Beeswaxcandle
The Relentless City
A satiric novel of manners written in Benson's classic style of gently poking fun at class structures and the people who fill them. This tim…
The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent and Other Essays
In different ways the four essays set forth one theme—the moral use to which intelligence might be put, in rendering our admirations and our…
Rambles in New Zealand
John Carne Bidwill came out to Sydney in 1838 to represent his family's mercantile business. Finding that he had time on his hands he decide…
The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon
"The story as told by the Imperial Ambassadors resident at the Court of Henry VIII" (subtitle). Froude weaves his tale from a wide…
Our New Zealand Cousins
A travelogue of a trip through New Zealand in 1885 with panegyric descriptions of the scenery, elucidations of the progress the country had …
The Man in the Panther's Skin
Georgian mediæval epic poem written in the time of the Golden Age of Queen Tamar. Couched in the chivalric language of the 12th Centur…
Swallows and Amazons
Captain John Walker with three of his siblings take sail in Swallow and camp out on an island in the Lake District. Adventures meet them the…
Lucia in London
In the third book in the Mapp and Lucia series, provincial snob and social climber Mrs. Emmeline Lucas, known to her friends as Lucia, and h…
Stingaree
Ten tales of the adventures of an Australian Bushranger - (Summary by Beeswaxcandle)
Banking Under Difficulties
An account of life on the Goldfields of Victoria, New South Wales, and New Zealand by a Bank Official.At the present time—1888—it may appear…
Sawdust and Spangles
Subtitled "Stories and Secrets of the Circus", this book tells some of the stories of circuses in the era of P.T. Barnum from the …
Tracts for the Times, Volume 1
Published between 1833 and 1841, the 90 Tracts were written by various members of "The Oxford Movement". They cover various aspect…
Elizabeth's Pretenders
A fin de siècle society tale of a young English heiress who must surely be in need of a husband. The multiple pretenders to her hand …
Clergymen of the Church of England (Version 2)
Anthony Trollope describes with his characteristic wit the different types of clergymen commonly found in 19th century Britain. - Summary by…
Letters from New Zealand 1857–1911
"Being some Account of Life and Work in the Province of Canterbury, South Island." A set fo 26 letters covering the Author's perio…
Maori Folk-Tales of the Port Hills
In this little book I have endeavoured to interweave with descriptions of the most picturesque parts of the Canterbury Port Hills some of th…
The Fifth String
A novella telling of the love between a virtuoso violinist and a beautiful woman. He has a violin with five strings, but he never plays on t…
With Axe and Rope in the New Zealand Alps
A autobiographical account of climbs in the New Zealand Alps in the late nineteenth century. - Summary by Beeswaxcandle
Hokitika, New Zealand: The Birth of a Borough
A pamphlet version of four papers on the beginnings of the town and borough of Hokitika on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand…
Violin Varnish and How to Make It
A description of the properties and effects of the principal components of Varnish and the best means of employing them. - Summary by Prefac…