Election, 1..

The Grand Cham's Diamond -  A Play in One Act

The Grand Cham's Diamond - A Play in One Act

by Allan Monkhouse

The Grand Cham's Diamond: A Play in One Act is an one act English drama written by Allan Monkhouse.A sitting-room in a small house in a London suburb. The window is in the wall to the left of the spectator and the door in the right half of the back wall. The furniture is ordinary. On the chimneypiece, to the right of the spectator, is a clock...

The Magic Cameo -  A Love Story

The Magic Cameo - A Love Story

by Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

The Magic Cameo: A Love Story is a fiction work by Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, the author of  “The Churchyard Betrothal,” “Mona,” “Wedded By Fate,” “A Hoiden’s Conquest,” “The Lily of Mordaunt,” etc.Picture number one shows us a young man of about twenty-eight years standing on the veranda of a fine country residence that rises out of the midst of s..

Harlem Shadows

Harlem Shadows

by Claude McKay

Harlem Shadows: The Poems of Claude McKay is a collection of poems written by Claude McKay.These poems have a special interest for all the races of man because they are sung by a pure blooded Negro. They are the first significant expression of that race in poetry. We tried faithfully to give a position in our literature to Paul Laurence Dunbar. We ..