The mother had been very ill, and the question was, where shall we take her so that she may get thoroughly well? It must be some place where the family might accompany her. She had declared that she would not go without papa and Nellie and Walter. It was nearing the close of schooltime, and papa's yearly vacation was at hand, so there would be no difficulty on that score. Some one had suggested Santa Monica as affording a complete change of scene, but the doctor tabooed that place and she ...

Mary Mannix wrote many stories and books about children and religion, and translated many works from Spanish, German, and French.

Kahlil Gibran considered The Prophet his greatest achievement. He said: "I think I've never been without The Prophet since I first conceived it in Mount Lebanon. It seems to have been a part of me....I kept the manuscript four years before I delivered it over to my publisher, because I wanted to be sure, I wanted to be very sure, that every word of it was the very best I had to offer."The Chicago Post said of The Prophet: "Cadenced and vibrant wit...

A courageous female journalist's classic exposé of the horrific treatment of the mentally ill in nineteenth-century AmericaIn 1887, Nellie Bly accepted an assignment from publisher Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World and went undercover at the lunatic asylum on Blackwell Island, America's first municipal mental hospital. Calling herself "Nellie Brown," she was able to convince policemen, a judge, and a series of doctors of her madness with a few well-prac...

The Library of America presents an exclusive e-book edition of the astonishing 1930 collection that introduced a major new voice in American literature. “If Katherine Anne Porter had written nothing but these short narratives," observed the New York Times, "she would be among the most distinguished masters of her craft in this country.”

This posthumous collection offers a final, sweeping look at the versatility of a literary giant through essays, letters, and humorous sketches. The prose sparkles with a restless energy, capturing the spirit of a writer who found inspiration in every face and street corner. It reveals a more personal side of the author, blending his famous wit with moments of profound sincerity. Dive into a treasure trove of storytelling that remains as fresh and engaging as the day it was written.

pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. These eight stories are made from our Western Frontier as it was in a past as near as yesterday and almost as by-gone as the Revolution; so swiftly do we proceed. They belong to each other in a kinship of life and manners, and a little through the nearer tie of having here and there a character in common. Thus they resemble faintly the separate parts of a whole, and gain, perhaps, something of the inval...

The Complete Works of Nellie BlyElizabeth Cochran Seaman, better known by her pen name Nellie Bly, was an American journalist, industrialist, inventor, and charity worker who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around.This collection includes the following:Ten Days in a Mad-HouseSix Months in Mexico

The Bells of San Juan is a fascinating story of greed, revenge and unsuspected love set in a small town of California. Many lives will alter as a result of the imminent threat of revolution in Mexico, whether for the better or worse! Excerpt: "Ignacio Chavez, self-described Mexican, perceived as Indian by the local population, or perhaps a "breed" of poorly mixed blood, ambled down the sidewalk in the direction of the Mission. As was usual with him, he was completely at ease, a thin, yello...

Classic novel. According to Wikipedia: "Bret Harte (August 25, 1836[2] May 6, 1902) was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California. He was born in Albany, New York. ... He moved to California in 1853, later working there in a number of capacities, including miner, teacher, messenger, and journalist. He spent part of his life in the northern California coast town now known as Arcata, then just a mining camp on Humboldt Bay. His first liter...

The quite 600 stories written by O. Henry provided a humiliation of riches for the compilers of this volume. the ultimate choice of the seventy stories during this assortment offers forthe reader's delight those tales honored nearly unanimously by anthologists and people that represent, in selection and balance, the most effective work of America's favorite storyteller. they're tales in his mostmellow, humorous, and ironic moods. they provide the complete vary and flavor of the person born...

Step into the bustling streets of New York and the hearts of everyday people with O. Henry, one of the greatest short story writers in American literature. This complete collection brings together all of his stories — over 600 works filled with wit, irony, and humanity that continue to captivate readers around the world. From the tender sacrifice of The Gift of the Magi and the clever humor of The Ransom of Red Chief to the quiet beauty of The Last Leaf, O. Henry's tales reveal the joys, s...