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The Parables of the Saviour: The Good Child's Library, Tenth Book
Anonymous
HOOK This collection translates the familiar teachings of the New Testament into rhythmic, rhyming verse, designed to instruct young minds in moral discernment and faith through the lens of biblical storytelling.
The Pastime of Pleasure: An Allegorical Poem
Stephen Hawes
A young knight sets out on an arduous journey to win the hand of his beloved, navigating a landscape of abstract challenges and intellectual virtues. This allegorical quest serves as both a romantic pursuit and a manual for the attainment of worldly and moral excellence.
The Peacock of Jewels
Fergus Hume
HOOK A century-old mystery involving a legendary golden ornament leads a young couple into a web of murder and deception in this classic Victorian-era detective tale.
The Pearl of the Andes: A Tale of Love and Adventure
Gustave Aimard
In the rugged, unforgiving reaches of the Andes, a father’s desperate search for his kidnapped daughter ignites a war between settlers and indigenous warriors. This intense narrative follows a series of perilous rescues and tactical battles fueled by love, revenge, and shifting political loyalties.
The Peasant and the Prince
Harriet Martineau
This is a historical narrative that examines the tragic downfall of the French monarchy, juxtaposing the immense suffering of the peasantry with the insulated, often oblivious lives of the royal family during the Revolution.
The Philosophy Which Shows the Physiology of Mesmerism and Explains the Phenomenon of Clairvoyance
T. H. Pasley
Mesmerism is not a mere parlor trick, but a fundamental key to understanding the mechanical forces that govern the entire universe. This work attempts to reconcile biological phenomena with the immutable, inert laws of nature.
The Pictures
Ludwig Tieck
This work presents a series of interwoven tales that examine the tension between the cold, detached judgment of the intellect and the warm, often irrational pull of the human heart. It captures a world where social performance frequently masks genuine longing.
The Prince of the Captivity: The Epilogue to a Romance
Sydney C. Grier
The political currents of the Balkans pull two families into a dangerous game of throne-chasing, where the only thing more volatile than the fate of empires is the human heart.
The Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian Stories
George Bird Grinnell
These stories offer a window into the rich, ancestral imagination of North American indigenous peoples, preserving the humor, tragedy, and moral clarity of a world where animals and humans are never truly separate.
The Roman Empire in the Light of Prophecy: The Rise, Progress, and End of the Fourth World-empire
W.E. (William Edwy) Vine
The Roman Empire, once a monolithic force of history, serves as a divine blueprint for the end of the world in this detailed study of prophetic scripture.
The School Four
Albertus T. (Albertus True) Dudley
The playing field is a crucible for character in this turn-of-the-century tale of schoolboy ambition, where athletic prowess and personal integrity are tested side by side.
The shadow shooter
W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle
Out on the open range of Silver River Valley, a botched mail-order suit and a corpse hauled across a saddle set off a tangle of cattle rustling, framed murder, and hidden identities.
The Silver Maple
Mary Esther Miller MacGregor
The path to one's true identity is often obscured by the tangled roots of family pride and long-held grudges. In the rugged landscapes of Canada, a young man must navigate a legacy of conflict to claim his future.
The Smuggler Chief: A Novel
Gustave Aimard
Amidst the vast, untamed frontiers of South America, a daring smuggler finds his loyalties fractured by a dangerous romance and a rising tide of indigenous rebellion.
The Song of Sixpence: Picture Book
Walter Crane
This collection gathers classic nursery rhymes and a timeless fairy tale into a single, beautifully curated volume. It captures the whimsical, often dark, and rhythmic heart of childhood storytelling.
The Stolen Heiress
Susanna Centlivre
A young couple defies a rigid father and a mercenary suitor in this spirited comedy, where mistaken identities and secret noble lineages collide before the clock runs out on a death sentence.
The sword and gun
R. C. (Robert C.) Eden
This intimate account captures the raw, unvarnished reality of a single Wisconsin infantry regiment as it endures the harrowing final months of the American Civil War.
The Tale of Brynild, and King Valdemar and His Sister: Two Ballads
George Borrow
These two stark, ancient ballads capture the violent intersection of courtly duty and personal ruin. They explore the tragic consequences of betrayal and the swift, unforgiving hand of medieval justice.
The Treaty Held with the Indians of the Six Nations at Philadelphia, in July 1742: To which is Prefix'd an Account of the first Confederacy of the Six Nations, their present Tributaries, Dependents, and Allies
Unknown
The fragile peace of colonial Pennsylvania rests on the precise, ritualized diplomacy of the Six Nations. This transcript of the 1742 proceedings reveals the high-stakes navigation of land rights, trade, and regional power.
The Visitor's Hand-Book for Holyhead: Comprising a History of the Town, the Antiquities and Sublime Scenery of the Mountain
Thomas Jackson
This guide captures the spirit of a Welsh coastal town during a period of rapid Victorian expansion, blending historical reverence with a pragmatic focus on maritime safety and engineering marvels.
The Wedge of Gold
C. C. (Charles Carroll) Goodwin
The search for fortune often leads to the discovery of something more valuable than gold. This story follows the lives of determined men and the women who transform them.
The White Blackbird
Robert Aitken
This tale of identity and deception follows a young woman thrust into a high-stakes masquerade, where the line between pawn and player shifts with every turn of fortune. It is a classic adventure of the Edwardian era, blending international intrigue with the claustrophobic tension of a long-con game.
