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PREFACE.
ANGLO-SAXON BRITAIN.
CHAPTER I.
THE ORIGIN OF THE ENGLISH.
CHAPTER II.
THE ENGLISH BY THE SHORES OF THE BALTIC.
CHAPTER III.
THE ENGLISH SETTLE IN BRITAIN.
CHAPTER IV.
THE COLONISATION OF THE COAST.
CHAPTER V.
THE ENGLISH IN THEIR NEW HOMES.
CHAPTER VI.
THE CONQUEST OF THE INTERIOR.
CHAPTER VII.
THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE ENGLISH SETTLEMENT.
CHAPTER VIII.
HEATHEN ENGLAND.
CHAPTER IX.
THE CONVERSION OF THE ENGLISH.
CHAPTER X.
ROME AND IONA.
CHAPTER XI.
CHRISTIAN ENGLAND.
CHAPTER XII.
THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE KINGDOMS.
CHAPTER XIII.
THE RESISTANCE TO THE DANES.
CHAPTER XIV.
THE SAXONS AT BAY IN WESSEX.
CHAPTER XV.
THE RECOVERY OF THE NORTH.
CHAPTER XVI.
THE AUGUSTAN AGE AND THE LATER ANGLO-SAXON CIVILISATION.
CHAPTER XVII.
THE DECADENCE.
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE ANGLO-SAXON LANGUAGE.
CHAPTER XIX.
ANGLO-SAXON NOMENCLATURE.
CHAPTER XX.
ANGLO-SAXON LITERATURE.
CHAPTER XXI.
ANGLO-SAXON INFLUENCES IN MODERN BRITAIN.
Anglo-Saxon Britain: Grant Allen's Top Collection
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PREFACE.
ANGLO-SAXON BRITAIN.
CHAPTER I.
THE ORIGIN OF THE ENGLISH.
CHAPTER II.
THE ENGLISH BY THE SHORES OF THE BALTIC.
CHAPTER III.
THE ENGLISH SETTLE IN BRITAIN.
CHAPTER IV.
THE COLONISATION OF THE COAST.
CHAPTER V.
THE ENGLISH IN THEIR NEW HOMES.
CHAPTER VI.
THE CONQUEST OF THE INTERIOR.
CHAPTER VII.
THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE ENGLISH SETTLEMENT.
CHAPTER VIII.
HEATHEN ENGLAND.
CHAPTER IX.
THE CONVERSION OF THE ENGLISH.
CHAPTER X.
ROME AND IONA.
CHAPTER XI.
CHRISTIAN ENGLAND.
CHAPTER XII.
THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE KINGDOMS.
CHAPTER XIII.
THE RESISTANCE TO THE DANES.
CHAPTER XIV.
THE SAXONS AT BAY IN WESSEX.
CHAPTER XV.
THE RECOVERY OF THE NORTH.
CHAPTER XVI.
THE AUGUSTAN AGE AND THE LATER ANGLO-SAXON CIVILISATION.
CHAPTER XVII.
THE DECADENCE.
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE ANGLO-SAXON LANGUAGE.
CHAPTER XIX.
ANGLO-SAXON NOMENCLATURE.
CHAPTER XX.
ANGLO-SAXON LITERATURE.
CHAPTER XXI.
ANGLO-SAXON INFLUENCES IN MODERN BRITAIN.
ANGLO-SAXON BRITAIN.
CHAPTER I.
THE ORIGIN OF THE ENGLISH.
CHAPTER II.
THE ENGLISH BY THE SHORES OF THE BALTIC.
CHAPTER III.
THE ENGLISH SETTLE IN BRITAIN.
CHAPTER IV.
THE COLONISATION OF THE COAST.
CHAPTER V.
THE ENGLISH IN THEIR NEW HOMES.
CHAPTER VI.
THE CONQUEST OF THE INTERIOR.
CHAPTER VII.
THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE ENGLISH SETTLEMENT.
CHAPTER VIII.
HEATHEN ENGLAND.
CHAPTER IX.
THE CONVERSION OF THE ENGLISH.
CHAPTER X.
ROME AND IONA.
CHAPTER XI.
CHRISTIAN ENGLAND.
CHAPTER XII.
THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE KINGDOMS.
CHAPTER XIII.
THE RESISTANCE TO THE DANES.
CHAPTER XIV.
THE SAXONS AT BAY IN WESSEX.
CHAPTER XV.
THE RECOVERY OF THE NORTH.
CHAPTER XVI.
THE AUGUSTAN AGE AND THE LATER ANGLO-SAXON CIVILISATION.
CHAPTER XVII.
THE DECADENCE.
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE ANGLO-SAXON LANGUAGE.
CHAPTER XIX.
ANGLO-SAXON NOMENCLATURE.
CHAPTER XX.
ANGLO-SAXON LITERATURE.
CHAPTER XXI.
ANGLO-SAXON INFLUENCES IN MODERN BRITAIN.
Babylon: Grant Allen's Top Collection
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CHAPTER I. RURAL AMERICA.
CHAPTER II. RURAL ENGLAND.
CHAPTER III. PERNICIOUS LITERATURE.
CHAPTER IV. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY.
