n March 1954 Peter Wildeblood, a London journalist, was one of five men
charged with homosexual acts in the notorious Montagu Case, as it came
to be known. Wildeblood was sentenced to eighteen months for homosexual
offences, along with Lord Montagu and Major Michael Pitt-Rivers. The
other two men were set free after turning Queen¿s Evidence. In this
book, first published in 1955, Peter Wildeblood tells the story of his
childhood and schooldays, his war service and university days, his life
as a journalist, his arrest, trial and imprisonment, and finally his
return to freedom. In its honesty and restraint it is eloquent testimony
to the inhumanity of the treatment of homosexuals in Britain only a
generation ago. Probably the first book on homosexuality to reach a mass
audience in Britain, Against the Law had a direct influence on the
Wolfenden Committee, whose Report in 1957 recommended that homosexual
acts between consenting adults in private be legalised, proposals which
were finally passed into law in 1967. Views: 53
Mystery/suspense novel set on an empty Florida key. By the author of the Travis McGee series. A young widow goes missing, and a whole town asks.... WHERE IS JANICE GANTRY? Views: 53
John D. MacDonald murder mystery. Shorter version published in COSMOPOLITAN as "Taint of the Tiger" Views: 53
Johnnie was only the runt of the litter, a little peppermint pig. He'd cost Mother a shilling, but somehow his great naughtiness and cleverness kept Poll and Theo cheerful, even though it was one of the most difficult years of their lives. Views: 53
Winner of Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 1951
The Awakening Land trilogy traces the transformation of Ohio from wilderness to farmland to the site of modern industrial civilization, all in the lifetime of one character. The trilogy earned Richter immediate acclaim as a historical novelist. It includes The Trees (1940), The Fields (1946), and The Town (1950) and follows the Luckett family's migration from Pennsylvania to Southeastern Ohio. It starts when settler Sayward Luckett Wheeler becomes mother to her orphaned siblings on the frontier, and ends with the story of her youngest son Chancey, a journalist in the years before the Civil War. The Town won the 1951 Pulitzer Prize and received excellent reviews across the country. Views: 53
This magnificent historical novel, though a first book, remained near the top of the American best-seller lists for no fewer than ten months—a true test of popularity.Set in New Orleans and Louisiana State in the troubled days between 1825 and the Civil War, The Foxes of Harrow has a broad sweep and is charged with colour and action, with white-hot animosities, with strife and warfare and the clash of races. Dominating this fast-moving story is the figure of Stephen Fox, who is loved by three women, who has the face of an angel and the mind which can conjure visions of both beauty and evil. Views: 53
Johnny Bianda is a man with a dream. He wants to own a boat off the coast of Florida and he only needs $186,000 to buy it. He steals the money from his firm, knowing that one day they’ll notice and one day they’ll kill him for it — after all, it is the Mafia. But for Johnny Bianda, the risk is worth taking and he knows it will be at least a year before they catch up with him…. Unfortunately for Bianda, the knock on his door comes sooner than he thinks. Views: 53
Book DescriptionLogan Cates knew the many ways the Arizona desert could kill a man. He had ridden the sunblasted dunes, tracked the Apache over barren lava beds, sheltered in the dry washes of this forbidding land. Above all, he knew a man needed water to survive. Cates rode to Papago Wells a few miles ahead of an Apache war party led by the vicious Churupati. There he met a dozen desert wanderers whom chance had led to the only water between Yuma and hell. There they came under siege by the Indians. And there they would make their stand-with little hope of living beyond the next day and only a hard man named Logan Cates to show them how to conquer their true enemy: fear. Views: 53
Each chapter or story involves a separate mystery that is solved through the
interaction between the characters of the elderly Mr. Satterthwaite and the
eponymous Mr. Quin who appears almost magically at the most opportune moments
and disappears just as mysteriously. Mr. Satterthwaite is a small, observant man
who is able to wrap up each mystery through the careful prodding and apposite
questions of Mr. Quin.Contents1 The Coming of Mr. Quin2 The Shadow on the Glass3 At the "Bells and Motley"4 The Sign in the Sky5 The Soul of the Croupier6 The Man from the Sea7 The Voice in the Dark8 The Face of Helen9 The Dead Harlequin10 The Bird with the Broken Wing11 The World's End12 Harlequin's Lane Views: 53
Jane Rule's second novel follows a group of friends through New York and abroad as they explore the freedoms—and limitations—of sexuality in a time of stifling social conventionKatherine George—Kate to her intimates—is captain of her high school debating and swimming teams. But beneath her high-achieving exterior is a young woman on a quest for meaning and fulfilling relationships. Through her decades-long correspondence with Esther, the woman with whom she falls passionately in love, Kate shares the story of her journey into womanhood. As the sexually repressed fifties gives way to the liberated sixties, Kate's odyssey takes her further and further from home. This Is Not for You also chronicles the travails of Kate's intimate circle of friends as they, too, come to terms with their sexuality. Years pass before Kate writes her last letter, and can finally let go and move on. Reissued decades after it first appeared, this is a cathartic, unforgettable... Views: 53
This book is not a book about what is, but a book about what could be. The characters are modeled after persons as yet unborn, or, perhaps, at this writing, infants. It is mostly about managers and engineers. At this point in history, 1952 A.D., our lives and freedom depend largely upon the skill and imagination and courage of our managers and engineers, and I hope that God will help them to help us all stay alive and free. But this book is about another point in history, when there is no more war, and . . . Views: 53
Adrian Glynde is a thirteen year old boy who has lost his father in WWI and has a troubled relationship with his mother. He struggles with loneliness, complicated family ties and the difficult reality around him as he attempts to grow up and figure out what kind of man he wants to become. Written in 1930 and set between two World Wars, this is a touching coming-of-age story that will be relatable to anyone who has ever felt out-of-place or alone, especially teenagers and preteens. Views: 53
George Fraser is a lonely man, and a bored man. But he has exciting dreams. In his dreams, he lives in a thrilling world of gangsters, guns, fast cars and beautiful women. And of course, in his dreams, he is the toughest gangster of them all. George Fraser prefers his dream world to his real, ordinary life so he begins to boast about it, pretending that he is, in fact, a hardened and ruthless gangster. But George Fraser boasts to the wrong people and suddenly his dream world becomes all too real. Views: 53
Abridged scan of Weird Tales volume 30 number 4 (October 1937). The pulp magazine's copyright was not renewed but "Which Will Scarcely Be Understood" by Robert E. Howard was renewed individually by the author's estate and is still under copyright. Therefore, page 417 and some text on page 416 has been redacted. The remainder of the magazine is in the public domain. Views: 53
The classic sequel to the science fiction bestseller, Little Fuzzy . Also published as The Other Human Race . Views: 53
