Early Fiction

A Western novel set in the mountain desert of Carmichael during the early 20th century. In the rugged landscape of Carmichael, a fictional town scarred by violence and honor, Michael Marshall’s battle for identity is just beginning. Trapped between his uncle Quentin’s rigid expectations and the bloodied legacy of masculinity, Michael's world descends into chaos when an encounter with local roughneck Cliff Simon leads to a deadly act of self-defense. As he grapples with his own nature and the consequences of his actions, Michael embarks on a flight for survival and self-discovery that ...

In the waning years of Queen Victoria’s reign, a brilliant daughter is born to an aristocratic, military family in Prussia. A quirk of inheritance law allows Margarethe von Stahle to inherit her family’s titles. Her elders collaborate to educate her to take on her future duties, which include administering her family estates and supporting an order of nuns.Margarethe’s curiosity and precocity delight and perplex her teachers as they try to mold her. Her father trains her with his military cadets. A retired opera singer teaches her how to sing. Her grandaunt, headmistress of the ...

A thriller book set in Aix-les-Bains, Savoy, during the early 20th century. Step into the opulent yet enigmatic world of Aix-les-Bains, where the tranquility of the early 20th century is shattered by the chilling and unexpected murder of Mme. Camille Dauvray. In "Framed for Murder," a leisurely vacation takes a harrowing turn for Mr. Henderson, a well-to-do widower, when he becomes entangled in a gripping investigation led by the legendary detective, M. Hanaud. Mr. Henderson's annual retreat to the serene town becomes anything but routine when he encounters Celia Harland, a captivating ...

Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Topsy and Tim: The Complete Audio Collection by Jean and Gareth Adamson, read by Daniel Weyman and Kate Rawson. Topsy and Tim are always finding fun adventures in the real world, and this collection of stories is perfect for young children having first experiences of their own. A collection of 26 audio stories with fun sound effects and music.

Jane easily falls in love with Duncan: he's charming, good-natured and handsome. He has also slept with nearly every woman in Boyne City, Michigan. Jane sees Duncan's old girlfriends everywhere - at restaurants, at the grocery store, even three towns away. While she may be able to come to terms with dating the world's most prolific seducer of women, she wishes she didn't have to share him quite so widely.

This collection of over 50 stories brings together three of Enid Blyton's earliest and most imaginative story collections - The Book of Fairies (1924), The Book of Brownies (1926) and The Book of Pixies (1989) - and shows Blyton at her most imaginative and playful.

For new girl Darrell Rivers, there are friends to be made, pranks to be played and fun to be had at Malory Towers in Enid Blyton's best-loved boarding school series. Audiobook 11 is filled with mystery. What's with all the secrets? How did Daffy pull off her latest prank? What did Mam'zelle find in her handbag? And why is the new form-mate so strangely familiar? Expect more drama at Malory Towers!

"Winds of Fortune" is a historical fiction book set in New York during the early 20th century. Alluring with its layered narrative, it presents readers with an intricate mixture of personal rebellion, societal critique, and nail-biting adventure.The protagonist, Clement J. Restivo, is a resilient copyreader whose life witnesses a 180-degree turn, thanks to an unexpected inheritance of $500,000. Liberated from the stifling chains of his routine work, Restivo steps into a turbulent world, dominated by his determination and the whispers of his budding adventurous spirit. Setting & ContextThe ...

This is Carl Sandburg's third book of poetry and his largest. It is also the most wide-ranging. The title, Smoke and Steel, suggests the steel industry he knew in Chicago, Gary and Pittsburg, but he writes about many other things as well. His over-arching theme seems to be human life as a struggle in adversity, a struggle for the mere necessities of life - food, clothing, shelter, work - and a struggle for the human soul, a struggle for love, charity, justice, equality.

Two New York girls, Maria Mezza and Alice Doe, wake up one November morning in 1906. Their lives are about to change forever. Maria is heading to her first job in a shirtwaist factory wishing she was heading to the country side. Alice is leaving New York to find a new family in Illinois country side. Three years later, the paths of the two girls will converge once more. Gone is the innocence of youth yet both girls are desperately hoping their lives will improve. Maria is caught up in the Shirtwaist Strike while Alice is on the run for her life.`

National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward takes James Baldwin's 1963 examination of race in America, The Fire Next Time, as a jumping-off point for this groundbreaking collection of essays and poems about race from the most important voices of her generation and our time.

Mac and Wood find themselves confronted with the troublesome job of repairing a bridge piling supporting one of the iconic bridges spanning the Florida Keys. In the process they discover something unexpected—a cache of silver coins and bars embedded in coral. The pair, along with their archeologist friend Ned, soon realizes the immense historical significance of their discovery—the coins date back to the Civil War. But their joy quickly turns to apprehension as they realize they are not the only ones interested in the treasure.

For new girl Darrell Rivers, there are friends to be made, pranks to be played and fun to be had at Malory Towers in Enid Blyton's best-loved boarding school series. Music concert or Tennis tournament? In audiobook ten, feisty June and new girl Millicent can't agree what's more important. Soon all becomes irrelevant when things begin disappearing. Is there a thief in fifth form? Expect more drama at Malory Towers!

Follow the adventures of Peanut the Elephant and her friends at the zoo! Peanut is a very happy elephant and she has lots of playful and adorable friends.

Back in the 1950s at the dawn of science fiction, writers were turning out wildly imaginative stories for the pulp magazines. Robert Silverberg, writing as David Osborne, estimates he wrote over a million words in one year. Here are three more exciting stories from those heady days from the pioneers of science fiction: "Aliens from Space" by David Osborne, "The Man with Three Eyes" by E. L. Arch, and "Conquest of Earth" by Manly.

In her best-known work, The Yellow Wallpaper, Gilman writes about different kinds of oppression that women were exposed to at the time. Herland is a utopian novel from 1915, in which an isolated society composed entirely of women exists. The result is an ideal social order: free of war, conflict, and domination. The Crux tells the story of a group of New England women who move west to start a boardinghouse for men in Colorado. It is an important early feminist work that brings forward complicated issues of gender, citizenship, eugenics, and frontier nationalism.

A bold, deeply moving, and highly imaginative debut novel about Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, in whose story the conflict between the American ideal of equality and the realities of slavery and racism played out in the most tragic of terms.

Death in Central Park by Harper Stanwick, Sr. is a gripping mystery novel set in New York City during the early 20th century. When a young woman is found dead on a park bench, two high society individuals, Stephanie Orton and Carlos Collins, find themselves entangled in a complex web of intrigue and secrets. Stephanie Orton, a practical and independent heiress, refuses to marry the charming yet idle Steve Collins until he proves himself capable of achieving something meaningful. Their lives take an unexpected turn when they discover the lifeless body of a beautiful, unidentified girl in ...

Welcome to Malory Towers, where there's more to life than lessons! Darrell Rivers is delighted to be Head Girl of her form - and this year her sister Felicity joins Malory Towers, too. Most of the time Darrell couldn't be prouder of Felicity, but she's much less keen on her sister's trouble-making new friend. With twins Connie and Ruth also causing problems, Darrell's first term in charge is a big challenge....

"Memoirs of a Disguise" is a rich Literary Fiction book set prominently in New York City and various locations during the early 20th century. The tale commences with the introduction of Kerry Mackintosh, a man burdened by his failing music shop. This plight leads to the fateful encounter with Horatio Bottomfield - a compelling stranger seeking employment, marking the inception of an intense and complicated narrative. Join the JourneyFollowing his hiring, Bottomfield embarks on a dynamic journey through the harsh realities of life in the early 20th century, filled with intriguing characters,...