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Young Folks' Treasury, Volume 3

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Hamilton Wright Mabie

Another wonderful compilation of stories edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie! This volume, the 3rd of 12, contains 2 main sections: Classic Tale…

chapter 9 Wasted Aroma

In Old Wells Dug Out

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Thomas De Witt Talmage

Thomas DeWitt Talmage was born in Bound Brook, New Jersey. He earned an undergraduates degree at the University of the city of New York, now…

Poems by Robert Hillyer

In Eight Harvard Poets

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Robert Hillyer and John Dos Passos

"I will wade outtill my thighs are steeped in burn-ing flowersI will take the sun in my mouthand leap into the ripe airAlivewith closed…

Chapter XII. Of Wild Cats, Cat Charming, etc.: Part 1

In The Book of Cats

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Charles Henry Ross

One day, ever so long ago, it struck me that I should like to try and write a book about Cats. I mentioned the idea to some of my friends: t…

Book I, Chapter XI

In Clara Vaughan, Vol I.

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Richard Doddridge Blackmore

CLARA VAUGHAN, the young heroine, narrator, and namesake for R. D. Blackmore’s early detective novel, is determined to solve the mystery of …