| title | creator | language | description | tableOfContents | contributor | subject | created |
| The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories | Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 | en | | The horse-stealers -- Ward no. 6 -- The Petchenyeg -- A dead body -- A happy ending -- The looking-glass -- Old age -- Darkness -- The Beggar -- A story without a title -- In trouble -- Frost -- A slander -- Minds in ferment -- Gone astray -- An avenger -- The jeune premier -- A defenceless creature -- An enigmatic nature -- A happy man -- A troublesome visitor -- An actor's end. | Garnett, Constance, 1861-1946 [Translator] | | 2004-09-09 |
| Frenzied Fiction | Leacock, Stephen, 1869-1944 | en | | My revelations as a spy -- Father Knickerbocker: a fantasy -- The prophet in our midst -- Personal adventures in the spirit world -- The sorrows of a summer guest -- To nature and back again -- The cave man as he is -- Ideal interviews -- The new education -- The errors of Santa Claus -- Lost in New York -- This strenuous age -- The old, old story of how five men went fishing -- Back from the land -- The perplexity column as done by the jaded journalist -- Simple stories of success, or How to succeed in life -- In dry Toronto -- Merry Christmas. | | | 2005-07-01 |
| Montezuma's Castle and Other Weird Tales | Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921 | en | | Montezuma's castle -- The amateur championship -- The tragedy of the White Tanks -- Too close for comfort -- The strange powder of the Jou Jou priests -- An Aztec mummy -- A lesson in chemistry -- An interesting ghost -- The mound of eternal silence -- The story of a bad Indian -- A queer coincidence -- The story of an insane sailor -- The elixir of life -- The Voodoo idol -- An Arizona episode -- One touch of nature. | | | 2008-10-22 |
| Chatterbox Stories of Natural History | Anonymous | en | | | | Children's poetry; Children's stories; Animals -- Juvenile literature; Natural history -- Juvenile literature; Nature stories | 2007-08-26 |
| The Four Million | Henry, O., 1862-1910 | en | | Tobin's Palm -- The Gift of the Magi -- A Cosmopolite in a Cafe -- Between Rounds -- The Skylight Room -- A Service of Love -- The Coming-Out of Maggie -- Man About Town -- The Cop and the Anthem -- An Adjustment of Nature -- Memoirs of a Yellow Dog -- The Love-Philtre of Ikey Schoenstein -- Mammon and the Archer -- Springtime a la Cart -- The Green Door -- From the Cabby's Seat -- An Unfinished Story -- The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock -- Sisters of the Golden Circle -- The Romance of a Busy Broker -- After Twenty Years -- Lost on Dress Parade -- By Courier -- The Furnished Room -- The Brief Debut of Tildy. | | | 2001-08-01 |
| Essays and Tales | Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719 | en | | Public credit -- Household Superstitions -- Opera Lions -- Women and Wives -- The Italian Opera -- Lampoons -- True and False Humour -- Sa Ga Yan Qua Rash Tow's Impressions of London -- The Vision of Marraton -- Six Papers on Wit -- Friendship -- Chevy-Chase (Two Papers) -- A Dream of the Painters -- Spare Time (Two Papers) -- Censure -- The English Language -- The Vision of Mirza -- Genius -- Theodosius and Constantia -- Good Nature -- A Grinning Match -- Trust in God. | Morley, Henry, 1822-1894 [Editor] | Fiction; Essays; Short stories | 2001-09-01 |
| Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association | Intercollegiate Peace Association | en | | Foreword / C. F. Thwing -- The Intercollegiate peace association / S. F. Weston -- The conflict of war and peace / Paul Smith -- The United States and universal peace / G. P. Wishard -- The evolution of world peace / L. T. Pennington -- The waste of war--the wealth of peace / A. F. Young -- The hope of peace / S. H. Howe -- The Roosevelt theory of war / P. V. Blanshard -- National honor and vital interests / Russell Weisman -- The evolution of patriotism / P. B. Blanshard -- Certain phases of the peace movement / Calvert Magruder -- The assurance of peace / V. M. Welsh -- Education for peace / F. J. Lyons -- National honor and peace / Louis Broido -- The new nationalism and the peace movement / R. D. Lucas -- Man's moral nature the hope of universal peace / Victor Morris -- The task of the twentieth century / Harold Husted -- The present status of international arbitration / Bryant Smith. | Weston, Stephen Francis, 1855-1935 [Editor] | Peace; War | 2009-10-01 |
| Small Means and Great Ends | | en | | Small means and great ends. -- Mary Ellen. -- The dead child to its mother. -- Hope. -- The young soldier. -- The stolen children. -- My grandmother's cottage. -- The first oath. -- The fairy's gift. -- A lesson taught by nature. -- Florence Drew. -- Shechem. -- "Are we not all brothers and sisters?" -- Fortune-telling. -- The boy who stole the nails. -- The childless mother. -- The motherless child. -- Faith. -- The snow-birds. -- Mount Carmel. -- The philosophy of life. -- The starving poor of Ireland. -- The sabbath school festival. -- Nelly Grey. -- The four evangelists. -- May-Day. -- The snow-drop. --Caging birds. | Adams, M. H. (Mary Hall), 1816-1860 [Editor] | Children's stories; Children's poetry; Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction; Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction; Christian life -- Juvenile fiction | 2004-03-01 |
| The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01
Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. | | en | | The Life of Goethe. By Calvin Thomas -- Greeting and Departure. -- The Heathrose. -- Mahomet's Song. -- Prometheus. -- The Wanderer's Night-Song. -- The Sea-Voyage. -- To the Moon. -- The Fisherman. -- The Wanderer's Night-Song. -- The Erl-King. -- The Godlike. -- Mignon. -- Proximity of the Beloved One. -- The Shepherd's Lament. -- Nature and Art -- Comfort in Tears. -- Epilog to Schiller's "Song of the Bell." -- Ergo Bibamus. -- The Walking Bell. -- Found. -- Hatem. -- Reunion. -- Procemion. -- The One and The All. -- Lines on Seeing Schiller's Skull. -- A Legacy. -- Introduction to Hermann and Dorothea. By Arthur H. Palmer -- Harmann and Dorothea. -- Introduction to Iphigenia in Tauris. By Arthur H. Palmer -- Iphigenia in Tauris. -- The Faust Legend from Marlowe to Goethe. By Kuno Francke -- Introduction to Faust. by Calvin Thomas -- Faust (Part I & II). | Francke, Kuno, 1855-1930 [Editor] | | 2004-02-01 |
| The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science | | en | | Hypnotism : Its history, practice and theory / Bramwell -- Natural history / Buffon -- Vestiges of creation / Chambers -- Surface of the globe / Cuvier -- Origin of species / Darwin -- Elements of chemical philosophy / Davy -- Experimental researches in electricity / Faraday -- Chemical history of a candle / Faraday -- Senses of insects / Forel -- Dialogues on the system of the world / Galileo -- Essays in eugenics / Galton -- Evolution of man / Haeckel -- On the motion of the heart and blood / Harvey -- Outlines of astronomy / Herschel -- Cosmos, a sketch of the universe / Humboldt -- Theory of the Earth / Hutton -- Zoological philosophy / Lamarck -- Physiogonomical fragments / Lavater -- Animal chemistry / Liebig -- Principles of geology / Lyell -- Treatise on electricity and magnetism / Maxwell -- Nature of man / Metchnikoff -- Prolongation of life / Metchnikoff -- Old red sandstone / Miller -- Principia / Newton -- Anatomy of vertebrates / Owen -- Cellular pathology / Virchow. | | | 2008-05-17 |
| The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05
Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English | Various | en | | The Romantic Philosophers--Fichte, Schelling, and Schleiermacher. By Frank Thilly -- Schleiermacher: On the Social Element in Religion. -- Gottlieb Fichte: The Destiny of Man. -- Addresses to the German Nation. -- von Schelling: On the Relation of the Plastic Arts to Nature. -- Later German Romanticism. By George H. Danton -- von Arnim and Brentano: The Boy's Magic Horn. (selections) -- Grimm: The Frog King, or Iron Henry -- The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids -- Rapunzel -- Haensel and Grethel -- The Fisherman and His Wife -- Arndt: Song of the Fatherland. -- Union Song. -- Körner: Men and Knaves. -- Lützow's Wild Band. -- Prayer During Battle. -- von Schenkendorf: The Mother Tongue. -- Spring Greeting to the Fatherland. -- Freedom. -- Uhland: The Chapel. -- The Shepherd's Song on the Lord's Day. -- The Castle by the Sea. -- Song of the Mountain Boy. -- Departure. -- Farewell. -- The Hostess' Daughter. -- The Good Comrade. -- The White Hart. -- The Lost Church. -- Charlemagne's Voyage. -- Free Art. -- Taillefer. -- Suabian Legend. -- The Blind King. -- The Minstrel's Curse. -- The Luck of Edenhall. -- On the Death of a Child. -- von Eichendorff: The Broken Ring. -- Morning Prayer. -- From the Life of a Good-for-nothing. -- von Chamisso: The Castle of Boncourt. -- The Lion's Bride. -- Woman's Love and Life. -- The Women of Weinsberg. -- The Crucifix. -- The Old Singer. -- The Old Washerwoman. -- The Wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl. -- Hoffmann: The Golden Pot. -- Motte-Fouqué: Selections from Undine. -- Hauff: Cavalryman's Morning Song. -- The Sentinel. -- Rückert: Barbarossa. -- From My Childhood Days. -- The Spring of Love. -- He Came to Meet Me. -- The Invitation. -- Murmur Not. -- A Parable. -- Evening Song. -- Chidher. -- At Forty Years. -- Before the Doors. -- von Platen-Hallermund: The Pilgrim Before St. Just's. -- The Grave of Alaric. -- Remorse. -- Would I were Free as are My Dreams. -- Sonnet. | | | 2004-07-12 |
| The Best of the World's Classics, Vol. V (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland III | | en | | Excerpts from Boswell's "Life of Johnson"
A Poet Defined, from the Preface to "Lyrical Ballads" by Wordsworth
The Arrival of the Master of Ravenswood, from "The Bride of Lammermoor" by Scott
The Death of Meg Merriles, from "Guy Mannering" by Scott
A Vision of Rob Roy, from "Rob Roy" by Scott
Queen Elizabeth and Amy Robsart at Kenilworth, from "Kenilworth" by Scott
The Illness and Death of Lady Scott, from Scott's "Journal"
Does Fortune Favor Fools?, from "A Sailor's Fortune" by Coleridge
The Destiny of the United States, from the "Table Talk" by Coleridge
Nelson's Death at Trafalgar, from the "Life of Nelson" by Southey
The Death of Hofer, by Landor
Napoleon and Pericles, by Landor
Dream Children—A Reverie; Poor Relations; The Origin of Roast Pig; That We Should Rise with the Lark, from the "Essays of Elia" by Lamb
Hamlet, from the "Characters of Shakespeare's Plays" by Hazlitt
Dreams of an Opium-Eater, from the "Confessions of an English Opium-Eater" by de Quincey
Joan of Arc, from the "Biographical and Historical Essays" by de Quincey
Charles Lamb, from the "Literary Reminiscences" by de Quincey
Of His Mother's Treatment of Him, letter by Lord Byron
To His Wife after the Separation, letter by Lord Byron
To Sir Walter Scott, letter by Lord Byron
Of Art and Nature as Poetical Subjects, from the "Reply to Bowles" by Lord Byron
In Defense of Poetry, by Shelley
The Baths of Caracalla, from letter by Shelley
The ruins of Pompeii, from letter by Shelley
The Mutilation of the Hermæ; If Alexander Had Lived, from the "History of Greece" by Grote
Charlotte Corday, from the "History of the French Revolution" by Carlyle
The Blessedness of Work, from "Past and Present" by Carlyle
Cromwell, from "Heroes and Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History" by Carlyle
In Praise of Those Who Toil, from "Sart | | | 2007-07-30 |