By Martha Wells Mac was taking his morning constitutional on the path that led sideways up the mountain. The morning air was cold and clear, and the path’s sudden turns took him out onto ledges where the pines dropped abruptly away, and the view of the town cupped in the little valley below made him […]
By James Oliver Curwood Table of Contents BACK TO GOD’S COUNTRY THE YELLOW-BACK THE FIDDLING MAN L’ANGE THE CASE OF BEAUVAIS THE OTHER MAN’S WIFE THE STRENGTH OF MEN THE MATCH THE HONOR OF HER PEOPLE BUCKY SEVERN HIS FIRST PENITENT PETER GOD THE MOUSE TO GOD’S COUNTRY When Shan Tung, the long-cued Chinaman from […]
By Charles Dickens I have been looking on, this evening, at a merry company of children assembled round that pretty German toy, a Christmas Tree. The tree was planted in the middle of a great round table, and towered high above their heads. It was brilliantly lighted by a multitude of little tapers; and everywhere […]
By James A. Cox You’re down in the jungle with death staring you in the face. There is nothing left but prayer. So you ask for your life. But wait! Are you sure that’s really what you want above all else? Andy Larson was a hard-headed Swede. He had to be, to be still alive. […]
By Charles Dickens THERE was once a child, and he strolled about a good deal, and thought of a number of things. He had a sister, who was a child too, and his constant companion. These two used to wonder all day long. They wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the […]
By Thomas Hardy Table of Contents PREFATORY NOTE Part 1 – A CHANGED MAN Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Part 2 – THE WAITING SUPPER Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Part 3 – ALICIA’S DIARY […]
By Henry James Table of Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 1 FROM MISS MIRANDA MOPE, IN PARIS, TO MRS. ABRAHAM C. MOPE, AT BANGOR, MAINE. September 5th, 1879. My dear mother—I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week […]
