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First published in 1907. "The Indians of the Yosemite are fast passing away. Only a handful now remain of the powerful tribes that once gathered in the Valley and considered it an absolute stronghold against their white enemies. Even in their diminished numbers and their comparatively civilized condition,...

According to Wikipedia: "Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (October 30, 1857 June 14, 1948) was an American writer…. She eloped with George H.B. Atherton when she was only 19, and had two children. Her husband discouraged her writing; and the serial publication of her first novel, The Randolphs of Redwoods...

Overview of life in Belgium around 1909. Chapter titles include: The Sands Opposite England, Inland: the Flemish Plain, Travelling in Belgium, Some of the Towns: the Ardennes; Belgian Children; Christmas in Belgium, Pageants and Processions, The Carnival, Children's Winter Festivals; Games Played in Belgium; What the Belgians Speak; A Short History; and The Belgian Army: The Congo.

Classic naturalist novel, in English translation. First published in 1888. According to Wikipedia: "Emile Zola (2 April 1840 - 29 September 1902) was an influential French writer, the most important example of the literary school of naturalism, and a major figure in the political liberalization of France...After...

According to Wikipedia: "Anatole France (16 April 1844—12 October 1924), born François-Anatole Thibault, was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. He was born in Paris, and died in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire. He was a successful novelist, with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered...

First published in 1729. "I had spent about 5 weeks in ranging off and on the coast of New Holland, a length of about 300 leagues: and had put in at 3 several places to see what there might be thereabouts worth discovering; and at the same time to recruit my stock of fresh water and provisions for the...

According to Wikipedia: "Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne (baptized 18 March 1634 25 May 1693), better known as Madame de La Fayette, was a French writer, the author of La Princesse de Clèves, France's first historical novel and one of the earliest novels in literature."

According to Wikipedia: "James Branch Cabell (1879 - 1958) was an American author of fantasy fiction and belles lettres... Cabell's work was thought of very highly by a number of his peers, including Mark Twain, Sinclair Lewis, H. L. Mencken, Joseph Hergesheimer, and Jack Woodford. When Twain died...

According to Wikipedia: "Edward Gibbon (April 27, 1737[notes 1] January 16, 1794) was an English historian and Member of Parliament. His most important work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788. The Decline and Fall is known principally...

First published in 1907. According to the Preface: "If this book seems to have departed from the proper ideal of historic narrative--if it is the history of a Power, and not of a People--it is because the Russian people have had no history yet. There has been no evolution of a Russian nation, but only...

First published in 1902, this collection of stories incudes: Careless Jane, Boisterous Ann, The Brother and Sister, Georgie Lie-a-Bed, Untidy Amanda, The Child Who Would Not Go to Bed, The Beet, The Robber Rat, Grandfather Stork, Old Mother Webtoes, The Rabbit Witch, and Peter and the Ogress.

This file includes the novels: August First, Joy in the Morning, and The Militants. It also includes the stories: The Courage of the Commonplace, The Good Samaritan, The Lifted Bandage, and The Perfect Tribute. According to Wikipedia: "Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews (April 2, 1860? - August 2, 1936) was...

First-hand account of the Civil War from the perspective of a Confederate woman. According to the Preface: For several years my friends among Confederate soldiers have been urging me to "write up" and publish what I know of the war. By personal solicitation and by letter this subject has been brought...

Classic novel. According to Wikipedia: "Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews (April 2, 1860? - August 2, 1936) was an American writer. Best known for a widely read short story about Abraham Lincoln, often printed as a small volume, The Perfect Tribute, she was born at Mobile, Alabama,and married William Shankland...