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| The History Of Education — Ellwood P. Cubberley |
The History Of Education “The reading of the school also changed both in character and purpose. In other words, in place of an elementary education based on reading, a little writing and spelling, and the c…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Democracy and — John Dewey |
Democracy and “It is not true there is no common interest in such an organization between governed and governors. The authorities in command must make some appeal to the native activities of the …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Everybody's Guide to Money Matters — William Cotton |
Everybody's Guide to Money Matters “Many banks provide and require their customers to use "paying-in slips," that is, printed forms specifying the payments made to the bank under the head of cheques, notes, gold, and…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| ESSAYS, Political, Economical and Philosophical — Benjamin Rumford |
ESSAYS, Political, Economical and Philosophical “I have already observed how necessary it was to encourage, by every possible means, a spirit of industry and emulation among those, who, from leading a life of indolence and debauc…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The Gaming Table, Vol. I — Andrew Steinmetz |
The Gaming Table, Vol. I “Full title: The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims, In All Times and Countries, especially in England and in France…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The Gold Brick and the Gold Mine — Emerson Hough |
The Gold Brick and the Gold Mine “Full title: The Gold Brick and the Gold Mine: Fake Mining Schemes that Steal the People's Savings…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Why Go to College? — Alice Freeman Palmer |
Why Go to College? “Yet in spite of this I have sometimes thought that in college more than elsewhere the old law holds, "To him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance, but from him who …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| ABC's of Science — Charles Oliver |
ABC's of Science “9. Comets are caused by sun currents' pressure forcing the suck currents at a great speed, and forces the comet current to pass through sun currents. Some comets pass in and out of…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| A History of Science, V1 — Henry Smith Williams |
A History of Science, V1 “Sometime during the early part of this golden age there came to Athens a middle-aged man from Clazomenae, who, from our present stand-point, was a more interesting personality than…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The New McGuffey First Reader — Education |
The New McGuffey First Reader “Can the girl see the baby? Can the baby see the little girl? The baby has a big doll. The little girl has a ball.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| A History of Science, V2 — Henry Smith Williams |
A History of Science, V2 “Meanwhile the future philosopher was acquiring a taste for reading and study, delving into old volumes whenever he found an opportunity. These habits convinced his relatives that i…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| A History of Science, V3 — Education |
A History of Science, V3 “For Joule's work it was, done in the fifth decade of the century, which demonstrated beyond all cavil that there is a precise and absolute equivalence between mechanical work and h…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| A History of Science, V4 — Education |
A History of Science, V4 “It was a dream, however, which was not confined to Goethe and Darwin. Even earlier the idea had come more or less vaguely to another great dreamer--and worker--of Germany, Immanuel…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The Question "How?" — William Hanna Thomson |
The Question "How?" “It would seem, therefore, as if it were by some temporary accident that he is held to this little material speck of matter called the earth. And this impression grows upon us as we…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The Altruist in Politics — Benjamin Cardozo |
The Altruist in Politics “There comes not seldom a crisis in the life of men, of nations, and of worlds, when the old forms seem ready to decay, and the old rules of action have lost their binding force. Th…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Community Civics and Rural Life — Arthur W. Dunn |
Community Civics and Rural Life “The story of how individuals acquired the right to own land is an interesting one, but too long to be told here. The right has long been recognized and protected by government. If …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Literary Blunders — Henry Wheatley |
Literary Blunders “The following etymological guesses are not so good, but they are worthy of registration. One boy described a blackguard as ``one who has been a shoeblack,'' while another thought h…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Style — Walter Raleigh |
