thestorygirl
40 books
Literary Criticism
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Geraldine Hodgson - English Literature
This book is not meant to be a History of English Literature, but an introduction for those who do not know much about it, or who may be thinking of it as a «dull, horrid thing» which they have to learn in school. I...
12 hours 21 minutes
Historical Fiction
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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
Action & Adventure
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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
Essays & Short Works
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G. K. Chesterton - Uses of Diversity
A collection of 35 essays by G.K. Chesterton originally published in his weekly columns in «The Illustrated London News» and the «New Witness». The subjects vary greatly from lamp posts to Jane Austen's Emma, from «On...
5 hours 37 minutes
Historical Fiction
1.8K
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
Animals & Nature
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Ada M. Skinner - Topaz Story Book: Stories and Legends of Autumn, Hallowe'en, and Thanksgiving
From the Introduction: «Nature stories, legends, and poems appeal to the young reader’s interest in various ways. Some of them suggest or reveal certain facts which stimulate a spirit of investigation and attract the...
6 hours 56 minutes
Historical Fiction
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Eva March Tappan - World’s Story Volume IV: Greece and Rome
This is the fourth 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 43 minutes
