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Calvinistic Controversy: Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal
Wilbur Fisk
This collection of theological arguments defends the Arminian perspective on human agency, insisting that God invites repentance and that individuals possess the capacity to accept or reject divine grace.
Chasing the Sun
R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
A weary young Liverpool manager trades his desk for the open sea, taking two friends on a high-spirited yachting voyage to the Arctic waters of Norway.
Coaching Days & Ways
E. D. (Edward William Dirom) Cuming
The rhythm of hooves and the crack of the whip once dictated the pulse of England, turning the high road into a theater of daring skill, reckless speed, and inevitable, often grisly, calamity.
Comedies of Courtship
Anthony Hope
This collection of stories explores the tangled, often humorous, and perpetually indecisive nature of romantic pursuit among the leisured classes of the late nineteenth century.
Conestoga Wagons in Braddock's Campaign, 1755
Donald H. Berkebile
The humble Pennsylvania farm wagon, later known as the Conestoga, first proved its worth in the brutal, mud-choked terrain of the French and Indian War. Its journey from local field to military catastrophe reveals much about the logistical failures that defined a doomed colonial campaign.
Consolations in Travel
Davy, Humphry, Sir
A dying philosopher travels through Italy and the Alps, using dialogue and vision to reconcile scientific truth with spiritual immortality.
Coriolanus
William Shakespeare
Pride and violent contempt turn Rome’s greatest protector into its deadliest threat when a warrior refuses to bow before the public he considers beneath him.
Cowmen and Rustlers: A Story of the Wyoming Cattle Ranges
Edward Sylvester Ellis
A long-simmering feud between Wyoming stockmen and range thieves boils over when a young easterner joins his college friend on a powder-keg frontier.
Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis to John S. Dwight
George William Curtis
Two young idealists step away from mid-nineteenth-century American conventions to live, farm, and reflect together, initiating a lifelong bond defined by art, transcendental philosophy, and mutual devotion.
Elegy
Charles Beaumont
A desperate crew of space-faring survivors discovers an impossible, pristine city upon a lonely asteroid, only to realize that their sanctuary is a final, frozen destination.
Elsie Marley, Honey
Joslyn Gray
Two teenage namesakes swap lives on a train bound for New England, discovering that taking on another girl's world reveals who they are meant to be.
Field Mice as Farm and Orchard Pests
David E. (David Ernest) Lantz
Small, overlooked creatures can cause catastrophic destruction to American agriculture, proving that even the most modest animals demand serious management and strategic intervention from those who tend the land.
Fire at Red Lake: Sandy Steele Adventures #4
Robert Leckie
Three teenagers on a camping trip discover that their wilderness vacation holds a hidden, high-stakes danger: a lost atomic bomb. Their survival depends on navigating both a raging forest fire and this unsettling secret.
First Lessons in Natural Philosophy for Beginners
Joseph C. (Joseph Comly) Martindale
HOOK The world is a laboratory of simple wonders, where a child’s ordinary observation of a snapping fire or a rising bubble serves as the first step toward understanding the complex laws governing all physical existence.
For Sceptre and Crown: A Romance of the Present Time. Vol. 1 (of 2)
Gregor Samarow
The chess match of nineteenth-century European power politics unfolds, where the shifting loyalties of monarchs and the calculated maneuvers of statesmen drive a continent toward the inevitable clash of the Austro-Prussian War.
Fort Concho: Its Why and Wherefore
James N. (James Noble) Gregory
The history of Fort Concho reveals the strategic struggle to tame the Texas frontier, serving as a vital link between the early days of westward migration and the final settlement of the Southern Plains.
From Bull Run to Appomattox: A Boy's View
Luther W. (Luther Wesley) Hopkins
This personal account traces the journey of a young Confederate cavalryman, capturing the harsh realities of life on the march and the eventual collapse of the Southern war effort. It serves as a grounded, intimate reflection on the experience of a soldier serving under J.E.B. Stuart and Robert E. Lee.
From the Darkness Cometh the Light, or Struggles for Freedom
Lucy A. (Lucy Ann) Delaney
Born free yet dragged into bondage by white greed, a daughter and her mother fight a relentless, seventeen-month legal battle in a St. Louis courtroom for the stolen right to their own lives.
Germany's Fighting Machine: Her Army, her Navy, her Air-ships and Why She Arrayed Them Against the Allied Powers of Europe
Ernest F. (Ernest Flagg) Henderson
The onset of the Great War is captured through the lens of a traveler caught between admiration for German institutions and the sudden, violent collapse of European peace. This urgent dispatch offers a contemporary perspective on the military apparatus that defined the conflict’s opening months.
Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXVII, No. 3, September 1850
Various
This mid-century periodical captures the intellectual and creative pulse of 1850, blending literary analysis, fiction, and poetry into a diverse mosaic of the American Victorian consciousness.
Grampa in Oz
Ruth Plumly Thompson
A grizzled soldier and a young prince embark on a whimsical, dangerous odyssey to restore a lost royal head, stumbling into the vibrant, chaotic corners of a land where anything can happen.
Grit A-Plenty: A Tale of the Labrador Wild
Dillon Wallace
The Labrador wilderness tests the resolve of two teenage brothers, whose dangerous winter trapping expedition becomes a race against time to fund a life-saving medical procedure for their younger sibling.
Gun running for Casement in the Easter rebellion, 1916
Karl Spindler
This gripping account documents a German naval officer’s clandestine mission to deliver arms to Irish revolutionaries during the 1916 Easter Rising. It is a high-stakes chronicle of espionage, maritime endurance, and eventual imprisonment.
