Ragged Dick  |
| Horatio Alger (1832 - 1899) |
1867 Best Seller.
The novel tells the story of a young boy 'Dick' and his climb to success.
Dick has a low start in life growing up on the streets of post civil war New York City
but he is honest and hardworking and his loyalty and persistence pay off.
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| The Inner Shrine |
| Basil King (1859 - 1928) |
Publishers Weekly #1 Best Seller for 1909.
This story of a French Irish girl whose husband is killed in a duel was originally published anonymously.
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| Move Underground http://www.moveunderground.org/ |
| Nick Mamatas (1972 - ) http://nihilistic-kid.livejournal.com/ |
"The American dream reveals itself to be a Lovecraftian nightmare in Mamatas's audacious first novel, set in the early 1960s, which goes on the
road with Kerouac, Cassady, and Cthulhu." -- Publishers Weekly
This novel was nominated for both the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel and the International Horror Guild Award for Best First Novel in 2005, and made the Locus Magazine Recommended Reading List for books published in 2004.
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| Quo Vadis |
| Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846 - 1916) |
Sienkiewicz received the 1905 Nobel Price in Literature for his "outstanding merits as an epic writer".
The novel follows the developing love between a Christian woman and a Roman Patrician in the time of Nero.
The romantic story arc is set against the conflict of the moral systems of the long established Roman Empire and the developing Christianity.
Sienkiewicz uses this setting to explore morality and power, and his observations remain relevant today.
The novel is based on extensive historical research and gives a good view of life in those times.
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| Antwerp to Gallipoli |
| Arthur Ruhl (1876 - 1935) |
An account of Ruhl's experiences in almost all WWI's hot spots.
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| Five Months at Anzac |
| Joseph Lievesley Beeston (1859 - 1921) |
The personal account of a field ambulance commander.
It’s full of humour and sympathy for both sides.
The Australian love of swimming and the beach makes an appearance, even though the beach was in the line of fire of Turkish positions.
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| The Baum Plan for Financial Independence and Other Stories |
| John Kessel (1950 - ) http://www4.ncsu.edu/~tenshi/index2.html |
"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
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