The Lions of the Lord is a vigorous historical novel of Mormon Utah, combining frontier romance with a sharply critical examination of theocratic power, religious enthusiasm, and communal obedience. Written in the expansive manner of early twentieth-century American historical fiction, it uses melodramatic incident, satirical edge, and panoramic social detail to dramatize the tensions surrounding faith, polygamy, migration, and violence in the American West. Its literary context lies betwe...

Ruggles of Red Gap is a comic novel of manners in which Marmaduke Ruggles, an exquisitely trained English valet, is transported from the hierarchies of Edwardian service to the brash democratic theater of the American West. Won in a poker game by the socially ambitious Flouds, Ruggles becomes both spectacle and observer in Red Gap, where Wilson's crisp, satirical prose exposes the absurdities of class, imitation, and self-fashioning. The book belongs to the early twentieth-century American...

For the first time in publishing history, Delphi Classics is proud to present the complete works of master storyteller Ambrose Bierce. This comprehensive eBook is spiced with numerous illustrations, rare and forgotten texts, concise introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Bierce’s life and works* Concise introductions to the collections and other texts* The rare novella THE DANCE OF DEATH appears ...

This book-collection file includes 13 books: Black Beetles in Amber (poetry); Can Such Things Be? (collection of stories); Cobwebs from an Empty Skull, written under the pen name of Don Grile (collection of short fables); A Cynic Looks at Life (essay); The Devil's Dictionary; Fantastic Fables (collection of short fables); The Fiend's Delight, written under the pen name of Don Grile, (collection of short stories); An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (short story); The Parenticide Club (collec...

Ambrose Bierce is considered a modern master of the short story. A soldier with the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861-1865), his experiences as a soldier influenced his writing. While no anthology would be complete without "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", this collection of Bierce's stories includes ghost stories, tales of war, humorous episodes, stinging aphorisms, and political articles.Contents:The NovellasThe Short Story CollectionsThe Poetr...

This book contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure!Mark Twain is most noted for his novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "the Great American Novel." Among dozens of titles, some of his works include The Innocents Abroad, A Tramp Abroad, Roughing It, Life on the Mississippi, The Prince and the Pauper, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and many ...

In 1857, at a place called Mountain Meadows in southern Utah, a band of Mormons and Indians massacred 120 emigrants. Twenty years later, the slaughter was blamed on one man named John D. Lee, previously a member of Brigham Young’s inner circle. Red Water imagines Lee’s extraordinary frontier life through the eyes of three of his nineteen wives. Emma is a vigorous and capable Englishwoman who loves her husband unconditionally. Ann, a bride at thirteen years old, is an indep...

Ambrose Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist. He wrote the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and compiled a satirical lexicon, The Devil's Dictionary.Collection of 20 Works of Ambrose BierceA Cynic Looks at LifeA Son of the Gods and A Horseman in the SkyAn Occurrence at Owl Creek BridgeBlack Beetles in AmberCan Such Things BeCobwebs From an Empty SkullFantastic Fab...

This book contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! Mark Twain is most noted for his novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "the Great American Novel." Among dozens of titles, some of his works include The Innocents Abroad, A Tramp Abroad, Roughing It, Life on the Mississippi, The Prince and the Pauper, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and many more.

This book contains several tables of HTML content to make reading easier. Mark Twain is most noted for his novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "the Great American Novel." Among dozens of titles, some of his works include The Innocents Abroad, A Tramp Abroad, Roughing It, Life on the Mississippi, The Prince and the Pauper, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and many more.

This is a narrative of cowboy life in a less-sensational portrayal, which is unusual for this period. Written by a Texas cowhand who turned preacher, Will S. James wrote about the cowboy as he really was, describing cowboy life in considerable detail.W. S. James, born 1856, has been described by J. Frank Dobie as a "genuine cowboy who became a genuine preacher and wrote a book of validity. This is the best of several books of reminiscences by cowboy preachers, some of whom are lack...

This book contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! Mark Twain is most noted for his novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "the Great American Novel." Among dozens of titles, some of his works include The Innocents Abroad, A Tramp Abroad, Roughing It, Life on the Mississippi, The Prince and the Pauper, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and many more. V...