Style “To attempt to reduce the art of literature to its component sense- elements is therefore vain. Memory, "the warder of the brain," is a fickle trustee, whimsically lavish to strange…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Slips of Speech — John H. Bechtel |
Slips of Speech “Pet Words Avoid pet words, whether individual, provincial, or national in their use. Few persons are entirely free from the overuse of certain words. Young people largely employ su…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Hacker Crackdown — Bruce Sterling |
Hacker Crackdown “Note: Literary Freeware, won't be on CD, explains the Atari 2600, among other things.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The Book of Good Manners — W. C. Green |
The Book of Good Manners “EXPENSES. On a short boat or railroad trip a man should pay the expenses of a woman who accompanies him by his invitation. But on a long trip she should insist on paying her share,…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Concerning the Spiritual in Art — Wassily Kandinsky |
Concerning the Spiritual in Art “But despite their patent and well-ordered security, despite their infallible principles, there lurks in these higher segments a hidden fear, a nervous trembling, a sense of insecur…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Short Stories for English Courses — Rosa M. R. Mikels ed. |
Short Stories for English Courses “The short story is especially adapted to supplement our high- school reading. It is of a piece with our varied, hurried, efficient American life, wherein figure the business man's …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Chess Strategy — Edward Lasker |
Chess Strategy “Looks very good in most formats. Did the best I could (MS-Reader is an issue, Acrobat recommended).…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Declaration of Independence in American — H. L. Mencken |
Declaration of Independence in American “WHEN THINGS get so balled up that the people of a country got to cut loose from some other country, and go it on their own hook, without asking no permission from nobody, excepting…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The Laws of Etiquette — A Gentleman |
The Laws of Etiquette “Respectable visitors should be received and treated with the utmost courtesy. But if a tiresome fellow, after wearying all his friends, becomes weary of himself, and arrives to bes…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| English Literature For Boys And Girls — H.E. Marshall |
English Literature For Boys And Girls “When we were little, before we could read for ourselves, did we not gather eagerly round father or mother, friend or nurse, at the promise of a story? When we grew older, what happ…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Friends and Helpers — Sarah J. Eddy |
Friends and Helpers “From Preface: The object of this book is to teach children to treat all living creatures with considerate kindness and to appreciate the services of man's helpers in the animal wor…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The Bird-Woman of the Lewis and Clark Expedition — Katherine Chandler |
The Bird-Woman of the Lewis and Clark Expedition “From Preface: Because children invariably ask for "more" of the stories they find interesting, this little book of continuous narrative has been written. Every incident is found in…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| A Short History of the World — H.G. Wells |
A Short History of the World “Great conquerors appear in the dim light of that distant time and pass, Tushratta, King of Mitanni, who captured Nineveh, Tiglath Pileser I of Assyria who conquered Babylon. At las…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Journeys Through Bookland V2 — Charles H. Sylvester |
Journeys Through Bookland V2 “Full title: JOURNEYS THROUGH BOOKLAND A NEW AND ORIGINAL PLAN FOR READING APPLIED TO THE WORLD'S BEST LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The Courage of the Commonplace — Mary Raymond Shipley Andrews |
The Courage of the Commonplace “It came to him in a vague, comforting way that probably the best game a man could play with his life would be to use it as a tool to do work with; to keep it at its brightest, clea…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The Story Hour — Kate Douglas Wiggin |
The Story Hour “There are few preliminaries and no formalities when the Person with a Story is found. The motherly little sister stands by the side of her chair, two or three of the smaller fry pe…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Ten Englishmen of the Nineteenth Century — James Richard Joy |
Ten Englishmen of the Nineteenth Century “The wreck of the grand army drifted back over the border, and the dispirited Emperor, having risked everything in one bold experiment and lost, hastened to Paris, and after a vain …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Problems of Conduct — Durant Drake |
Problems of Conduct “Full title: PROBLEMS OF CONDUCT AN INTRODUCTORY SURVEY OF ETHICS…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Journeys Through Bookland V3 — Charles H. Sylvester |
