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305 books
Cooking
704
Thomas Richard Allinson - Dr. Allinson's cookery book
This is a cookbook promoting vegetarian recipes. The author of the book, Dr. Thomas Allinson, had strong views about health issues — he promoted vegetarian cooking and wholegrain bread, among other things which are...
7 hours 39 minutes
Essays & Short Works
1.6K
Mabel E. Wotton - Word Portraits of Famous Writers
Mabel Elizabeth Wotton, an author herself, moved in the literary circles of the late nineteenth century establishing many close friendships, She presents for us here, not literary criticism nor biographical sketches,...
7 hours 26 minutes
Nature
814
Charles William Burkett - Agriculture for Beginners
A textbook used by many public schools in the early 20th century. The authors believe that «agriculture is eminently a teachable subject. They see no difference between teaching the child the fundamental principles of...
7 hours 21 minutes
Cooking
679
Edward Spencer - Cakes & Ale, A Dissertation on Banquets Interspersed with Various Recipes, More or Less Original, and anecdotes, mainly veracious
A long time ago, an estimable lady fell at the feet of an habitual publisher, and prayed unto him:— “Give, oh! give me the subject of a book for which the world has a need, and I will write it for you.” “Are...
7 hours 1 minute
Exploration
737
Walter Dwight Wilcox - Camping in the Canadian Rockies
An Account of Camp Life in the Wilder Parts of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Together with a Description of the Region About Banff, Lake Louise and Glacier, and a Sketch of the Early Explorations. — Summary by the...
6 hours 58 minutes
