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Rhyme? And Reason?
by Lewis CarrollRhyme? And Reason? is a collection of verses written by Lewis Carroll. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson,, better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English writer of world-famous children's fiction, notably Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass. He was noted for his facility at word play, logic and fantasy...
A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys
by Nathaniel HawthorneA Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys (1851) is a children's book by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne in which he retells several Greek myths. It was followed by a sequel, Tanglewood Tales. The stories in A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys are all stories within a story, the frame story being that a Williams College student, Eustace Bright, is telling ..
True Stories from History and Biography
by Nathaniel HawthorneTrue Stories of History and Biography is a collection of biographical stories of real history contains Biographical stories: Benjamin West. Sir Isaac Newton. Samuel Johnson. Oliver Cromwell. Benjamin Franklin. Queen Christina. In writing this ponderous tome, the author's desire has been to describe the eminent characters and remarka..
The Three Golden Apples
by Nathaniel HawthorneNathaniel Hawthorne's retelling of the exploits of Hercules. In search of three golden apples, Hercules encounters the Old Man of the Sea, a six-legged man creature and the mighty giant, Atlas. For all ages, not too hard for younger listeners, and not too simple for older ones. From A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls...
Passages from the American Notebooks
by Nathaniel HawthornePassages from the English Notebooks is a collection of travel writing by Nathaniel Hawthorne written in two volumes and this book contains both volumes in one edition. It seems justly due to Mr. Hawthorne that the occasion of any portion of his private journals being brought before the Public should be made known, since they were originally designe..
The Paradise of Children
by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Paradise of Children is a short story collection written for young readers by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Paradise of Children is Hawthorne's tale about the wickedly curious Pandora, who shouldn't have looked inside that box! Published in the 1920 collection, Wonder Stories: The Best Myths for Boys and Girls, edited by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey...
My Miscellanies, Vol. 2 (of 2)
by Wilkie CollinsPreface from the book: We hear a great deal of lamentation now-a-days, proceeding mostly from elderly people, on the decline of the Art of Conversation among us. Old ladies and gentlemen with vivid recollections of the charms of society fifty years ago, are constantly asking each other why the great talkers of their youthful days have found no succ..
Hidden Treasures; Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail
by Harry A. LewisHidden Treasures is a semi auto biographical work of Harry A. Lewis which explores why some succeed while others fail. This is a recognized fact; yet history tells us that seven-tenths of our most successful men began life poor.As our title indicates, we shall endeavor to show "why some succeed while others fail." Knowing that everybody desire..