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Family Life

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Harriet Beecher Stowe - Palmetto Leaves

After the Civil War, Harriet and her husband Charles bought an Orange Plantation in Mandarin, on the upper east coast of Florida, where they lived during the winter months. Over the years they expanded their cottage...

Michele Fry and 8 more 5 hours 18 minutes

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Action & Adventure

1000

Margaret Vandercook - Red Cross Girls in Belgium

Four young American women have joined the Allied forces under WWI. In this volume of the series they are in Belgium, and they are dealing with the mysterious past of one of the girls, the possible romance between a...

Kathrine Engan and 5 more 4 hours 34 minutes

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Christianity - Other

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Saint Francis de Sales - Introduction to the Devout Life

First published in the early 17th century, it has proven its value as a daily spiritual guide and helpful reference for living an authentic Christian life. Written specifically for laymen, it began as letters from...

Phil Chenevert and 23 more 10 hours 11 minutes

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Children's Non-fiction

921

Gertrude Chandler Warner - Star Stories for Little Folks

Gertrude Chandler Warner, known mainly for her «Boxcar Children» series of mystery books, published this small book of Astronomy, Constellations, and the stories behind them in 1918. It follows the story of a little...

DebK and 3 more 39 minutes

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Rainbow Gold: Poems Old and New Selected for Boys and Girls

Poetry

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Rainbow Gold: Poems Old and New Selected for Boys and Girls

This collection of poems, selected by Sara Teasdale, a talented poet in her own right, is made to appeal to children, both girls and boys. They are not poems about children, but for children. Neither does this mean...

BettyB and 16 more 3 hours 27 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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John Ready Lockard - Bee Hunting

Many books on sports of various kinds have been written, but outside of an occasional article in periodicals devoted to bee literature, but little has been written on the subject of bee hunting. Therefore, I have...

Larry Wilson and 4 more 1 hour 28 minutes

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Wild Bees, Wasps and Ants and Other Stinging Insects

Animals

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Edward Saunders - Wild Bees, Wasps and Ants and Other Stinging Insects

An overview of bees and stinging insects — Summary by Larry Wilson

Larry Wilson and 11 more 2 hours 58 minutes

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Poetry

960

Seymour Eaton - Roosevelt Bears Abroad

Follow the explorations of a comical pair of bears from the Wild West of America as they roam over Europe. All ages will laugh and enjoy the antics told in lively rhyme. (If you haven't yet made the acquaintance of...

Hannah Mary and 4 more 1 hour 52 minutes

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Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little Brown House

Children's Fiction

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Margaret Sidney - Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little Brown House

Polly Pepper loves to tell stories, but there just isn't enough room in the other books to include her stories! So, since «the author has received from mothers and other persons interested in the Pepper Family, so...

Bill Boerst and 11 more 8 hours 11 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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Geraldine Edith Mitton - Jane Austen and Her Times

This is a lively and highly accessible overview of the life and times of one of England's most beloved authors. Using excerpts from a wide variety of sources, such as Austen's own personal correspondence and the works...

Twinkle and 8 more 10 hours 11 minutes

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Stories of Don Quixote : written anew for young people

Children's Fiction

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James Baldwin - Stories of Don Quixote : written anew for young people

The romance entitled «The Achievements of the Ingenious Gentleman, Don Quixote de la Mancha,» was originally written in Spanish by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra in the 17th century. It has been read and enjoyed by men...

Aaron M. Lebowitz and 3 more 4 hours 40 minutes

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Animals & Nature

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William J. Long - Northern Trails, Book 1

«In the original preface to „Northern Trails“ the author stated that, with the solitary exception of the salmon's life in the sea after he vanishes from human sight, every incident recorded here is founded squarely...

Jill Engle and 7 more 3 hours 8 minutes

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New

Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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