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The Charwoman's Daughter

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James Stephens


A humorous tale about a poor Irish charwoman living in the slums of Dublin, and her innocent teenage daughter, Mary Makebelieve, whose first…

From Alien To Citizen

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Edward A. Steiner


Edward Steiner spent his life figuring out how America manages to take in aliens from all over the world, who bring with them a huge diversi…

An Intimate View of Robert G. Ingersoll

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I. Newton Baker


Written as a tribute to Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll after his death, by Isaac Newton Baker, his secretary of 14 years, and presented to the …

The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless, Vol. 4

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Eliza Haywood


Betsy Thoughtless is about an intelligent and strong-willed woman who marries under pressure from the society in which she lives. Betsy lear…

The Charwoman's Shadow

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Lord Dunsany


Delightfully imaginative, somewhat similar to Dunsany's blockbuster fantasy novel, The King Of Elfland's Daughter (and published just two ye…

Love Eternal

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H. Rider Haggard


This follows the story of Godfrey and Isobel and their relationship as they grow up. - Summary by Michele Eaton

Voices Of The Night - And Other Poems

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


Longfellow's first collection of early poems, published in 1895, with a short biography by the editor, a chronological list of his works, pl…

The Crock of Gold

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James Stephens


This is a comic novel written by Irish author James Stephens, a quick-witted storyteller whose pantheistic philosophy is revealed in his adu…

Mongan's Frenzy

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James Stephens


James Stephens is famous for his retellings of Irish myths and fairy tales. This tale is about 1.5 hours in length, full of magical lore and…

Optimism, An Essay

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Helen Keller


Though blind, deaf, and left-handed too, it seemed nothing could hold Helen Keller back. For her graduation from Radcliffe College in 1903, …

Oliver's Bride

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Margaret O. Oliphant


Betrothed to one woman but married to another whose heart will be broken. Summary by Michele Eaton

The Mother (Version 2)

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Pearl S. Buck


As with Pearl Buck's most famous 1st novel, The Good Earth, this 2nd book also describes peasant life in rural China about 150 years ago--fr…

Deirdre

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James Stephens


Beautiful, playful young Deirdre, caught in the crosshairs of Ireland's wily, chauvinistic King Conachur, who desires to marry her after his…

A Rival of the Yosemite – The Cañon of the south fork of King’s River, Californ…

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John Muir


This article, a walking tour of the Cañon including many charcoal illustrations, was published in the Century Illlustrated Monthly Ma…

The Dangerous Crossing

In The Boy Scouts Afoot in France

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St. George Henry Rathborne


The boys of the Silver Fox patrol have finally made it to Antwerp, after their harrowing adventures in Belgium! Bumpus is still worried abo…

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