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This work is a selection of Christmas stories (or sometimes chapters) of Lucy Maud Montgomery from different sources and different times. The focus is widened a bit to include a few works about Thanksgiving Day and New Year’s Day. LMM was a prolific Canadian author in the early 20th century whose works were very popular in her own country as well as the United States, and indeed around the world. Perhaps her most read novel was her first, Anne Of Green Gables. - Summary by david wales

Eight Cousins, or The Aunt-Hill was published in 1875 by American novelist Louisa May Alcott. It is the story of Rose Campbell, a lonely and sickly girl who has been recently orphaned and must now reside with her maiden great aunts, who are the matriarchs of her wealthy Boston family. When Rose's guardian, Uncle Alec, returns from abroad, he takes over her care. She is suddenly confronted with a male guardian and seven male cousins, none of whom she knows well. - Summary by Wikipedia

Rosemary lives at home with her mother. She hopes to find her father one day. - Summary by ShrimpPhish

Professor Pierre Aronnax is an academic whose thirst for knowledge carries him out of his ivory tower and on the trail of a mysterious sea beast. His curiosity at last is satiated when he finds himself in the belly of the beast-- that is, on board the incredible submarine the Nautilus, courtesy of its mysterious pilot Captain Nemo and in the company of his servant Conseil and sailor Ned Land. (Introduction by Piper Hale)

This is the third issue of the classic science fiction Astounding Magazine. It contains the opening chapters of a 4 part serialized novel by Ray Cummings, and stories by the prolific Capt. S. P. Meek, Will Smith and R. J. Robbins, Sewell Peaslee Wright and A. T. Locke. (Summary by Alan Winterrowd)

Creatures of Desire is a channel devoted to enchanting stories of women loving women, set in worlds filled with magic, myth, and irresistible supernatural allure. From forbidden romances between witches and warriors to tender connections with fae, mermaids, vampires, and other fantastical beings, this channel celebrates sapphic fantasy in all its sensual, emotional, and imaginative forms.

Sketches of a family's life in a New England suburb at the end of the nineteenth century. - Summary by Beeswaxcandle

"Richard Mutimer is delighted to inherit a large fortune. As a socialist, he means to use it well: he will open a factory in which workers would be treated well, he will advance his party's causes through his own wealth... At least, so he thinks. But reality may be far different. This novel raises more questions than answers. How much should money play in the marriage market, or can love have a prominent place? Can a man who gained power remain a socialist? This book is not only about political unrest. It is a story of a man who changes, for better or worse, and all the forces that shape him. ...

A collection of short Christmas works by the author of The Story of the Fourth Wise Man (Summary by D. Leeson).

🌃 A hard-boiled detective walking the neon-lit streets of New York, where every case begins with a body and ends in the shadows.Welcome to Broadway Is My Beat – Old Time Radio Detective Drama, your destination for classic crime stories, murder mysteries, and vintage radio drama from the golden age of radio.Starring Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover, Broadway Is My Beat follows a thoughtful and relentless New York police detective as he investigates murders, broken dreams, betrayal, and danger along the streets surrounding Broadway.With poetic narration, atmospheric soundscapes, and ...

Impetuous, self-centered Rhoda goes to boarding school and learns hard lessons. This is a story of recklessness and forgiveness. (Summary by JudiMason)

🌍 A globe-trotting adventurer caught in danger, intrigue, and high-stakes mystery wherever he goes.Welcome to The Adventures of Frank Race – Old Time Radio Adventure Drama, your destination for classic adventure stories, international intrigue, mystery, and vintage radio drama from the golden age of radio.Starring Tom Collins and later Paul Dubov as Frank Race, The Adventures of Frank Race follows a former intelligence operative turned troubleshooter whose cases take him across the world in search of stolen treasures, dangerous criminals, hidden secrets, and deadly conspiracies.With ...

Oblivion Girl follows the explosive exploits of Essa, known as "Oblivion Girl," a fierce, unfiltered, and borderline mythic bounty hunter. Armed with a warped sense of humor, unconventional weapons, and a mysterious ability to destroy entire cities, Essa navigates a chaotic world alongside her deadly but stoic partner Atticus and their teenage tech wizard, Kial.

Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. It introduced Count Dracula, and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy. The novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and a woman led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing. - Summary by Wikipedia

Theodore Savage: A Story of the Past or the Future is an early work of dystopian science fiction.

"The Horla" (French title "Le Horla") is among the most famous short stories by the French writer Guy de Maupassant. This version, published in 1887, is an expanded version of that previously published in the Paris literary periodical, Le Gil Blas, on October 26, 1886. Written as a series of private journal entries, it recounts the narrator's terrifying experience of "a strange, unknowable, and invisible being." - Summary by Louise J. Belle

Welcome to Chaos Nation, a heartfelt young adult novel brought to life chapter by chapter. A summer of grounding lands him in his Grandpa Hank’s red barn workshop. What starts as punishment quickly becomes a wild journey of welding sparks, daring builds, viral YouTube videos, and “controlled chaos.” As Alex and his friends launch Chaos Labs and Rogue Fabrications, he discovers the thrill of pushing creative limits, the weight of responsibility, and the butterflies of first love with his former rival, Emma Patel. Blending coming-of-age warmth, maker/engineering excitement, tender romance,...

This is a book of stories by Bernard Capes to entertain you if you should find yourself in a cozy chair by the fireplace during the short dark days of winter. - Summary by A. Gramour

A new girl of L.M. Montgomery's family is an event. She is Marigold Lesley of the great and glorious Clan. The book begins when Marigold was four months old and still without a name! The girl Marigold believed in magic, and magical things certainly had a way of happening to her as you find if - I mean when - you read Magic For Marigold. (Summary from Everygirl's Magazine 1929)

Two science fiction stories in which Rudyard Kipling imagined a future world controlled by the Aërial Board of Control with its motto, "Transportation is Civilization". In 'With the Night Mail' a postal packet makes an eventful night run across the North Atlantic from London to Quebec..... . A follow up story 'As Easy as ABC' had more to say about the political organization of this new world. (Summary by Phil Benson)- Summary by Phil Benson