The following is a list of recently released ebooks from various Gutenberg projects, including Project Gutenberg US, PG Australia, Faded Page, and Standard Ebooks.
The Street of the Flute-Player by Henry De Vere Stacpoole is a romance novel that explores themes of love and adventure, set against a backdrop of ancient Athens. The book is noted for its engaging narrative and vivid descriptions, making it a captivating read for those interested in romantic tales.
Maud Silver, demure private eye, is on a train to London when a young woman in a state of shock bursts into her compartment. She is Lisle Jerningham, a newlywed with a fortune - which may be about to get her killed.—Amazon
Cambridge didn’t make Jim a gentleman. It simply made him an extraordinary dock-hand. And no dock-hand, however extraordinary, should, by any of the rules, have attracted the love of so exquisite a little flower of luxury as Viola. But Jim didn’t know the rules and never would. “The Kingfisher” is the story of the making of a man, of the buffetings and opportunities that life dealt him with so careless a hand. There is strength and beauty and irony in the telling and an extraordinary sense of the power of love.—from the dust jacket
A collection of poetry by abolitionist Maria Lowell, published posthumously.
Several short articles published in the Journal of Inland Seas.
A collection of short stories starring Craig Kennedy, scientific detective.
[This] romance [is] a kind of allegorical statement of the conflict in contemporary England between the old social order and the new.—New York Times, 7 Feb. 1932
"The Battle of the Horizons" is a sophisticated social novel that explores the complex cultural and emotional landscapes of the post-World War I era. Centered on Athene Graham, a wealthy and idealistic young American woman, the narrative follows her journey as she marries into a traditional English family. As Athene navigates the rigid social structures and reserved manners of the British upper class, her romanticized visions of the Old World are challenged by the stark realities of domestic life and differing moral outlooks.—Amazon
Red Alert deals with the apocalyptic threat of nuclear war and the almost absurd ease with which it can be triggered. The book provided the underlying narrative structure for Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 film Dr. Strangelove.
An obituary of William Burton Hurd, 1894-1950.
A space traveler accidentally finds himself on Venus and must learn the local customs to survive.
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