CHAPTER V. EMANCIPATION.
CHAPTER VI. ENTER A NEW ENGLANDER.
CHAPTER VII. THE DEACON FALTERS.
CHAPTER VIII. WOOD AND STONE.
CHAPTER IX. CONSPIRACY.
CHAPTER X. MINNA IMPROVES HERSELF.
CHAPTER XI. EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES.
CHAPTER XII. AN ARTISTIC ENGAGEMENT.
CHAPTER XIII. AN EVE IN EDEN.
CHAPTER XIV. MINNA GIVES NOTICE.
CHAPTER XV. A DOOR OPENS
CHAPTER XVI. COLIN'S DEPARTURE.
CHAPTER XVII. A LITTLE CLOUD LIKE A MAN'S HAND.
CHAPTER XVIII. HIRAM IN WONDERLAND.
CHAPTER XIX. UNWARRANTABLE INTRUSION.
CHAPTER XX. THE STRANDS CONVERGE.
CHAPTER XXI. COLIN SETTLES HIMSELF.
CHAPTER XXII. HIRAM GETS SETTLED.
CHAPTER XXIII. RECOGNITION.
CHAPTER XXIV. GWEN AND HIRAM.
CHAPTER XXV. MINNA BETTERS HERSELF.
CHAPTER XXVI. BREAKING UP.
CHAPTER XXVII. THE DEACON MAKES A GOOD END.
CHAPTER XXVIII. AN ART PATRON.
CHAPTER XXIX. A VIEW OF ROME, By Hiram Winthrop.
CHAPTER XXX. MINNA'S RESOLUTION.
CHAPTER XXXI. COUSINS.
CHAPTER XXXII. RE-ENTER GWEN.
CHAPTER XXXIII. CECCA.
CHAPTER XXXIV. HIRAM SEES LAND.
CHAPTER XXXV. MAN PROPOSES.
CHAPTER XXXVI. CECCA SHOWS HER HAND.
CHAPTER XXXVII. CECCA AND MINNA.
CHAPTER XXXVIII. GWEN HAS A VISITOR.
CHAPTER XXXIX. GWEN'S DECISION.
CHAPTER XL. AFTER THE STORM.
CHAPTER XLI. AUDOUIN'S MISTAKE.
CHAPTER XLII. A DISTINGUISHED CRITIC.
CHAPTER XLIII. THE SLOUGH OF DESPOND.
CHAPTER XLIV. THE CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.
CHAPTER XLV. HOVERING.
CHAPTER XLVI. AUDOUIN SINKS OR SWIMS.
CHAPTER XLVII. ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
CHAPTER II. RURAL ENGLAND.
CHAPTER III. PERNICIOUS LITERATURE.
CHAPTER IV. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY.
CHAPTER V. EMANCIPATION.
CHAPTER VI. ENTER A NEW ENGLANDER.
CHAPTER VII. THE DEACON FALTERS.
CHAPTER VIII. WOOD AND STONE.
CHAPTER IX. CONSPIRACY.
CHAPTER X. MINNA IMPROVES HERSELF.
CHAPTER XI. EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES.
CHAPTER XII. AN ARTISTIC ENGAGEMENT.
CHAPTER XIII. AN EVE IN EDEN.
CHAPTER XIV. MINNA GIVES NOTICE.
CHAPTER XV. A DOOR OPENS
CHAPTER XVI. COLIN'S DEPARTURE.
CHAPTER XVII. A LITTLE CLOUD LIKE A MAN'S HAND.
CHAPTER XVIII. HIRAM IN WONDERLAND.
CHAPTER XIX. UNWARRANTABLE INTRUSION.
CHAPTER XX. THE STRANDS CONVERGE.
CHAPTER XXI. COLIN SETTLES HIMSELF.
CHAPTER XXII. HIRAM GETS SETTLED.
CHAPTER XXIII. RECOGNITION.
CHAPTER XXIV. GWEN AND HIRAM.
CHAPTER XXV. MINNA BETTERS HERSELF.
CHAPTER XXVI. BREAKING UP.
CHAPTER XXVII. THE DEACON MAKES A GOOD END.
CHAPTER XXVIII. AN ART PATRON.
CHAPTER XXIX. A VIEW OF ROME, By Hiram Winthrop.
CHAPTER XXX. MINNA'S RESOLUTION.
CHAPTER XXXI. COUSINS.
CHAPTER XXXII. RE-ENTER GWEN.
CHAPTER XXXIII. CECCA.
CHAPTER XXXIV. HIRAM SEES LAND.
CHAPTER XXXV. MAN PROPOSES.
CHAPTER XXXVI. CECCA SHOWS HER HAND.
CHAPTER XXXVII. CECCA AND MINNA.
CHAPTER XXXVIII. GWEN HAS A VISITOR.
CHAPTER XXXIX. GWEN'S DECISION.
CHAPTER XL. AFTER THE STORM.
CHAPTER XLI. AUDOUIN'S MISTAKE.
CHAPTER XLII. A DISTINGUISHED CRITIC.
CHAPTER XLIII. THE SLOUGH OF DESPOND.
CHAPTER XLIV. THE CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.
CHAPTER XLV. HOVERING.
