Baker Press imprint: 91 books

These early works by Guy de Maupassant were originally published in the 1880's. As a collection of short stories, this represents Maupassant's tales of suicide, and includes 'A Stroll', 'Found on a Drowned Man', 'The Child', 'The Magic Couch', 'Yvette Samoris', and many other titles. Guy de Maupassant...

Originally published in 1910. An unusual and useful illustrated guide to the various methods of gilding and repairing picture frames. Deals with tools - materials - methods - repairs etc. Many of the earliest craft books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce...

These early works by Guy de Maupassant were originally published in the 1880's. As a collection of short stories, this represents Maupassant's tales of the family, and includes 'A Family Affair', 'My Uncle Jules', 'The Gamekeeper', 'The Story of a Farm Girl', and many other titles. Guy de Maupassant...

This early work by G. K. Chesterton was originally published in 1915. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London in 1874. He studied at the Slade School of Art, and upon graduating began to work as a freelance journalist. Over the course of his life, his literary output was incredibly diverse and...

“Sixteen Waltzes, Op. 39” is a collection of short waltzes written for the piano by Johannes Brahms in 1865. The pieces were published two years subsequent to their writing and were dedicated to the music critic Eduard Hanslick. Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) was a seminal German composer and...

These early works by Arthur Conan Doyle were originally published in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and we are now republishing them with a brand new introductory biography as part of our Sherlock Holmes series. Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1859. It was between 1876...

A terrifying tale of a bet made among friends involving a dead body and how things go horribly wrong.

This early work by Arthur Conan Doyle was originally published in 1928 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography as part of our Professor Challenger series. Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1859. It was between 1876 and 1881, while studying medicine...

Ambrose Bierce has a reputation as one of the darker short story writers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Here are collected his finest tales of murder, revenge and horror.

A seemingly love triangle that involves murder and betrayal but is really a fascinating insight into the mind of Ambrose Bierce and his radical politics that condemn the nation building and racist ideologies of white superiority that was prevalent among the wealthy Americans of his time.

Ambrose Bierce was well known for his biting wit and cynical approach to life. Here is a collection of essays which showcases this great writers outlook on life, love, power and politics.

Ambrose Bierce was one of the most famous writers in the world at the turn of the 20th century, a vocal and passion critic and probably best known for his works centred on the American civil war, of which he served in. Here is a collection of Bierce's finest work on the topic, including his first...

This early work by Guy de Maupassant was originally published in the 1880's. Guy de Maupassant was born in 1850 at the Château de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, France. He came from a prosperous family, but when Maupassant was eleven, his mother risked social disgrace by trying to secure a legal separation...

These early works by Guy de Maupassant were originally published in the 1880's. As a collection of short stories, this represents Maupassant's tales involving the subject of death, and includes 'Old Judas', 'The Beggar', 'The Moribund', 'Two Little Soldiers', and many other titles. Guy de Maupassant...