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Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876
Various
This collection captures the expansive curiosity of 1876, blending the industrial optimism of a world’s fair with the intimate, often turbulent lives of characters caught in the sweep of social and emotional change.
Love Me Little, Love Me Long
Charles Reade
A quiet, character-driven study of courtship, this narrative examines how young women navigate the expectations of older relatives while quietly asserting their own agency in the selection of a partner.
Madame Adam (Juliette Lambert), la grande Française
Winifred Stephens Whale
A woman of relentless intellect and deep-seated patriotism, Juliette Adam serves as the vibrant pulse of a changing France across a century of upheaval. This account charts her evolution from a precocious provincial girl into the formidable editor of La Nouvelle Revue and the influential center of a vital political…
Marching Men
Sherwood Anderson
The rhythm of thousands of feet moving in unison holds a strange, hypnotic power, offering a sense of order to souls exhausted by the chaos of modern industrial life.
Marzio's Crucifix, and Zoroaster
F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
A volatile Roman artisan descends into the madness of his own jealousies, while in a distant, ancient empire, a philosopher-priest discovers that love and faith are far more fragile than his own rigid intellect.
Medieval English Literature
W. P. (William Paton) Ker
The study of old texts reveals the spirit of past ages, showing that even the most distant medieval authors shared our fundamental human concerns.
Mexico
Susan Hale
This historical survey navigates the complex evolution of Mexican identity, tracing the path from ancient indigenous foundations through the turbulence of the Spanish conquest, colonial rule, and the eventual struggle for modern republican independence.
Mozart: The Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
This collection gathers the intimate correspondence and scattered remarks of a musical giant, offering a rare, unmediated window into the daily life, professional struggles, and inner convictions of a man who changed the course of Western art. By stripping away the layers of later myth-making, the text presents a…
My Native Land: The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People
James Cox
The vast American landscape, from the Atlantic shore to the Pacific coast, unfolds as a mosaic of history, folklore, and frontier struggle in this sweeping, early twentieth-century survey.
My Second Year of the War
Frederick Palmer
A panoramic, firsthand account of the British and French offensives on the Somme, capturing the mechanical fury and human resilience of the Great War’s central struggle.
Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave
William Wells Brown
A harrowing, firsthand account of the brutal reality of American chattel slavery, this narrative transforms from a story of personal survival into an urgent, lifelong plea for human liberty.
Old Mole: Being the Surprising Adventures in England of Herbert Jocelyn Beenham, M.A., Sometime Sixth-Form Master at Thrigsby Grammar School in the County of Lancaster
Gilbert Cannan
A scholarly schoolmaster abandons his stifling life in a provincial town to chase the unpredictable, messy currents of human passion and artistic discovery.
Pond and Stream
Arthur Ransome
A celebration of the small, hidden lives found in ponds and streams, this guide captures the curiosity of two children learning to observe the natural world.
Robt. Schumann
Thomas Tapper
This brief biography introduces young readers to Robert Schumann, a German composer known for his ability to translate human personality and everyday scenes into evocative piano music.
Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania
Wilhelm Meinhold
The tragedy of a scorned woman who unleashes her fury upon a ducal house, this dark historical narrative explores the thin line between human malice and supernatural terror.
Stories by American Authors, Volume 1
Bayard Taylor
This collection of mid-to-late nineteenth-century short fiction offers a window into an era of American ambition, where the boundaries between professional duty, romantic yearning, and moral compromise were often tested by the sudden arrival of fortune or disaster.
The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen
Elizabeth Von Arnim
Walking the perimeter of Rügen is an exercise in freedom for a woman who finds her spirit deified by the rhythms of the road. She seeks the quiet beauty of the Baltic, but finds the human landscape far more complicated than the scenery.
The Emigrants Of Ahadarra: The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two
William Carleton
A family’s integrity becomes their sole defense against a web of local greed and malicious legal maneuvering in 19th-century Ireland. This narrative of resilience explores the deep human cost of land insecurity.
The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 1: Psalms I.-XXXVIII
Alexander Maclaren
This volume offers a devotional and analytical exploration of the first thirty-eight Psalms, grounding ancient Hebrew poetry in the lived experience of faith and historical struggle. It provides a bridge between scholarly interpretation and the practical needs of the human heart.
The Eyes of the World
Harold Bell Wright
The mountains serve as a sanctuary for the soul, a place where the pretense of high society dissolves under the gaze of the eternal.
The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812: The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17
Ralph Delahaye Paine
This chronicle recounts the maritime struggle and land campaigns of the War of 1812, emphasizing the pivotal role of the American navy in securing national dignity when the army’s early efforts faltered.
The Great God Success: A Novel
David Graham Phillips
The ascent to power is a lonely, hollow climb where the currency is one’s own integrity. This study of a journalist’s compromise asks what remains of a man when he has traded his ideals for influence.
The history of a mouthful of bread
Jean Macé
The human body is an intricate machine, and understanding its function begins with the simplest act of daily life: taking a single bite of bread. This study of physiology reveals the hidden, rhythmic wonders that sustain our existence.
The Invader: A Novel
Margaret L. (Margaret Louisa) Woods
A portrait in an Oxford dining room sets the stage for a haunting psychological dissolution, where a woman’s identity is fractured by an intrusive, competing self. This narrative explores the unsettling nature of a divided mind and the fragility of the human soul.
The Kempton-Wace Letters
Jack London
HOOK Two thinkers trade letters across the Atlantic, dissecting the nature of love and the human condition as one man prepares for a marriage he approaches with scientific detachment.
