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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 ...

Catherine A witty satire of Gothic novels and a coming-of-age story. The novel follows Catherine Morland, a naive and imaginative young woman, who ...

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 ...

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...

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....

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

A Hand Of Silver Is Better Than A Hand Of Iron The story of Otto Conrad, the son of Baron Conrad, a German robber baron of Castle Drachenhausen (Dr...

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 ...

‘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...

‘Home Education’ Series Volume II in the Home Education Series. This volume is a collection of 26 articles from the Parents’ Review magazines desig...

Mediaeval Builders of the Modern World The story of the middle ages with a focus on the development of liberty and universal rights. Both Patriots ...

The Penrod Series A collection of comic sketches in a similar vein to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. The book follows the misadventure...

The Penrod Series A sequel to the book Penrod, with a focus on the relationship between the main character, Penrod Schofield, and his best friend, ...

By the Sieur Louis de Conte Mark Twain’s last completed novel, it is presented as a translation by “Jean Francois Alden” of memoirs by Louis de Con...

Love, Regret, and Second Chances A tale of love, regret, and second chances. The novel follows Anne Elliot, an intelligent young woman, who is pers...

Peter Pan Originally published as a play in 1904 and a novel in 1911, Peter and Wendy is J. M. Barrie’s most famous work.  Both the novel and play ...

Emperor of Russia The history of Peter The Great starting with his birth in 1672 until his death in 1725. The book covers his reign, military conqu...

A Chronicle of English Colonial Beginnings Mary Johnston’s history of the colonial beginnings of the southern United States. The book follows the l...

Poet of Childhood A collection of poems by Eugene Field who is well known for his whimsical, yet sometimes serious, poems for children. Born in St....

The First Glad Book The story of Pollyanna Whitter, an eleven-year-old orphan who goes to live with her wealthy, but stern and cold Aunt Polly.  To...