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Chapter 20, Part B - The Broken Rod

In Aaron's Rod

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D. H. Lawrence

Flutist Aaron Sisson is caught up in the aftermath of WWI. A lost soul, he attempts to find himself in the comfort of bar-room talk and alco…

A Dissertation on Fairies Part 1

In Folk-lore and legends: English

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Charles John Tibbits

The old English Folklore Tales are fast dying out. The simplicity of character necessary for the retaining of old memories and beliefs is be…

Patty and her Pitcher

In The Old Old Fairy Tales

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Laura Valentine

"Once upon a time a king had an extreme passion for silkworms..." So begins one story in this unusual collection. Here you may als…

A Live Hero—The Retrograde Army Movement

In Prisoner of the Mill

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Harry Hazelton

Subtitled "Captain Hayward's Body Guard”. An adventure story for boys.

Chapter XVI

In The Guest of Quesnay

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Booth Tarkington

This is the story of two young American painters residing in Paris in a moderate way. Others are more flamboyant than them, for example Larr…

Introduction

In The Real Latin Quarter

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Frank Berkeley Smith

"Cocher, drive to the rue Falguière"--this in my best restaurant French.The man with the varnished hat shrugged his shoulde…

Section 1

In Life's Enthusiasms

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David Starr Jordan

The words in this essay on positive thought sing like those in Whitman's "Leaves of Grass." The author praises joyous living and r…

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