Mr. Hawkins Humorous Adventures

Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures

Edgar Franklin

Edgar Franklin

Edgar Franklin was the working name used for his publications by US writer Edgar Franklin Stearns (1879-1958), son of Frank Albert Stearns, who wrote as Fred Thorpe; his Mr Hawkins\' Humorous Adventures (coll of linked stories 1904), all reprinted from The Argosy, features the eponymous inventor/Scientist comically failing to make a series of devices, such as the pumpless pump, work properly – a tall-tale comic convention found very frequently in late nineteenth-century American magazine fiction; the series continued to 1915 in various of the Frank A Munsey magazines. "The Burden of the Billions" (August-December 1907 All-Story), a novel-length sci-fi tale, deals with mind control.
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A Drake by George!

A Drake by George!

John Trevena

John Trevena

Ernest George Henham was a Canadian-British author who wrote novels at the beginning of the 20th Century about Dartmoor and Devon, England. He also published literary works under the pseudonym John Trevena.
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Wee Macgreegor Enlists

Wee Macgreegor Enlists

J. J. Bell

Romance / Contemporary Romance

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Three at Table

Three at Table

W. W. Jacobs

Short Stories / Horror / Mystery & Thrillers

Three at Table - The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 12. is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.
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Count Bunker

Count Bunker

J. Storer Clouston

Fiction / History

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
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Shorty McCabe

Shorty McCabe

Sewell Ford

Humor / Sports

Odd Numbers - Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Sewell Ford is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Sewell Ford then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.
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Deserted

Deserted

W. W. Jacobs

Short Stories / Horror / Mystery & Thrillers

Deserted - Sailor\'s Knots, Part 1. is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.
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Sketches New and Old, Part 3.

Sketches New and Old, Part 3.

Mark Twain

Literature & Fiction / Short Stories / Biographies & Memoirs

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, is perhaps America\'s favorite author. A quick-witted humorist who wrote travelogues, letters, speeches, and most famously the novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), Twain was so successful that he became America\'s biggest celebrity by the end of the 19th century. Despite writing biting satires, he managed to befriend everyone from presidents to European royalty.  
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