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These Charming People
Excerpt: "e;There was, and (by the grace of God) there still is, a lovely woman whom it once pleased a young man to call Shelmerdene, because, he said, though it is not her …
Curious Punishments of Bygone Days
Excerpt: "e;In ransacking old court records, newspapers, diaries and letters for the historic foundation of the books which I have written on colonial history, I have found and …
Little Soldiers All
Set against the backdrop of a war-torn world, this poignant story follows the lives of young children who must navigate the harsh realities of conflict. Through their extraordinary …
Room In The Tower, And Other Stories
Excerpt: "e;These stories have been written in the hopes of giving some pleasant qualms to their reader, so that, if by chance, anyone may be occupying in their perusal a …
Old English Dramatists
Excerpt: "e;When the rule limiting speeches to an hour was adopted by Congress, which was before most of you were born, an eminent but somewhat discursive person spent more …
John Thorndyke's Cases
This is a compendium of eight short stories written by Freeman before 1909 and compiled into his first collection of short stories. He must have been very popular by then because …
Steamships And Their Stories
Excerpt: "e;I am by no means unaware that between the sailing ship and the steamship there is a wide difference, as well in character as in their respective development. But …
Hermit's Cave, or Theodore and Jack
The Hermit's Cave or, Theodore and Jack is a classic children's book written by Eleanora H. Stooke and illustrated by Richard Tod. The story follows two young boys, Theodore and …
Night Of No Moon
Excerpt: "e;The main trouble with the planet Boyd III was one satellite too many. Had there been no third moon, large and close, the tides might have been less confused and the …
Over The Santa Fe Trail, 1857
Excerpt: "e;When I was a lad of 12 years of age my father had a red-headed overseer, good-natured, loquacious and fond of telling stories, the kind that suited the …