Honore de Balzac 
Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life [EPUB ebook] 

E. Phillips Oppenheim’s World War I-set novel "The Devil’s Paw", written in 1920, is rife with international espionage and intrigue. After being given access to extremely private documents, …

Cappy Ricks Retires is a fictional novel written by Peter B. Kyne. It is an interesting story of Cappy, who quits but keeps being drawn back by the romance of the sea and business. He comes back stro …

Freedom’s Cause: A Tale of Wallace and Bruce tells the story of the Scottish chieftain’s valiant effort to free his country from English tyranny under Edward Longshanks in the 13th century. The arduo …

"The Winds of Chance, " a wonderful tale, is set during the Alaskan Gold Rush. The story revolves around Pierce Phillips’ arrival in the Yukon, where he discovers wealth and meets lovely wo …

An aged prophetess at Delphi, the most sacred oracle in ancient Greece, looks back over her strange life as the Pythia, the First Lady and voice of the god Apollo. As a young virgin with disturbing p …

A sequel to the Chinese novel Chin P”ing Mei, this book details the lives, fates and after-fates of the wealthy businessman Hsi Men and his six wives. A brilliant story coupled with the dramatic his …

Discover a collection of fairy tales unlike the ones you”ve read before . . . Once upon a time, in the middle of winter, a King sat at a window and sewed. As he sewed and gazed out onto the landscap …

"Welsh Fairy Tales, " by William Elliot Griffis, is an enthralling compilation of traditional Welsh folktales. The book, which was published in the late nineteenth century, dives into the r …

"Uncle Remus, " written by Joel Chandler Harris, is a collection of enthralling Southern African-American folktales. The book is a collection of stories told to a young boy named John by th …

"The Grey Fairy Book, " written by Andrew Lang, is an enthralling addition to Lang’s acclaimed "Coloured Fairy Books" series. This collection brings together a variety of wonderfu …