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1903 Collection

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Various


This is what people were reading in 1903, short stories, poetry, and non-fiction articles. (Summary by BellonaTimes)

Cocoa Break Collection, Vol. 01

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Various


Following in the vein of my Coffee-Break collections, this is a collection of short (all under 15 minutes) stories for kids. Focus is on fab…

The Gray Mills of Farley

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Sarah Orne Jewett


As contemporary today as it was over a century ago, this relatively unsentimental tale of labor relations still packs a punch. (Summary by B…

Flowers and Ferns in their Haunts

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Mabel Osgood Wright


Pleasant non-fiction journey into the backwoods of the New England coastal countryside by the first president of the Connecticut Audubon Soc…

British & American Periodical Articles 1852-1905

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A dozen assorted articles from British and American periodicals, including The Atlantic Monthly, Punch, The Chicago Record-Herald, Chambers'…

Arizona Sketches

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Joseph Munk


An introduction to Arizona from approximately a century ago. (Summary by BellonaTimes)

Helen in the Editor's Chair

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Ruthe S. Wheeler


After her father, Hugh Blair, falls ill from exhaustion as editor of the town newspaper, The Rolfe Herald, and leaves for a rest cure in the…

The Scrap Book (volume 1) Sampler

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Various


18 works -- two non-fic articles & one short fiction or poetry each -- from issues March, April, May, June, July, & August 1906 of T…

The Long Ago

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Jacob William Wright and J. W. Wright


Short memory of boyhood by a little-known American poet based in Carmel-By-The-Sea, California. (Summary by BellonaTimes)

Arcadia in Avernus

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Will Lillibridge


Unhappy wife leaves marriage of convenience for another man, the couple running away to the Dakota prairie to set up housekeeping. All seems…

The Drama: A Quarterly Review

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This is a collection of theatrical essays from the American quarterly The Drama, including six non-fiction works -- 3 profiles: Schnitzler, …

02 - An Encounter

In Dubliners

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James Joyce


Masterful short stories about life in Dublin at the turn of the century, by James Joyce. (Summary by Hugh McGuire)

21 - Sariputta and the Two Demons

In Buddhist Writings

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Henry Clarke Warren, translator and Varioustranslated Byhenry Clarke Warren


An anthology of Buddhist scriptures, appropriate as an introduction to its vast literature, or as a sampler for those who want to better und…

A Den of Horrors

In The Mysteries of London Vol. I part 1

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George W. M. Reynolds


The Mysteries of London was a best-selling novel in mid-Victorian England. The first series was published in weekly instalments from 1844-4…

Language in Childhood

In The Montessori Method

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Maria Montessori


In the early 1900's Dr. Maria Montessori began to reform educational methods with her work the 'Case dei Bambini' in Rome, Italy. Montessori…

22 - Chapter 22 Bear and Buffalo

In The Peril Finders

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George Fenn and George Manville Fenn


In California settlers are trying to make a living working as fruit-growers. Problems with blights and insects mean that the crops are faili…

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