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03 - Letter III Aims in Life

In Letters to a Daughter and A Little Sermon to School Girls

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Helen Ekin Starrett


Helen Ekin Starrett, journalist, mother of two daughters, grandmother of seven granddaughters and teacher to many young girls at the Starret…

10 - Madame de Stael

In Lives of Girls Who Became Famous

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Sarah K. Bolton and Sarah Knowles Bolton


This book is a collection of short biographies of notable women, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, Louisa May Alcott, Florence Nightingale, a…

18 - Reflections

In Charlotte Temple

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Susanna Rowson


Charlotte Temple, a cautionary tale for young women, follows the unfortunate adventures of the eponymous heroine as she is seduced by a dash…

Chapter XLVIII - 'The Mistress and the Maid'

In Blind Love

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Wilkie Collins


Blind Love, also published under the titles Iris and The Lord Harry is Wilkie Collins' last novel, completed after his death by Walter Besan…

The Transcendental Period

In Henry D. Thoreau

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Franklin Benjamin Sanborn


A biography of the famous and popular poet-naturalist, author, philosopher, historian, written by a family friend who spent time with Thorea…

V.II. Rules for the Manner of Visitation of Sick Persons

In The Rule and Exercises of Holy Dying

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Jeremy Taylor


Written by a Church of England clergyman in the time of Cromwell, this work is praised for both its style and content. Taylor's work was muc…

12. The Law of Vibrant Energy

In Dynamic Thought; Or, The Law of Vibrant Energy

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William Walker Atkinson


This is a queer book. It is a marriage of the Ancient Occult Teachings to the latest and most advanced conceptions of Modern Science--an odd…

Chapter 1

In Clear Crystals

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Clara M. Beede and Clara Frances Mckee Beede


Book of 31 short poems dedicated to soldier boys.(Summary by Jill Preston)

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