CHAPTER XLVI. AUDOUIN SINKS OR SWIMS.
CHAPTER XLVII. ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
Charles Darwin: Grant Allen's Top Collection
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PREFACE
CHARLES DARWIN.
CHAPTER I.
THE WORLD INTO WHICH DARWIN WAS BORN.
CHAPTER II.
CHARLES DARWIN AND HIS ANTECEDENTS.
CHAPTER III.
EARLY DAYS.
CHAPTER IV.
DARWIN'S WANDER-YEARS.
CHAPTER V.
THE PERIOD OF INCUBATION.
CHAPTER VI.
'THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES.'
CHAPTER VII.
THE DARWINIAN REVOLUTION BEGINS.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE DESCENT OF MAN.
CHAPTER IX.
THE THEORY OF COURTSHIP.
CHAPTER X.
VICTORY AND REST.
CHAPTER XI.
DARWIN'S PLACE IN THE EVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT.
CHAPTER XII.
THE NET RESULT.
CHARLES DARWIN.
CHAPTER I.
THE WORLD INTO WHICH DARWIN WAS BORN.
CHAPTER II.
CHARLES DARWIN AND HIS ANTECEDENTS.
CHAPTER III.
EARLY DAYS.
CHAPTER IV.
DARWIN'S WANDER-YEARS.
CHAPTER V.
THE PERIOD OF INCUBATION.
CHAPTER VI.
'THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES.'
CHAPTER VII.
THE DARWINIAN REVOLUTION BEGINS.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE DESCENT OF MAN.
CHAPTER IX.
THE THEORY OF COURTSHIP.
CHAPTER X.
VICTORY AND REST.
CHAPTER XI.
DARWIN'S PLACE IN THE EVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT.
CHAPTER XII.
THE NET RESULT.
Falling in Love: Grant Allen's Top Collection
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FALLING IN LOVE
RIGHT AND LEFT
EVOLUTION
STRICTLY INCOG.
SEVEN-YEAR SLEEPERS
A FOSSIL CONTINENT
A VERY OLD MASTER
BRITISH AND FOREIGN
THUNDERBOLTS
HONEY-DEW
THE MILK IN THE COCO-NUT
FOOD AND FEEDING
DE BANANA
GO TO THE ANT
BIG ANIMALS
FOSSIL FOOD
OGBURY BARROWS
FISH OUT OF WATER
THE FIRST POTTER
THE RECIPE FOR GENIUS
DESERT SANDS
RIGHT AND LEFT
EVOLUTION
STRICTLY INCOG.
SEVEN-YEAR SLEEPERS
A FOSSIL CONTINENT
A VERY OLD MASTER
BRITISH AND FOREIGN
THUNDERBOLTS
HONEY-DEW
THE MILK IN THE COCO-NUT
FOOD AND FEEDING
DE BANANA
GO TO THE ANT
BIG ANIMALS
FOSSIL FOOD
OGBURY BARROWS
FISH OUT OF WATER
THE FIRST POTTER
THE RECIPE FOR GENIUS
DESERT SANDS
Hilda Wade: Grant Allen's Top Collection
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CHAPTER I
THE EPISODE OF THE PATIENT WHO DISAPPOINTED HER DOCTOR
CHAPTER II
THE EPISODE OF THE GENTLEMAN WHO HAD FAILED FOR EVERYTHING
CHAPTER III
THE EPISODE OF THE WIFE WHO DID HER DUTY
CHAPTER IV
THE EPISODE OF THE MAN WHO WOULD NOT COMMIT SUICIDE
CHAPTER V
THE EPISODE OF THE NEEDLE THAT DID NOT MATCH
CHAPTER VI
THE EPISODE OF THE LETTER WITH THE BASINGSTOKE POSTMARK
CHAPTER VII
THE EPISODE OF THE STONE THAT LOOKED ABOUT IT
CHAPTER VIII
THE EPISODE OF THE EUROPEAN WITH THE KAFFIR HEART
CHAPTER IX
THE EPISODE OF THE LADY WHO WAS VERY EXCLUSIVE
CHAPTER X
THE EPISODE OF THE GUIDE WHO KNEW THE COUNTRY
CHAPTER XI
THE EPISODE OF THE OFFICER WHO UNDERSTOOD PERFECTLY
CHAPTER XII
THE EPISODE OF THE DEAD MAN WHO SPOKE
THE EPISODE OF THE PATIENT WHO DISAPPOINTED HER DOCTOR
CHAPTER II
THE EPISODE OF THE GENTLEMAN WHO HAD FAILED FOR EVERYTHING
CHAPTER III
THE EPISODE OF THE WIFE WHO DID HER DUTY
CHAPTER IV
THE EPISODE OF THE MAN WHO WOULD NOT COMMIT SUICIDE
CHAPTER V
THE EPISODE OF THE NEEDLE THAT DID NOT MATCH
CHAPTER VI
THE EPISODE OF THE LETTER WITH THE BASINGSTOKE POSTMARK
CHAPTER VII
THE EPISODE OF THE STONE THAT LOOKED ABOUT IT
CHAPTER VIII
THE EPISODE OF THE EUROPEAN WITH THE KAFFIR HEART
CHAPTER IX
THE EPISODE OF THE LADY WHO WAS VERY EXCLUSIVE
CHAPTER X
THE EPISODE OF THE GUIDE WHO KNEW THE COUNTRY
CHAPTER XI
THE EPISODE OF THE OFFICER WHO UNDERSTOOD PERFECTLY
CHAPTER XII
THE EPISODE OF THE DEAD MAN WHO SPOKE
Linnet: Grant Allen's Top Collection
Book 6 · Nov 2015 ·
