Read in an evening
Whole books in under four hours.
- A Sentimental Journey Through France and ItalyYorick travels through France toward Italy with his servant La Fleur, seeking human connection while contending with impatience, attraction, social hypocrisy, and the…
- Black Nick, the hermit of the hillsDuring the American Revolution, Captain Adrian Schuyler carries a request for General Stark to join General Schuyler at Bemis’ Heights.
- Daddy-Long-LegsJerusha Abbott grows up in the John Grier Home, an orphanage, and longs for life beyond it.
- A Study in ScarletDr. John Watson returns to England after wounds and fever end his army service in Afghanistan.
- At the Sign of the SwordEdmond Valentin, a Belgian lawyer and soldier, and Aimee de Neuville love each other despite her father's opposition.
- Captains CourageousHarvey Cheyne, the spoiled son of wealthy parents, falls from an ocean liner and is rescued by fishermen aboard Disko Troop’s schooner, the We’re Here.
- Exit BettyBetty Stanhope escapes her wedding after discovering that Herbert Hutton, whom she fears, has replaced his older brother Bessemer as the bridegroom.
- Two Little Wooden ShoesBébée is an orphan rescued from the water as a baby and raised by Antoine Mäes and his wife near Brussels.
- AlbrechtIt must be evident to the most careless observer that the treatment of the theme with which the present…
- A Galahad of the CreeksThe book follows two groups whose hopes for service and love are tested by corruption, desire and religious duty.
- Dust of the DesertGrant Hickman, an American engineer arriving on the Mexican border, protects Benicia O’Donoju from Colonel Hamilcar Urgo, who insists she will marry him.
- Behind the ScenesElizabeth Keckley recounts her life from enslavement in Virginia to freedom as a successful dressmaker and confidante of Mary Lincoln.
- I Will RepayDuring the French Terror, Paul Déroulède, a revolutionary trusted by the people, shelters Juliette de Marny from a mob.
- Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many LandsMary Seacole supports herself through nursing and trade while seeking opportunities to travel and help the sick.
- Aurora FloydAurora Floyd, the beloved daughter of wealthy widower Archibald Floyd, seeks love and happiness while concealing a troubling period of her past.
