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An Essay on Satire, Particularly on the Dunciad
Walter Harte
This defense of verse satire argues that the genre is a sophisticated form of moral philosophy, essential for correcting the vices of the age and upholding the dignity of literature.
An Unknown Lover
Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.
A young woman’s correspondence with a stranger in a far-off land evolves into a test of her courage, leading her to abandon her cloistered life for an uncertain journey toward a mysterious, long-distance romance.
An Unwilling Maid: Being the History of Certain Episodes during the American Revolution in the Early Life of Mistress Betty Yorke, born Wolcott
Jeanie Gould Lincoln
HOOK A headstrong young woman finds her loyalties tested when she saves an enemy officer from drowning, sparking a romance that defies the bitter divisions of the American Revolution.
Angelica
Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
HOOK A young woman navigates the crushing poverty of New York to chase a dream of refinement, only to find that the social ladder she climbs is built on the ruins of her own integrity.
Ashton-Kirk, Secret Agent
John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre
A brilliant, unconventional private investigator navigates a web of international espionage and murder to recover a missing state secret hidden in a plain, domestic setting.
Backlash
Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
This story of a quiet, domestic takeover by alien "servants" serves as a cold reminder that the most dangerous traps are those we set for ourselves.
Baron Bruno
Louisa Morgan
The world is thin and the veil between the mundane and the magical is easily parted by a sorrowing heart or a searching mind. These tales explore the fragile boundary where mortal longing meets the supernatural.
Bart Stirling's Road to Success
Allen Chapman
Bart Stirling, a diligent young man, must step into his injured father’s shoes to navigate the cutthroat world of the railroad express business, where loyalty and quick wits are the only currency that matters.
Between Sun and Sand: A Tale of an African Desert
W. C. (William Charles) Scully
The vast, unforgiving expanses of the South African desert serve as both a stage and a silent character in this vivid portrait of life on the cultural and physical fringes of civilization.
Billie Bradley and Her Inheritance
Janet D. Wheeler
The arrival of an unexpected inheritance transforms a carefree girl’s summer, leading her and her companions into a series of mysterious adventures in a secluded, decaying family estate.
Billie Bradley at Three Towers Hall
Janet D. Wheeler
A spirited schoolgirl finds herself pitted against a tyrannical teacher and a mysterious intruder. Her courage and quick thinking turn a simple boarding school experience into a daring, rule-breaking rebellion.
Brazilian Gold Mine Mystery
Andy Adams
A sixteen-year-old boy, sent to join his father on a jungle expedition, inadvertently becomes the central pawn in a high-stakes corporate conspiracy involving a long-lost gold mine. What begins as a birthday surprise in the Amazonian wilderness quickly transforms into a desperate struggle for survival against…
By foul means
Patrick Leyton
A beautiful, unhappy heiress is drawn to a crumbling Scottish tower, where a mysterious signal pulls her into a dangerous web of international intrigue and a long-buried past.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 425: Volume 17, New Series, February 21, 1852
Various
This collection offers a panoramic view of the Victorian world, blending travelogue, industrial history, geopolitical critique, and scientific inquiry into a single, vibrant record of mid-nineteenth-century life.
Christie, the King's Servant: A Sequel to "Christie's Old Organ"
Walton, O. F., Mrs.
A simple bunch of wildflowers triggers a vivid, long-dormant memory of a life-changing summer in a remote fishing village.
Coffee merchandising
William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
Coffee is a global commodity, a ritual of social life, and the bedrock of a complex, international trade machine. This handbook provides a comprehensive, practical guide for those entering the industry during the early twentieth century.
Combat
Mack Reynolds
A diplomat finds his rigid worldview shattered when extraterrestrials land in Moscow, forcing him to navigate a high-stakes espionage game that ultimately reveals the obsolescence of earthly power struggles.
