Literature Pick #48

The Indian On The Trail
by Mary Hartwell Catherwood (1847-1902)
From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899
A splendid, florid romantic short story set on Mackinac Island, Michigan. 

William Ashford painting

View of Kilarney
by William Ashford (1746-1824)
1778
oil on canvas
27.2" x 39"

Literature Pick #47

The Street That Wasn't There
by Clifford D. Simak and Carl Richard Jacobi
A brilliant work of science fiction from the July 1941 issue of Comet.

Norbert Grund painting

Lady on a Swing - Gallant Scene in the Park I
by Norbert Grund (1717-1767)
1760
Prague born artist of the Rococo style

Literature Pick #46

The Copper-Clad World
by Harl Vincent
An exciting action-packed science fiction (of the planetary romance subgenre) novella from the September 1931 issue of Astounding Stories.

Literature Pick #45

The Mysterious Card
by Cleveland Moffett (1863-1926)
from the 1920 short story compilation Masterpieces of Mystery: Riddle Stories
An amazing mystery tale, the first part was originally published in 1895 and the second part in 1896, both in the magazine The Black Cat.