This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names - Little Women [Louisa May Alcott] - Sense and Sensibility [Jane Austen] - Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) [J.M. Barrie] - Cabin Fever [ B. M. Bower] - The Secret Garden [Frances Hodgson Burnett] - A Little Princess [Frances Hodgson Burnett] - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [Lewis Carroll] - The King in Yellow [Robert William Chambers] - The Man Who Knew Too Much [Gilbert Keith Chesterton] - The Woman in Whi...

The King in Yellow by Robert William Chambers is a carefully prepared Bookjack digital edition of classic literary fiction. The book is presented for clear ebook reading, with metadata and structure designed for discoverability in a modern digital catalogue. Readers will find a work shaped by character, setting, conflict, style, and the lasting pleasures of storytelling, making it a useful addition for anyone exploring Robert William Chambers's writing or building a library of enduring boo...

That evening I took my usual walk in Washington Park, pondering over the occurrences of the day. I was thoroughly committed. There was no back out now, and I stared the future straight in the face. I was not good, not even scrupulous, but I had no idea of deceiving either myself or Tessie. The one passion of my life lay buried in the sunlit forests of Brittany. Was it buried forever? Hope cried “No!” For three years I had been listening to the voice of Hope, and for three years I had waite...

Concerning Yue-Laou and the Xin I know nothing more than you shall know. I am miserably anxious to clear the matter up. Perhaps what I write may save the United Stares Government money and lives, perhaps it may arouse the scientific world to action; at any rate it will put an end to the terrible suspense of two people. Certainty is better than suspense. If the Government dares to disregard this warning and refuses to send a thoroughly equipped expedition at once, the people of the State ma...

In "Harper of Heaven," Robert William Service explores the profound connection between art, spirituality, and the human experience through a series of poignant poems. This collection is characterized by its vivid imagery and emotive language, reflecting Service's prowess in capturing the essence of existence and the yearning for transcendence. Nestled within the literary tradition of early 20th-century verse, Service's work resonates with themes of aspiration and redemption, providing a ri...

There is a peculiar difficulty in bridging over long periods of history, and in clearing our minds of the habits and prejudices of to-day, before we criticize characters and events which belong to distant periods and other lands. This difficulty, in spite of the strange charm which encourages us to surmount it, makes itself all the more felt in a Transition Period, such as the close of the fifteenth, and the dawn of the sixteenth century. The breath of new ideas is in the air. "The old ord...

This edition comes with Professional Formatting and with several Table of Contents for easy accessibility.WHATS INCLUDED:20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneA Journey into the Center of the Earth by Jules VerneA Modern Utopia by H. G. WellsA Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice BurroughsA Tale of Negative Gravity Frank R. StocktonA Voyage to the Moon by George TuckerAfter London by John Richard Jeffer...

"The King In Yellow" is a collection of short stories by Robert William Chambers, whose first edition appeared in 1895. The book could be categorised as early horror fiction or Victorian Gothic, but it also touches on fantasy, mystery, war, romance, mythology, surrealism, and science-fiction.The first few stories in particular are loosely connected by three main devices:- A play in book-form entitled The King In Yellow- A mysterious and malevolent supernatura...

In "Ploughman of the Moon," Robert William Service crafts a poignant exploration of life's universal struggles through the lens of a dreamer and laborer. This collection of poems reflects Service's characteristic narrative style, combining vivid imagery and musical rhythm that evokes the raw beauty of nature and the hardships of rural existence. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-century Canadian frontier life, the verses resonate with themes of ambition, solitude, and the quiet nobili...

Robert William Rogers' The History of Assyria is a concise history of the rise and fall of the Assyrian Empire.

E-artnow presents to you this unique collection of one hundred carefully picked mystery masterpieces of world literature: Bleak House (Charles Dickens) Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky) The Double (Fyodor Dostoyevsky) The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Edgar Allan Poe) The Masque of the Red Death (Edgar Allan Poe) The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe) A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle) The Sign of Four (Arthur Conan Doyle) The Valley of Fear (Arthur Conan Doyle) The Houn...

The book is named after a fictional play with the same title which recurs as a motif through some of the stories. The first half of the book features highly esteemed weird stories, and the book is described by S.T. Joshi as a classic in the field of the supernatural. There are 10 stories, the first four of which, "The Repairer of Reputations", "The Mask", "In the Court of the Dragon" and "The Yellow Sign", mention The King in Yellow, a forbidden play which induces despair or madness in tho...