Author: W. L. Alden

Excerpt: "Four Americans were sitting in the smoking-room of a Paris hotel. One of them was a grizzled, middle-aged man, who sat silent and apart from the others and consumed his heavy black …

Excerpt: "The truth is, John, " said Mr. Wilson to his brother, "I am troubled about my boy. Here it is the first of July, and he can’t go back to school until the middle of September. …

W. L. Alden’s ‘The Cruise of the Canoe Club’ is a classic adventure story that follows a group of young boys on a summer expedition down the Connecticut River. The book is written in a light-hearted …

A New Robinson Crusoe is a novel by W. L. Alden, published in 1888. It tells the story of young Ralph Osborne, who is stranded on a deserted island in the South Pacific after a shipwreck. Ralph has …

W. L. Alden’s ‘The Moral Pirates’ is a captivating tale of adventure and morality set in the backdrop of the high seas. Alden’s literary style is characterized by vivid descriptions, detailed …

In W. L. Alden’s ‘A New Robinson Crusoe, ‘ readers are transported to a captivating tale of survival and adventure reminiscent of Daniel Defoe’s classic work. Alden’s literary style combines vivid …