Almayer's Folly Joseph Conrad http://www.feedbooks.com/book/716 urn:isbn:0375760148 en 1895 Novels This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/716.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/716.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/716.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/716.mobi The Cone H. G. Wells http://www.feedbooks.com/book/616 urn:isbn:1842124021 en 1895 Short Fiction This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://www.feedbooks.com/book/616.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/616.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/616.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/616.mobi The Crack of Doom Robert Cromie http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2877 urn:isbn:B000WCWVR6 en 1895 Novels Science Fiction The rough notes from which this narrative has been constructed were given to me by the man who tells the story. For obvious reasons I have altered the names of the principals, and I hereby pass on the assurance which I have received, that the originals of such as are left alive can be found if their discovery be thought desirable. This alteration of names, the piecing together of somewhat disconnected and sometimes nearly indecipherable memoranda, and the reduction of the mass to consecutive form, are all that has been required of me or would have been permitted to me. The expedition to Labrador mentioned by the narrator has not returned, nor has it ever been definitely traced. He does not undertake to prove that it ever set out. But he avers that all which is hereafter set down is truly told, and he leaves it to mankind to accept the warning which it has fallen to him to convey, or await the proof of its sincerity which he believes the end of the century will produce. (Often quoted as being the first reference to the idea of an atomic bomb.) http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2877.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2877.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2877.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2877.mobi A House-Boat on the Styx John Kendrick Bangs http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2839 urn:isbn:8184569297 en 1895 Short Fiction Crime/Mystery Fantasy Collections The book begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx startled--and annoyed--by the arrival of a house boat on his mystical river. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is to be appointed the boat's janitor. What follows are eleven stories set on the house boat. There is no central theme; each chapter features various souls from history and mythology, and in the twelfth chapter the house boat disappears, seguing into the sequel, Pursuit of the House-Boat. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2839.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2839.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2839.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2839.mobi Fanny Herself Edna Ferber http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3455 en 1917 Novels Biography This intensely personal chronicle of a young girl growing up Jewish in a small midwestern town is the most autobiographical of Pulitzer Prize-winning Ferber’s novels, full of fine, full-blown, and fascinating characters. This work was published before 1923 and is in the public domain in the USA only. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3455.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3455.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3455.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3455.mobi Irish Fairy Tales James Stephens http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4143 en 1920 Short Fiction Young Readers Fantasy Collections The lore of ancient Ireland comes to life in this collection of classic folk tales retold for modern readers. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4143.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4143.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4143.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4143.mobi The Diary of a U-boat Commander Sir William Stephen Richard King-Hall http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4208 en 1918 Biography War The diary of a World War One U-Boat commander. As well as being a fascinating glimpse of life on the German U-boats during the intense submarine blockade, this also reminds us there were humans involved - on both sides of the action - as we read too of the intimate thoughts and intense love of a man longing for his sweetheart. This work was published before 1923 and is in the public domain in the USA only. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4208.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4208.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4208.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4208.mobi I'll Kill You Tomorrow Helen Huber http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4225 en 1953 Short Fiction Science Fiction The entities were utterly, ambitiously evil; their line of defense, apparently, was absolutely impregnable. Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and/or check the copyright status in your country. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4225.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4225.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4225.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4225.mobi Facing the Flag Jules Verne http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4311 en 1897 Novels Science Fiction Adventure Facing the Flag or For the Flag is a patriotic novel by Jules Verne. Like The Begum's Millions which Verne published in 1879 , it has the theme of France and the entire world threatened by a super-weapon (what would now be called a weapon of mass destruction) with the threat finally overcome through the force of French patriotism. It can be considered one of the first books dealing with problems which was to become paramount half a century after its publication: brilliant scientists discovering new weapons of great destructive power, whose full utilisation might literally destroy the world; the competition between various powers to obtain control of such weapons; and also the efforts of ruthless non-state groups to have it. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4311.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4311.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4311.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4311.mobi Ann Veronica H. G. Wells http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4298 en 1909 Novels Romance Dealing with political issues of the time the novel was written and concentrating specifically on feminist issues, through the course this novel the heroine matures from an innocent and naïve girl to a representative of the New Woman. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4298.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4298.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4298.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4298.mobi Heretics Gilbert Keith Chesterton http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3679 urn:isbn:1595478736 en 1905 Non-Fiction Essay Collections Religion Though he was on the whole a fun loving and gregarious man, during adolescence Chesterton was troubled by thoughts of suicide. In Christianity he found answers to many of the dilemmas and paradoxes of life. Throughout Heretics he provides a very personal critique of contemporary religious notions. His consistently engaging but often wayward humour is mixed liberally with daring flights of fancy and some startling turns of thought. A highly original collection of essays, providing an invaluable contribution to one of the major debates of the last century - one that continues to exercise leading thinkers in the present one. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3679.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3679.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3679.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3679.mobi Orthodoxy Gilbert Keith Chesterton http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3685 urn:isbn:8562022268 en 1908 Non-Fiction Religion Orthodoxy (1908) is a book by G. K. Chesterton that has become a classic of Christian apologetics. Chesterton considered this book a companion to his other work, Heretics. In the book's preface Chesterton states the purpose is to "attempt an explanation, not of whether the Christian Faith can be believed, but of how he personally has come to believe it." In it, Chesterton presents an original view of Christian religion. He sees it as the answer to natural human needs, the "answer to a riddle" in his own words, and not simply as an arbitrary truth received from somewhere outside the boundaries of human experience. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3685.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3685.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3685.