Media Galaxy: 2173 books

Andrew Lang was a Scots poet, novelist, and literary critic. Although he did not collect the stories himself from oral primary sources only Madame d'Aulnoy and Lang had collected tales from such a large variety of sources, which made the collections immensely influential. Lang gave many of the tales...

Harrie Irving Hancock was an American chemist and writer of children's literature in the late 19th-20th centuries. Being a talented and sensitive person Hancock wrote fantastic stories for the children. He strongly believed that "boys want the thrill of feeling 'grown-up'" and that they...

Clarence Seward Darrow (Apr 18, 1857 – Mar 13, 1938) was an American attorney-in-law, mostly known for his defending role in the notorious Leopold and Loeb case and others. He was acknowledged as one of the most notable lawyers and defenders of civil liberties of America. He also was the author...

Orison Swett Marden (1848-1924) was an American writer who worked in the genre of inspirational prose writing about the ways to gain success in life. According to his philosophy of life, people can manage their lives as they create and transform the life around them themselves. The author narrates...

Orison Swett Marden (1848-1924) was an American writer who worked in the genre of inspirational prose writing about the ways to gain success in life. According to his philosophy of life, people can manage their lives as they create and transform the life around them themselves. 'The Evolution...

Orison Swett Marden (1848-1924) was an American writer who worked in the genre of inspirational prose writing about the ways to gain success in life. According to his philosophy of life, people can manage their lives as they create and transform the life around them themselves. Once upon a time Horace...

Orison Swett Marden (1848-1924) was an American writer who worked in the genre of inspirational prose writing about the ways to gain success in life. According to his philosophy of life, people can manage their lives as they create and transform the life around them themselves. This story described...

Orison Swett Marden (1848-1924) was an American writer who worked in the genre of inspirational prose writing about the ways to gain success in life. According to his philosophy of life, people can manage their lives as they create and transform the life around them themselves. 'If i Rest, I Rust'...

O. Henry, pseudonym of William Sydney Porter, original name William Sidney Porter American short-story writer whose tales romanticized the commonplace—in particular the life of ordinary people in New York City. A Chaparral Christmas Gift is a story about Rosita McMullen who married Madison Lane,...

“Wunzh, The Father Of Indian Corn” is the Indian legend, explained the emergence of corn into the world. The story tells about a son of poor Indian, named Wunzh, who was kind and thankful of heart, and he longed greatly to do something for his people. The time came that Wunzh reached the age when...

John Milton Hay was an American statesman and official whose career began as a private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln. Hay was also a talented writer and biographer. Thank to his skillfully guided diplomacy during the critical period in USA he became an honorable politician. His further...

  The Snow Queen is an original fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen and first published in 1844. The main characters are Gerda and Kai, her friend who get into struggle between good and evil. This is the longest and most highly appreciated of Andersen’s stories....

David Graham Phillips (1867 – 1911) was an American novelist and journalist of the muckraker tradition. Phillips' novels often commented on social issues of the day and frequently chronicled events based on his real-life journalistic experiences. “The Cost” is a great example of intrigue novel...

David Graham Phillips (1867 – 1911) was an American novelist and journalist of the muckraker tradition. Phillips' novels often commented on social issues of the day and frequently chronicled events based on his real-life journalistic experiences. “The Hungry Heart” is a great example of intrigue...