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Whistler
Walter Aimwell
A spirited, mid-nineteenth-century boy's adventure, this narrative shows how true courage, quiet honesty, and daily discipline shape a young man far better than mere bravery or bravado.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 08
Unknown
Echoing across centuries of border raids, shipwrecked journeys, and modest Scottish hearths, these collected tales balance harsh historical violence with quiet domestic virtue.
Winning his game
Ralph Henry Barbour
A high-school pitcher struggling for recognition must navigate shifting friendships, campus social pressures, and his own self-doubt to earn his place on the team.
Yonder
E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young
A sunlit boy standing by a mountain pool, a fierce girl watching foreign ships in a smoky dockyard—these two wild spirits are drawn together across years of silence, duty, and tragic mistake.
Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon, Cedar Breaks, Kaibab Forest, North Rim of Grand Canyon
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Gargantuan rock towers, crimson canyons, and quiet pine forests unfold step by step along the rugged border of southern Utah and northern Arizona.
A Cruel Enigma
Paul Bourget
A sheltered young Parisian surrenders to a consuming passion, only to find that the woman he adores carries a secret capacity for betrayal she can neither explain nor control.
A Middy's Recollections, 1853-1860
Victor Alexander Montagu
A high-born Victorian lad enters the Royal Navy at twelve, sailing directly into mid-century global conflicts with a pocketknife mark on his nose and a boyish hunger for action.
A Pilgrim Maid: A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620
Marion Ames Taggart
Young Constance Hopkins carries the burden of a fractured family and a harsh winter as the Mayflower anchors in the New World.
A Scout of To-day
Isabel Hornibrook
A boy's wild, undirected energy can destroy him, but given a purpose and a troop, it builds a man.
A woman's soul
Charles Garvice
A stage actress in Victorian England discovers that the true theater of her life lies in navigating secret aristocrats, stolen inheritances, and a deep love that defies social class.
American Scenery, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Nathaniel Parker Willis
A sweeping tour of early American rivers, wilderness bluffs, and growing towns reveals a landscape shaped by raw nature, violent frontier histories, and rapid modern expansion.
An Annapolis First Classman
Edward L. (Edward Latimer) Beach
A upperclassman's final year at the Naval Academy tests his honor, his athletic resolve, and his loyalty to a brother officer when a mysterious crime threatens to shatter his future.
An Englishwoman's twenty-five years in tropical Africa
George Hawker
This biography traces a quarter-century of missionary service in the Congo, documenting the daily trials, humor, and unwavering resolve of an Englishwoman working in the heart of Africa.
Asleep in Armageddon
Ray Bradbury
A lone survivor of a rocket crash discovers that the serene, sunny planetoid beneath his feet harbors ancient, hungry minds that can only claim him when he closes his eyes.
Aucassin and Nicolette: translated from the Old French
Francis William Bourdillon
Boundless devotion, familial opposition, and perilous escapes drive two young lovers across medieval lands to prove that true affection outlasts captivity, exile, and the whims of fate.
Auld lang syne
F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller
A life rich in learning and chance encounters yields a quiet, reflective look at nineteenth-century European intellect and art through the eyes of an eminent scholar.
Beach Rambles in Search of Seaside Pebbles and Crystals: With Some Observations on the Origin of the Diamond and Other Precious Stones
John George Francis
A gentle, observational guide to the hidden beauty of the British coastline, inviting readers to discover the geological treasures tucked away among common seaside pebbles.
Benjamin of Ohio: A Story of the Settlement of Marietta
James Otis
An orphan boy earns his way across the Alleghenies to help build a town out of the wilderness, discovering that grit and honest work can forge a home on the American frontier.
Beyond the Gates
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Crossing the threshold of death during a bout of brain fever, a pragmatic middle-aged woman wakes to discover that the afterlife is a tangible, evolving world of familiar loves and profound spiritual growth.
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Birds and Nature, Vol. 10 No. 1 [June 1901]
Various
Observing nature with patient attention unlocks a world of subtle drama, where birds, plants, and minerals reveal intricate stories hidden in everyday landscapes.
Burmah and the Burmese
Kenneth R. H. (Kenneth Robert Henderson) Mackenzie
Rich in natural resources and distinct traditions, nineteenth-century Burma remains a complex, insular kingdom forced into confrontation with global expansion.
Caprice
Ronald Firbank
A provincial clergyman’s daughter steals the family silver, flees to London to become an actress, and meets a bizarre, sudden end before her theatrical debut can even get off the ground.
Chair backs
American Thread Company
Clear instructions and precise needlework patterns provide the blueprint for crafting decorative, protective textiles to shield home furniture from daily wear.
Derrick Vaughan, Novelist
Edna Lyall
Behind the public persona of a celebrated novelist lies a life defined not by sudden genius, but by the quiet, grueling endurance of a man who sacrificed everything for his family.