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Linnet, by Grant Allen (1900). This is a romance of the Tyrol and its scenery and people are described in a manner both effective and pleasing. Two young English tourists come to a little mountain village where they find the Tyrolese in all their native simplicity; the young men, with the pride and aspirations of the hunter, who dance wildly and make love fiercely, and the maidens of easy virtue who tend their cows in the summer and serve a master in the village through the long winter. One of these is Linnet, the heroine, an innocent, modest girl among her bold associates, who possesses a marvelous voice. Both tourists are charmed with the lovely singer, but while one is selfish and conceited and pays her meaningless compliments, the other, who is quiet and undemonstrative really wins her love. His friend, however, being more wise in worldly affairs than himself, persuades him of the folly of his course, and takes him away from the place. Linnet has other lovers among whom is the taciturn inn-keeper, who is a musician and travels with minstrel troupes of his own training, and who means to marry her as a matter of business. He takes Linnet with him on his next tour and while she is rapidly becoming famous she again meets her “Englander” and the love which began in the Tyrolese mountain again assumes its sway. The love story is told with much charm and grace, and when the scene changes to London the contrast in character and national traits between that city and the land of the Tyrol is strikingly shown.
Miss Cayley's Adventures: Grant Allen's Top Collection
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When her stepfather dies, Miss Lois Cayley finds herself alone in the world with only twopence in her pocket. Undaunted, the intelligent, attractive, and infinitely resourceful young woman decides to set off in search of adventure. Her travels take her from London to Germany, Italy, Egypt, and India, as she faces various challenges and meets an assortment of eccentric characters. But when her true love, Harold Tillington, finds himself accused of forging a will and faces prison, Miss Cayley will need all her ingenuity to investigate the case, solve the mystery, and save Harold from the diabolical plot!
One of the first novels to feature a female detective, Grant Allen's Miss Cayley's Adventures (1899) remains as witty, enjoyable, and engaging today as when first published. This edition includes a new introduction by Elizabeth Foxwell.
"Scholars might be loath to hear this, but, popular culture being the continuum that it is, Miss Cayley's Adventures can be seen as a superior example of the chick lit of its era. Its heroine remains to this day as appealing and amusing as any Bridget Jones, and her exploits are filled with moments of wit, action, and sheer fun."- Michele Slung, editor, Crime on her Mind: Fifteen Stories of Female Sleuths from the Victorian Era to the Forties
One of the first novels to feature a female detective, Grant Allen's Miss Cayley's Adventures (1899) remains as witty, enjoyable, and engaging today as when first published. This edition includes a new introduction by Elizabeth Foxwell.
"Scholars might be loath to hear this, but, popular culture being the continuum that it is, Miss Cayley's Adventures can be seen as a superior example of the chick lit of its era. Its heroine remains to this day as appealing and amusing as any Bridget Jones, and her exploits are filled with moments of wit, action, and sheer fun."- Michele Slung, editor, Crime on her Mind: Fifteen Stories of Female Sleuths from the Victorian Era to the Forties
Philistia: Grant Allen's Top Collection
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CHAPTER I.
CHILDREN OF LIGHT.
CHAPTER II.
THE COASTS OF THE GENTILES.
CHAPTER III.
MAGDALEN QUAD.
CHAPTER IV.
A LITTLE MUSIC.
CHAPTER V.
ASKELON VILLA, GATH.
'"HILDA TREGELLIS."'
CHAPTER VI.
DOWN THE RIVER.
CHAPTER VII.
GHOSTLY COUNSEL.
CHAPTER VIII.
IN THE CAMP OF THE PHILISTINES.
CHAPTER IX.
THE WOMEN OF THE LAND.
CHAPTER X.
THE DAUGHTERS OF CANAAN.
CHAPTER XI.
CULTURE AND CULTURE.
CHAPTER XII.
THE MORE EXCELLENT WAY.
CHAPTER XIII.
YE MOUNTAINS OF GILBOA!
CHAPTER XIV.
'WHAT DO THESE HEBREWS HERE?'
CHAPTER XV.
EVIL TIDINGS.
CHAPTER XVI.
FLAT REBELLION.
CHAPTER XVII.
'COME YE OUT AND BE YE SEPARATE.'
CHAPTER XVIII.
A QUIET WEDDING.
CHAPTER XIX.
INTO THE FIRE.
CHAPTER XX.
LITERATURE, MUSIC, AND THE DRAMA.
CHAPTER XXI.
OFF WITH THE OLD LOVE.
CHAPTER XXII.
THE PHILISTINES TRIUMPH.
CHAPTER XXIII.
THE STREETS OF ASKELON.
CHAPTER XXIV.
THE CLOUDS BEGIN TO BREAK.
