Category Archives: Reference

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

Author(s): Frederick Douglass This is the speech given by Fredrick Douglass at the unveiling of...

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...

Instructions to Light Keepers

Author(s): United States Lighthouse Board “Office of the Light-House Board, Washington, D.C. July 1, 1881....

Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 6

Author(s): Charles F. Horne This is volume 6 in this series about the lives of...

Complete Confectioner

Author(s): Hannah Glasse The original version of Hannah Glasse’s ‘The Complete Confectioner’ was first produced...