Direct Conversion of Energy
William R. Corliss
Eliminating spinning shafts and heavy pistons, solid-state systems transform thermal, chemical, and solar energy straight into usable electricity. This concise 1968 educational primer surveys the underlying physics and practical engineering behind the silent power revolution of the early space age.
Earthquakes
Kaye M. Shedlock
A sudden shift deep within the crust transforms stable ground into rolling destruction, releasing centuries of stored tectonic strain in mere seconds.
Father Thrift and His Animal Friends
Joseph C. (Joseph Charles) Sindelar
A lonely old man leaves a wasteful town to teach the creatures of the forest how to save, work, and care for one another.
Feats on the Fiord
Harriet Martineau
A community on the edge of a Norwegian fiord faces real danger from lurking pirates and unseen harm from the deep-seated superstitions that govern their everyday lives.
Forest Friends
Royal Dixon
Animals of forest, jungle, and ice cap gather beneath the moon to hold formal dances, stage singing contests, and trade stories of peril, pride, and survival.
Fresh Every Hour: Detailing the Adventures, Comic and Pathetic of One Jimmy Martin, Purveyor of Publicity, a Young Gentleman Possessing Sublime Nerve, Whimsical Imagination, Colossal Impudence, and, Withal, the Heart of a Child
John Peter Toohey
A young publicist uses his boundless imagination and brazen schemes to manipulate the press, only to find that his most enduring performance is the one he directs toward the woman he loves.
Gérôme
Albert Keim
A relentless commitment to accuracy and dramatic flair defines the long, triumphant career of a premier nineteenth-century French academic artist.
Glass and Glass Manufacture
Percival Marson
A transformative industrial craft unfolds as common sand, driven by high heat and exact chemistry, becomes the clear, vital material shaping modern civilization.
Hugh Miller
W. Keith (William Keith) Leask
A Scottish stonemason crafts a life of science and fierce principle, leaving his mark on the rocks of Cromarty and the religious battles of Edinburgh.
Hungarian grammar
Charles Arthur Ginever
Oriented toward practical mastery rather than dense philological theory, C. Arthur and Ilona Ginever’s handbook demystifies Hungarian for English speakers through a clean, systematic structure that prioritizes usability over academic dryness.
In Indian Tents: Stories Told by Penobscot, Passamaquoddy and Micmac Indians to Abby L. Alger
Abby Langdon Alger
The primordial earth comes alive through spoken memory, where heroic sorcerers, giant forest spirits, and clever animal tricksters shape the physical world.
In the Firing Line: Stories of the War by Land and Sea
Arthur St. John Adcock
The frontline exposes human nature at its most raw, where ordinary men face catastrophic machinery with gallows humor, sudden courage, and deep camaraderie.
Keep Happy
Eustace Miles
A mind burdened by fear and resentment poisons the body, but cultivated joy offers a practical, physical, and mental path to complete restoration.
Lignum-vitae
Samuel J. (Samuel James) Record
A dense, self-lubricating tropical hardwood underpins international maritime trade and naval operations. This study details the botany, commercial supply lines, physical mechanics, and synthetic substitutes of true lignum-vitae and its close botanical relatives.
Lord Tedric
E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith
A humble blacksmith learns to forge super-steel with the help of a time traveler posing as a god, changing the fate of an ancient empire.
Madame X: a story of mother-love
J. W. McConaughy
A mother's desperate search for her son leads to a dramatic trial and a shocking revelation.
Making Up with Mr. Dog: Hollow Tree Stories
Albert Bigelow Paine
A lively forest community navigates culinary rivalries, literary ambition, and uneasy truces in these charming, episodic animal tales.
Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls
L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
High school girls on the American home front transform a small Midwestern town through organized patriotism, only to find that counteracting treason takes more than selling bonds.
Mattie:—A Stray (Vol 1 of 3)
F. W. (Frederick William) Robinson
A street urchin raised in the worst slums of Victorian Southwark finds shelter in a quiet paper shop, only to be caught between her deep gratitude to her benefactors and the shadowy forces of her past.
Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, Queen of Navarre
Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry IV, King of France
Power play, personal survival, and royal scandal collide in this vivid personal record from the heart of the sixteenth-century French court. Writing with sharp intelligence and aristocratic poise, a princess of France charts the perilous political waters of her youth.
Monkey On His Back
Charles V. De Vet
A man with no memory of his past wanders through a strange, hostile world, only to discover that the one thing he cannot escape is his own conscience.
Mr. Arnold: A romance of the Revolution
Francis Lynde
An impulsive young Virginia officer sneaks behind enemy lines on a desperate wartime gamble, only to find that catching a traitor is far easier than surviving the moral cost of the trap.
Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 88, July 5, 1851: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
Various
An obscure manuscript in a fallen duke’s pocket, a centuries-old tale of a London porter turned pontiff, and the proper way to preserve the dead with salt all converge in a lively Victorian intellectual exchange.
Oakdale Boys in Camp
Morgan Scott
Six high school friends camp at a secluded Maine lake, where a fistfight, a capsized boat, and a nocturnal ghost hunt forge an unexpected bond.