Reference
The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing
Written in 1910, this "cyclopedia" is full of information that was quite useful at the time. A hundred years later, its text is mo…
Ontario Public School Geography
This Ontario Public School textbook, published in 1922, contains some fascinating facts of a world which no longer exists. It seems politica…
Concerning Genealogies
Written over a century ago, this comprehensive book offers insight into the methods used (still to this day, in spite of modern computers) t…
English and Cantonese Dictionary
John Chalmers’ English and Cantonese Dictionary offers a valuable glimpse into the state of Cantonese that was spoken in Canton and in the c…