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Little Blue Book 646: The Spirit of Brazilian Literature
One of the many Little Blue Books published to make learning available to all. These were short, informative, and inexpensive books that dis…
Sour Grapes
A collection of poems largely collected from previous magazine and journal publications. (Summary by KevinS)
Chicago Poems
"Chicago Poems" was Carl Sandburg's first collection published by a mainstream publishing house. This slender volume contains at l…
Bible (YLT) NT 08: 2nd Epistle to the Corinthians
The Old and New Covenants, translated according to the letter and idioms of the original languages. - From the title page
An Essay of the Shaking Palsy
This publication is said to be the first to present a systematic view of what was later named Parkinson's disease. Six case studies are desc…
Bible (YLT) NT 26: Epistle of Jude
An English translation that holds as closely as was possible to the original languages and idioms. - Summary by KevinS
Bible (YLT) NT 17: Epistle to Titus
A literal translation of the Epistle to Titus from the New Testament translated as closely as possible to the language and idioms of the ori…
The Social Settlement Movement in Chicago
This is Ms. Raymond's thesis submitted for the awarding of her master's degree from the University of Wisconsin (Madison.) Raymond clearly k…
Why Armenia Should Be Free: Armenia's Role in the Present War
Here is a trenchant argument for the Allied Supreme Council, established at the close of World War One, to recognize and defend the independ…
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1970 - 1974)
The State of the Union address is a speech or report presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States…
Picture-Show
One of Sassoon's earlier collections of poems. This book is particularly interesting as Sassoon begins a transition toward poetry unrelated …
Pomes Penyeach
James Joyce published three volumes of poetry during his lifetime including Pomes Penyeach. This simple booklet was published in 1927 in Par…
Augustan Books of Modern Poetry: Robert Graves
Poems from Robert Graves published by the Augustan Books of Poetry. - Summary by KevinS
West-Running Brook
A collection of 38 of Robert Frost's early poems apparently compiled in 1923 but not published until 1928. This was not Frost's most popular…
Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints, Volume 3 (July-September)
Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints : with reflections for every day in the year : compiled from "Butler's Lives" and other appro…
Bible (YLT) NT 15-16: 1 & 2 Epistles to Timothy
An English translation that holds as closely as was possible to the original languages and idioms. - Summary by KevinS
Gaudium Crucis: A Meditation for Good Friday
A reflection on the crucifixion of Christ and its theological (especially, soteriological) meanings. - Summary by KevinS
Birth Control and the State
This essay is one of a great number that endorse the principle of eugenics, a controversial study and practice that aims for society or gove…
In Our Time (1925 Edition)
The first edition of Hemingway's In Our Time was a small collection of 18 short untitled vignettes, published in a very small run in France …
Postage stamps of war (1854-1914)
A very brief introduction to postal stamps used and issued during times of war. The principal focus might be said to be placed upon the Grea…