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Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas
Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas is Herman Melville's sequel to Typee, and, as such, was also autobiographical. After leavi…
Pleasure Cycling
"In this little book, the writer, looking back to his own days of inexperience in cycling, has endeavored to furnish some useful inform…
The Valley of Baca: a Record of Suffering and Triumph
Jennie Smith was a 19th-Century Job. At 15 years old, her father's business and finances failed, and he later died of illness, leaving her f…
A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw
Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, also known as James Albert, (born ca. 1705 - 1775) was a freed slave and autobiographer. His autobiography is considered…
Campaigns of Curiosity: Journalistic Adventures of an American Girl in London
Elizabeth Banks was an American journalist who, at about age 23, moved to London. While trying to break into English journalism and to keep …
Next Things, and Dorrie's Day
Two short stories about young people who find themselves in difficult circumstances, written in 1880.Next Things relates of two brothers, re…
Nonsense Novels
Nonsense Novels is a collection of ten whimsical tales by Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock, showcasing his unique ability to blend satire w…
Chronicles of Canada Volume 21 - The Red River Colony: A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba
This, volume 21 of the Chronicles of Canada series, describes the settlement of the Red River Colony by Lord Selkirk, and the struggles it h…
Literary Lapses
Literary Lapses is a collection of witty and insightful sketches that capture the humorous nuances of life in the early 20th century. Stephe…
Missent: The Story of a Letter
As she's going through a box of books after settling in a hotel, Miss Sarah Stafford finds an old postcard written years earlier, stuck betw…
Stories and Pictures from the Life of Jesus
Twenty-four short accounts from the life of Jesus, each about 2 minutes in length. They are mostly taken straight from the Bible, with littl…
Modern Prophets and Other Sketches
Short stories and sketches all relating in some way to temperance and advocating for prohibition. Each story looks at a different facet of t…
Further Foolishness
Further Foolishness is a delightful collection of seventeen humorous stories and essays by the renowned Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock. W…
The Philosophy of the Plan of Salvation
The book is a series of independent demonstrations, the results of which accumulate to the final conclusion, that the Christian religion is …
The Hohenzollerns in America With the Bolsheviks in Berlin and Other Impossibilities
The Hohenzollerns in America is a satirical exploration of the cultural clash between the old world and the new, as seen through the lens of…
Little Minnie, and Other Stories
This is a little book of very short stories or vignettes, about children and intended for children. Many of the stories reference the includ…
Bobby's Wolf and Other Stories
A collection of short stories for children, published in 1888. Some are "made up" stories and some are real-life accounts, all wit…
History of the Early Settlement of Bowmanville and Vicinity
"Early settlers of Bowmanville, Darlington, Clarke, and surrounding country, with sketches of the habits and customs of the aborigines,…
Upper Canada Sketches
This book relates "somewhat random sketches of life in the early settlements and country districts of Upper Canada" (now Ontario),…
In Time Of Emergency: A Citizen's Handbook On Nuclear Attack, Natural Disasters
A major emergency affecting a large number of people may occur anytime and anywhere. It may be a peacetime disaster such as a flood, tornado…