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3685.mobi The Man Who Was Thursday: a Nightmare Gilbert Keith Chesterton http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3680 urn:isbn:0375757910 en 1908 Novels Crime/Mystery Fantasy Thriller Religion The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare is a novel by G. K. Chesterton, first published in 1908. The book has been referred to as a metaphysical thriller. Although it deals with anarchists, the novel is not an exploration or rebuttal of anarchist thought; Chesterton's ad hoc construction of "Philosophical Anarchism" is distinguished from ordinary anarchism and is referred to several times not so much as a rebellion against government but as a rebellion against God. The novel has been described as "one of the hidden hinges of twentieth-century writing, the place where, before our eyes, the nonsense-fantastical tradition of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear pivots and becomes the nightmare-fantastical tradition of Kafka and Borges." This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3680.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3680.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3680.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3680.mobi The Napoleon of Notting Hill Gilbert Keith Chesterton http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3683 urn:isbn:0955519624 en 1904 Novels Humor/Satire Politics The Napoleon of Notting Hill is a novel written by G. K. Chesterton in 1904, set in a nearly-unchanged London in 1984. Though the novel deals with the future, it concentrates not on technology nor on totalitarian government but on a government where no one cares what happens, comparable to Fahrenheit 451 in that respect. The dreary succession of randomly selected Kings of England is broken up when Auberon Quin, who cares for nothing but a good joke, is chosen. To amuse himself, he institutes elaborate costumes for the provosts of the districts of London. All are bored by the King's antics except for one earnest young man who takes the cry for regional pride seriously – Adam Wayne, the eponymous Napoleon of Notting Hill. While the novel is humorous (one instance has the King sitting on top of an omnibus and speaking to it as to a horse: "Forward, my beauty, my Arab," he said, patting the omnibus encouragingly, "fleetest of all thy bounding tribe"), it is also an adventure story: Chesterton is not afraid to let blood be drawn in his battles, fought with sword and halberd in the London streets, and Wayne thinks up a few ingenious strategies; and, finally, the novel is philosophical, considering the value of one man's actions and the virtue of respect for one's enemies. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3683.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3683.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3683.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3683.mobi The Repairman Harry Harrison http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1409 urn:isbn:B000XCUV5Y en 1958 Short Fiction Science Fiction Being an interstellar trouble shooter wouldn’t be so bad … if I could shoot the trouble! Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and/or check the copyright status in your country. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1409.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1409.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1409.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1409.mobi The Innocence of Father Brown Gilbert Keith Chesterton http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3713 urn:isbn:1602068984 en 1911 Short Fiction Crime/Mystery Collections Religion Twelve mysteries featuring Father Brown, the short, stumpy Catholic priest with "uncanny insight into human evil." This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3713.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3713.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3713.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3713.mobi Eugenics and Other Evils Gilbert Keith Chesterton http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3719 urn:isbn:1587420023 en 1922 Philosophy Essay Science Collections Politics From the introduction: "I publish these essays at the present time for a particular reason connected with the present situation; a reason which I should like briefly to emphasise and make clear. Though most of the conclusions, especially towards the end, are conceived with reference to recent events, the actual bulk of preliminary notes about the science of Eugenics were written before the war.[...]" This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3719.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3719.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3719.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3719.mobi Planet of the Damned Harry Harrison http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2395 urn:isbn:0812535073 en 1962 Novels Science Fiction Hugo nominated in 1962, originally published in Analog Science Fact-Science Fiction as "Sense of Obligation." Brion has just won the Twenties, a global competition to test achievements in 20 categories of human activities -- but before he can enjoy his victory he's forced to leave his homeworld to help salvage Dis, the most hellish planet in the galaxy. Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and/or check the copyright status in your country. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2395.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2395.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2395.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2395.mobi The Evil Clergyman Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://www.feedbooks.com/book/248 en 1939 Short Fiction This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/248.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/248.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/248.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/248.mobi The Moon Bog Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://www.feedbooks.com/book/270 en 1926 Short Fiction This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/270.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/270.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/270.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/270.mobi The Green Meadow Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://www.feedbooks.com/book/253 en 1927 Short Fiction This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/253.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/253.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/253.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/253.mobi The Strange High House in the Mist Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://www.feedbooks.com/book/285 en 1931 Short Fiction This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/285.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/285.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/285.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/285.mobi The Tree Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://www.feedbooks.com/book/293 en 1921 Short Fiction This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/293.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/293.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/293.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/293.mobi It Can't Happen Here Sinclair Lewis http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3659 urn:isbn:045121658X en 1935 Novels Humor/Satire Politics It Can't Happen Here is a semi-satirical political novel by Sinclair Lewis published in 1935. It features newspaperman Doremus Jessup struggling against the fascist regime of President Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip, who resembles Gerald B. Winrod, the Kansas evangelist whose far-right views earned him the nickname "The Jayhawk Nazi". It serves as a warning that political movements akin to Nazism can come to power in countries such as the United States when people blindly support their leaders. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3659.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3659.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3659.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3659.mobi The Damned Algernon Blackwood http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1060 urn:isbn:1847020143 en 1914 Short Fiction Ghost Stories This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1060.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1060.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1060.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1060.mobi A Prisoner in Fairyland Algernon Blackwood http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1075 urn:isbn:1406933244 en 1913 Novels Horror Fantasy This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1075.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1075.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1075.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1075.mobi Imprisoned with the Pharaohs Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://www.feedbooks.com/book/264 en 1924 Short Fiction Horror This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/264.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/264.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/264.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/264.mobi A Tale of Jerusalem Edgar Allan Poe http://www.feedbooks.com/book/812 en 1832 Short Fiction http://www.feedbooks.com/book/812.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/812.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/812.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/812.mobi