David Wales
Benjamin Britten: Source Stories of Twelve Operas
Britten's operas are firmly established in the international repertoire: according to Operabase, they are performed worldwide more than thos…
Portrait Of A Man With Red Hair; A Romantic Macabre
Is the father insane or merely sadistic, a man entombed in a spirit of malevolence? This 1925 novel by a perceptive observer explores the te…
Winnowed Wisdom
This 1926 volume comprises thirty-five essays by the masterful Canadian humorist. - Summary by david wales
Travel Stories Retold From St. Nicholas
St. Nicholas was a popular magazine aimed at young folks in the late nineteenth – early twentieth century. Its articles were usually well-w…
The Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale For Tired Men
Sir Henry Maximilian "Max" Beerbohm was an English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist. The Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale for Tir…
A Child's Book Of The Seasons
This book is part of the author’s "Nature Books For Children" series (three books), which is probably the best indication of its t…
That Pup
When a crate unexpectedly arrives at Mr. Murchison's doorstep, he is in for a surprise: a lively puppy, unannounced and unordered, has come …
Campaign For Petersburg
In the American Civil War the Union victory in the ten-month campaign for the city of Petersburg, Virginia (June 1864-March 1865), led direc…
Post Mortems Two: Mere Mortals: Medico-Historical Essays
This 1925 collection of extensive essays (a second book following the first of similar title) comprises well written biographies of a few fa…
Gossip In The First Decade Of Victoria's Reign
"I have written this Gossip not only for the edification of those to whom a portion, more or less, may be news, but for those who, like…
Young Readers Science Fiction Stories
This 1957 book contains thirteen pre-space-exploration stories for young readers. Some of the details show their dated composition (we now…
Invention And Discovery: Curious Facts And Characteristic Sketches
"In this little volume are brought together a number of sketches and memoranda, illustrating the history of discovery, and the lives an…
That House I Bought; A Little Leaf From Life
This is a whimsical, entertaining, tongue in cheek narrative of the author’s purchase of a house, circa 1911. - Summary by david wales
Mademoiselle Ixe
This is a story by the English writer Mary Elizabeth Hawker (1848-1908) entitled Mademoiselle Ixe, by[pseudonym] Lanoe Falconer. The manuscr…
Myths and Legends of Alaska (version 2)
The myths in this 1911 volume are authentic. The original collections were made by government ethnologists. Only the quaintest and purest o…
Full Speed Ahead: Tales From The Log Of A Correspondent
“These tales are memories of several months spent as a special correspondent attached to the forces of the American Navy on foreign service……
Juju
A 1919 pulp-press tale of deepest darkest Africa. - Summary by david wales
The City That Was
This 1911 history of the public health revolution that transformed New York City in the nineteenth century is also about every city and town…
Tschaikovsky And His Orchestral Music
Included in this little book are analyses and backgrounds of most of Tschaikowsky’s standard concert music. A short sketch of Tschaikowsky’s…
Causes Of The American Civil War: Secession Statements Of Five Confederate States (South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Georgia, Mississippi)
Some of the states who rebelled against the Federal Government in the American Civil War issued statements by nascent governing bodies expla…