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"An Alphabet of Old Friends" is a traditional children's book illustrated by Walter Crane, a prominent figure in the Arts & Crafts Movement. This particular guide is a set of nursery rhymes, each one...

"Animal Children: Edith Brown Kirkwood's appealing children's book, the Friends of the Forest and the plain, fuses captivating stories with charming artwork. This particular book, initially published...

I devote the first chapter of this short history to a brief review of the colonisation of the valley of the St. Lawrence by the French, and of their political and social conditions at the Conquest,...

Beatrix Potter wrote "Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes," a children's book initially published in 1922. It includes both standard nursery rhymes and original stories of animals with anthropomorphic...

Arnold Munk was the owner of publishing house Munk and Platt and used the pen name Watty Piper. Arnold Munk was raised in Hungary and as a kid migrated to the United States with his family,...

Willa Cather published the novel "Death Comes for Archbishop" in 1927. It's not really a standalone tale but a stylized retelling of the life of two late 19th century figures, Jean Baptiste Lemy and...

W. W. Denslow published "Denslow's 3 Bears" in 1903 as a children's book. Golden Hair is a novel take on the conventional story of the three bears and Goldilockeds. Golden Hair, an orphan residing in...

Post was created Emily Price in Baltimore, Maryland, potentially in October 1872 the precise date is actually unknown.Her father was the architect Bruce Price as well as the mom of her was Josephine...

"Everybody's Guide to Money Matters " is written by William Cotton, F.S.A. The text appears to describe various types of investments, primarily those dealt with on the stock exchange, and provides...

This book is a collection of poems aimed at young children, written by an unknown author. Each poem is accompanied by detailed illustrations that depict the subject matter of the poem.This book has...

The Brothers Grimm, Jacob as well as Wilhelm Grimm, released a selection of German fairy tale Stories titled "Household Stories by the Grimm" in 1812. " Kinder- und Hausm''rchen " (Childhood and...

"How to Invest Money" by George Garr Henry is actually a traditional guide on finance and investment. Initially published in the first 20th century, it provides timeless suggestions on how to deal...

This touching account of a devoted Dog called Tray, and a sweet girl named Nelly is told in "My dog Tray." Nelly along with her seriously ill dad frequent a hospital in London while the story unfolds...

The book "Old-Time Maker, Medicine" is a tremendous contribution to the history of pioneers, practice, and medical thought. James J. Walsh offers a comprehensive evaluation of exactly how medicine...

"Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine" by Sir James Elliott has a comprehensive analysis of medical methods as well as theories of ancient Greece & Rome. The authors check out the historic...

"Outwitting Our Nerve: Dr. Josephine A. Jackson; Helen M. Salisbury authored a book called "a Primer of Psychotherapy" in the late 20 century. The work mirrors the medical and psychological knowledge...

Conventional 19th century Kid's writing is "Pleasing Stories for Good Kids with Pictures" by Anonymous. Numerous books this way attempted to teach moral lessons and offer amusement through short...

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is actually a 1923 roman ? clef by American author Edwin Lef?vre. It's told in the first person by a character inspired by the life of stock trader Jesse Livermore...

Leo Tolstoy's final significant novel is "Resurrection" (preceded in 1899). His major works are usually regarded as the 3rd of them, following "War as well as Peace" and "ANNA Karenina." The novel...

Ten Days That Shook the World" by John Reed, This guide provides an individual bank account of Russian Revolution of 1917. Socialist Reed and american journalist lays out a succinct bank account of...

The Philadelphia Female Anti Slavery Society published "The Anti Slavery Alphabet" in 1846. It is a 16 page manual meant as an educational tool to communicate the negatives of slavery to kids. The...

Analyzing Winfield Scott Hall's "The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction," particularly given its historical context and also the advancements in relevant fields since its publication,...

The Expedition of Humphry Clinker was the last of the picaresque novels of Tobias Smollett, published in London on 17 June 1771 (three months before Smollett's death), and is considered by many to be...

The English folk song "A Frog He Would Awooing Go" is inspired by a nursery rhyme which has been handed down through generations. The frog chooses to woo (court) Miss Mousey, a funny and rather sad...

"The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter" is a listing of substantial pieces of Beatrix Potter's art. Beatrix Potter is an English author, illustrator, natural scientist as well as conservationist...

Little Black Mingo is the hero of the tale based in India. She resides with a vicious older woman called Black Noggy who systematically assaults her. The old lady takes Mingo to the river to obtain...

The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck is a book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter and first published by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1908. Jemima Puddle-Duck is not allowed to keep the eggs she lays at...

Beatrix Potter author of the children's story "The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse" that had been initially published in 1918. It's based upon a fable by Aesop called "The Town Mouse and the Country mouse...

"The Tale of Peter Rabbit" as a classic children's story. Peter is a little rabbit that ignores his mother's warning and enters Mr McGregor's garden to sabotage his vegetables. Peter encounters...

Beatrix Potter authored the children's book "The Tale of Timmy Tiptoos" that had been initially published in 1911. She authored many stories of anthropomorphic animals in a pastoral environment - one...