The following is a list of recently released ebooks from various Gutenberg projects, including Project Gutenberg US, PG Australia, Faded Page, and Standard Ebooks.
A detective struggles to prove the innocence of a man accused of stealing jewels, in the face of overwhelming evidence.
An eccentric man brings chaos and happiness to a house of litigious lodgers.
Sir Oliver Mowat GCMG PC QC (1820-1903) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and Ontario Liberal Party leader. He served for nearly 24 years as the third premier of Ontario. He was the eighth lieutenant governor of Ontario and one of the Fathers of Confederation. He is best known for defending successfully the constitutional rights of the provinces in the face of the centralizing tendency of the national government as represented by his longtime Conservative adversary, John A. Macdonald. This longevity and power was due to his manoeuvring to build a political base around Liberals, Catholics, trade unions, and anti-French-Canadian sentiment.—Wikipedia
The author recalls events surrounding the Rebellion of 1837. Also includes other unrelated anecdotes from the period.
A social campaigner describes her experiences living on the streets of 1920s London.
The depiction of a typically Canadian pastime: the walks and races of the Montreal Snowshoe Club. Here, the characters, both male and female, represent both Canadian cultures with perfect impartiality.
A chance meeting with Air Commodore Raymond of Scotland Yard, and Worrals and her friend Frecks are away again on a journey charged with mystery and danger. Outside Island, a British possession in the Pacific, is a tiny atoll with the reputation of being haunted. The crew of a native boat on a trip to the island for copra are fired on by a white woman with red hair and one of their number, a French subject, is killed. The French authorities suggest that the matter should be investigated and Air Commodore Raymond decides that here is a job after Worrals’ heart—and he is right: with her customary eagerness for adventure she is soon making preparations for the long journey to the South Seas. . . .—Dustcover.
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