1899 Best Seller.

A novel full of wonderful character sketches. David Harum, a dry and somewhat excentric country banker, tells of a young man from a well to do family who finds himself in the small town of Homeville and begins a romance with a young lady.

A political analysis of the causes and justifications of the war against the Ottoman Empire and the eventual ill fated Gallipoli landings of the ANZACs. Full of historical background, for example the apparent origin of the phrase "Young Turk" from a new Ottoman regime just before WWI. Presented for it's historical interest, the views of the author are his own.

"Kessel proves himself again a master not just of science fiction, but also of the modern short story, crafting compelling characters and following them through plots that never fail to please - or to defy prediction." --Metro Magazine

"Kessel's blend of dark humor and reality-stretching scenarios is consistently mesmerizing." --Booklist

"One of the best collections of the year." --Locus

"These well-crafted stories, full of elegantly drawn characters, deliver a powerful emotional punch." --Publishers Weekly

Winner of the 1922 Pulitzer Prize.

The story of a young woman's attempt to move up the social ladder though her family seems to be slowly sinking.

A collection of short stories highly praised by Herman Melville. Melville later dedicated Moby Dick to Hawthorne in "admiration for his genius".