Classic Western Literature

In this short essay, Mark Twain discusses the patriot William Tell, the city of Interlaken, and the Jungfrau mountain. He describes the beauty of the landscape with great admiration.

Classic Cat Stories is an anthology that includes fairy tales and fables from the likes of Rudyard Kipling and Charles Perrault as well as comic tales from Saki and E. F. Benson. Cats, of course, have always had a dark and mysterious side, which is explored to chilling effect by the likes of Edgar Allan Poe in 'The Black Cat'. But above all, we love them, and you’ll find here stories about all kinds of cats that tug at the heartstrings like 'The Man of the House' by Ethel Colburn Mayne and other stories that celebrate their curious ways.

Captain Chris Baldry is in 1916 a shell-shocked captain suffering from amnesia. He returns home to the three women who have molded his life. Will these three strong and dedicated women help him regain his memory and his sense of purpose and send him back to the front; or will he descend further into the vaults of oblivion.

A lawless land. Criminals running wild. Murder is rampant. One man can solve the problems facing the Old West. That man is United States Marshal Morgan Porter. The name Morgan Porter is famous in the Texas lore of the Old West. The saga of his exploits as a US marshal are legendary. Morgan Porter and his deputies changed the culture of lawlessness to one that was safe for law abiding men and their families. Ride with Marshal Porter as he tames the Wild West.

Always FREE on Kindle Unlimited Clean and Wholesome Contemporary Western Romance story. Renowned cardiologist and heart transplant surgeon Michael Grant has forgotten to give God His due for his skills, until he meets his new patient, twelve-year-old Abby Dansen and her mother, Clara. Abby desperately needs a heart, but the wait for a donor match may not come in time. Mike finds himself unusually attracted to Clara, whose confidence in his skills knows no bounds. At the same time, he himself experiences an unexpected crisis of faith and self-confidence. Will a donor heart reach Abby before ...

God may just have sent her the very best Christmas present of all—the love of a lifetime. Roland’s life revolves around two things—the ranch he co-owns with his three closest friends and his passion for revitalizing small bookstores. As one of Ardon, Montana’s, cowboy billionaires, he gets to enjoy both of those passions every day. When he finds Heather Marsden’s bookstore, though, everything changes. Suddenly Roland can’t get Heather out of his mind, and she seems to feel the same way about him. Heather, however, can’t help but wonder if Roland isn’t just a little too good ...

"You can't fool old Mother Nature. No, Sir, you can't fool old Mother Nature, and it's of no use to try." The animals of the Green Meadows and Green Forest have little adventures while Grandfather Frog tells stories to Mother West Wind's children, the Merry Little Breezes.

It wasn't a journey that anyone would make willingly. But Dale Maffitt had little choice. Wanted for hanging on a trumped-up charge of horse-stealing, trailed by a relentless posse, Maffitt's only hope lay in Mexico. To live, he must ride fast and hard over the scorching Texas plains and beat the posse to the border. Once across, he would be safe from arrest, and the posse would have to turn back.

Classic Cat Stories is an anthology that includes fairy tales and fables from the likes of Rudyard Kipling and Charles Perrault as well as comic tales from Saki and E. F. Benson. Cats, of course, have always had a dark and mysterious side, which is explored to chilling effect by the likes of Edgar Allan Poe in 'The Black Cat'. But above all, we love them, and you’ll find here stories about all kinds of cats that tug at the heartstrings like 'The Man of the House' by Ethel Colburn Mayne and other stories that celebrate their curious ways.

In this entertaining collection, dogs of all kinds are brought to life. Working dogs, dogs who are mistreated by humans, dogs who save lives and the ones that make us laugh; they all leap and bound in stories by our most accomplished writers, including Mark Twain, Virginia Woolf, Jack London and Jerome K. Jerome.

Winnetou und Old Shatterhand wollen eine Eisenbahnstation vor dem Überfall des blutgierigen Komantschenhäuptlings Schwarzer Mustang beschützen. Doch es gibt einen Verräter im Camp. Zu allem Übel werden auch noch ihre legendären Waffen, Henrystutzen und Silberbüchse, gestohlen.

Two mischievous little mice wander around through a doll's house.

Forgiveness isn’t always easy, but it is always worth it. Meet Kennedy Garcia, boutique owner, and friend to the Lucas girls. When a new arrival sets tongues wagging and sets off more than a few concerns, Kennedy must band together with Scott Wood, a local gun shop owner, to prove that forgiveness is the only way to move forward. Can Kennedy and Scott finally admit their feelings to each other? Will the town of Windfall band together in the face of adversity? Grab your cowboy hat and hop on for an adventure in Windfall, Montana. Giddy on up and hold on tight as you meet brave Kennedy and ...

This is a rollicking, fast-paced Western setting double-crossing mayhem set against the colorful background of the Yukon gold rush.

First published in 1918, this new Raging Bull Edition contains the original text as well as background articles. What is, or was, the frontier? Where was it? Under what stars did it lie? The tales of our own old frontier are sometimes hazy, an unreality, which makes them seem less history than folklore.

A six-year-old boy in the British immigrant community of Whitechapel believes he has discovered a unicorn for sale at the market. Though it looks to most people like a white goat with a bump on its head, young Joe is certain it will make the dreams of his friends and neighbors come true - a reunion with his father in Africa, a steam press for a tailor shop, a ring for a girlfriend. Others may be skeptical of the unicorn’s magic, but with enough effort, Joe believes he can make it all real.

In a lively and imaginative romp, a top hat with a mind of its own changes a penniless man's life.

The Lone Ranger kept the mask across his eyes and experimented with his guns. His shoulder made it hard for him to draw the gun on his left, but he found that his smooth speed seemed to have suffered no loss when he drew the other shining weapon. As a test he unloaded and holstered the pistol. “I’ll just make sure”, he muttered to Tonto. Standing with his right hand straight before him, palm down, he placed a pebble on the back of his hand....

Jack Hare is a young New Englander who has decided to travel to the West. He is rescued from sure death in the Utah desert by an old settler named August Naab, a Mormon patriarch. Jack is taken to Nabb's ranch and learns that it can be a dangerous place, since it is challenged by cattle thieves and a corrupt rancher who is after Naab's water rights. The greatest danger Hare faces, though, is over Mescal, a half-Navajo shepherdess with whom he falls in love.

This Raging Bull Publishing Box Set contains four Western books by Charles Alden Seltzer, including: The Boss of the Lazy Y (1915) - Calumet Marston returns to his father's ranch to find it's being run by a young woman who remains in charge until he accepts sundry conditions. Coming of the Law (1912) - A young eastern newspaper man goes West to a small town and takes charge of a run-down newspaper, fights against an association of cattle rustlers for the benefit of the small ranchers, and wins. ’Drag’ Harlan and ’Firebrand’ Trevison are also included.