CHAPTER XXV.
HARD PRESSED.
CHAPTER XXVI.
IRRECLAIMABLE.
CHAPTER XXVII.
RONALD COMES OF AGE.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
TELL IT NOT IN OATH.
CHAPTER XXIX.
A MAN AND A MAID.
CHAPTER XXX.
THE ENVIRONMENT FINALLY TRIUMPHS.
CHAPTER XXXI.
DE PROFUNDIS.
CHAPTER XXXII.
PRECONTRACT OF MARRIAGE.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
A GLEAM OF SUNSHINE.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
HOPE.
CHAPTER XXXV.
THE TIDE TURNS.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
OUT OF THE HAND OP THE PHILISTINES.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
LAND AT LAST: BUT WHAT LAND?
CHILDREN OF LIGHT.
CHAPTER II.
THE COASTS OF THE GENTILES.
CHAPTER III.
MAGDALEN QUAD.
CHAPTER IV.
A LITTLE MUSIC.
CHAPTER V.
ASKELON VILLA, GATH.
'"HILDA TREGELLIS."'
CHAPTER VI.
DOWN THE RIVER.
CHAPTER VII.
GHOSTLY COUNSEL.
CHAPTER VIII.
IN THE CAMP OF THE PHILISTINES.
CHAPTER IX.
THE WOMEN OF THE LAND.
CHAPTER X.
THE DAUGHTERS OF CANAAN.
CHAPTER XI.
CULTURE AND CULTURE.
CHAPTER XII.
THE MORE EXCELLENT WAY.
CHAPTER XIII.
YE MOUNTAINS OF GILBOA!
CHAPTER XIV.
'WHAT DO THESE HEBREWS HERE?'
CHAPTER XV.
EVIL TIDINGS.
CHAPTER XVI.
FLAT REBELLION.
CHAPTER XVII.
'COME YE OUT AND BE YE SEPARATE.'
CHAPTER XVIII.
A QUIET WEDDING.
CHAPTER XIX.
INTO THE FIRE.
CHAPTER XX.
LITERATURE, MUSIC, AND THE DRAMA.
CHAPTER XXI.
OFF WITH THE OLD LOVE.
CHAPTER XXII.
THE PHILISTINES TRIUMPH.
CHAPTER XXIII.
THE STREETS OF ASKELON.
CHAPTER XXIV.
THE CLOUDS BEGIN TO BREAK.
CHAPTER XXV.
HARD PRESSED.
CHAPTER XXVI.
IRRECLAIMABLE.
CHAPTER XXVII.
RONALD COMES OF AGE.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
TELL IT NOT IN OATH.
CHAPTER XXIX.
A MAN AND A MAID.
CHAPTER XXX.
THE ENVIRONMENT FINALLY TRIUMPHS.
CHAPTER XXXI.
DE PROFUNDIS.
CHAPTER XXXII.
PRECONTRACT OF MARRIAGE.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
A GLEAM OF SUNSHINE.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
HOPE.
CHAPTER XXXV.
THE TIDE TURNS.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
OUT OF THE HAND OP THE PHILISTINES.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
LAND AT LAST: BUT WHAT LAND?
Recalled to Life: Grant Allen's Top Collection
Book 9 · Nov 2015 ·
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CHAPTER I.
UNA CALLINGHAM'S FIRST RECOLLECTION
CHAPTER II.
BEGINNING LIFE AGAIN
CHAPTER III.
AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR
CHAPTER IV.
THE STORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
CHAPTER V.
I BECOME A WOMAN
CHAPTER VI.
RELIVING MY LIFE
CHAPTER VII.
THE GRANGE AT WOODBURY
CHAPTER VIII.
A VISION OF DEAD YEARS
CHAPTER IX.
HATEFUL SUSPICIONS
CHAPTER X.
YET ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPH
"ER…OM..OY…LETI…UB."
CHAPTER XI.
THE VISION RECURS
CHAPTER XII.
THE MOORES OF TORQUAY
CHAPTER XIII.
DR. IVOR OF BABBICOMBE
CHAPTER XIV.
MY WELCOME TO CANADA
CHAPTER XV.
A NEW ACQUAINTANCE
CHAPTER XVI.
MY PLANS ALTER
CHAPTER XVII.
A STRANGE RECOGNITION
CHAPTER XVIII.
MURDER WILL OUT
CHAPTER XIX.
THE REAL MURDERER
CHAPTER XX.
THE STRANGER FROM THE SEA
CHAPTER XXI.
THE PLOT UNRAVELS ITSELF
CHAPTER XXII.
MY MEMORY RETURNS
CHAPTER XXIII.
THE FATAL SHOT
CHAPTER XXIV.
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
UNA CALLINGHAM'S FIRST RECOLLECTION
CHAPTER II.
BEGINNING LIFE AGAIN
CHAPTER III.
AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR
CHAPTER IV.
THE STORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
CHAPTER V.
I BECOME A WOMAN
CHAPTER VI.
RELIVING MY LIFE
CHAPTER VII.
THE GRANGE AT WOODBURY
CHAPTER VIII.
A VISION OF DEAD YEARS
CHAPTER IX.
HATEFUL SUSPICIONS
CHAPTER X.
