Mark Nelson
141 books
Poetry
495
Charles Godfrey Leland - Songs of the Sea and Lays of the Land
This is a volume of poetry by Charles Godfrey Leland. The first half of this volume is taken up by the Songs of the Sea, with rather romantic songs about seafaring, mermaids, and adventures, and the second half of the...
4 hours 16 minutes
Fantasy Fiction
421
Florence Dixie - Gloriana, or The Revolution of 1900
At the age of twelve, Gloriana de Lara dreams of the day that women are no longer second-class citizens, be able to vote, can aspire to any career open to men. She makes a solemn vow in front of her mother, Speranza,...
8 hours 53 minutes
Memoirs
437
Booker T. Washington - Up From Slavery: An Autobiography (version 2)
Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington sharing his personal experience of having to work to rise up from the position of a slave child during the Civil War, to the difficulties and obstacles...
7 hours 22 minutes
Science Fiction
426
Simon Landis - Entirely New Feature of a Thrilling Novel! Entitled, The Social War of the year 1900; or, The Conspirators and Lovers!
Described by io9.com contributor Jess Nevins as “the worst science fiction novel of the 19th century,” The Social War of 1900, or The Conspirators and Lovers! has become infamous for its overwrought prose, flimsy...
15 hours 20 minutes