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This Halcyon Classics eBook collection includes Lousia May Alcott's best-known works, including 'Little Women' and its sequels, 'Little Men,' and 'Jo's Boys.' Includes an active Table of Contents for easy navigation.Contents:Little WomenLittle MenJo's BoysIncludes an active table of contents.This unexpurgated edition contains the complete text, with minor errors and omissions corrected.

This Halcyon Classics ebook collection contains three novels featuring John Buchan's fictional secret agent Richard Hannay. Hannay is an action hero in the best British mold with a knack for getting into and out of trouble. Hannay is constantly on the move, often just one step ahead or behind those who are pursuing him and who he pursues.Set just before and during the First World War, THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS feature Hannay on the move against German spies and anarchists bent on destabilizing the British Empire. The subsequent works, GREENMANTLE and MR. STANDFAST, continue Hannay's undercover work in the midst of the war, working against Turkish and German agents in Britain and on the continent. John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875-1940) was a Scottish novelist, unionist, imperialist, and Governor-General of Canada. This ebook is DRM free and includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.

DANGER AT THE DRAWBRIDGE is #3 in the Penny Parker Series by Mildred Wirt Benson.When the newspaper's society editor becomes ill, Penny gets to cover a society wedding at a mysterious old estate which is surrounded by a moat. Penny discovers quite a mystery when the groom fails to show up for the wedding. Penny also learns about a missing tax evader and searches for both men at the same time.Mildred A. Wirt Benson (1905-2002) was a prolific author of books for young readers. A trained journalist, Benson is best known as a ghostwriter for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Under the house pen-name Carolyn Keene, Benson completed 23 of the first 25 Nancy Drew mysteries and wrote a number of others until 1984. Benson also wrote her own mystery series, Penny Parker, from the 1930s to the 1950s.This unexpurgated edition contains the complete text, with minor errors and omissions corrected.

BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR is #4 in the Penny Parker Series by Mildred Wirt Benson.Penny visits a ski resort and stumbles upon several mysteries. Unknown enemies are trying to force the resort to close, and during her investigations, Penny discovers a mysterious green door in the resort that leads to a room that can only be entered by invitation.Mildred A. Wirt Benson (1905-2002) was a prolific author of books for young readers. A trained journalist, Benson is best known as a ghostwriter for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Under the house pen-name Carolyn Keene, Benson completed 23 of the first 25 Nancy Drew mysteries and wrote a number of others until 1984. Benson also wrote her own mystery series, Penny Parker, from the 1930s to the 1950s.This unexpurgated edition contains the complete text, with minor errors and omissions corrected.

SWAMP ISLAND is the sixteenth book in the Penny Parker mystery series by Mildred A. Wirt Benson.Mildred A. Wirt Benson (1905-2002) was a prolific author of books for young readers. A trained journalist, Benson is best known as a ghostwriter for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Under the house pen-name Carolyn Keene, Benson completed 23 of the first 25 Nancy Drew mysteries and wrote a number of others until 1984. Benson also wrote her own mystery series, Penny Parker, from the 1930s to the 1950s.This unexpurgated edition contains the complete text, with minor errors and omissions corrected.

THE CLUE AND OTHER MYSTERIES features fourteen novels and short mysteries from the 'Fleming Stone' and 'Pennington Wise' mystery series. Young sleuth Fleming Stone and his associate, Fibsy, are noted for their ability to solve the most baffling, convoluted locked-room mysteries. Fleming Stone Mysteries• The Clue• The Gold Bag• The Adventure of the Mona Lisa• The Maxwell Mysteries• Anybody but Anne• The Adventure of the Clothes-Line• The White Alley• Vicky Van• The Diamond Pin• Raspberry Jam• The Mystery of the SycamorePennington Wise Mysteries• The Room with the Tassels• In the Onyx Lobby• The Come BackCarolyn Wells (1862-1942) was an American poet and author. Born in New Jersey, Wells married an heir to the Houghton-Mifflin publishing empire and worked as a librarian in Rahway before finding success as a writer of children's stories, prose, and especially mysteries. Among her more memorable detective characters were Fleming Stone and Pennington Wise.

