An iconic collection of Christmas fairy tales from the Danish master of storytelling Hans Christian Andersen including some of his best work: The Old House, The Drop of Water, The Happy Family, The Story of a Mother, The False Collar, The Shadow, The Old Street-lamp, The Dream of Little Tuk, The Naughty Boy, The Two Neighbouring Families, The Darning-Needle, The Little Match Girl, The Red Shoes.

The classic, gritty, and tragic tale of desperation and betrayal in Ireland that inspired John Ford's Academy Award—winning film. Dublin, 1920s. In the aftermath of the Irish Civil War, strong but simpleminded Gypo Nolan is at the end of his rope. Desperate to escape to America with his girlfriend, all he needs is money. Meanwhile, his friend and former comrade Frankie McPhillip is a dedicated member of the IRA-and wanted by the police for murder. When...

A modern-day Robin Hood outsmarts London's elite in this 1925 crime novel by the author of the Fu Manchu novels. Jewish criminal mastermind Séverac Bablon is on a mission to combat the negative stereotypes of his people by blackmailing wealthy Jews into giving to charity. Like a modern-day Robin Hood, he steals in the name of the poor and outcast, inspiring philanthropy with the barrel of a gun. As the rich go to greater and greater lengths to stop...

Henry James wrote a number of stories about art, artists, their achievements, and their reputations – both whilst alive and after their death. The Madonna of the Future is about a would be artist. Theobald has an enormous reverence for the world of Art, and Italian Renaissance painters in particular. He is well informed about the history and the technical details of what they have produced...

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The Duchess of Malfi (originally published as The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy) is a Jacobean revenge tragedy written by English dramatist John Webster in 1612—1613. Published in 1623, the play is loosely based on events that occurred between 1508 and 1513 surrounding Giovanna d'Aragona, Duchess of Amalfi (d. 1511), whose father, Enrico d'Aragona, Marquis of Gerace, was an illegitimate son of Ferdinand I of Naples. As in the play, she secretly...

What if Robert E. Lee won the Battle of Gettysburg and his army went on to capture Philadelphia? What if the United States government was forced to recognize Confederate independence? In this acclaimed work of alternative history, the wealthy and prosperous Confederacy is a superpower, locked into a bitter struggle with its European rival, the German Union. The United States, conversely, is utterly destitute, a sinkhole of lawlessness and corruption....

"The Works of Edgar Allan Poe" is a captivating five-book series that immerses readers in the dark, intricate world of one of America's most iconic writers. This collection showcases Poe's mastery across various literary forms, from eerie short stories like "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Fall of the House of Usher" to his haunting poetry, including the renowned "The Raven." Poe's works delve into themes of the macabre, the mysterious, and the...

A Daughter of the Sioux was written by Charles King. After retiring from a distinguished military career, Brigadier General Charles King used his life experiences as inspiration for a series of acclaimed novels and screenplays. A Daughter of the Sioux is a gripping wartime tale of deceit, duplicity and secret identities that packs plenty of action and adventure into a compact, entertaining read. As part of our mission to publish great works of literary...

In Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Fair Barbarian, cultures clash when an affluent American heiress makes a splash in a sleepy British village. Octavia Bassett, a spirited young woman who hails from the untamed outback of Nevada, shocks and offends many of the staid aristocrats she encounters -- but she manages to capture a few hearts, as well. As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Sheba Blake Publishing Corp....