Short works
863
Eugene Field - Little Book of Profitable Tales
An anthology of charming short stories, written by the poet for his only daughter Mary. The style is simple and conversational, sometimes dealing with the difficult subjects confronting children of the day, including...
4 hours 54 minutes
Antiquity
1.1K
Knut Gjerset - History of the Norwegian People, Volume 1
A detailed and exhaustive history of the Norwegian People, written in two volumes. The author, Knut Gjerset, was born in Western Norway in 1865 and immigrated to Chippewa County, Minnesota, in the US with his parents...
16 hours 32 minutes
Essays & Short Works
1.6K
William Lyon Phelps - Essays on Modern Novelists
A collection of essays on 19th century novelists, both famous ones and those largely forgotten now. Among the writers presented most wrote in English, but three foreign authors are also discussed. Phelps taught a...
6 hours 38 minutes
Religion
800
Oliver Optic - Rich and Humble; The Mission of Bertha Grant
This is the first story in the Woodville collection of tales about the interesting people in Woodville. As the characters grow, they learn many lessons. This is the story of Bertha Grant and her brother, Richard...
5 hours 6 minutes
Reference
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Frank G. Carpenter - Carpenter's Geographical Reader: North America
The purpose of this book is to give to its readers a living knowledge of some of the wonders of the country and continent in which they live. Upon a personally conducted tour they are taken by the author through the...
8 hours 19 minutes
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