Mark Harrington
Thirty Years a Detective: A Thorough and Comprehensive Exposé of Criminal Practices of All Grades and Classes
Detective Allan Pinkerton, creator of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, shares in this book the methods that criminals use to exploit…
Very Good, Jeeves
This book collects 11 humorous stories with the awkward and bumbling Bertie Wooster and his brilliant, behind-the-scenes valet, Jeeves. Youn…
Hannibal
George P. Baker, popular British historian of the 1920s and 30s, covers the life and career of ancient Rome's most formidable opponent, Hann…
The Cruise of the Corwin
"The Cruise of the Corwin is John Muir's account of a voyage he took in 1881 on the steamer Thomas Corwin, which set sail from San Fran…
Houdini: His Life Story
This biography of Houdini is based on Harry's many autobiographical fragments, diary entries, clippings of the era, as well as memories left…
Characters and Events of Roman History
Guglielmo Ferrero was an Italian historian and journalist, and this book contains his Lowell Lectures, presented in 1908 at the Lowell Insti…
A Great Sea Mystery: The True Story of the "Mary Celeste"
On December 4, 1872, The American merchant brigantine ship "Mary Celeste" was found adrift and deserted, under partial sail, with …
Babe Ruth's Own Book of Baseball
This book is an autobiographical account by one of baseball's legendary names. Ruth writes about his introduction to the game in his youth i…
The Boy Who Was
This children's historical fantasy book, a Newbery Honor Book in 1929, tells of a boy, blessed with eternal life, who experiences 3,000 year…
Sulla the Fortunate: The Great Dictator
George P. Baker explores the life of Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix, known more commonly as Sulla. Sulla was a Roman general and statesman of …
Spies
The author retells some of the great wartime spy stories from history, beginning with Biblical references and ending with World War I and Ma…
Orpheus with His Lute: Stories of the World's Springtime
In retelling the mythological story of Orpheus the musician, Winifred Hutchinson covers the singer's education by the nine Muses in Part 1, …
Ovid And His Influence
In this early entry into the Our Debt To Greece and Rome series, Rand provides a lively summary and commentary on all of Ovid's poetical wor…
Poor Cecco
This children's book, written by the author of "The Velveteen Rabbit", tells the story of Cecco, an adventurous and spirited woode…
The Captain Called It Mutiny
On December 1, 1842, three crew members of the U.S. Navy brig Somers were hanged for mutiny. The alleged leader was eighteen-year-old Philip…
The Story of Minot's Light
Minot's Ledge lies off the coast of Cohasset and Scituate, Massachusetts. This ledge and neighboring rock outcrops were the scene of over 40…