William Shakespeare 1604
Dramatis Personae
Claudius, King of Denmark. Marcellus, Officer. Hamlet, son to the
former, and nephew to the present king. Polonius, Lord Chamberlain.
Hor...
by BRET HARTE
I
The time was the year of grace 1779; the locality, Morristown, New
Jersey.
It was bitterly cold. A northeasterly wind had been stiffening the mud
of the morning's t...
By Kenneth Grahame
PROLOGUE: THE OLYMPIANS
Looking back to those days of old, ere the gate shut behind me, I can
see now that to children with a proper equipment of parents these t...
by HONORE DE BALZAC
CHAPTER I
AN OLD MONASTERY
"Come, deputy of the Centre, forward! Quick step! march! if we want to
be in time to dine with the others. Jump, marquis! there, that...
ELECBOOK
CLASSICS
HARD TIMES
Charles Dickens
ELECBOOK CLASSICS
ebc0006. Charles Dickens: Hard Times
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BY A. CONAN DOYLE
PREFACE
I hope that some readers may possibly be interested in these little
tales of the Napoleonic soldiers to the extent of following them up to
the springs f...
By Sarah Fielding
There lived in the northern parts of England, a gentlewoman who
undertook the education of young ladies; and this trust she endeavoured
faithfully to discharge, b...