The following is a list of recently released ebooks from various Gutenberg projects, including Project Gutenberg US, PG Australia, Faded Page, and Standard Ebooks.
Billy Hawkins, a young air force cadet, stumbles upon thrilling, high-stakes escapades after chartering a flight for a mysterious passenger.
Here is the very breath of those lost-for-ever, faraway 'good old days' of the Thirties: the world of ten Woodbines for fourpence, of new houses for only five pounds down for those lucky enough to be able to buy them, and of three hungry, near-demoralised men competing for every job. It is a real story about real people, rich in humanity, pathos, laughter and tears. It is a love story, too, of the true-to-life kind rare in fiction. One of Frank Tilsley's earliest novels, it is also one of his best.—book's introduction
"The Dean's Elbow" is a compelling drama of ambition, sacrifice, and the enduring weight of past choices. The narrative explores the tension between public reputation and private reality. Thewliss's journey is one of moral complexity, as he grapples with the consequences of his early decisions and the desire to connect with his past without destroying the life he has built.—Google Books
An independent young woman lodging in a London boarding house at the end of the nineteenth century opens herself to the society of her fellow boarders.
A set of priceless pearls, a bit of romance and some tightrope walking result in some intrigue that requires Inspector Hanaud to solve.
Shady millionaires, all named Smith, are being struck down by lightning—out a clear blue sky! Doc and his crew track a conspiracy to gain control of various American industries to a remote laboratory in Maine.
In this novel the Irish author Henry de Vere Stacpoole drew upon his early career as a ship's surgeon to write a vivid and atmospheric tale of maritime adventure and nautical romance involving both Japan and Iceland.
A modern drama set within the Abbey of Mont St. Michel-a glory of mediaeval architecture. It is both a shrine and a fortress that is set boldly on a great rock in the Atlantic Ocean. At low tide the causeway to the French mainland is passable; at high tide the water submerges it, and the Abbey becomes an island.
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