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Cover of John Greenleaf Whittier: complete works, all seven volumes
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

"The Standard Library Edition of Mr. Whittier's writings comprises his poetical and prose works as re-arranged and thoroughly revised by himself or with his cooperation. Mr. Whittier has supplied such additional information regarding the subject and occasion of certain poems as may be stated in brief head-notes, and this edition has beenmuch enriched by the poet's personal comment."
Cover of Bobbsey Twins: 13 Books
by Hope, Laura Lee
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015

This file includes 13 books: The Bobbsey Twins, The Bobbsey Twins at Home, The Bobbsey Twins at Meadow Brook, The Bobbsey Twins at School, The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge, The Bobbsey Times at the County Fair, The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore, The Bobbsey Twins at a Great City, The Bobbsey Twins...
Cover of The Game of Logic
by Carroll, Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015

According to Wikipedia: "Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 14 January 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the...
Cover of The Dore Bible Gallery (Illustrated)
by Gustave Dore
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

100 black and white illustrations (engravings) wth brief explanatory text. According to Wikipedia: ""Paul" Gustave Doré (January 6, 1832 January 23, 1883) was a French artist, printmaker, illustrator and sculptor. Doré worked primarily with wood engraving… At the age of fifteen...
Cover of History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Volume 2 of 2, Illustrated
by Georges Perrot, Charles Chipiez
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

First published in 1883. 336 illustrations. This volume (the second of two) covers: Civil and Military Architecture, Methods of Construction, Sculpture, Painting, Industrial Art, and General Characterisitics of Egyptian Art.
Cover of Thomas Hardy's Fiction, all 20 books in a single file
by Thomas Hardy
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012

This file includes the complete text of: Desperate Remedies, 1871; Under the Greenwood Tree, 1872; A Pair of Blue Eyes, 1873; Far From the Madding Crowd, 1874; The Hand of Ethelberta, 1876; The Return of the Native, 1878; Wessex Tales, 1879; The Trumpet-Major, 1880; A Laodicean, 1881; Two on a Tower,...
Cover of Shakespeare Histories, 10 plays with line numbers
by William Shakespeare
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

This book-collection includes ten plays with line numbers: King John, Richard II, Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, Henry V, Henry VI part 1, Henry VI part 2, Henry VI part 3, Richard III, and Henry VIII. According to Wikipedia: "William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564 died 23 April 1616) was an...
Cover of Slave Narratives: Georgia, all four parts
by Library of Congress
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

First-Hand Accounts of Slavery in America. With active Table of contents. Hundreds of former slaves were interviewed during the depression as part of the WPA project sponsored by the Library of Congress. This file includes all parts dealing with former slaves in Florida. Other files, published separately,...
Cover of Slave Narratives: Kentucky
by Library of Congress
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

First-Hand Accounts of Slavery in America. With active Table of contents. Hundreds of former slaves were interviewed during the depression as part of the WPA project sponsored by the Library of Congress. This file includes all parts dealing with former slaves in Florida. Other files, published separately,...
Cover of Familiar Quotations, Vintage Edition (Illustrated)
by Bartlett, John
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2015

Vintage, pre-1923, edition of the classic reference work, with 14 illustrations. As explained in the preface: "The object of this work is to show, to some extent, the obligations our language owes to various authors for numerous phrases and familiar quotations which have become "household words." John...
Cover of De Bello Gallico in Latin
by Julius Caesar
Language: Latin
Release Date: December 15, 2009

De Bello Gallico in the original Latin. Gaius Julius Caesar (13 July 100 BC[2] 15 March 44 BC[3]), was a Roman military and political leader. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. A politician of the populares tradition, he formed an unofficial...
Cover of Homiles on the Gospel of St. John and the Epistle to the Hebrews
by Saint John Chrysostom
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

According to Wikipedia: "Saint John Chrysostom (c. 347407, Greek: Ιωάννης ο Χρυσόστομος), archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical...
Cover of The Exermination of the American Bison
by William T. Hornaday
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

US Government report, first published in 1889. According to Wikipedia: "William Temple Hornaday, Sc.D. (December 1, 1854 March 6, 1937) was an American zoologist, realtor, conservationist, author, poet and songwriter. He revolutionized museum exhibits by displaying wildlife in their natural settings,...
Cover of Nature Classics by John Muir, 7 books and 2 articles
by John Muir
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

This book-collection file includes: The Grand Canon of the Colorado (article), The Mountains of California, Steep Trails, Stickeen (article), The Story of My Boyhood and Youth, Travels in Alaska, Yosemite, My First Summer in the Sierras, and Alaska Days with John Muir (by S. Hall Young). According to...
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