Contraband
G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville
A dashing baronet maneuvers through the high-stakes world of Victorian society, where the pursuit of pleasure often masks a desperate struggle to outrun mounting debts and emotional entanglement.
Coquette
Frank Swinnerton
The story of a young woman’s ruthless pursuit of social standing, this novel tracks the transformation of a clever, ambitious dressmaker as she navigates the suffocating constraints of her working-class life.
Cups and Their Customs
George Edwin Roberts
A guide to the conviviality of the past, this work combines historical curiosities with practical recipes for the traditional, spice-laden compound drinks known as "cups.
Dotty Dimple At Home
Sophie May
A volatile, high-spirited child struggles to master her own fierce temper while navigating the trials of a family displaced by fire. This intimate portrait captures the raw, internal battle between impulsive defiance and the desire to be good.
Draft of a Plan for Beginning Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador
William Wood
The rugged, often-overlooked coast of the Canadian Labrador stands at a precarious crossroads, where the relentless exploitation of its natural life threatens to transform a vibrant wilderness into a desolate, barren landscape.
Drome
John Martin Leahy
A pair of curious explorers ventures into the hidden, subterranean depths beneath Mount Rainier, uncovering a lost civilization that defies every law of the world above.
Early Man Projectile Points in the Southwest
Kenneth Honea
This guide serves as a foundational catalog of the stone tools used by the earliest inhabitants of the American Southwest. It provides a technical, descriptive survey of the diverse projectile points that define these ancient cultures.
Elements of woodwork
Charles A. (Charles Albert) King
From forest floor to workbench, timber transforms through disciplined human effort. This manual bridges natural forestry and practical craftsmanship, showing how raw trees become fine, enduring structures.
Eneas Africanus
Harry Stillwell Edwards
A man disappears into the chaos of the Civil War with a trunk of family silver, only to spend years wandering the South, convinced he is still running an errand for his master.
Famous Affinities of History: The Romance of Devotion. Volume 4
Lyndon Orr
These biographical sketches explore the intimate, often turbulent, personal lives of iconic literary figures. By peering behind the public masks of authors and poets, the narrative reveals the profound influence of their private devotion and disillusionment.
Fifty salads
Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson) Murrey
A perfect salad is the prince of the menu, and even a flawless dinner fails if this crowning touch is poor. This guide elevates the humble salad from a simple side dish to an art form, emphasizing fresh ingredients, precise techniques, and the importance of visual presentation. Through fifty distinct recipes, it…
Five Thousand an Hour: How Johnny Gamble Won the Heiress
George Randolph Chester
The hustle of the city is a game, and Johnny Gamble is determined to win it by turning a mere hundred dollars into a million in a single, breathless day.
Flaming Youth
Samuel Hopkins Adams
This portrait of a restless, affluent family captures the friction between generational expectations and the fast-living, boundary-testing impulses of the early 1920s. It is a candid, clinical, and often biting examination of a social class that possesses everything except a clear sense of purpose.
Frank Merriwell's Alarm
Burt L. Standish
The quintessential American schoolboy hero returns in a high-stakes cross-country excursion, proving that grit, loyalty, and a steady hand are the only tools necessary to navigate the treacherous Western frontier.
Frank Reade Jr.'s Submarine Boat
Luis Senarens
The pursuit of the unknown drives this high-stakes maritime expedition, where cutting-edge technology faces the insurmountable perils of the frozen North.
French Ways and Their Meaning
Edith Wharton
A portrait of a nation shaped by centuries of tradition, this exploration reveals the deep, often misunderstood underpinnings of the French character through the lens of a country enduring the profound trials of the First World War.
Getting at the Inner Man, and, Fifty Years on the Lecture Platform
Russell H. Conwell
A man of modest origins builds a legacy of education, healing, and public service by traveling the country for decades, turning the proceeds of a single, endlessly requested lecture into a foundation for millions.
