Rail Fiction Classics
Author : William C. Jones
Publisher :
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 15,25 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Transportation
ISBN :
With Methuen s Column on an Ambulance Train
Author : Ernest N. Bennett
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 30,30 MB
Release : 2019-09-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3734096316
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: With Methuen s Column on an Ambulance Train by Ernest N. Bennett
More Rail Classics
Author : William C. Jones
Publisher : Intermountain Chapter National Railway Historical Society
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 32,42 MB
Release : 1976-01-01
Category : American fiction
ISBN : 9780917884030
Book Description
The Erie Train Boy
Author : Horatio Alger
Publisher :
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 17,16 MB
Release : 2020-08-23
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
"Papers, magazines, all the popular novels! Can't I sell you something this morning?" Joshua Bascom turned as the train boy addressed him, and revealed an honest, sunburned face, lighted up with pleasurable excitement, for he was a farmer's son and was making his first visit to the city of New York. "I ain't much on story readin'," he said, "I tried to read a story book once, but I couldn't seem to get interested in it." "What was the name of it?" asked Fred, the train boy, smiling. "It was the 'Pilgrim's Progress, ' or some such name. It had pictures into it. Aunt Nancy give it to dad for a birthday present once." "I have heard of it." "It was a mighty queer book. I couldn't make head nor tail on't.
The Railway Children
Author : Edith Nesbit
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 38,61 MB
Release : 2019-03-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781798403129
Book Description
Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis were very happy living in a comfortable house surrounded by a cook and servants and two loving parents, until one evening when there was a knock at the door and their father was mysteriously taken away by two men. Suddenly alone, their mother moves the family to a small cottage in the countryside. There, the children begin a series of exciting adventures, from saving a train filled with passengers from a landslide, to rescuing a baby from a fire, to aiding a penniless Russian exile, to eventually unraveling the mystery of their father's disappearance.
19th and 20th Century Selected Fiction Classics : The Way We Live Now/The Magician/Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since/Anthem
Author : Anthony Trollope;W Somerset Maugham;Walter Scott;Ayn Rand
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 1731 pages
File Size : 43,41 MB
Release : 2022-08-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
This Combo Collection (Set of 4 Books) includes All-time Bestseller Books. This anthology contains : The Way We Live Now The Magician Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since Anthem
The Railway Children
Author : E. Nesbit
Publisher : Phoemixx Classics Ebooks
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 50,45 MB
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 3985945888
Book Description
The Railway Children - E. Nesbit - The Railway Children is a children's book by Edith Nesbit, originally serialised in The London Magazine during 1905 and first published in book form in 1906. It has been adapted for the screen several times, of which the 1970 film version is the best known. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography credits Oswald Barron, who had a deep affection for Nesbit, with having provided the plot. The story concerns a family who move to "Three Chimneys", a house near the railway, after the father, who works at the Foreign office, is imprisoned after being falsely accused of spying. The children befriend an Old Gentleman who regularly takes the 9:15 train near their home; he is eventually able to help prove their father's innocence, and the family is reunited. The family take care of a Russian exile, Mr Szczepansky, who came to England looking for his family (later located) and Jim, the grandson of the Old Gentleman, who suffers a broken leg in a tunnel.The theme of an innocent man being falsely imprisoned for espionage and finally vindicated might have been influenced by the Dreyfus Affair, which was a prominent worldwide news item a few years before the book was written. The Russian exile, persecuted by the Tsars for writing "a beautiful book about poor people and how to help them" and subsequently helped by the children, was most likely an amalgam of the real-life dissidents Sergius Stepniak and Peter Kropotkin who were both friends of the author.
Once Upon a Train (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
Author : Craig Rice
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 15,78 MB
Release : 2012-10-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1447480023
Book Description
Craig Rice was a popular mystery author of the mid-20th century, penning twenty novels and many short stories. She had a devoted readership, and in 1946 became the first mystery writer to appear on the cover of Time magazine. 'Once Upon a Train' is one of her best-remembered stories. The Many crime and detective stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
100 Masterpieces of Detective Fiction Classic Collection. Illustrated
Author : Wilkie Collins
Publisher : Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Page : pages
File Size : 31,39 MB
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
Some of the greatest detective stories every wrote are collected in this massive anthology. This book contains the stories and novels by Arthur Conan Doyle, G. K. Chesterton, Emile Gaboriau, E. W. Hornung, M. McDonnell Bodkin, Guy Boothby, Jacques Futrelle, Melville Davisson Post, Ethel Lina White, Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy, Arthur Morrison, Edgar Wallace, Algernon Blackwood, Wilkie Collins, Maurice Leblanc, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Gaston Leroux, Anna Katharine Green, Fergus Hume, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Robert Louis Stevenson, Dorothy L. Sayers, R. Austin Freeman. Table of Contents Wilkie Collins The Moonstone A Romance Edgar Allan Poe The Gold-Bug The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Mystery of Marie Roget. A Sequel to “The Murders in the Rue Morgue.” The Purloined Letter Charles Dickens Hunted Down Arthur Conan Doyle The Hound of the Baskervilles A Study in Scarlet The Sign of Four The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes G. K. Chesterton The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare The Innocence of Father Brown The Wisdom of Father Brown Emile Gaboriau The Lerouge Case by Emile Gaboriau Monsieur Lecoq The Mystery of Orcival E. W. Hornung The Amateur Cracksman Dead Men Tell No Tales The Crime Doctor M. McDonnell Bodkin The Capture of Paul Beck Guy Boothby The Red Rat's Daughter Jacques Futrelle The Problem of Cell 13 The Chase of the Golden Plate Melville Davisson Post Walker of the Secret Service The Sleuth of St. James's Square Ethel Lina White The Man Who Loved Lions Baroness Emma Orczy (Emmuska Orczy) The Old Man in the Corner The Scarlet Pimpernel Arthur Morrison Chronicles of Martin Hewitt Martin Hewitt, Investigator Edgar Wallace The Angel of Terror Algernon Blackwood Three More John Silence Stories Three John Silence Stories Maurice Leblanc The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar Gaston Leroux The Mystery of the Yellow Room Anna Katherine Green The Leavenworth Case Fergus Hume The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Fyodor Dostoevsky Crime and Punishment Robert Louis Stevenson The Suicide Club The Rajah’s Diamond Dorothy L. Sayers Whose Body? A Lord Peter Wimsey Novel R. Austin Freeman John Thorndyke's Cases The Mystery of 31 New Inn
Greatest Science Fiction Classics of H. G. Wells
Author : H. G. Wells
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 2721 pages
File Size : 33,19 MB
Release : 2024-01-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
H. G. Wells' 'Greatest Science Fiction Classics of H. G. Wells' is a compelling collection of groundbreaking science fiction works. From the thrilling adventures in 'The War of the Worlds' to the prophetic vision of a dystopian future in 'The Time Machine,' Wells' literary style combines vivid imagination with social commentary. Set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, these works reflect the author's fascination with scientific advancements and their potential consequences on society. In this collection, readers will explore themes of alien invasion, time travel, and social evolution, all presented with Wells' signature blend of suspense and intellect. This anthology serves as a testament to Wells' enduring impact on the science fiction genre and his ability to provoke thought and inspire awe through his storytelling. It is a must-read for those interested in the origins of speculative fiction and the enduring legacy of one of its pioneers.