YET ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPH
"ER…OM..OY…LETI…UB."
CHAPTER XI.
THE VISION RECURS
CHAPTER XII.
THE MOORES OF TORQUAY
CHAPTER XIII.
DR. IVOR OF BABBICOMBE
CHAPTER XIV.
MY WELCOME TO CANADA
CHAPTER XV.
A NEW ACQUAINTANCE
CHAPTER XVI.
MY PLANS ALTER
CHAPTER XVII.
A STRANGE RECOGNITION
CHAPTER XVIII.
MURDER WILL OUT
CHAPTER XIX.
THE REAL MURDERER
CHAPTER XX.
THE STRANGER FROM THE SEA
CHAPTER XXI.
THE PLOT UNRAVELS ITSELF
CHAPTER XXII.
MY MEMORY RETURNS
CHAPTER XXIII.
THE FATAL SHOT
CHAPTER XXIV.
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
Science in Arcady: Grant Allen's Top Collection
Book 10 · Nov 2015 ·
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PREFACE.
SCIENCE IN ARCADY.
MY ISLANDS.
TROPICAL EDUCATION.
ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND.
A DESERT FRUIT.
PRETTY POLL.
HIGH LIFE.
EIGHT-LEGGED FRIENDS.
MUD.
THE GREENWOOD TREE.
FISH AS FATHERS.
AN ENGLISH SHIRE.
THE BRONZE AXE.
THE ISLE OF RUIM.
A HILL-TOP STRONGHOLD.
A PERSISTENT NATIONALITY.
CASTERS AND CHESTERS.
SCIENCE IN ARCADY.
MY ISLANDS.
TROPICAL EDUCATION.
ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND.
A DESERT FRUIT.
PRETTY POLL.
HIGH LIFE.
EIGHT-LEGGED FRIENDS.
MUD.
THE GREENWOOD TREE.
FISH AS FATHERS.
AN ENGLISH SHIRE.
THE BRONZE AXE.
THE ISLE OF RUIM.
A HILL-TOP STRONGHOLD.
A PERSISTENT NATIONALITY.
CASTERS AND CHESTERS.
Strange Stories: Grant Allen's Top Collection
Book 11 · Nov 2015 ·
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THE REVEREND JOHN CREEDY.
I.
II.
III.
DR. GREATREX'S ENGAGEMENT.
MR. CHUNG.
THE CURATE OF CHURNSIDE.
II.
AN EPISODE IN HIGH LIFE.
MY NEW YEARS EVE AMONG THE MUMMIES.
THE FOUNDERING OF THE "FORTUNA."
I.
II.
III.
THE BACKSLIDER.
II.
III.
IV.
THE MYSTERIOUS OCCURRENCE IN PICCADILLY.
I.
II.
CARVALHO.
I.
II.
PAUSODYNE:
A GREAT CHEMICAL DISCOVERY.
THE EMPRESS OF ANDORRA.
THE SENIOR PROCTOR'S WOOING:
A TALE OF TWO CONTINENTS.
I.
II.
THE CHILD OF THE PHALANSTERY.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
OUR SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATIONS ON A GHOST.
Chemical Analysis of an Apparition.
RAM DAS OF CAWNPORE.
I.
II.
III.
DR. GREATREX'S ENGAGEMENT.
MR. CHUNG.
THE CURATE OF CHURNSIDE.
II.
AN EPISODE IN HIGH LIFE.
MY NEW YEARS EVE AMONG THE MUMMIES.
THE FOUNDERING OF THE "FORTUNA."
I.
II.
III.
THE BACKSLIDER.
II.
III.
IV.
THE MYSTERIOUS OCCURRENCE IN PICCADILLY.
I.
II.
CARVALHO.
I.
II.
PAUSODYNE:
A GREAT CHEMICAL DISCOVERY.
THE EMPRESS OF ANDORRA.
THE SENIOR PROCTOR'S WOOING:
A TALE OF TWO CONTINENTS.
I.
II.
THE CHILD OF THE PHALANSTERY.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
OUR SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATIONS ON A GHOST.
Chemical Analysis of an Apparition.
RAM DAS OF CAWNPORE.
The Beckoning Hand: Grant Allen's Top Collection
Book 12 · Nov 2015 ·
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Next day, Mr. Vivian called on me at the Oxford and Cambridge, the address on the card I had given his daughter. I was in the club when he called, and I found him a pleasant, good-natured Cornishman, with very little that was strange or romantic in any way about him. He thanked me heartily, but not too effusively, for the care I had taken of Miss Vivian overnight; and he was not so overcome with parental emotion as not to smoke a very good Havana, or to refuse my offer of a brandy and seltzer. We got on very well together, and I soon gathered from what my new acquaintance said that, though he belonged to one of the best families in Cornwall, he had been an English merchant in Haiti, and had made his money chiefly in the coffee trade. He was a widower, I learned incidentally, and his daughters had been brought up for some years in England, though at their mother's request they had also passed part of their lives in convent schools in Paris and Rouen. "Mrs. Vivian was a Haitian, you know," he said casually: "Catholic of course. The girls are Catholics. They're good girls, though they're my own daughters; and Césarine, your friend of last night, is supposed to be clever. I'm no judge myself: I don't know about it. Oh, by the way, Césarine said she hadn't thanked you half enough herself yesterday, and I was to be sure and bring you round this afternoon to a cup of tea with us at Seymour Crescent."