Giphantia: Or a View of What Has Passed, What Is Now Passing, and, During the Present Century, What Will Pass, in the World
Charles-François Tiphaigne de La Roche
This satirical fantasy captures the Enlightenment's restless spirit, using a surreal journey to strip away the vanity, hypocrisy, and false wisdom of eighteenth-century society.
Great Cities of the United States: Historical, Descriptive, Commercial, Industrial
Gertrude Van Duyn Southworth
Geography is rarely a dry or static affair when viewed through the lens of human ambition. This volume illustrates that the growth of a nation is best understood by examining the rise of its most influential urban centers.
Gustavus Vasa: and other poems
William Sidney Walker
A young poet reimagines the rise of a Swedish hero, crafting an epic vision of national liberation where celestial forces and earthly tyranny collide in the frozen North.
Heritage
V. (Victoria) Sackville-West
The story of a young woman’s untamed nature and the men caught in her orbit unfolds across the English countryside and the distant, sun-drenched ruins of the Near East. It is a haunting exploration of how human heritage—the deep-seated, often irrational pull of one's origins—shapes the choices we make when we…
History of American Abolitionism: Its four great epochs, embracing narratives of the ordinance of 1787, compromise of 1820, annexation of Texas, Mexican war, Wilmot proviso, negro insurrections, abolition riots, slave rescues, compromise of 1850, Kansas bill of 1854, John Brown insurrection, 1859, valuable statistics, &c., &c., &c., together with a history of the Southern Confederacy
F. G. (Felix Gregory) De Fontaine
This work serves as a primary-source chronicle of the political fractures that led to the American Civil War, tracing the rise of abolitionist sentiment and the subsequent formation of the Southern Confederacy.
Holidays & Happy-Days
Hamish Hendry
This collection of seasonal lore invites readers on a rhythmic journey through the British calendar, blending historical curiosity with the warmth of traditional observances. It serves as a gentle guide to the rhythm of the year.
Hoof and Claw
Roberts, Charles G. D., Sir
This collection of wilderness tales explores the raw, often brutal intersection of animal instinct and human presence in the North American woods. It is a series of interconnected vignettes that treat the lives of predators, prey, and the men who share their territory with a blend of objective observation and…
In the path of the alphabet: an historical account of the ancient beginnings and evolution of the modern alphabet
Frances Delavan Page Jermain
The story of the alphabet is a journey of human ingenuity, tracing how simple pictures evolved into the structured sounds that define modern language. It maps the transition from ancient carvings to the phonetic systems we use today.
Irish History and the Irish Question
Goldwin Smith
Goldwin Smith’s survey of Irish history offers a sober, analytical examination of the centuries-long friction between the English state and the Irish people, seeking to disentangle the deep-seated origins of the "Irish Question.
It's Your Fairy Tale, You Know
Elizabeth Rhodes Jackson
A boy discovers that the logic of storybooks can be applied to his everyday life in Boston, turning mundane chores and schoolwork into a series of supernatural tests.
Jiglets: A series of sidesplitting gyrations reeled off—
Walter Jones
A relentless vaudevillian narrator shares a series of disreputable, rapid-fire anecdotes about hard luck, bad actors, and the absurdities of early 20th-century American life.
Kentucky Rug Yarns Vol. 5: Rugs: Easy to follow instructions and diagrams for colorful rugs, hats, pillows and other items
Ky.) January & Wood Company (Maysville
Color and texture transform a room, and with the right set of instructions, these elements become accessible to anyone with a crochet hook and a skein of yarn.
Limehouse Nights
Thomas Burke
Amid the fog-choked, narrow lanes of early twentieth-century London, the desperate inhabitants of the docks collide in a fever dream of violence, illicit romance, and unrelenting sorrow.
Linda Carlton's Island Adventure
Edith Lavell
A celebrated young aviatrix finds her passion for flight transformed into a harrowing struggle for survival when her plane is stolen by criminals in the depths of a Southern swamp.