Frances Brown
19 books
Essays & Short Works
1.1K
Abraham Lincoln - Gettysburg Address 150th Anniversary
On Thursday, November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln gave a brief address at the dedication of the Soldier's National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This speech is now considered one of the greatest in American...
35 minutes
Anthologies
1.2K
Francis T. Palgrave - Golden Treasury of the Best Songs and Lyrical Pieces In the English Language
Palgrave's principal contribution to the development of literary taste was contained in his Golden Treasury of English Songs and Lyrics (1861), an anthology of the best poetry in the language constructed upon a plan...
9 hours 50 minutes
Animals & Nature
955
Thornton W. Burgess - Adventures of Poor Mrs. Quack
«Hello, Jerry Muskrat! We'd forgotten all about you,» said Mrs. Quack. «What was that you said?» Jerry good-naturedly repeated what he had said. Mrs. Quack's face brightened. «Do you really mean it?» she asked...
1 hour 49 minutes
Animals & Nature
973
Thornton W. Burgess - Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel
Chatterer the Red Squirrel finds himself in trouble again and is forced to abandon his old home. As the search for a new home begins, Chatterer's curiosity gets the better of him and a moment of carelessness causes...
2 hours 4 minutes