Journeys Through Bookland V3 “"Ridiculous!" cried the Queen. "Why, don't you see, child--" here she broke off with a frown, and, after thinking for a minute, suddenly changed the subject of the conversation. "W…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Introduction to Robert Browning — Hiram Corson |
Introduction to Robert Browning “We two stood there with never a third,/ But each by each, as each knew well:/ The sights we saw and the sounds we heard,/ The lights and the shades made up a spell/ Till the troubl…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The Art of the Story-Teller — Marie L. Shedlock |
The Art of the Story-Teller “In spite of a strong taste on the part of children for what is ugly and brutal, I am sure that we ought to eliminate this element as far as possible from the school stories, especi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Chapters of Opera — H.E. Krehbiel |
Chapters of Opera “In the sometimes faulty and incomplete records of the American stage to which writers on musical history have hitherto been forced to repair, 1750 is set down as the natal year for…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| School History of North Carolina — John W. Moore |
School History of North Carolina “7. The Indians were, in many respects, a peculiar people. Though ignorant and savage, they were not idolaters. They believed in one God, whom they called the "Great Spirit." They w…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| How To Study and Teaching How To Study — F. M. McMurry |
How To Study and Teaching How To Study “This indicates the positive acceptance of specific purposes as guides in study. They are not by any means full guarantees of an outcome of knowledge in conduct, for they are only t…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Healthful Sports for Boys — Alfred Rochefort |
Healthful Sports for Boys “I like work that develops the ingenuity of the boy. On a long mill pond out in Kentucky--this was some years ago--I came upon some boys who were managing a raft propelled by a sail…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| WONDERS OF CREATION: VOLCANOES AND THEIR PHENOMENA. — Anonymous |
WONDERS OF CREATION: VOLCANOES AND THEIR PHENOMENA. “Ashes block out the sun.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Marvels of Modern Science — Paul Severing |
Marvels of Modern Science “The Zoetrope was a toy familiar to children; it was sometimes called the wheel of life. It was a contrivance consisting of a cylinder some ten inches wide, open at the top, around …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The True Citizen, How To Become One — W. F. Markwick, D. D. and W. A. Smith, A. B. |
The True Citizen, How To Become One “Bishop Vincent, writing about boyhood, says, "If I were a boy? Ah, if I only were! The very thought of it sets my imagination afire. That 'if' is a key to dreamland. First I would …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Little Journeys To The Homes Of Eminent Artists — Elbert Hubbard |
Little Journeys To The Homes Of Eminent Artists “In the lives of Botticelli and Rembrandt there is a close similarity. In temperament as well as in experience they seem to parallel each other. In boyhood Botticelli and Rembrandt …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers — Education |
Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers “"And if he tried to catch her, she glided from him in an instant; not in the least afraid of him, but thinking it part of the game not to be caught. With one push of her foot, she …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The Junior Classics, V5 — Education |
The Junior Classics, V5 “Now I beheld in my Dream, that they had not journeyed far, but the River and the way for a time parted; at which they were not a little sorry, yet they durst not go out of the way.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| English Literary Criticism — Various |
English Literary Criticism “I find I have anticipated already, and taken up from Boccace before I come to him; but there is so much less behind; and I am of the temper of most kings, who love to be in debt, a…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The Greek View of Life — Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson |
The Greek View of Life “Socrates, as it happened, was one of the committee whose duty it was to put the question to the Assembly. But the proposition was in itself illegal, and Socrates with some other me…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Seven Maids of Far Cathay — Bing Ding, Ed. |
Seven Maids of Far Cathay “Full title: Seven Maids of Far Cathay Being English Notes From A Chinese Class Book…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The Principles Of Aesthetics — Dewitt H. Parker |
The Principles Of Aesthetics “In our discussion of first principles, we set down a high degree of unity as one of the distinguishing characteristics of works of art. In this we followed close upon ancient tradi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The Story Of The Odyssey — The Rev. Alfred J. Church |
