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George Sand

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Bertha Thomas


A Victorian Novelist herself, Bertha Thomas presents a biography of the Life of George Sand - Summary by Christine Rottger

Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales

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Maria Edgeworth


A collection of short stories by this famous Irish author who spent her life writing for the advancement of humanity and to alleviate the …

Home Vegetable Gardening

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Fredrick Frye Rockwell


Either as hobby or a great economic help, home vegetable gardens are valued. With spare time limited, this book is a great aid to those who …

Discourses of Epictetus

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Epictetus


Philosophical discourses of Epictetus as recorded by his affectionate student, Arrian. One main precept expounded is that we do not fear eve…

Eyes and No Eyes and Other Stories

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John Aikin, Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Jane Marcet and Jane Taylor


Whatever will stimulate the observing tendencies of the young cannot but be of value to them. "Eyes and No Eyes" does this in a de…

Chapter 15, Danny Meadow Mouse Learns to Laugh

In Mother West Wind's Children (Version 2)

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Thornton W. Burgess


Little stories about animals. - Summary by Henrietta Strauss

Preface

In The Mary Frances Sewing Book

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Jane Eayre Fryer


This enchanting book was first published in 1913 “for all girls who love to make pretty things”. Meet Tommy Pin Cushion, Mr. Silver Thimble,…

Princess Rosetta and the Pop-corn Man

In The Pot of Gold and Other Stories

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Mary E. Wilkins Freeman


Celebrated prolific 19th century author of dozens of short stories and novels brings us a wistful and whimsical collection of delightful chi…

Chapter 6 (part 1)

In Initiation

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Robert Hugh Benson


A tale of all types of human pain (physical, spiritual, and psychological), this book teaches what it means to be truly human. An interestin…

Chapter 6

In The Green Millennium

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Fritz Leiber


From the classic science-fiction and fantasy author Fritz Leiber comes this intriguing tale of a green cat. From the author's introduction:…

The Wise Gray Cat

In Children's Short Works, Vol. 053

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Caroline Hofman


Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 053: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…

Summary and Cast of Characters

In Beyond the Vanishing Point

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Ray Cummings


When George Randolph first caught sight of Orena, he was astounded by its gleaming perfection. Here were hills and valleys, lakes and stream…

The Consummation

In Palos of the Dog Star Pack

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John Ulrich Giesy


Jason Croft has learned the art of astral projection, and feels a calling to the region of Sirius, the Dog Star. Projecting his consciousnes…

Margaret Wilson

In True Stories of Girl Heroines

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Evelyn Everett-Green


Twenty short stories retelling the heroic deeds of teenaged girls and young women from history. - Summary by Beeswaxcandle

Pompe Funèbre

In The Mystery Of Choice

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Robert W. Chambers


The Mystery of Choice is a collection of short horror stories written by Robert W. Chambers. The stories, set in France, are known for their…

Selected excerpts by Susan Edmonstone Ferrier

In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 14

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Various


The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…

A Night of Misery

In The Mystery of Mrs. Blencarrow

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Margaret O. Oliphant


The location is the English Lake District and the characters very ordinary people. Mrs. Blencarrow is a widow with five children and control…