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Eternal Bread is a sci-fi novel by Alexander Belyaev, published in 1928. The novel is devoted to the prospects for the development of the field of biology, biochemistry and microbiology, now related to biotechnology. Originally written in Russian language in 1928. Translated by Bogdan Michka, Copyright © 2022. This story has out of 12 chapters featured on this site, containing a total of words.- 1.4 K • Feb 26, '26
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American author Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton achieved significant literary acclaim during her career, garnering comparisons to luminaries like Henry James and Ambrose Bierce. This collection of spine-tingling gothic tales will please fans of the genre who don’t want to sacrifice literary quality when it comes to scary stories. Included are the following stories: Death and the Woman, The Striding-Place, and The Sacrificial Altar. This…- 2.1 K • Feb 26, '26
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Humorous confessions of an army chaplain. “Tell it to the Chaplain!” That was the chant of the G.I. with a gripe. And now, in this delightfully amusing volume, the Chaplain tells it to you. Young Reverend Chapman laughs with us through the mud, noise, and confusion of Camp Pinedale; sweats out a humorous guardhouse riot caused by homemade brew; holds a straight face in…- 3.3 K • Mar 9, '26
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- is a humorous short story by Scottish writer William Edmondstoune Aytoun, first published anonymously in Blackwood’s Magazine around 1845, satirizing the speculative railway mania in Scotland during the 1840s by detailing the absurd and chaotic construction of a fictional railway line. It’s known for its vigorous fun, social commentary, and vivid depiction of the era’s industrial excitement and folly, often appearing in collections of…
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- A historical romance depicting the life and system of government of the people in the Carpathian region of Ukraine during the 13th century, at the time of the Mongol invasion. Translated by Theodosia Boresky. Includes a brief outline of Ukrainian history. This story has out of 9 chapters featured on this site, containing a total of words.
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- Olivia and her four siblings travel to Birmingham, England during World War II. Her life was going as usual but when the opportunity to get rid of her blindness opened Olivia took the chance. Will she get what she hoped for, or will God change her plan? This story has out of 21 chapters featured on this site, containing a total of words.
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- The French variant of Maroussia by P.J. Stahl (i.e., Pierre Jules Hetzel) was based on the Russian children’s novel of the same name by Marko Vovchok. The French variant was first published in 1875—1876 in the Parisian journal Le Temps, and afterwards reprinted in 1878 in Vol. XXVII of the the Parisian journal Magasin d’éducation et de récréation. That same year in 1878 it…
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Meet agent Blaze, a spiritual being in service of the Most High. He works undercover when dealing with humans; his cover is often blown by the end of the case, but at that point it no longer matters. Each case is different. Blaze can be sent to a peasant, a nobleman or a king. He comes to rescue, to comfort, to teach a lesson,…- 3.7 K • Mar 10, '26
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Back from his R&R at the Throne, agent Blaze is ready to get back to work. This time, he is paired up with a partner. Temerlin, a powerful warrior from the Judgement Department, rarely encounters mercy in his line of work, but sometimes he does, and he struggles to understand it. He has been watching Blaze, studying his cases, and he thinks working together…- 3.2 K • Mar 10, '26
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They came form outer space–Mars, to be exact. With deadly heat-rays and giant fighting machine they want to conquer Earth and keep humans as their slaves. Nothing seems to stop them as they spread terror and death across the planet. It is the start of the most important war in Earth’s history. And Earth will never be the same. This story has all chapters…- 2.2 K • Mar 10, '26
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