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On The Trail: An Outdoor Book for Girls

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Lina Beard


Lina and Adelia Beard, co-founders of the first American girls' scouting group, originally called the Girl Scout Society, then the Girl Pion…

The Complete Confectioner

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Hannah Glasse


The original version of Hannah Glasse’s ‘The Complete Confectioner’ was first produced about 1760 but the publication referenced here is fro…

Really So Stories

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Elizabeth Gordon


These stories for young people are Really So; they are not made up stories about bears or witches. These are short educational sketches abo…

English and Cantonese Dictionary

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John Chalmers and Thomas Dealy


John Chalmers’ English and Cantonese Dictionary offers a valuable glimpse into the state of Cantonese that was spoken in Canton and in the c…

The Boys' and Girls' Pliny Vol. 4

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Pliny the Elder and John S. White


The Natural History of Pliny the Elder is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire. The full work consists of …

Drug Themes in Science Fiction

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Robert Silverberg


Science fiction is more often a reflection of existing societal trends than a prediction of trends to come. The upsurge in drug use is preci…

The Cambridge History of English Literature, Volume 1: From the Beginnings to t…

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Various


In the preliminary statement of the aims and objects of this History, communicated to those who were invited to become contributors to it, t…

The Sailor's Word-book, A - C

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William Henry Smyth


An encyclopaedia (a digest, the author calls it) of nautical terms and other words relevant to navigation, the character of seamen, this boo…

The Sailor's Word-book, D - G

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William Henry Smyth


An encyclopaedia (a digest, the author calls it) of nautical terms and other words relevant to navigation, the character of seafarers, fish …

Bird World: A Bird Book for Children

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Jenny H. Stickney


Bird World is a children's guide to New England Birds. It explores the characteristics, habitat, and songs of native birds. - Summary by Jen…

The Sailor's Word-book, S - Z

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William Henry Smyth


A compendium of fascinating words describing the world from far reaches of the visible universe to the ocean depths, along with creatures la…

333: A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel

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Joseph H. Crawford, Jr.


"333" is concerned with those novels which are generally considered the best efforts in Science-Fantasy up to and including 1950. …

The Sailor's Word-book, H - M

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William Henry Smyth


A digest of sea terms and phrases, including flora, fauna, fish, fowl and fable of the sea, weaponry aboard ship, parts of a ship, qualities…

The Sailor's Word-book, N - R

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William Henry Smyth


A digest of sea terms and phrases, compiled with precision and humour for the instruction of sailors new and old, as well as their land-lubb…

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