Harper's Young People, October 11, 1881: An Illustrated Weekly
Various
This illustrated weekly periodical from 1881 serves as a time capsule of Victorian childhood, blending moral instruction, natural history, and serialized fiction. It offers a window into an era that valued both rigorous intellectual cultivation and the simple joys of a well-told story.
How Spring Came in New England
Charles Dudley Warner
A cold wind blows through the calendar, teasing human hope with false thaws, premature blossoms, and sudden blizzards. This wry observation captures the volatile battle between polar ice and tropical air that defines the northeastern American landscape.
In Sunny Spain with Pilarica and Rafael
Katharine Lee Bates
Pilarica and Rafael’s journey from a tranquil, sun-drenched garden to the rugged northern reaches of Spain serves as a gentle, lyrical introduction to the landscapes, folklore, and traditions of a country long past.
In the Saddle
Oliver Optic
The Civil War is not merely a clash of armies, but a fracture of the home, where young men must choose between the comfort of their kin and the call of their conscience.
International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science
Various
A kaleidoscopic Victorian miscellany captures a mid-nineteenth-century world in rapid transition, juxtaposing European literary gossip with gold-rush grit, spiritual histories, and trenchant satire.
John Sherman
W. B. (William Butler) Yeats
A man torn between the quiet, mossy corners of his youth and the bustling, hollow demands of the city wanders toward a final, irreparable confrontation with his own choices. This quiet, melancholic narrative explores the fragility of identity when faced with the relentless, crushing pressure of expectation.
Left Tackle Thayer
Ralph Henry Barbour
A reluctant young athlete learns that staying on the sidelines is far harder than stepping into the game.
Little Jack Rabbit's big blue book
David Cory
This collection of animal tales invites young readers into a whimsical, domestic version of the natural world where rabbits wear knickers and birds keep house in hollow trees. It serves as a gentle, episodic bridge between the security of the family hearth and the minor, thrilling perils of the outside world.
Making the Most of Life
J. R. (James Russell) Miller
A purposeful life requires constant moral vigilance, unselfish service, and the quiet surrender of personal ease.
May Iverson's Career
Elizabeth Garver Jordan
This chronicle follows a young, ambitious convent graduate as she navigates the competitive world of New York journalism and eventually finds success as a playwright. It is a portrait of a woman claiming her own voice.
Middle American Frogs of the Hyla microcephala Group
William Edward Duellman
This technical monograph investigates the biology and evolutionary relationships of small, vocal tree frogs across the lowlands of Middle America. It provides a definitive classification for a frequently misunderstood group of amphibians.
Monk
Julian Stafford Corbett
The man who steered England through the chaos of its most turbulent century, George Monck, remains a figure of quiet, iron-willed endurance. He stands as the singular, steady hand that brought a fractured nation back from the brink of perpetual civil war.
Mother Stories from the New Testament: A Book of the Best Stories from the New Testament that Mothers can tell their Children
Anonymous
A domestic collection of classic narratives uses gentle prose to introduce young readers to foundational Gospel lessons.
Motor Matt Makes Good
Stanley R. Matthews
A young mechanical genius and his loyal crew navigate a perilous submarine voyage along the Chilian coast, locked in a high-stakes duel with a band of fanatical saboteurs.
Mount Royal: A Novel. Volume 3 of 3
M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
The secrets of a Cornish manor house unravel in a dark, atmospheric drama where deep-seated jealousies lead to a cycle of vengeance and, ultimately, a search for redemption.
Mr. Punch on the Warpath: Humours of the Army, the Navy and the Reserve Forces
Unknown
This collection captures the wry, perennial grumbling of a nation perpetually preoccupied with the state of its own armed forces. It offers a satirical mirror to the bureaucratic absurdities and colorful personalities of British military life.
Mr. Punch on Tour: The Humour of Travel at Home and Abroad
Unknown
Traveling abroad is a grand adventure, but as every seasoned tourist knows, it is often best remembered for the absurdities that occur along the way.
Mr. Wycherly's Wards
L. Allen (Lizzie Allen) Harker
An aging scholar finds his quiet life in Oxford transformed when he assumes responsibility for a spirited, imaginative young girl who longs to be "precious" to someone.
Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall
Annie Roe Carr
The path to education is rarely a straight line, especially when a brand-new traveling bag triggers a series of social misunderstandings and a dramatic rescue on the freezing lake.
Neighbours
Robert J. C. Stead
Two young men leave the grind of an Ontario factory for the promise of the Saskatchewan prairie, seeking independence and the freedom of their own homesteads.
Northern Lands
Oliver Optic
Young students aboard a floating school cruise through the Baltic, blending rigorous naval discipline with extensive tours of Russia and Prussia.
Notes and Queries, Number 231, April 1, 1854: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
Various
This mid-nineteenth-century periodical serves as a Victorian era clearinghouse for curious facts, historical mysteries, and scholarly inquiries. It captures a fleeting moment where intellectual life relied on the slow, deliberate exchange of letters.
Notes and Queries, Number 64, January 18, 1851
Various
A lively cross-section of mid-nineteenth-century intellectual inquiry, this periodical issue captures the Victorian passion for collaborative scholarship, literary detective work, and the preserving of historical oddities.
Optical Projection. Part 1: The Projection of Lantern Slides
Lewis Wright
This technical manual serves as an essential guide for the precise art of projecting lantern slides, offering a window into the mechanical ingenuity of early 20th-century visual education.
Our Little German Cousin
Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
This window into a vanished era of German village life follows two siblings as they learn their family’s trade and discover the rich history of their homeland. It is a portrait of contentment found in simple, industrious living.