Jason Oakley
12 books
General Fiction
1.1K
Thomas Peckett Prest - Varney, the Vampyre Vol. 2
Originally published as a penny dreadful from 1845 until 1847, when it first appeared in book form, Varney the Vampyre is a forerunner to vampire stories such as Dracula , which it heavily influenced. Flora...
22 hours 45 minutes
Children's Fiction
1.2K
Frances Hodgson Burnett - Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy is a sentimental children's novel by American (English-born) author Frances Hodgson Burnett, serialized in St. Nicholas Magazine in 1885. It was a runaway hit for the magazine and was...
6 hours 26 minutes
Modern (20th C)
903
Joseph Trienens - Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing
Written in 1910, this «cyclopedia» is full of information that was quite useful at the time. A hundred years later, its text is more humorous than practical — although some advice never goes out of style. (Summary by...
14 hours 25 minutes
