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Tea Drinking in 18th-Century America: Its Etiquette and Equipage: United States National Museum Bulletin 225, Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology Paper 14, pages 61-91, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 1961
Rodris Roth
In the 18th century, the shared cup was a cornerstone of American social life, binding families and strangers alike through a precise, ritualized performance of hospitality. This examination reveals the intricate etiquette and specialized objects that turned a simple beverage into a profound symbol of status and…
The Black Forge Mills
William P. (William Pendleton) Chipman
A young man navigates the moral hazards of a factory town, finding redemption and a path toward service through an unwavering commitment to his faith. This narrative tracks a spiritual evolution from the grime of the Black Forge Mills to the threshold of mission work.
The Black Swan at Home and Abroad
Anonymous
Hope is the primary theme of this biographical sketch, which traces the path of a woman born into bondage who rose to perform for royalty through the sheer power of her voice.
The Book of Dreams and Ghosts
Andrew Lang
In this collection of spectral accounts, we explore the boundary between the vivid theater of the human mind and the persistent, unsettling history of reported apparitions.
The Catholic World, Vol. 08, October, 1868, to March, 1869
Various
A collection of mid-nineteenth-century Catholic intellectual life, where essayists, historians, and novelists grapple with a rapidly modernizing world.
The Comic Almanack, Volume 1: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humerous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities
William Makepeace Thackeray
Satire wears the robes of a serious calendar in a bustling nineteenth-century metropolis, turning civic pomposity and social climbing into a year-round farce.
The Hindoos as They Are: A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal
Sivachandra Vasu
A detailed, firsthand account of 19th-century Bengali domestic life, this work captures the intricate traditions, religious constraints, and social hierarchies that defined the period.
The History of Louisiana, Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing a Description of the Countries That Lie on Both Sides of the River Missisippi
Le Page du Pratz
This account offers a detailed, firsthand perspective on the natural riches and indigenous cultures of the Mississippi River Valley during the early eighteenth-century French colonial expansion.
The Old Man in the Corner
Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
The man in the corner possesses a singular, unsettling genius for unraveling crimes that have utterly baffled the police. He sits in his solitary café nook, his long, bony fingers incessantly tying and untying knots in a piece of string as he dismantles the world's most impenetrable mysteries.
The Poets' Lincoln: Tributes in Verse to the Martyred President
Unknown
This collection gathers the lyrical echoes of a nation’s grief, preserving the diverse ways poets attempted to capture the stature of a man who belonged to history. It serves as a bridge between the living memory of a president and the mythic figure he became.
The Silverado Squatters
Robert Louis Stevenson
A mountain retreat in the California wilderness offers a quiet sanctuary for a writer and his new bride to pursue a simple, deliberate life.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 05 (of 12): Dresden Edition—Discussions
Robert Green Ingersoll
There can be no true liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven. Reason and human sympathy must replace the fear of dogma to ensure a just society.
The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 3 (of 4), Part 2 (of 2)
Valmiki
A profound dialogue on the nature of reality and consciousness, where ultimate freedom is found not by fleeing the world, but by dissolving the illusion of self.
Time Telling through the Ages
Harry Chase Brearley
This is a panoramic survey of human ingenuity in the service of time, tracing our progress from observing the stars to mass-producing the precise mechanical ticking we carry in our pockets today. It is a chronicle of both the evolution of a machine and the transformation of a culture.
Under the Rose
Frederic Stewart Isham
Under the rose, the truth remains hidden from those who only look at the surface of a courtly game.
Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe: From the Iron Period of the Northern Nations to the End of the Thirteenth Century
John Hewitt
A iron-tipped lance piercing a ring of interlinked mail leaves behind a trail of silent records, waiting for a clear eye to decipher them.
Confessions of a Thug
Meadows Taylor
A ruthless assassin recounts his bloody career across nineteenth-century India, offering a chillingly calm, detailed window into a secret brotherhood that treated mass murder as a sacred and profitable trade.
Debs: His Life, Writings and Speeches, with a Department of Appreciations
Eugene V. (Eugene Victor) Debs
A fierce, unyielding plea for working-class solidarity reveals how industrial power shapes American democracy and why corporate wealth must be met with organized labor.
Design and Tradition: A short account of the principles and historic development of architecture and the applied arts
Amor Fenn
A thoughtful exploration of architectural principles, historic styles, and industrial ornament written to guide working artists through traditional design.
Edison's Conquest of Mars
Garrett Putman Serviss
A devastated Earth, reeling from a murderous Martian invasion, unites behind Thomas Edison to construct an armada of electrical warships and carry a vengeful counterstroke directly to the Red Planet.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 1
Ian Hamilton
Naval bombardments fail to clear the straits, sending a hastily appointed general into the Mediterranean to stage an unprecedented amphibious assault with improvised forces and vanishing supplies.
George Fox: An Autobiography
George Fox
A wandering seeker turns away from formal religion, hears an inner voice calling him to absolute truth, and spends a lifetime facing beatings, prisons, and stormy seas to establish a movement built on immediate spiritual experience.
In the Eastern Seas
William Henry Giles Kingston
Tragedy strips two English orphans of everything they know, casting them onto the high seas where storms, shipwrecks, and uncharted islands test their endurance to the absolute limit.
In the World War
Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, Ottokar Theobald Otto Maria, Graf
An insider’s view of high-stakes diplomacy reveals the internal collapse and frantic maneuvers of a doomed empire caught in the gears of global warfare.
Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs
This comprehensive reference volume catalogs the early twentieth-century pulp fiction of Edgar Rice Burroughs, outlining a vast roadmap across planetary romances, equatorial jungle exploits, subterranean worlds, and lost island expeditions.
Journal and Letters of Philip Vickers Fithian: A Plantation Tutor of the Old Dominion, 1773-1774
Philip Vickers Fithian
A young, pious divinity student leaves New Jersey to tutor the children of a wealthy Virginia planter, keeping a vivid daily record of elite plantation society on the brink of the American Revolution.
Ozma of Oz: A Record of Her Adventures with Dorothy Gale of Kansas, the Yellow Hen, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, Tiktok, the Cowardly Lion, and the Hungry Tiger
L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
Separated from her uncle during a tempestuous storm at sea, Dorothy Gale washes ashore in the unfamiliar realm of Ev alongside an extraordinarily talkative hen named Billina.
Persian Literature, Ancient and Modern
Elizabeth A. (Elizabeth Armstrong) Reed
A detailed, single-volume overview tracks how the literary mind of Persia evolved across centuries of empire, conquest, and spiritual transformation.
Pirke Avot: The Sayings of the Jewish Fathers
Joseph I. (Joseph Isaac) Gorfinkle
An essential collection of ethical wisdom, this ancient text gathers the practical, moral insights of early Rabbinic scholars to serve as a guide for living a life of integrity, study, and kindness.
Roman Mosaics
Hugh Macmillan
This collection of essays offers a contemplative look at Rome, blending historical scholarship with personal observation to reveal the layered complexity of the Eternal City. It serves as a gentle guide for the curious traveler.
Six Major Prophets
Edwin E. (Edwin Emery) Slosson
A captivating exploration of the lives and philosophies of six influential thinkers, offering a unique glimpse into their ideas and impact on the world.
Subsidiary Notes as to the Introduction of Female Nursing into Military Hospitals in Peace and War
Florence Nightingale
Stripping away military bureaucracy with sharp practical sense, this reform plan details exact architectural and organizational measures to transform chaotic wartime wards into clean, disciplined, life-saving spaces.
The Arabian Nights' Entertainments
Anonymous
A single story holds a tyrant’s blade at bay night after night as a doomed queen spins endless wonders to stay her execution.
The History of the British Post Office
Joseph Clarence Hemmeon
Behind every delivered letter lies a centuries-long struggle between state revenue, corrupt monopolies, and technological innovation. What began as a royal courier network evolved into a massive public engine shaping modern communication.
The I. W. W.: A Study of American Syndicalism
Paul F. (Paul Frederick) Brissenden
A meticulous, objective examination traces how radical American labor forged a distinct brand of industrial unionism, detailing the relentless internal ideological battles that split its ranks and defined its revolutionary path.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume 01 (of 16): January
S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould
An ancient river is ordered to return to its bed, and a long-dead saint's staff remains imbedded in stone until the rightful bishop touches it.
The Manufacture of Chocolate and other Cacao Preparations
Paul Zipperer
A meticulously detailed industrial guide uncovers the scientific, commercial, and mechanical machinery that transforms raw tropical cacao beans into global chocolate confections.
The Panama Canal
Frederic J. (Frederic Jennings) Haskin
A marvel of human engineering emerges from tropical jungle as a massive lock-based waterway cuts through continental rock, forever connecting two global oceans.
The Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic Interpretation
Upton Sinclair
This examination of organized religion exposes the clerical establishment not as a spiritual sanctuary, but as a sophisticated engine for consolidating economic power and maintaining class inequality.
The Road to Damascus, a Trilogy
August Strindberg
The journey toward redemption is a labyrinthine descent into one’s own past, where the boundaries between memory, reality, and nightmare dissolve entirely. This demanding trilogy serves as a mirror for the soul’s most agonizing internal conflicts.
The Scientific Monthly, October to December, 1915
Various
This collection captures the intellectual pulse of the scientific community at the end of 1915, documenting a world poised between extraordinary discovery and the onset of global catastrophe. It serves as a vital historical bridge.
What Katy Did Next
Susan Coolidge
After returning to health, a young woman embarks on a grand tour of Europe, discovering that travel requires as much character and resilience as it does curiosity.
Charles Lamb
Walter Jerrold
A quiet London clerk transforms the ordinary friction of daily life, tragedy, and ancient literature into some of the most enduring, whimsical essays in the English language.
Hunting License
James V. McConnell
Humanity has engineered a sport so refined, so carefully regulated, that even its monsters carry clipboards.
In Jail with Charles Dickens
Alfred Trumble
The grim shadows of historical lockups meet the literary imagination of Victorian England's greatest novelist in a dark, atmospheric tour through the sites of human captivity.
Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope
An exhaustive directory mapping the contents, structures, and editorial variations across multiple volumes of neoclassical verse, classical translations, and personal correspondence.
King--of the Khyber Rifles: A Romance of Adventure
Talbot Mundy
Behind the roaring rifles and shifting alliances of the Afghan frontier lies a quieter, deadlier game: a single British operative holding the line against a holy war through sheer nerve and a borrowed gold bracelet.
Memoirs of Emma Courtney
Mary Hays
A passionate, intellect-driven young woman refuses to censor her desires, pursuing an emotionally distant philosopher and challenging the social conventions that trap female intelligence and feeling.