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The Child's Pictorial History of England
by Julia CornerA juvenile history of England has long been needed in our primary schools. Those already prepared, and in use, are written in a style entirely beyond the capacities of young children, and too comprehensive in detail.“History for children ought to be told in their own simple language, or it fails to interest them; while all that is unfitted for chil..
The Other Man
by Edgar WallaceIt was a bad night in London, not wild or turbulent, but swathed to the eyes like an Eastern woman in a soft grey garment of fog. It engulfed the walled canyons of the city through which the traffic had roared all day, plugged up the maze of dark side streets, and blotted out the open squares. Close to the ground it was thick, viscous, impenetrable..
What Is Art?
by Graf Leo TolstoyAn estimable and charming Russian lady I knew, felt the charm of the music and ritual of the services of the Russo-Greek Church so strongly that she wished the peasants, in whom she was interested, to retain their blind faith, though she herself disbelieved the church doctrines. “Their lives are so poor and bare—they have so little art, so little p..
Seville
by Albert Frederick CalvertThere is a charm and compelling fascination about Seville which produces in the traveller visiting the city for the first time a sensation of physical ecstasy. The spell of the Pearl of Andalusia is instant and enduring; I have not met a man or woman proof against its witchery. George Borrow shed tears of rapture as he beheld Seville from the Crist..
The Fantasy Fan, Volume 1, Number 11, July 1934
by Bryce WaltonSome will perhaps wonder what I precisely meant, in my dialog in the May issue, when my character, Sidney, exclaimed, "And if scribes could only emulate Smith or Lovecraft or Howard!" I meant, of course, that writers should strive to these three in greatness—but a greatness of a different sort. For there can only be one Clark Ashton Smith, one H. P..
The Mislaid Uncle
by Evelyn RaymondThree people were together in a very pleasant little parlor, in a land where the sun shines nearly all the time. They were Doctor Mack, whose long, full name was Alexander MacDonald; mamma, who was Mrs. John Smith; and Josephine, who was Mrs. Smith’s little girl with a pretty big name of her own.Doctor Mack called Mrs. Smith “Cousin Helen,” and was..
The Valley of Democracy
by Meredith NicholsonIn the re printings of a book of this character it would be possible to revise and rewrite in such manner as to conceal the errors or misjudgments of the author. It seems, however, more honest to permit these impressions to stand practically as they were written, with only a few minor corrections. It was my aim to make note of conditions, tendencie..
Are Parents People?
by Alice Duer MillerAre Parents People? is a guide book written by Alice Duer Miller, who is also the author of "The Happiest Times Of Their Lives," "The Charm School," "Come Out Of The Kitchen," And "Manslaughter".The girls marched into chapel singing Jerusalem the Golden. Some of the voices were shrill and piping, and some were clear and sweet; but all had tha..