Treasureword Classics: 174 books

A fascinating account of the composer Richard Wagner by his friend of nearly half a century, Ferdinand Praeger.

A classic collection of literary and philosophical essays.

A classic collection of essays by Arthur Christopher Benson.

An entertaining collection of short stories, studies, and poems by Arthur Quiller-Couch.

In 1859, while the U.S. Senate was considering whether the United States should try to annex the Spanish possession of Cuba, Dana traveled there and visited Havana, a sugar plantation, a bullfight, and various churches, hospitals, schools, and prisons, a trip documented in his book To Cuba and Back.

From the preface:    From a Cornish Window first appeared between cloth covers some six or seven years ago. I see that its Dedication bears the date, April 3rd, 1906. But parts of it were written years before in the old Pall Mall Magazine, under the editorship of Lord Frederic Hamilton (who...

Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.

A classic book detailing various cliff castles and cave dwellings. It is an extensive account of how they came about and the varied people that are a part of these cultures.

A classic biography of Washington Irving, an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle", both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.

The detailed private diary Pepys kept from 1660 until 1669 was first published in the 19th century, and is one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period. It provides a combination of personal revelation and eyewitness accounts of great events, such as the Great Plague of London, the Second Dutch War and the Great Fire of London.

Includes the following plays:    SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR,  HENRY IV,  RIGHT YOU ARE! (IF YOU THINK SO).

In this volume of picturesque stories Miss Murfree keeps well in the path she laid for herself in her first work. It is always safe to expect good work of its kind when she writes, and the kind is better than the general average of successful fiction.

An exciting adventure tale in which a boy of fourteen joins a mysterious captain on a journey to Honduras, in order to find a large amount of gold.

A classic collection of essays by Arthur Christopher Benson.