The works of the Rev. John Wesley, Vol. 14 (of 32)
John Wesley
A collection of letters, journals, and formal defenses forms a passionate blueprint for early Methodism, insisting that true faith requires both deep internal experience and visible, practical holiness.
Trips in the Life of a Locomotive Engineer
Henry Dawson
These pages offer a rare, visceral account of nineteenth-century railroading, written from the vantage point of the men who actually gripped the throttle and faced the daily peril of the iron horse.
Walnut Growing in Oregon
Unknown
The English walnut is no longer merely a holiday luxury, but a budding necessity poised to rival beefsteak and wheat as a global food staple.
Washington and his colleagues
Henry Jones Ford
This account traces the precarious birth of the American executive branch, illustrating how George Washington and his early collaborators navigated the volatile transition from revolutionary fervor to the sobering realities of governing a new nation.
What Might Have Been Expected
Frank R. Stockton
A brother and sister embark on a series of industrious, homegrown ventures in rural Virginia to secure the well-being of a beloved elderly neighbor.
With Wellington in Spain: A Story of the Peninsula
F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton
A young man’s dream of military glory transforms into a harrowing reality when a web of treachery casts him into the thick of Wellington’s brutal Peninsular campaign.
Woman Suffrage By Federal Constitutional Amendment
Unknown
The fight for the vote is not merely a matter of winning hearts and minds, but a strategic campaign to bypass the systemic obstacles of state-by-state reform.
Women of the war
Barbara McLaren
Accustomed to seeing warfare framed strictly by the front-line combat of men, society in 1914 harbored deep doubts about female capacity. This study documents how millions of women dismantled those prejudices across every theater of the conflict.
Zenith Television Receiver Operating Manual
Anonymous
This guide serves as a foundational bridge between human expectation and mechanical reality, detailing the precise care required to maintain a mid-century home entertainment centerpiece.
A bold bad butterfly
Oliver Herford
A vanity-driven butterfly learns that taking bad advice can lead straight to an entomologist's pin.
A divided heart, and other stories
Paul Heyse
Two people can inhabit the same house, share the same bed, and yet live on different sides of an unbridgeable emotional chasm.
A Good Samaritan
Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
A young theological student sacrifices his own career prospects to shepherd an intoxicated athlete through the streets of New York, proving that genuine Christian charity belongs in the chaotic real world.
A Mediterranean mystery
Fred E. Wynne
Unwittingly pulled from his quiet country parish, a respectable clergyman finds himself embroiled in an international smuggling scheme that tests his morality, his loyalty to family, and his quiet English life.
A rolling stone
B. M. (Bithia Mary) Croker
A penniless ex-officer takes a job as a country ladies' chauffeur, concealing his identity until love and local society unravel his secret.
A Silent Singer
Clara Morris
A collection of domestic and theatrical sketches, this late nineteenth-century volume reveals the quiet heartbreaks and sudden warmth tucked into ordinary American lives.
Adventures of Working Men. From the Notebook of a Working Surgeon
George Manville Fenn
Courage, resilience, and quiet faith sustain Britain’s industrial class through catastrophic accidents, dangerous labor, and the daily hazard of earning a living.
After the Storm
T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
A brief midsummer storm gives way to a clear night, foreshadowing a marriage launched with deep affection, wrecked by stubborn pride, and painfully rebuilt over years of lonely self-examination.
Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, First Series. Indian Tales and Legends, Vol. 2 of 2
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
A phantom swan bleeds across the northern lakes, drawing hunters, heroes, and tricksters into a landscape where the boundary between mortal men and spirits dissolves with every step.
Along the Shore
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
A solitary voice watches waves break against an unyielding coast, turning quiet shorelines, sudden griefs, and lost battles into stark, enduring song.
Anecdotes & Incidents of the Deaf and Dumb
W. R. (William Robert) Roe
Through a mosaic of real-world reports, news clippings, and moral vignettes, a century-old educator reveals how structured instruction transforms those isolated by total silence from misunderstood burdens into skilled, creative, and spiritually fulfilled members of society.
Assignment in the Dawn
Bryce Walton
He awakens into a world he cannot remember, fueled only by an immediate, overwhelming devotion to a woman whose voice gives him purpose.
Australasia Triumphant!: With the Australians and New Zealanders in the Great War on Land and Sea
Arthur St. John Adcock
A fierce rush of volunteer spirit transforms distant dominions into a unified imperial vanguard.
Bangerter's Inventions
Unknown
A mechanical breakthrough transforms daily thermal fluctuations into endless kinetic energy, unlocking a long-sought boundary in engineering.
Bellini
George Hay
An unwavering spiritual devotion guides a master painter through the glittering, hedonistic heights of the Renaissance, shielding his art from the secular tide that transforms the world around him.
Bertha, Our Little German Cousin
Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
In the valleys of the Black Forest, a young girl carves toy legs for a living, dreaming over ancient castles, river legends, and family songs.
Birds and All Nature, Vol. 4, No. 1, July 1898: Illustrated by Color Photography
Various
Observing a courtship flight above the marsh, tracking a pack of wolves across winter plains, or tending a pet armadillo in a hospital ward all stem from the same singular impulse: the desire to witness the living world up close.