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Conception Control and Its Effects on the Individual and the Nation
Florence Elizabeth Barrett
The question of how to limit child-bearing occupies the center of this 1922 medical and moral inquiry, which argues that artificial methods of birth control are both unnecessary and socially destructive.
Conversion of a High Priest into a Christian Worker
M. (Meletios) Golden
This personal chronicle traces a high-ranking Greek Orthodox clergyman’s departure from the traditional hierarchy of his church and his subsequent embrace of a life as a grassroots Christian worker in America. It serves as both an autobiographical testimony and a firm theological argument.
Daisy: the autobiography of a cat
Miranda Eliot Swan
A poignant, heartfelt testament to the bond between humans and their animal companions, this narrative serves as both a fictional memoir and a plea for the compassionate treatment of all living creatures.
Dave Darrin and the German Submarines
H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
A solitary destroyer cut through the dark, hunting periscopes on the North Atlantic while torpedoes sliced the icy swells.
Deborah Dent and Her Donkey and Madam Fig's Gala: Two Humorous Tales
Unknown
A whimsical pair of nineteenth-century cautionary tales, this collection uses rhythmic verse to explore the perils of social ambition and the absurdity of forcing one’s dreams upon unwilling companions.
Dorothy Dixon and the Mystery Plane
Dorothy Wayne
High-flying aerial chases and coastal ambushes collide on the Long Island Sound when a courageous teenage aviator stumbles into an international diamond-smuggling ring.
Eleanor
Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
The Campagna at sunset, an impulsive visitor, and a woman who has spent her life being everything to everyone: this is the setting for a quiet, devastating study of sacrifice and the cost of human devotion.
Enfranchisement of women
Harriet Hardy Taylor Mill
A bold and early critique of structural gender inequality, this text transforms private domestic arrangements into a pressing subject of public political justice.
Entertainments for Home, Church and School
Frederica Seeger
This collection serves as a comprehensive manual for organized play, capturing the spirit of turn-of-the-century social life through an exhaustive catalog of indoor and outdoor activities. It bridges the gap between private parlor amusements and public community events, preserving the era's dedication to…
Esther
Henry Adams
The bustling, social world of 1880s New York serves as the backdrop for a quiet, intense collision between modern skepticism and traditional faith. Caught in the orbit of an earnest young clergyman and a brilliant artist, a young woman searches for a path that honors her own integrity.
Falling in with Fortune
Alger, Horatio, Jr.
An honest youth faces false accusations, entitled rivals, and dangerous conspirators as he works his way up from penniless uncertainty to life-changing security.
Famous Affinities of History: The Romance of Devotion. Volume 1
Lyndon Orr
The stories of history’s most famous lovers are not merely tales of passion; they are studies of how intense devotion can alter the course of empires and reshape the legacies of the powerful.
From Bondage to Liberty in Religion: A Spiritual Autobiography
George T. (George Thomas) Ashley
An earnest search for truth can transform a lifetime of rigid religious confinement into a liberating, rational faith.
Graham's Magazine, Vol. XIX, No. 6, December 1841
Various
A mid-nineteenth-century literary miscellany captures the vibrant, evolving voice of young American letters through historical romance, sharp criticism, and high gothic melodrama.
Green Fields and Running Brooks, and Other Poems
James Whitcomb Riley
The rhythm of the seasons and the quiet persistence of memory define this collection, where the landscape of childhood never quite fades from the view of the aging heart.
Her Letter, His Answer & Her Last Letter
Bret Harte
A young woman and a gold miner navigate the distance between high society and the rugged frontier, testing whether their shared history can survive the complications of sudden wealth and long-standing pride.
Hiawatha and the Iroquois Confederation: A Study in Anthropology. A Paper Read at the Cincinnati Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in August, 1881, under the Title of "A Lawgiver of the Stone Age."
Horatio Hale
This inquiry into the Iroquois Confederacy reveals how a Stone Age people engineered a sophisticated, enduring political system, challenging long-held assumptions about the intellectual limitations of primitive societies.
Home Range and Movements of the Eastern Cottontail in Kansas
Donald W. Janes
This study examines the spatial behavior of the eastern cottontail in Kansas to determine how these animals traverse and inhabit their environment throughout the seasons. It provides a foundational analysis of rabbit movement patterns and land use.
How Members of Congress Are Bribed
J. Hampton (Joseph Hampton) Moore
The corruption of public officials is not merely a matter of secret handshakes; it is an organized, business-like enterprise that treats the machinery of government as a commodity to be bought and sold. This account of Gilded Age political rot serves as a stark, evidence-based exposure of how private monopolies…
How the World Travels
Alice A. Methley
A global survey of human transit, this educational work traces how societies move across land, water, snow, and sky throughout history.
How to Care for the Insane: A Manual for Nurses
William D. Granger
The work of a psychiatric nurse is a demanding, delicate balance of firm discipline, profound patience, and the constant exercise of human kindness.
Imperialism and Mr. Gladstone (1876-1887)
Unknown
An era of aggressive imperial expansion and fierce parliamentary dissent unfolds through raw, unvarnished historical documents from a turbulent decade.
In African Forest and Jungle
Paul B. (Paul Belloni) Du Chaillu
Deep in the equatorial canopy, an explorer and his native companion march into a green twilight where every step risks an ambush by leopards, rogue elephants, or sudden witchcraft.
Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker. In Three Volumes. Vol. I
Berthold Auerbach
A child wanders into a winter storm, setting off a chain of events that exposes the hidden cruelty and redemption of a fractured village.
