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Queen Victoria

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E. Gordon Browne


This book is about the life of Queen Victoria (1819 to 1901). All nine of her children married into the royal houses of Europe. She became t…

Beatrice

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H. Rider Haggard


Beatrice is a lonely twenty-two year old woman. After saving Geoffrey's life, they fall in love. However, Geoffrey is married. In addition, …

And So They Were Married

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Florence Morse Kingsley


This is the story of Elizabeth North, a young woman who becomes engaged and with the aid of a social climbing friend begins to plan her wedd…

The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless, Vol. 3

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Eliza Haywood


Betsy Thoughtless is about marriage, rather than dealing with courtship and thus differs from the type of domestic writing that would develo…

The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless, Vol. 2

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Eliza Haywood


This has been said to be the first female development novel in English. Betsy leaves her emotionally and financially abusive husband Munden …

The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless, Vol. 4

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Eliza Haywood


Betsy Thoughtless is about an intelligent and strong-willed woman who marries under pressure from the society in which she lives. Betsy lear…

Love Eternal

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H. Rider Haggard


This follows the story of Godfrey and Isobel and their relationship as they grow up. - Summary by Michele Eaton

Oliver's Bride

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Margaret O. Oliphant


Betrothed to one woman but married to another whose heart will be broken. Summary by Michele Eaton

Chapter XXVI

In The Book of Jubilees

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Anonymoustranslated Byrobert Charles


The Book of Jubilees, sometimes called Lesser Genesis (Leptogenesis), is an ancient Jewish religious work of 50 chapters, considered canonic…

The Congress of the United States Surrenders, Part 1

In Woman Suffrage and Politics

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Carrie Chapman Catt


Written after the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment and published in 1923, "This book's essential contribution must be sought in its …

Fun Foods

In Cookie 'n' Cracker Cookin'

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Jeanette Hindman Elliottandalfred Festen


This is a short recipe book published by the United Biscuit Company of America, later to become the Keebler Company. Each recipe features o…

To the Governor of Massachusetts- Apr 24, 1771

In The Writings of Samuel Adams, Volume 2

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Samuel Adams


Most Americans and many of other nationalities have heard of Samuel Adams. He was regarded in the Pre-Revolutionary Period of American Histo…

Ch 5, Part 2

In Our National Parks

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John Muir


This book is a collection of sketches first published in the Atlantic Monthly magazine and gathered into book form in 1901. The focus here i…

Chapter 13 - Part 1

In Lay Down Your Arms: The Autobiography of Martha von Tilling

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Bertha Von Suttner


Die Waffen Nieder, in English: Lay Down Your Arms is a fictional biography, which describes four wars from the perspective of a soldier's wi…

Chapter 18

In For God And Gold

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Julian Corbett


Sir Julian Stafford Corbett was a prominent navy historian and geologist. This semi-autobiographical novel tells about the start: the person…