The Killer
Stewart Edward White
A young man’s casual dare to spend a night at a notorious ranch leads him into a dangerous web of intrigue, hidden agendas, and frontier justice. It is a quiet, observant encounter with the shadows of the Old West.
The Lamp and the Bell: A Drama In Five Acts
Edna St. Vincent Millay
HOOK A queen finds her life irrevocably fractured after a tragic accident, revealing the harrowing distance between a sister’s love and the cold demands of duty.
The last travels of Ida Pfeiffer: inclusive of a visit to Madagascar, with a biographical memoir of the author
Ida Pfeiffer
This account records the final expedition of a determined Victorian explorer, detailing her journey through Europe, the Indian Ocean, and the treacherous, insular political landscape of mid-nineteenth-century Madagascar.
The Life and Love of the Insect
Jean-Henri Fabre
The humblest life beneath our feet reveals a hidden, complex grandeur, provided we have the patience to watch and the wonder to understand.
The Life and Times of Queen Victoria
Robert Wilson
The British Empire finds itself at a pivotal crossroads, navigating the tension between Victorian domestic tradition and the volatile, shifting realities of a rapidly modernizing nineteenth-century world.
The Lives of the Most Famous English Poets (1687)
William Winstanley
A collection of literary lives, this seventeenth-century survey captures the fading voices of England’s poets, preserving their verses and their end-of-life epitaphs against the encroaching silence of history.
The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume I
Theophilus Cibber
A sweeping chronicle of British literary heritage, this collection documents the lives and professional struggles of legendary poets, from the dawn of the craft to the era of Dean Swift.
The Maid of the Whispering Hills
Vingie E. (Vingie Eve) Roe
HOOK A fierce-hearted woman journeys to the untracked Canadian wilderness, where her obsession with a pioneer dream collides with a desperate struggle for survival and an unexpected, all-consuming love.
The man-eaters and other odd people
Mayne Reid
This survey of global cultures examines the diverse, sometimes harsh, and often misunderstood lives of remote peoples, from the Arctic to the Amazon. It acts as an anthropological field guide for the nineteenth-century reader.
The Modern Clock: A Study of Time Keeping Mechanism
Ward L. Goodrich
Precision in timekeeping is the foundation of mechanical mastery, demanding that a watchmaker move beyond guesswork toward an exacting, scientific understanding of his craft. This technical manual serves as an essential guide for the practitioner seeking to bridge the gap between mediocre repair and true…
The monk and the hangman's daughter
Ambrose Bierce
This tale of devotion and ruin explores the thin, dangerous line between spiritual ecstasy and human obsession. It serves as a haunting meditation on how the most fervent piety can mask, or even catalyze, a tragic, earthly destruction.
The Old Printer and the Modern Press
Charles Knight
A dedicated chronicler of the written word traces the evolution of printing from a merchant’s craft to a revolutionary force that forever democratized human knowledge.
The Open Question: A Tale of Two Temperaments
Elizabeth Robins
This story of two cousins whose lives are entwined by family inheritance and forbidden desire is a quiet, atmospheric exploration of the costs of idealism. It follows the pair from childhood through a tragic, inevitable conclusion.
The Spell of the White Sturgeon
Jim Kjelgaard
A young man casts his lot with a daring fisherman on the turbulent, unforgiving waters of Lake Michigan. Together, they battle both the elements and the ruthless bullies threatening their livelihood.
The tale of Cuffy Bear
Arthur Scott Bailey
This children’s book follows the daily life and minor moral lapses of a young bear as he learns the dangers and delights of the Blue Mountain woods. It is a gentle, episodic tale of a cub navigating the boundary between his wild home and the encroaching world of "Farmer Green.
The Turned-About Girls
Beulah Marie Dix
A daring plan to trade places offers two girls a glimpse of a different life, but the secret burden of their swap proves far more transformative than the change of scenery itself.
The Two Noble Kinsmen
William Shakespeare
HOOK Two noble cousins, bound by blood and a shared oath, find their brotherhood shattered when both fall in love with the same woman. Their devotion to each other and to their competing desires leads to a fateful combat.
Through the Fray: A Tale of the Luddite Riots
G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
HOOK Amidst the violent labor unrest of the Industrial Revolution, a young man must clear his name of a murder he did not commit.
Travels in Morocco, Volume 2
James Richardson
HOOK This account captures the mid-19th-century Moroccan frontier through a lens of sharp political critique and meticulous, often weary, observation.
Unique Ghost Towns and Mountain Spots
Caroline Bancroft
This guidebook traverses the rugged, high-altitude remnants of Colorado’s mining era, blending historical accounts with the quiet, evocative atmosphere of towns left to the elements.
What Was the Religion of Shakespeare?
M. M. (Mangasar Mugurditch) Mangasarian
The question of Shakespeare’s piety is not a search for church membership, but a deep inquiry into the poet’s worldview and his understanding of human destiny. By examining the patterns within his tragedies, a portrait emerges of a mind that sought truth in the natural world rather than the supernatural.
When Africa awakes: The "inside story" of the stirrings and strivings of the new Negro in the Western world
Hubert H. Harrison
The dawn of a new consciousness is breaking across the African diaspora, signaling an era where the struggle for dignity and self-determination can no longer be ignored by the powers of the Western world.
Who Cares? A Story of Adolescence
Cosmo Hamilton
HOOK A young girl’s impetuous rebellion against a stifling, elderly household collides with a man’s silent, profound grief, sparking a volatile romance that tests the limits of youth, pride, and the meaning of love.