Ethel: 266 books

Ellen Guppy is the reluctant heroine of Ethel Wilson’s final novel, Love and Salt Water. Saddened by a painful childhood, Ellen has adopted a skeptical independence and learned too well to hold her heart in reserve. But, as the novel unfolds, Ellen undergoes something of a sea-change; learning to...

This appealing memoir introduces the family of Charles Hart Spencer and his wife Mary Acheson: seven children born between 1884 and 1895. It also introduces a large Victorian house in Shadyside (a Pittsburgh neighborhood) and a middle-class way of life at the turn of the century. Mr. Spencer,...

My name is Ethel Chop, and many things concern me: unemployment, incorrect bus timetables, and the fact that today's youth are all lazy and stupid. This generous collection of wisdom from Ethel Chop offers more advice than you'll ever need on 'how to live new age without turning into a loopdeloo nutbag.'...

The eighteen pieces collected in Mrs. Golightly and Other Stories bring together the many and subtle voices of Ethel Wilson, demonstrating her extraordinary range as a writer. From the gentle mockery of the title story to the absurdist reportage of “Mr. Sleepwalker,” Wilson exerts unerring narrative...

Written by Ethel Waxham Love, a Wellesley College graduate who went to Wyoming in 1905 as a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse, and her son, J. David Love, who later became an eminent geologist, Life on Muskrat Creek tells the fascinating story of a family’s day-to-day life on an isolated ranch in...

Behind the Veil is a captivating book of mystical, romantic short stories.  Ethel Rolt Wheeler was born Mary Ethel Wheeler, the daughter of the stone merchant, Joseph Wheeler and Amina Cooke Taylor both of Irish descent. She wrote using the pen name Rolt Wheeler, as did her brother, the author...

“There was too much to be done by the most of us, to keep the wolf from the door, to give way to our feelings, and it was better so. It gave us the feeling that we, too, although not enlisted in the ranks South, had a battle to fight at home on more than one line, and the worst of all was to keep...

Rosa Mundi and Other Stories Ethel M. Dell, british writer (1881-1939) This ebook presents «Rosa Mundi and Other Stories», from Ethel M. Dell. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- ROSA...

The Way of an Eagle Ethel M. Dell, british writer (1881-1939) This ebook presents «The Way of an Eagle», from Ethel M. Dell. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- MOTTO -03- PART I. THE...

The Tidal Wave and Other Stories Ethel M. Dell, british writer (1881-1939) This ebook presents «The Tidal Wave and Other Stories», from Ethel M. Dell. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02-...

The Bars of Iron Ethel M. Dell, british writer (1881-1939) This ebook presents «The Bars of Iron», from Ethel M. Dell. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- DEDICATION -03- MOTTO -04- PROLOGUE...

The Top of the World Ethel M. Dell, british writer (1881-1939) This ebook presents «The Top of the World», from Ethel M. Dell. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- DEDICATION -03- PART...

The Lamp in the Desert Ethel M. Dell, british writer (1881-1939) This ebook presents «The Lamp in the Desert», from Ethel M. Dell. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- DEDICATION -03- MOTTO -04- THE...

Charles Rex Ethel M. Dell, british writer (1881-1939) This ebook presents «Charles Rex», from Ethel M. Dell. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- DEDICATION -03- MOTTO -04- PART I. CHARLES REX -05- CHAPTER...