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On Tea

In The Little Tea Book

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Arthur Gray


After all, tea is the drink! Domestically and socially it is the beverage of the world. There may be those who will come forward with their …

Third Scene - London - Chapter the Sixteenth

In Man and Wife

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Wilkie Collins


This 1870 novel by Wilkie Collins centers around a peculiarity of Scottish law of that time, according to which any man and woman 'who were …

General Principles To Be Observed in Reading the Cup

In Tea-Cup Reading and Fortune-Telling by Tea Leaves

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A Highland Seer and Lillian Shearon


Reading the Cup is essentially a domestic form of Fortune-telling to be practiced at home, and with success by anyone who will take the trou…

Chapter 17 Part 7

In The Life of Mozart Volume 1

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Otto Jahn


An in depth look into the life of one of the greatest ever composers and musicians. Mozart was truly a gifted individual and this is an inte…

09 - Captain Weston's Advent

In Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat

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Victor Appleton


Otherwise known as 'Under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure', is Volume 4 in the original Tom Swift novel series. Tom persuades his father to us…

Chapter XI

In Dr. Heidenhoff's Process

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Edward Bellamy


Henry Burr's fiance, Madeline, is seduced by another man. The guilt and painful memories she has as a result cause him to refer her to Dr. H…

Is It A Man?, Part I

In Stories in Black and White

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J. M. Barrie


This is a collection of short mystery stories, written in very different styles by eight different authors. - Summary by Carolin

Fables of Zambri, the Parsee: Fables 11-16

In Cobwebs from an Empty Skull

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Ambrose Bierce


Ambrose Bierce's collection of short parables, published under the pen name of Dod Grile, is similar to Aesop's Fables. This compilation is …

Ralph is Brought on the Road Towards Utterbol

In The Well at the World's End, Book 2: The Road Unto Trouble

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William Morris


In The Well at the World's End, Ralph of Upmeads, youngest son of the King of Upmeads, leaves home (where nothing exciting ever happens) wit…

Aratus

In Our Young Folks' Plutarch

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Rosalie Kaufman


Plutarch's Lives is a series of fifty biographies of famous Greek and Roman men written around 100 AD. In Our Young Folks' Plutarch, Rosalie…

The Dryad part 1

In Hans Christian Andersen: Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 6, 1866 to 1875

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Hans Christian Andersen


A collection of some of Hans Christian Andersen's works. He is a Danish author and poet most famous for his fairy tales. Summary by Kristin…