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Two Slatterns and a King -  A Moral Interlude

Two Slatterns and a King - A Moral Interlude

by Edna St. Vincent Millay

To meet the immensely increased demands of the play-reading public and those interested in the modern drama, Stewart Kidd are issuing under the general editorship of Frank Shay a series of plays from the pens of the world’s best contemporary writers. No effort is being spared to secure the best work available, and the plays are issued in a form tha..

The School-Girls in Number 40

The School-Girls in Number 40

by Anonymous

Carrie’s glance around the disordered room seemed only to add to her perplexities; and, tossing back her bright curls, she bent over the large trunk, looking into its depths with a thoughtful air, as if studying the best possible arrangement. She did not appear to derive much satisfaction from her investigations; for, before she had put in a single..

The Theory of Psychoanalysis

The Theory of Psychoanalysis

by C. G. Jung

In these lectures I have attempted to reconcile my practical experiences in psychoanalysis with the existing theory, or rather, with the approaches to such a theory. Here is my attitude towards those principles which my honored teacher Sigmund Freud has evolved from the experience of many decades. Since I have long been closely connected with psych..

The Weapon From Eternity

The Weapon From Eternity

by Dwight V. Swain

A name to conjure with, Ktar Wassreck. Master of robots, master of raiders. The brain of a genius in a pain-shriveled body. A mind that had fathomed the key to the star-stones; courage to strike even through Oyo's flame-death, staking his soul for Jarl Corvett at Horla.And here were his robots—towering metal monsters, set shoulder to shoulder. He d..

Wee Wee Songs for Our Little Pets

Wee Wee Songs for Our Little Pets

by Leila Lee

Should an apology be needed for issuing a book of poetry so very simple as “Wee-Wee Songs,” it may be found in the article entitled “Mother Goose,” on page 7th. The desire expressed by Willie’s mother,..

Cinders

Cinders

by W. C. Tuttle

Alicia was bored to distraction. This was not her idea of a good time. She had been communing with nature too long for one of her disposition. She wanted some one to make eyes at, except a perspiring brakeman, who swore openly at everything connected with the railroad business.And with everybody in this pleasant mood, the train jerked to a stop at ..

Creepin’ Tintypes

Creepin’ Tintypes

by W. C. Tuttle

There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock. Sort of a call of the wild, I reckon, and at that there ain’t many places wilder than Piperock.Me and Dirty started in to help “Scenery” Sims, the sheriff, put “Tombstone” Todd in jail. It was dark and Scenery didn’t have no handcuffs, so me and Dirty hel..

Søren Hjorth -  Inventor of the Dynamo-electric Principle

Søren Hjorth - Inventor of the Dynamo-electric Principle

by Sigurd Smith

Søren Hjorth was born on the 13th of October, 1801. He spent his childhood at Vesterbygaard, an estate rented by his father, Jens Hjorth, in Jordløse Parish, north of Tissø. His mother’s maiden name was Margrethe Lassen. Of their numerous children only two, besides Søren, survived childhood.The parents became early aware that their son possessed gr..