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In The Blue Jar Story Book

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Maria Edgeworth

This is a collection of 6 delightful stories about children by some of the best authors of the period: Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, Maria Edgewo…

The Failure

In Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories

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Charles Caldwell Dobie

This book, published in 1918 by the Atlantic Monthly Press, is a collection of 23 "modern short stories", written by various autho…

Chapter 17 Part 6

In The Life of Mozart Volume 1

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Otto Jahn

An in depth look into the life of one of the greatest ever composers and musicians. Mozart was truly a gifted individual and this is an inte…

Preface

In Recollections of the Civil War

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Charles Anderson Dana

Recollections of the Civil War records the events that took place during the American Civil war. It forms one of the most remarkable volumes…

Arrivals from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia; Sundry Arrivals …

In The Underground Railroad, Part 4

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William Still

"The work is intensely interesting. Many of the narratives thrill the reader through and through. Some of them awaken an indignation, a…

New Zealand, New Guinea, The Smaller Islands and The Hawaiian Islands

In Ontario Public School Geography

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Unknown

This Ontario Public School textbook, published in 1922, contains some fascinating facts of a world which no longer exists. It seems politica…

Unc' Billy Possum Gives Warning

In The Adventures of Reddy Fox (version 2)

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Thornton W. Burgess

This timeless story tells of an overconfident little fox who steals a plump pet hen and is hotly pursued by Farmer Brown's boy and Bowser th…

Pat-Ball

In Happy Days

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A. A. Milne

Although best known for his Winnie the Pooh stories, A.A. Milne spent years as an editor at the English humor magazine Punch. These sprightl…

A Little Knight of Labor, Part 1

In Just Sixteen

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Susan Coolidge

A collection of short stories from the author of the What Katy Did series, for an audience ranging from younger to older children - and enjo…

Jack the Dullard : An Old Story told Anew

In Hans Christian Andersen: Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 4, 1854 to 1859

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Hans Christian Andersen

A collection of some of Hans Christian Andersen's works. He is a Danish author and poet most famous for his fairy tales. (Summary by Kristin…