The following is a list of recently released ebooks from various Gutenberg projects, including Project Gutenberg US, PG Australia, Faded Page, and Standard Ebooks.
A collection of English poems by sisters Jane and Ann Taylor, published in London. The best known poem in it is "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star".--Wikipedia.
The author gives practical advice and details of how to get along in the wilderness for a vacation or whatever other reason it may be necessary to be in the wilderness. All the basics for women are here, including the choice of fabrics for various garments, which kinds of garments and footwear are useful, how to manage a canoe, set up camp, prepare meals etc.
A small-time gangster in Prohibition-era Chicago tries to climb to the top of a criminal empire.
In this, the second of Margaret Irwin’s great trilogy about the life of ‘Good Queen Bess’, Elizabeth I, the imperious, high spirited heroine of Young Bess finds herself the prey of her sister Mary’s jealous suspicions. The death of her young brother, Edward IV; the accession of Bloody Mary; the execution of Lady Jane Grey; her own imprisonment in the Tower of London; and the arrival of Philip of Spain to marry Queen Mary provide the powerful background to Irwin’s masterful novel as Elizabeth strives to achieve her ambition, the Crown of England.--Goodreads.
New Englander Wayne Cameron was at the end of his rope and ready for the wide open spaces. When he heard the daring feat proposed by Western Union—to join the two oceans by telegraph wire—he jumped at the chance to work for them. Devastating prairie fires, stampeding buffalo, rampaging Indians and bloody feuds between ranchers and settlers almost sent the greenhorn home. But before the first message sang across the wires from Pacific to Atlantic, Wayne had won the love of Kit Sunderland and the right to call himself a cowboy.—Back Cover
The Unknown Conan Doyle. This volume includes thiry-three stories, ten of them never previously identified as the work of Doyle, which appeared in periodicals between 1879 and 1930. Beginning with his first story—The Mystery of Sasassa Valley (1879)—to the posthumous The Last Resource (1930).
A strange comet collides with Earth, spreading vapors that change human consciousness in a variety of positive ways.
A collection of poems by the American author, educator, and clergyman Henry van Dyke Jr., exploring themes of nature, faith, love, and patriotism.
"This paper cannot do more than pretend to indicate the drift of economic nationalism and it must remain content with an outline of the indications which seem to point in a certain direction. I shall proceed from the following conclusion of a careful student of the subject:" —opening paragraph.
Herein are recounted the astonishing adventures of six people, three men and three women, on a strange planet unnamed as yet by the Earth. They not only come at once upon the unexpected but, in the most natural way, establish new human contacts with old residents and changing conditions, and are in at an exciting dramatic upheaval—what might be called the climax of an age-long play. The scene of this absorbing action is sufficiently like that of the Earth to prove entirely convincing; yet it appeals also to the imagination as opening incredible riches of being to those who can enjoy them. There is plenty of human nature in the book and a pervasive humor. The master passions are there: love, ambition scientific curiosity, and fervent belief; and one would not be sorry, in speculating on a future existence, to think smilingly: “So this is what its going to be!”—Goodreads
Reminiscences of Georgina Sime (1868-1858) - British writer who spent many years in Canada and is thus sometimes considered a Canadian. She came of a well-known Scottish family (the Wilsons), including second cousin Margaret Oliphant and uncle Sir Daniel Wilson. These reminiscences include "Recollections of Mrs Oliphant". Sime's close friend Frank Carr Nicholson was Librarian of the University of Edinburgh from 1910 to 1939. He was editor and collaborator for much of her work. This book was privately printed in 1952.—Internet Archive
James Evans was a Methodist missionary and amateur linguist. He is known for creating the syllabic writing system for Ojibwe and Cree, which was later adapted to other languages such as Inuktitut.
This a second edition of the original "Morals Makyth Man" published in 1937. In the book, the author puts forth a question: How is it to be really human? Vann thinks the first step towards being human is to scrutinise assumptions and inquire into absolutes. He explores this question in view of Thomist philosophy and his own religious background. Can any action be non-religious? He argues, no, it must be religious or irreligious. (Excerpts from the dustcover)
Tales of gentlemen (gallants) pursuing women, known for its charm, witty style, and depiction of historical romance and societal interactions from a bygone era. Includes King George IV, Henry II, Sir John Harington, Queen Elizabeth, William of Orange, Mr. Thrale, Horatio Nelson, George Brummell, and Mr. W. Farren as Sir Peter Teazle.
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