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A Historical Novel Luise Mühlbach’s historical fiction novel about Marie Antoinette and her son, Louis XVII, during the French Revolution. The book...

McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer McGuffey Readers are a series of graded primers for grade levels 1-6. The readers were among the first textbooks in Amer...

McGuffey’s Fifth Eclectic Reader McGuffey Readers are a series of graded primers for grade levels 1-6. The readers were among the first textbooks i...

McGuffey’s Eclectic First Reader McGuffey Readers are a series of graded primers for grade levels 1-6. The readers were among the first textbooks i...

McGuffey’s Eclectic Fourth Reader McGuffey Readers are a series of graded primers for grade levels 1-6. The readers were among the first textbooks ...

McGuffey’s Eclectic Second Reader McGuffey Readers are a series of graded primers for grade levels 1-6. The readers were among the first textbooks ...

McGuffey’s Eclectic Sixth Reader McGuffey Readers are a series of graded primers for grade levels 1-6. The readers were among the first textbooks i...

McGuffey’s Eclectic Third Reader McGuffey Readers are a series of graded primers for grade levels 1-6. The readers were among the first textbooks i...

A Shakespearean Comedy Set in the city of Vienna, where Duke Vincentio decides to temporarily leave his duties and appoints Angelo to rule in his a...

Cats A timeless children's picture book that tells the story of an elderly couple who set out to find a cat to keep them company. They encounter nu...

More Beasts Amusing advice and rhymes for young children. The text is accompanied with equally amusing drawings which have drawn comparison to the ...

For The Chickens The story of a poor but happy family of four children who, in spite of being fatherless, make the lives of others better. Their ho...

Thornton Waldo Burgess was a conservationist and prolific children’s author. Best known for his animal stories for young children, Burgess authored...

Thornton Waldo Burgess was a conservationist and prolific children’s author. Best known for his animal stories for young children, Burgess authored...

Thornton Waldo Burgess was a conservationist and prolific children’s author. Best known for his animal stories for young children, Burgess authored...

A Comedy Set in the Italian town of Messina, the story revolves around two pairs of lovers: Claudio and Hero, and Benedick and Beatrice. Claudio, a...

The Best Days Are First To Flee The stories of an orphaned boy from Virginia, Jim Burden, who lives with his grandparents and Antonia Shimerda, the...

The Sierra Nevadas John Muir’s recounting his experiences during the summer of 1869 when he worked as a shepherd in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of ...

Eyes and No Eyes The fifth of six books in the Eyes and No Eyes series Volume II by R. Cadwallader Smith. This book covers animals as they raise th...

Those fields, colored by various grains! The story of the Bergsons, a family of Swedish immigrants farming the Nebraska prairie at the turn of the ...

Eyes and No Eyes The last of six books in the Eyes and No Eyes series Volume II by R. Cadwallader Smith. This book covers animals of the British Is...

A Novel Set in Southern California during the early 20th century and revolves around the oil industry, depicting the rise of an ambitious and ruthl...

Thornton Waldo Burgess was a conservationist and prolific children’s author. Best known for his animal stories for young children, Burgess authored...

Mother Russia Arthur Ransome’s classic retelling of Russian tales. Ransome noted that “the stories in this book are those that Russian peasants tel...

And the Rule of the Puritans in England British Historian Charles Firth’s biography of Oliver Cromwell. Esmond de Beer wrote that Firth: "knew the ...

Or, The Parish Boy's Progress Orphan Oliver Twist, born in a workhouse and sold into apprenticeship with an undertaker. After escaping, Oliver trav...

Liberty A philosophical essay by the English philosopher John Stuart Mill. It applies Mill’s ethical system of utilitarianism to society and state....

Eyes and No Eyes The first of six books in the Eyes and No Eyes series Volume II by R. Cadwallader Smith. This book covers animals and plants along...

A Fairy Tale A whimsical and satirical fairy tale, it revolves around a princess named Hyacinth who wishes to marry for love rather than political ...

A Classic of Christian Apologetics Chesterton considered Orthodoxy as a companion to his other work, Heretics, writing it expressly in response to ...

A Tragedie The story revolves around the Moorish general Othello, his wife Desdemona, and his ensign Iago. Set in Venice, the story follows Othello...

Five Little Peppers The last book in the famous Five Little Peppers series, which revolves around the lives of the Pepper family, living in the Lit...

A Child’s History of England Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall’s history of England starting from the time of the Roman Empire through World War I. The ...

Of Long Ago The story of Hiero, a Athenian boy, laid during the the reign of Pericles when Athens was at the zenith of her power and glory, and whe...

Of Long Ago The story of Hanno, a Carthaginian boy, laid during the time of Hannibal when Carthage was at the zenith of her power and glory, and he...

Of Long Ago The story of Ferdiad, a Celtic boy, laid during the time of Brian Boru when Ireland was one of the last of the Celtic lands. The story ...

Of Long Ago The story of Hugh, a page to King Richard of England, during the third crusade in June of the year 1191. The story provides an insight ...

Of Long Ago The story of Alan of Morven, a boy of Scotland set during the time of Robert the Second. The story provides an insight into life during...

Of Long Ago The story of Rainolf, a Frankish boy, laid during the time of Charlemagne when his rule over Western Europe spurred the Carolingian Ren...

Of Long Ago The story of Nearchus, a Macedonian boy, laid during the the time of Philip of Macedon and Alexander the Great. The author sought to “s...

Of Long Ago The story of Henri and Alan, Norman boys, laid during the time of William the Conqueror. The boys’ story gives a picture of court life ...

Of Long Ago The story of Marcus, a Roman boy, laid during the closing days of the Roman Republic, when conservative members of the nobility still h...

Of Long Ago The story of Marcus, a Roman boy, laid during the closing days of the Roman Republic, when conservative members of the nobility still h...

Of Long Ago This is a story of Spartan courage and endurance. Through the eyes of Chartas, a boy of Sparta, we catch a glimpse into the typical upb...

Of Long Ago The story of Biarne Herjulfson, a Viking boy, laid during the time of Leif Ericson when the Vikings were exploring new lands. Their exp...

‘Home Education’ Series Volume IV in the Home Education Series. This volume addresses character development and is written directly to children and...

God and Nature A collection of short stories from the Victorian era written by Margaret Gatty for children. Gatty was fascinated by nature and mari...

An Epic Poem John Milton’s epic poem about the Fall of Man including the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel, Satan, and their expulsion...