Memory: How to Develop, Train and Use It [Large Print]

Memory: How to Develop, Train and Use It
Large Print Edition
by William Walker Atkinson

Memory: How to Develop, Train and Use It…
is a time-tested, comprehensive study of the concepts and principles of memory improvement, written by self-improvement pioneer William Walker Atkinson. Presented in a straightforward manner in plain language, the text guides the reader through a study of the general concepts of memory improvement and the application of these doctrines.

The systematic, straightforward style makes the concepts accessible to all readers, as Atkinson explores topics like the subconscious retention of information, various systems for memorization, and the key roles of attention and association in the memory process. Continue reading “Memory: How to Develop, Train and Use It [Large Print]”

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [Large Print]

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Complete & Unabridged Original Classic
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

 

This volume contains twelve of Conan Doyle’s original classic Sherlock Holmes adventures, first collected and published in book form in 1892.

A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA
THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE
A CASE OF IDENTITY
THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
THE FIVE ORANGE PIPS
THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP
THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE
THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
THE ADVENTURE OF THE NOBLE BACHELOR
THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES Continue reading “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [Large Print]”

An Introduction to the Life and Works of James Fenimore Cooper

“I believe I could write a better story myself!” With these words, since become famous, James Fenimore Cooper laid aside the English novel which he was reading aloud to his wife. A few days later he submitted several pages of manuscript for her approval, and then settled down to the task of making good his boast. In November 1820, he gave the public a novel in two volumes, entitled Precaution. But it was published anonymously and dealt with English society in so much the same way as the average British novel of the time that its author was thought by many to be an Englishman. It had no originality and no real merit of any kind. Yet it was the means of inciting Cooper to another attempt. And this second novel made him famous. Continue reading “An Introduction to the Life and Works of James Fenimore Cooper”

The Sign Of The Four [Large Print]

The Sign Of The Four
Complete & Unabridged Classic Edition
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The second of only four original full-length mystery novels featuring Arthur Conan Doyle’s “consulting detective”. Set in 1888, the story opens with Holmes complaining to Watson about the boredom of a “commonplace” world in which nothing unusual ever happens anymore, when they are interrupted by the arrival of a visibly distressed young lady who relates a strange tale: once each year, she has received a valuable pearl from an unknown source. Having now received a message requesting that she meet her anonymous benefactor, she comes to consult with Holmes. Accompanying Miss Morstan to her appointment, Holmes and Watson are drawn into a complex plot involving the British East India Company, the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, a murder, stolen treasure, and a secret pact between convicts.

But the most immediate problem for Holmes is to track down a mysterious killer and the missing treasure in an adventure which proves to be anything but “commonplace.” Continue reading “The Sign Of The Four [Large Print]”

L. M. Montgomery eBook Collection – Green Gables/Avonlea Novels and Short Stories

Collection includes all eight novels and two short story collections, representing the complete Green Gables/Avonlea saga by beloved author Lucy Maud Montgomery.

While a few re-edited and recompiled volumes were issued long after the author’s death, this collection includes the entire saga as it was known for many years.

Novels:
Anne of Green Gables (1908)
Anne of Avonlea (1909)
Anne of the Island (1915)
Anne’s House of Dreams (1917)
Rainbow Valley (1919)
Rilla of Ingleside (1921)
Anne of Windy Poplars (1936)
Anne of Ingleside (1939)

Short Stories:
Chronicles of Avonlea
Further Chronicles of Avonlea Continue reading “L. M. Montgomery eBook Collection – Green Gables/Avonlea Novels and Short Stories”

His Last Bow [Large Print]

His Last Bow
The Complete & Unabridged Classic Edition
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

This premium quality large print edition contains the complete and unabridged classic version of His Last Bow, including eight stories featuring Arthur Conan Doyle’s “consulting detective”, Sherlock Holmes.

Unfortunately, many ebook and reprint editions of His Last Bow have been assembled from a particular set of free digital files which have been commonly available for nearly twenty years and which contain numerous errors introduced by the electronic scanning process, including typographical errors, missing words and paragraphs, and attempts by unknown “editors” to “correct” or “update” the text based on their assumptions or personal judgments as to what the text “should be,” introducing additional errors and distortions. Continue reading “His Last Bow [Large Print]”

The Hound of the Baskervilles [Large Print]

The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Complete & Unabridged Classic Edition
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

This volume, which has been freshly edited and typeset by human editors, not machine-scanned, contains the complete original text and corrects a number of errors introduced in the many editions published over the years. Also included are a biographical sketch of the author and a detailed selected bibliography of his work.

Perhaps the most popular of all the Sherlock Holmes stories, The Hound of the Baskervilles was originally published as a serial in The Strand magazine between August 1901 and April 1902. The first appearance of Holmes since his “death” in the short story “The Final Problem,” it was immediately successful, meeting the demand of the reading public for the return of Sherlock Holmes and permanently securing the future popularity of the fictional detective. Continue reading “The Hound of the Baskervilles [Large Print]”

The Pathfinder

The Pathfinder
by James Fenimore Cooper
Foreword by Nathaniel Waring Barnes

“The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea” was published in 1840, the fourth published of Cooper’s “Leatherstocking Tales” saga. Chronologically, it is set after “The Last of the Mohicans” and before “The Pioneers” and thus third in the series.

Sent on a secret mission to a British fortress hidden among the Thousand Islands of Canadian Lake Ontario, Cooper’s indomitable frontier hero, Natty Bumppo, sometimes called Hawkeye or Deerslayer, is known in this tale as the Pathfinder, guiding his companions on the perilous journey to Lake Ontario, the “inland sea” of the novel’s original subtitle. Continue reading “The Pathfinder”

Agatha Christie eBook Collection – Mystery Classics

Five novels and a collection of short stories from the “Golden Age” of the mystery genre by Agatha Christie. Includes Christie’s first detective novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, widely considered Christie’s best work, along with Poirot Investigates, a collection of short stories from Christie’s early career.

Poirot Investigates
The Man In The Brown Suit
The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd
The Murder On The Links
The Mysterious Affair At Styles
The Secret Adversary

This collection includes eBook editions of all six titles in PDF format, with the complete and unabridged text as originally published, searchable text, and a “clickable” table of contents. These are “free-flow” or “plain vanilla” eBooks, which means the text will flow from screen to screen depending on the size and settings of your device without being broken up by page headers or page numbers. Continue reading “Agatha Christie eBook Collection – Mystery Classics”

The Prairie

The Prairie
by James Fenimore Cooper
Foreword by Nathaniel Waring Barnes

The Prairie, published in 1827, was the third of James Fenimore Cooper’s five novels comprising the “Leatherstocking Tales” saga, although the time period in which the story is set makes it the fifth and last chronologically.

Set in 1804, the tale follows the adventures of Natty Bumppo, over 80 years of age and ranging the plains, having departed his home along the now-vanished New York frontier in search of open country. Called “the trapper” or “the old man” and never referred to by name, numerous references to the previous two novels, as well as the stories and characters in the two which would not be written until years later, leave no doubt that the old trapper is the “Leatherstocking.” Continue reading “The Prairie”