THE RISE OF SILAS LAPHAM AND OTHER NOVELS features 14 novels by American realist author William Dean Howells, including his famous rags-to-riches story, THE RISE OF SILAS LAPHAM, and his utopian masterpiece A TRAVELER FROM ALTRURIA.• A Chance Acquaintance• The Lady of the Aroostook• Dr. Breen’s Practice• A Modern Instance• Indian Summer• The Rise of Silas Lapham• April Hopes• Annie Kilburn• A Traveler from Altruria• The Landlord at Lion’s Head• Through the Eye of the Needle• Their Wedding Journey• A Hazard of New Fortunes• Their Silver Wedding JourneyWilliam Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American popular realist novelist, editor, playwright, and critic. Best known for his novels THE RISE OF SILAS LAPHAM and A TRAVELER FROM ALTRURIA, Howells was also the long-term editor of ATLANTIC MONTHLY and friend to Mark Twain. Howells was a Christian Socialist whose realist novels were often interwoven with notions of social justice.

THE SECRET PACT is #6 in the Penny Parker Series by Mildred Wirt Benson.Penny wants to write a story about a strange tattoo she sees on a sailor, but neither her father's nor her school's newspaper agree to the idea. Penny impulsively decides to start a new newspaper in the abandoned Morning Press building and enlists the help of a few close friends. She soon finds herself in over her head and courting trouble after she runs the story about the tattooed man in her new paper. Mildred A. Wirt Benson (1905-2002) was a prolific author of books for young readers. A trained journalist, Benson is best known as a ghostwriter for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Under the house pen-name Carolyn Keene, Benson completed 23 of the first 25 Nancy Drew mysteries and wrote a number of others until 1984. Benson also wrote her own mystery series, Penny Parker, from the 1930s to the 1950s.

THE GREAT MARVEL ADVENTURES SERIES follows young Jack and Sam, two inventive boys whose curiosity and pluck lead them on adventures to the North and South poles, to the center of the Earth, to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.• Through the Air to the North Pole• Under the Ocean to the South Pole• Five Thousand Miles Underground• Through Space to Mars• Lost on the Moon• On a Torn-Away WorldRoy Rockwood was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a large publisher of books for young readers in the early and mid 20th century. Most of the Great Marvel books were the work of Howard R. Garis (1873-1962) an American writer, journalist, and broadcaster. Garis used a number of pen names in producing works for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, including Laura Lee Hope (some of the Bobbsey Twins books), Clarence Young (the Motor Boys), Marion Davidson (the Camp Fire Girls), and Lester Chadwick (Baseball Joe). In addition to novels, Garis is perhaps best remembered as the creator of some 15,000 UNCLE WIGGLY stories, published nationally from 1910-1947 six times weekly.

MERTON OF THE MOVIES follows the misadventures of Merton Gill, an aspiring movie actor with no talent. When the producers see how ridiculous his acting is, they cast him in a comedy, but tell him that he's acting in a drama. MERTON OF THE MOVIES was adapted for film three times (1924, 1932, 1947).BUNKER BEAN is a clever satire on Big Business and urban culture of early 20th century America. This work helped to popularize the term "flapper."• Merton of the Movies• Bunker BeanHarry Leon Wilson (1867-1939) was an American novelist and dramatist. Born in Illinois, Wilson worked his way west at age 16, ending up in California. There he worked for H.H. Bancroft, and eventually earned modest sums writing for PUCK, where he later served as assistant editor and editor. He left PUCK in 1902 to devote himself fully to writing, and achieved success with several novels and dramas. He lived in Carmel, California until his death in 1939.

This Halcyon Classics ebook collection contains fifteen works by English novelist Sax Rohmer (Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward). Among the works are three 'Dr. Fu Manchu' novels, featuring Rohmer's archetypal supervillain Dr. Fu Manchu. The arch supervillain is a recurring character in many of Rohmer's works.This ebook is DRM free and includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.ContentsDr. Fu Manchu SeriesThe Insidious Dr. Fu ManchuThe Return of Dr. Fu ManchuThe Hand of Dr. Fu ManchuOther WorksBat WingBrood of the Witch-QueenDopeFire-TongueTales of ChinatownThe Golden ScorpionThe Green Eyes of BâstThe Mysterious MummyThe Orchard of TearsThe Quest of the Sacred SlipperThe Sins of Séverac BablonThe Yellow Claw