Journal of Voyages: Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate
Jacob Dunham
A seasoned mariner recounts a life of precarious trade, including repeated captures by warships, a harrowing encounter with a notorious pirate, and long, formative months living among the Musquitto Indians.
Lancashire Idylls (1898)
Marshall Mather
The harsh beauty of the high Lancashire moors finds a mirror in the rigid, uncompromising faith of the local hill sects. This collection of sketches captures the quiet humanity that struggles to bloom within a landscape of industrial toil and severe, judgmental piety.
Last Poems: Translations from the Book of Indian Love
Laurence Hope
The heart’s relentless ache and the fleeting, intoxicating beauty of human connection are the dual spirits that haunt this collection of verse. It finds its home in the silent, moon-drenched spaces between desire and loss.
Laughing Last
Jane Abbott
Fifteen-year-old Sidney Romley wants her fair turn at independence, but a summer on Cape Cod brings her far more than she bargained for, including old shipwrecks, local eccentricities, and real danger on the water.
Lays of ancient Virginia, and other poems
James Avis Bartley
The spirit of nineteenth-century Virginia breathes through these pages, capturing the intersection of colonial legend, romantic idealism, and a deep-seated devotion to the landscapes of the American South.
Life's Progress Through the Passions
Eliza Fowler Haywood
A man’s lifelong journey through the turbulent currents of desire, ambition, and regret serves as a mirror for the human condition. His story charts the inevitable shifts from the impulsive passions of youth to the measured reflections of age.
Lippincott's Horn-Ashbaugh Speller For Grades One to Eight
Ernest Horn
Effective communication begins with mastering the building blocks of language, a task that demands both rigorous study and a clear, objective understanding of one’s own progress. This structured guide transforms the daunting challenge of learning to spell into a methodical, measurable, and ultimately achievable…
Little Sky-High
Hezekiah Butterworth
A young Chinese boy arrives in a Boston household to learn about American life, only to reveal through his gentle grace and hidden identity that kindness toward a stranger is its own form of royalty.
Lost in the Backwoods: A Tale of the Canadian Forest
Catharine Parr Strickland Traill
Three children venture into the Canadian wilderness and must rely on their wits, faith, and the kindness of a young indigenous captive to survive the unforgiving forest.
Malplaquet
Hilaire Belloc
The Battle of Malplaquet stands as a grim lesson in how a tactical victory can serve as a strategic failure. This account dissects the bloody 1709 clash, revealing why the cost of winning often outweighs the prize.
Many Voices: Poems
E. (Edith) Nesbit
A collection of lyric verse that moves from the bright, domestic magic of youth to the searing, shadowed realities of wartime sacrifice, this volume charts the emotional geography of a life lived through decades of transition.
Medal of Honor
Mack Reynolds
A down-on-his-luck scout pilot accidentally stumbles into a cynical conspiracy, only to find that the highest honor in the galaxy is the most dangerous burden of all. He must navigate a world where his own heroism has rendered him untouchable, forcing him to confront whether he is a fraud or a man finally finding…
Mildred's Inheritance
Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston
A young girl’s desperate quest for independence leads to ruinous results, proving that self-will often carries a heavy, unexpected price.
Miss Grantley's Girls, and the Stories She Told Them
Thomas Archer
A quiet, observant governess transforms the atmosphere of a boarding school by sharing a collection of evocative, moralizing tales with her young charges. This Victorian narrative serves as both a framework for storytelling and a subtle portrait of the woman behind the classroom desk.
Miss Ludington's Sister
Edward Bellamy
HOOK A lonely, aging woman finds new purpose when a young man convinces her that her lost youth can be summoned back. This haunting tale explores the boundaries between memory, identity, and the desperate hunger for a second chance.
"Monsieur Henri": A Foot-Note to French History
Louise Imogen Guiney
A forgotten war of conscience found its purest embodiment in a youth who fought with Homeric joy and died without a single thought of self.
Moor Fires
E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young
In the shadow of a vast, indifferent moor, a young woman enters into a secret, ill-fated marriage that defines the boundaries of her life.
More Mittens
Aunt Fanny
A collection of moral tales and domestic sketches, this volume offers a window into the nineteenth-century ideal of childhood, blending playful imagination with earnest lessons on character, obedience, and virtue.
More Tales in the Land of Nursery Rhyme
Ada M. Marzials
These imaginative expansions breathe life into familiar nursery rhymes, transforming fleeting verses into enchanting, whimsical narratives where inanimate objects and folkloric figures find their own secret destinies.
Mrs. Cliff's Yacht
Frank R. Stockton
A wealthy widow discovers that sudden, absolute independence is far more complicated and perilous than a life of modest means. She unexpectedly finds herself navigating the high seas to rescue friends from pirates and peril.
Mrs. Hallam's companion
Mary Jane Holmes
A humble young woman leaves her family’s struggling estate to earn money as a wealthy woman’s companion, only to face social prejudice, secret romances, and identity mix-ups across Europe.
Navajo weavers: Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-'82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 371-392
Washington Matthews
The Navajo loom is a marvel of simplicity and precision, a testament to a culture that creates complex, durable art with little more than wood, wool, and patience. This account offers an intimate look at the transformation of raw fleece into masterfully woven textiles.
Nobody's Rose
Adele E. Thompson
She runs through the night with a bundle of memories, traded from one harsh world to a softer one, only to discover that her true home is something she must claim for herself.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twelfth Annual Meeting: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, October 6 and 7, 1921
Unknown
This assembly of enthusiasts seeks to transform the American landscape, advocating for nut trees as sources of sustenance, beauty, and national pride. It captures a pivotal, optimistic moment in the early twentieth-century movement toward diversified, permanent agriculture.