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By: Stanley Waterloo (1846-1913) | |
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A Man and a Woman |
By: Hamilton Wright Mabie (1846-1916) | |
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Myths That Every Child Should Know
A selection of famous and timeless myths, adapted for a junior audience. | |
Folk Tales Every Child Should Know
We have always loved stories. people have always entertained each other by telling tales around the campfire; traveling storytellers were huge crowd-pullers. Many of these stories were passed down through the generations, largely unchanged. "The stories made by the people, and told before evening fires, or in public places and at the gates of inns in the Orient, belong to the ages when books were few and knowledge limited, or to people whose fancy was not hampered by familiarity with or care for... | |
Legends That Every Child Should Know; a Selection of the Great Legends of All Times for Young People | |
Heroes Every Child Should Know
The endeavour has been made in this volume to bring together the heroic men of different races, periods and types; and in the selection of material the most attractive, intelligent and authoritative literature has been drawn upon. In cases in which the material selected belongs distinctively to the best literature, no changes have been made, although narratives have been abbreviated; in cases in which the material has a historical rather than a distinctively literary quality, the text has been treated for "substance of doctrine," and omissions have been freely made, and connecting words, phrases and even sentences have been introduced to give the narrative clear connection and completeness... | |
Books and Culture | |
Essays on Work and Culture
The author investigates the world of work against a backdrop of culture. Each of the 25 essays focuses on one aspect of the topic. For example, the first essay, "Tool or Man?" looks at two views of man. One is that of strength as the provider of security. The other is that of aesthete, as an enthusiast of the arts or academics or religion. In our culture, provider of security is the winner every time. Man as a source of multiple talents cannot be allowed. As the author frames the argument, "Specialisation has been carried so far that it has become an organised tyranny... | |
Under the Trees and Elsewhere |
By: Lucy Fitch Perkins | |
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The Belgian Twins
This story is based upon the experiences of two Belgian refugees in World War I. When their parents are marched of by Germans, Jan and Marie are left alone. Now they, along with their dog, have to find their parents! | |
The Dutch Twins
The Dutch Twins are Kit and Kat, 5 years old and not yet big enough to be called by their real names, Christopher and Katrina. They live in a typical Dutch household, around the turn of the last century. The book follows their day-to-day adventures and accidental mishaps. The book is the first of a series of stories about twins in different countries, meant to give children an idea of life and customs in various parts of the world. | |
The Irish Twins | |
The Puritan Twins | |
The Eskimo Twins | |
The Japanese Twins | |
The Spartan Twins | |
The Cave Twins | |
The Italian Twins | |
The Mexican Twins | |
The French Twins | |
The Swiss Twins |
By: Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) | |
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Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844
This is Engels' first book (since considered a classic account of England's working class in the industrial age), which argues that workers paid a heavy price for the industrial revolution that swept the country. Engels wrote the piece while staying in Manchester from 1842 to 1844, based on th bohis observations and several contemporary reports conducted over the period. | |
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State | |
Feuerbach: The roots of the socialist philosophy | |
Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" |
By: Joseph Addison (1672-1719) | |
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The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 | |
Essays and Tales |
By: Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) | |
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Youth |
By: David Eugene Smith (1860-1944) | |
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The Hindu-Arabic Numerals | |
History of Modern Mathematics Mathematical Monographs No. 1 |
By: Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856-1923) | |
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Penelope's English Experiences
Penelope's English Experiences is a fictional travelogue, which documents the experiences of three American ladies on a visit to England. Included are scenes in London and the village of Belvern, containing fanciful sketches of a West-end ball, portraits of domestic originals, etc., characterized by humorous trifling and droll exaggeration of English traits. By the author Mother Carey's Chickens, A Cathedral Courtship, etc. | |
A Cathedral Courtship
A romantic comedy. A pretty young American girl tours English Cathedrals, with her very blue-blooded Aunt. Then boy meets girl. Boy chases girl. Boy loses girl. Boy finds girl. Finally, girl catches boy with the help of a mad bull. |
By: Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin (1856-1923) | |
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The Birds' Christmas Carol | |
The Girl and the Kingdom Learning to Teach | |
Ladies-In-Waiting |
By: Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856-1923) | |
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Rose O' The River
Rose Wiley is a pretty country girl. She's engaged to Stephen Waterman, a country boy. She is quite content, until Claude Merril, a man from Boston, tells her that her love is ruining Stephen's life. A cute coming-of-age novel. |
By: William Fairham | |
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Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. |
By: Cory Doctorow (1971-) | |
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Ebooks: Neither E, Nor Books |
By: Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1800-1859) | |
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Lays of Ancient Rome | |
The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay Complete Table of Contents of the Four Volumes | |
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches | |
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 3 |