In spite of the impression Mdlle. Césarine had made upon me the night before, I somehow didn't feel at all desirous of meeting her again. I was impressed, it is true, but not favourably. There seemed to me something uncanny and weird about her which made me shrink from seeing anything more of her if I could possibly avoid it. And as it happened, I was luckily engaged that very afternoon to tea at Irene's. I made the excuse, and added somewhat pointedly—on purpose that it might be repeated to Mdlle. Césarine—"Miss Latham is a very old and particular friend of mine—a friend whom I couldn't for worlds think of disappointing."...
The Great Taboo: Grant Allen's Top Collection
Book 13 · Nov 2015 ·
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CHAPTER I.
IN MID PACIFIC.
CHAPTER II.
THE TEMPLE OF THE DEITY.
CHAPTER III.
LAND; BUT WHAT LAND?
CHAPTER IV.
THE GUESTS OF HEAVEN.
CHAPTER V.
ENROLLED IN OLYMPUS.
CHAPTER VI.
FIRST DAYS IN BOUPARI.
CHAPTER VII.
INTERCHANGE OF CIVILITIES.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE CUSTOMS OF BOUPARI.
CHAPTER IX.
SOWING THE WIND.
CHAPTER X.
REAPING THE WHIRLWIND.
CHAPTER XI.
AFTER THE STORM.
CHAPTER XII.
A POINT OF THEOLOGY.
CHAPTER XIII.
AS BETWEEN GODS.
CHAPTER XIV.
"MR. THURSTAN, I PRESUME."
CHAPTER XV.
THE SECRET OF KORONG.
CHAPTER XVI.
A VERY FAINT CLUE.
CHAPTER XVII.
FACING THE WORST.
CHAPTER XVIII.
TU-KILA-KILA PLAYS A CARD.
CHAPTER XIX.
DOMESTIC BLISS.
CHAPTER XX.
COUNCIL OF WAR.
CHAPTER XXI.
METHUSELAH GIVES SIGN.
CHAPTER XXII.
TANTALIZING, VERY.
CHAPTER XXIII.
A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAD.
CHAPTER XXIV.
AN UNFINISHED TALE.
CHAPTER XXV.
TU-KILA-KILA STRIKES.
CHAPTER XXVI.
A RASH RESOLVE.
CHAPTER XXVII.
A STRANGE ALLY.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
WAGER OF BATTLE.
CHAPTER XXIX.
VICTORY—AND AFTER?
CHAPTER XXX.
SUSPENSE.
CHAPTER XXXI.
AT SEA: OFF BOUPARI.
CHAPTER XXXII.
THE DOWNFALL OF A PANTHEON.
IN MID PACIFIC.
CHAPTER II.
THE TEMPLE OF THE DEITY.
CHAPTER III.
LAND; BUT WHAT LAND?
CHAPTER IV.
THE GUESTS OF HEAVEN.
CHAPTER V.
ENROLLED IN OLYMPUS.
CHAPTER VI.
FIRST DAYS IN BOUPARI.
CHAPTER VII.
INTERCHANGE OF CIVILITIES.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE CUSTOMS OF BOUPARI.
CHAPTER IX.
SOWING THE WIND.
CHAPTER X.
REAPING THE WHIRLWIND.
CHAPTER XI.
AFTER THE STORM.
CHAPTER XII.
A POINT OF THEOLOGY.
CHAPTER XIII.
AS BETWEEN GODS.
CHAPTER XIV.
"MR. THURSTAN, I PRESUME."
CHAPTER XV.
THE SECRET OF KORONG.
CHAPTER XVI.
A VERY FAINT CLUE.
CHAPTER XVII.
FACING THE WORST.
CHAPTER XVIII.
TU-KILA-KILA PLAYS A CARD.
CHAPTER XIX.
DOMESTIC BLISS.
CHAPTER XX.
COUNCIL OF WAR.
CHAPTER XXI.
METHUSELAH GIVES SIGN.
CHAPTER XXII.
TANTALIZING, VERY.
CHAPTER XXIII.
A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAD.
CHAPTER XXIV.
AN UNFINISHED TALE.
CHAPTER XXV.
TU-KILA-KILA STRIKES.
CHAPTER XXVI.
A RASH RESOLVE.
CHAPTER XXVII.
A STRANGE ALLY.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
WAGER OF BATTLE.
CHAPTER XXIX.
VICTORY—AND AFTER?
CHAPTER XXX.
SUSPENSE.
CHAPTER XXXI.
AT SEA: OFF BOUPARI.
CHAPTER XXXII.
THE DOWNFALL OF A PANTHEON.
The Sturdy Oak: Grant Allen's Top Collection
Book 14 · Nov 2015 ·
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The Sturdy oak; a composite novel of American politics by fourteen American authors:
Samuel Merwin, Harry Leon Wilson, Fannie Hurst, Dorothy Canfield, Kathleen Norris, Henry Kitchell Webster, Anne O'Hagan, Mary Heaton Vorse, Alice Duer Miller, Ethel Watts Mumford, Marjorie Benton Cooke, William Allen White, Mary Austin, Leroy Scott. Theme by Mary Austin, the chapters collected and (very cautiously) ed. by Elizabeth Jordan; illustrations by Henry Raleigh.
