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A Letter from Mr. Ezekiel Bigelow by James Russell Lowell

In Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Vol 2

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James Russell Lowell

Volume 2 of a ten volume collection of amusing tales, observations and anecdotes by America's greatest wordsmiths. This work includes select…

Niagara Falls, from the Ferry

In American Scenery, Vol. 1

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Nathaniel Parker Willis

Although the focus of this book is the engravings depicting scenic sites of 19th century America, each is accompanied by a short description…

The Boy and the Dragon

In Canadian Fairy Tales

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Cyrus Macmillan

Professor Macmillan has placed all lovers of fairy tales under a deep debt of obligation to him. The fairy tale makes a universal appeal bot…

The Lake - Read by JSB

In The Lake

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Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe) was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movemen…

1.3 Trial, Rape, and Murder

In Curiosities of Street Literature

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Various

This is a collection of broadsides from London. Broadsides are short, popular publications, a precursor to today's tabloid journalism. The c…

Religious Studies: XXVII. The Last Words of Jesus

In Religious Studies, Sketches and Poems

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

Best known for having written "Uncle Tom's Cabin," Harriet Beecher Stowe also wrote several religious works, including the works i…

The Serenade

In Early Poems

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James Russell Lowell

This is a volume of the early poems by James Russell Lowell, including a brief biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole. - Summary by Caro…