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Deux petits sabots

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Ouida



Une jolie histoire d’une auteure sensible au talent reconnu… Voici Bébée, jeune fille douce, sensible, naïve aussi. Elle …

Tales from Silver Lands

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Charles Finger



The 1925 Newbery Medal Winner for best children's literature published in the United States, this collection of Central and South American i…

The Nibelungenlied (English Verse)

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Anonymoustranslated Bygeorge Henry Needler, Unknowntranslated Bygeorge Henry Needler and Unknowntranslated By George Henry Needler



The only translation into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original of the epic German poem The Nibelungenlied. There was a 2013 Li…

The Sturdy Oak

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Various



At a certain committee meeting held in the spring of 1916, it was agreed that fourteen leading American authors, known to be extremely gener…

The Fortunes of Nigel

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Sir Walter Scott



During the turbulent moment in English history involving King James 1 and 6, Nigel Olifaunt, a Scottish lord, seeks to protect his family ho…

Camden's Compliment to Walt Whitman

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Various



On the occasion of Walt Whitman's 70th Birthday a "Committee of Citizens" in Camden, NJ held a special commemoration in his honor.…

Ramona, la Conquête américaine au Mexique

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Helen Hunt Jackson



Ramona (titre original : Ramona) est un roman historique de Helen Hunt Jackson paru en 1884 aux États-Unis. L'histoire est celle d'un…

Savage Holiday

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Richard Wright



Savage Holiday is an unforgettable story--a high tension drama that throbs with suspense and shows the reader what it's like to be Erskine F…

The Child in the Midst: A Comparative Study of Child Welfare in Christian and Non-Christian Lands

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Mary Shauffler Labaree



Chapters follow the progression of a child from birth through working years.Thus, Chapter 1 traces the child from newborn to toddler stage i…

Black Tales for White Children

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Nancy Stigand and Chauncey Hugh Stigand



Chauncey Hugh Stigand wrote this book of 29 East African folktales together with his wife, Nancy Stigand. Stigard was an officer in the Brit…

Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 18

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Various



This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…

Saga of Grettir the Strong

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Anonymoustranslated Bygeorge Ainslie Hight, Unknowntranslated Bygeorge Ainslie Hight and Unknowntranslated By George Ainslie Hight



The Saga of Grettir the Strong is a thirteenth-century Icelandic saga about Grettir, the longest-enduring outlaw in medieval Iceland. Its mo…

The Cliff-Dwellers

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Henry Blake Fuller



Between the former site of old Fort Dearborn and the present site of our newest Board of Trade there lies a restricted yet tumultuous territ…

The Golden Book of Springfield

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Vachel Lindsay



The Golden Book of Springfield is American poet Vachel Lindsay's strange and mystical odyssey through the Springfield, Illinois of 2018, whe…

The Garies and their Friends

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Frank Webb



The book which now appears before the public may be of interest in relation to a question which the late agitation of the subject of slavery…

Short Stories in Prose and Verse

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Henry Lawson



Short Stories in Prose and Verse” is Henry Lawson’s first published book (1894); his first published poem appeared in 1887. The volume is a …

Old Santeclaus

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Clement Clarke Moore



Clement Clarke Moore (July 15, 1779 – July 10, 1863) was an American Professor of Oriental and Greek Literature, as well as Divinity and Bib…

Innocencia: a story of the prairie regions of Brazil

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Alfredo D'Escragnolle Taunay



The story of Innocencia, an 18-year-old girl who lives in the prairies of Brazil, is a twist on the traditional love triangle. The plot has …

Deirdre

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James Stephens



Beautiful, playful young Deirdre, caught in the crosshairs of Ireland's wily, chauvinistic King Conachur, who desires to marry her after his…

Balloons

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Elizabeth Bibesco



Elizabeth, Princess Bibesco, was an English writer and socialite. The daughter of a British Prime Minister and the wife of a Romanian aristo…

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