Samuel Merwin, Harry Leon Wilson, Fannie Hurst, Dorothy Canfield, Kathleen Norris, Henry Kitchell Webster, Anne O'Hagan, Mary Heaton Vorse, Alice Duer Miller, Ethel Watts Mumford, Marjorie Benton Cooke, William Allen White, Mary Austin, Leroy Scott. Theme by Mary Austin, the chapters collected and (very cautiously) ed. by Elizabeth Jordan; illustrations by Henry Raleigh.
The Woman Who Did: Grant Allen's Top Collection
Book 15 · Nov 2015 ·
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The controversial subject matter of Grant Allen's novel, The Woman Who Did, made it a major bestseller in 1895. It tells the story of Herminia Barton, a university-educated New Woman who, because of her belief that marriage oppresses women, refuses to marry her lover even though she shares his bed and bears his child. Her ideals come into disastrous conflict with intensely patriarchal late Victorian England. Indeed, Allen intended his novel to shock readers into a serious exploration of some of the major issues in fin de siècle sexual politics, issues that he himself, in various periodical articles under the rubric of the "Woman Question," had played a leading role in opening up to public debate. This Broadview edition contains a critical introduction as well as a rich selection of appendices which include excerpts from Allen's writings on women, sex, and marriage; contemporary writings on the "Sex Problem"; documents pertaining to the Marriage Debate; contemporary responses to the novel; and excerpts from two parodies of the novel.
I.
Mrs. Dewsbury's lawn was held by those who knew it the loveliest in Surrey. The smooth and springy sward that stretched in front of the house was all composed of a tiny yellow clover. It gave beneath the foot like the pile on velvet. One's gaze looked forth from it upon the endless middle distances of the oak-clad Weald, with the uncertain blue line of the South Downs in the background. Ridge behind ridge, the long, low hills of paludina limestone stood out in successive tiers, each thrown up against its neighbor by the misty haze that broods eternally over the wooded valley; till, roaming across them all, the eye rested at last on the rearing scarp of Chanctonbury Ring, faintly pencilled on the furthest skyline. Shadowy phantoms of dim heights framed the verge to east and west. Alan Merrick drank it in with profound satisfaction. After those sharp and clear-cut Italian outlines, hard as lapis lazuli, the mysterious vagueness, the pregnant suggestiveness, of our English scenery strikes the imagination; and Alan was fresh home from an early summer tour among the Peruginesque solidities of the Umbrian Apennines. "How beautiful it all is, after all," he said, turning to his entertainer. "In Italy 'tis the background the painter dwells upon; in England, we look rather at the middle distance."
Mrs. Dewsbury darted round her the restless eye of a hostess, to see upon whom she could socially bestow him. "Oh, come this way," she said, sweeping across the lawn towards a girl in a blue dress at the opposite corner. "You must know our new-comer. I want to introduce you to Miss Barton, from Cambridge. She's SUCH a nice girl too,—the Dean of Dunwich's daughter."...
I.
Mrs. Dewsbury's lawn was held by those who knew it the loveliest in Surrey. The smooth and springy sward that stretched in front of the house was all composed of a tiny yellow clover. It gave beneath the foot like the pile on velvet. One's gaze looked forth from it upon the endless middle distances of the oak-clad Weald, with the uncertain blue line of the South Downs in the background. Ridge behind ridge, the long, low hills of paludina limestone stood out in successive tiers, each thrown up against its neighbor by the misty haze that broods eternally over the wooded valley; till, roaming across them all, the eye rested at last on the rearing scarp of Chanctonbury Ring, faintly pencilled on the furthest skyline. Shadowy phantoms of dim heights framed the verge to east and west. Alan Merrick drank it in with profound satisfaction. After those sharp and clear-cut Italian outlines, hard as lapis lazuli, the mysterious vagueness, the pregnant suggestiveness, of our English scenery strikes the imagination; and Alan was fresh home from an early summer tour among the Peruginesque solidities of the Umbrian Apennines. "How beautiful it all is, after all," he said, turning to his entertainer. "In Italy 'tis the background the painter dwells upon; in England, we look rather at the middle distance."
Mrs. Dewsbury darted round her the restless eye of a hostess, to see upon whom she could socially bestow him. "Oh, come this way," she said, sweeping across the lawn towards a girl in a blue dress at the opposite corner. "You must know our new-comer. I want to introduce you to Miss Barton, from Cambridge. She's SUCH a nice girl too,—the Dean of Dunwich's daughter."...
Wednesday the Tenth: Grant Allen's Top Collection
Book 16 · Nov 2015 ·
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On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga—of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group—when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
I strained my eyes and saw—well, a barrel or something. For myself, I should never have [pg 10] made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed. Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
To my great surprise, however, I found out, when I got my glasses fixed full upon it, it was neither of these, but an open English row-boat, apparently, making signs of distress, and alone in the midst of the wide Pacific.