Category Archives: Reference
Guide to Mythology
Author(s): Helen Clarke My aim in this book on Mythology for young readers has been...
When Mother Lets Us Cook
Author(s): Constance Johnson A book of simple receipts for little folk with important cooking rules...
The Natural History Volume 2
Author(s): Pliny the Elder Naturalis Historia (Latin for “Natural History”) is an encyclopedia published circa...
The Reason Why
Author(s): Robert Kemp Philp This collection of useful information on “Common Things” is put in...
The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing
Author(s): Joseph Triemens Written in 1910, this “cyclopedia” is full of information that was quite...
The Boys’ and Girls’ Pliny Vol. 3
Author(s): Pliny the Elder The Natural History of Pliny the Elder is one of the...
The Ideal Bartender
Author(s): Tom Bullock The book was written by Tom Bullock, a well-known bartender at the...
Plan and Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language
Author(s): Samuel Johnson The published dictionary was a huge book: with pages nearly 1½ feet...
Oration by Frederick Douglass Delivered on the Occasion of the Unveiling of the Freedmen’s Monument, April 14, 1876
When Frederick Douglass stepped to the podium in Washington D.C. on April 14, 1876, he...
On The Trail: An Outdoor Book for Girls
Author(s): Lina BeardAdelia B. Beard Lina and Adelia Beard, co-founders of the first American girls’...
Really So Stories
Author(s): Elizabeth Gordon These stories for young people are Really So; they are not made...
Makers of Many Things
Author(s): Eva March Tappan How are friction matches made? How do rags and trees become...
My Very First Little German Book
Author(s): Anonymous An adorable picture book with 29 little lessons in German. Learn many simple...
The Sailor’s Word-book, D – G
Author(s): William Henry Smyth An encyclopaedia (a digest, the author calls it) of nautical terms...
Little Lucy’s Wonderful Globe
Author(s): Charlotte Mary Yonge Travel with Little Lucy around the globe and learn a little...
The Sailor’s Word-book, N – R
Author(s): William Henry Smyth A digest of sea terms and phrases, compiled with precision and...
Little Candy Book for a Little Girl
Author(s): Amy Lane Waterman Join Betsey Bobbitt, a girl with an undeniable sweet tooth, as...
The Natural History Volume 3
Author(s): Pliny the Elder Naturalis Historia (Latin for “Natural History”) is an encyclopedia published circa...
The Sailor’s Word-book, S – Z
Author(s): William Henry Smyth A compendium of fascinating words describing the world from far reaches...
Wayside and Woodland Trees: Pocket guide to the British Sylva
Author(s): Edward Step “The purpose of this volume is not the addition of one more...
The Decoration of Houses
Author(s): Edith WhartonOgden Codman, Jr. The Decoration of Houses, a manual of interior design written...
The Sailor’s Word-book, H – M
Author(s): William Henry Smyth A digest of sea terms and phrases, including flora, fauna, fish,...
Grammar-Land
Author(s): M. L. Nesbitt In this charming 1877 book of grammar instruction for children, we...
Book of Whales
Author(s): Frank Evers Beddard A Book of Whales is a natural history of whales for...
Dwarf Fruit Trees
Author(s): Frank Albert Waugh This book is a handbook for the home orchardist. The propagation,...
Bird World: A Bird Book for Children
Author(s): Jenny H. Stickney Bird World is a children’s guide to New England Birds. It...
Drug Themes in Science Fiction
Author(s): Robert Silverberg Science fiction is more often a reflection of existing societal trends than...
Concerning Genealogies
Author(s): Frank Allaben Written over a century ago, this comprehensive book offers insight into the...
Elements of Conchology
Author(s): William Ruschenberger The fifth of the Series of First Books of Natural History, embraces...
Commentary On The Book Of Genesis
Author(s): Matthew Henry This is another commentary by Matthew Henry, well known for his commentaries...
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