List 83 of books from editorial Samizdat Express

Mountain Moggy, the Stoning of the Witch

by Kingston, W.H.G.
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015

This is quite a short book, taking only 2.5 hours to read, yet it packs quite a punch. It is devoted to the theme of Forgiveness. On a remote mountainside in Wales there dwells a broken-down old woman, whom the local children believe to be a witch. As such she will live for ever, and cannot be hurt,...

The Devon Boys, A Tale of the North Shore

by Fenn, George Manville
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015

As per the title, the story revolves round the cliffs of the north shore of Devon, in South West England. It is 1752. There are three local teenage boys, who are all boarders at the nearby Barnstaple Grammar School. It is the summer holidays. Bob Chowne is the son of a local doctor, and is a bit...

Dick o' the Fens, A Tale of the Great Eastern Swamp

by Fenn, George Manville
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015

A number of the actors in this tale speak in a broad Lincolnshire Fenland dialect, which may make it a little hard for some readers. Some of the more unusual words are annotated in square brackets. The Squire sees the gradually encroaching bog and marsh in his land, and realises that with drainage he...

The Moving Picture Boys on the War Front, Or the Hunt for the Stolen Army Films

by Appleton, Victor
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015

According to Wikipedia: "Victor Appleton was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, most famous for being associated with the Tom Swift series of books. The following series have been published under the Victor Appleton name: Tom Swift, 19101941; Motion Picture Chums, 19131916; Moving Picture...

Janet McLaren, the Faithful Nurse

by Kingston, W.H.G.
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015

The Morrison family lose both parents in an epidemic. One little girl, Margaret, and two little boys, David and Donald are left. There is an old woman who has been a nurse in the family. There appear to be no resources, and after selling up what there is, all rather too well-used to fetch much money,...

The Loss of the Royal George

by Kingston, W.H.G.
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015

A beautifully written but short little book. The actual loss of the Royal George occurs in a few paragraphs in chapter four, but the whole of the rest of the book concerns a small child who had been brought on board the vessel by a lady presumed to be his aunt. The child survives the accident, but...

Little Peter, the Ship Boy

by Kingston, W.H.G.
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015

According to Wikipedia: "William Henry Giles Kingston (28 February 1814 - 5 August 1880), writer of tales for boys, was born in London, but spent much of his youth in Oporto, where his father was a merchant. His first book, The Circassian Chief, appeared in 1844. His first book for boys, Peter the Whaler,...

Polly's Business Venture (1922)

by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015

Popular children's book, from the Polly series, first published in 1922.