Foon
189 books
Performing Arts
990
P. T. Barnum - Struggles and Triumphs, or Forty Years' of Recollections of P.T. Barnum, written by Himself
The 1873 edition of the autobiography of the founding genius of the «Greatest Show on Earth,» P.T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum. It details his life and business struggles up to the year 1872. Not only a showman and a...
27 hours 17 minutes
Historical Fiction
1.7K
Eva March Tappan - World’s Story Volume V: Italy, France, Spain and Portugal
This is the fifth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art , edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature,...
18 hours 54 minutes
Anthologies
1.1K
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 8
The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offering «American households a mass of good reading», the editors drew from...
18 hours 9 minutes
Anthologies
2.6K
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 9
The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offering «American households a mass of good reading», the editors drew from...
17 hours 56 minutes
Historical Fiction
3.6K
Eva March Tappan - World’s Story Volume VII: Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland
This is the seventh volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art , edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature,...
17 hours 12 minutes
Historical Fiction
2.9K
Eva March Tappan - World’s Story Volume VI: Russia, Austria-Hungary, the Balkan States and Turkey
This is the sixth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art , edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature,...
16 hours 37 minutes
Historical Fiction
1.6K
Eva March Tappan - World’s Story Volume III: Egypt, Africa and Arabia
This is the third volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art , edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature,...
16 hours 12 minutes
Cooking
1.5K
Marion Harland - Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery
This is a practical guide to running a household in 1883. Marion Harland not only walks us through a number of important topics such as how to select and manage servants and organise a dinner party (best engage a good...
15 hours 33 minutes
Action & Adventure
1.4K
William Patten - Junior Classics Volume 6: Old-Fashioned Tales
This collection of The Junior Classics is compiled from many wonderful authors including Alcott, Dickens, Hawthorne, and Carroll. The stories are suitable for all ages and as with the rest of the series include the...
14 hours 32 minutes
