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Story of Leather
Excerpt: "e;He took down the jeans from a peg behind the door. The clothes were dirty, sticky with salt, and in them lingered a loathsome aroma of wet hides. Instinctively he …
Story of Glass
Sara Ware Bassett (1872-1968) was a prolific American author of fiction and nonfiction. Her novels primarily deal with New England characters, and most of them are set in two …
Story of Silk
Excerpt: "e;Father once told me he had known of a lot of silkworms that stopped eating and died because a sudden noise frightened them,"e; observed Pierre. "e;Such a …
Story of Sugar
Excerpt: "e;Plum-cake!"e; he cried. "e;A dandy great loaf! And here's olives, and preserved ginger, and sweet chocolate. She's put in salted almonds, too; and …
Story of Wool
Excerpt: "e;Well, during your grandfather's life an old Scotchman managed the ranch and attended to shipping the wool. As we had nothing to do but to sell it, we did not bother …
Story of Porcelain
Excerpt: "e;I have seen some of the old Mexican or Aztec pottery,"e; declared Dr. Swift, "e;and it was very interesting. It was of reddish clay, and I was told it was …