The Story Of The Odyssey “"And on the tenth day we came to the land where the lotus grows--a wondrous fruit, for whoever eats of it cares not to see country or wife or children again. Now the Lotus-eaters, …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| How to Speak and Write Correctly — Joseph Devlin |
How to Speak and Write Correctly “The examples of these men are incentives to action. Poverty thrust them forward instead of keeping them back. Therefore, if you are poor make your circumstances a means to an end. …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| History of American Literature — Reuben Post Halleck |
History of American Literature “The transcendentalist, while voicing his ecstasy over life, has put himself on record as not wishing to do anything more than once. For him God has enough new experiences, so that …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Uncle Robert's Geography (Uncle Robert's Visit, V.3) — Francis W. Parker and Nellie Lathrop Helm |
Uncle Robert's Geography (Uncle Robert's Visit, V.3) “"How pretty those leaves are!" said Susie. "They look like two little green feathers." "Some one else had the same thought, Susie," said Uncle Robert. "Did you ever hear the story …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Public Opinion — Walter Lippmann |
Public Opinion “In some measure, stimuli from the outside, especially when they are printed or spoken words, evoke some part of a system of stereotypes, so that the actual sensation and the precon…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| A Handbook of Ethical Theory — George Stuart Fullerton |
A Handbook of Ethical Theory “What constitutes the moral in human behavior, what marks out right or wrong conduct from conduct ethically indifferent, we have not yet considered. But no man is wholly without inf…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Problems in American Democracy — Thames Ross Williamson |
Problems in American Democracy “40. NO GOVERNMENT IS PERFECT.--All government is a compromise, in that it is adopted or created for the purpose of harmonizing the interests of the individual with the interests of…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Practical Argumentation — George K. Pattee |
Practical Argumentation “In college debate, though not frequently elsewhere, the issues as a rule are immediately followed by a series of statements that show how each issue is to be answered. These statem…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The Philosophy of Style — Herbert Spencer |
The Philosophy of Style “The further superiority possessed by Saxon English in its comparative brevity, obviously comes under the same generalization. If it be an advantage to express an idea in the smalle…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| On the Study of Words — Richard C Trench |
On the Study of Words “But a caution is necessary here. We must not regard as certain in every case, or indeed in most cases, that the first rise of a word will have exactly consented in time with its fi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Serious Hours of a Young Lady — Charles Sainte-Foi |
Serious Hours of a Young Lady “The greater part of Christian nations owe to the prayers and examples of some holy woman, some pious queen, for instance, the gifts of Christianity and civilization--in this regard…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Curiosities of the Sky — Garrett P. Serviss |
Curiosities of the Sky “From a historical and picturesque point of view, one of the most striking results of the motions of the stars described in the last chapter is their effect upon the forms of the co…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Legends That Every Child Should Know — Hamilton Wright Mabie |
Legends That Every Child Should Know “Now Felice had heard many whisperings how Guy was dying for love of her, since her handmaidens had compassion on the youth, and sought to turn her heart toward him; but Felice was …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Hold Up Your Heads, Girls! — Annie H. Ryder |
Hold Up Your Heads, Girls! “Hold the reins of feeling in obedience to what is good and right, no matter what the suffering is which follows. Do you remember how Irma loved the king in that grand struggle for …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Story Hour Readers Book Three — Ida Coe and Alice J. Christie |
Story Hour Readers Book Three “Then Gray Mole called to the Indian to look toward the Place of Breaking Light. There, in a little bay on Gray Mole's island, stood a birch canoe. Soon the canoe floated to where t…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The Junior Classics, V7 — Education |
The Junior Classics, V7 “Stories of Courage and Heroism.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Types of Children's Literature — Edited by Walter Barnes |
Types of Children's Literature “Thor paid no attention, but rowed on until they were far out of sight of land and about where he thought the great snake was coiled in the bottom of the sea; then he laid down the …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The Junior Classics, V4 — Education |
The Junior Classics, V4 “HEROES AND HEROINES OF CHIVALRY…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Junior Classics, V6 — Education |
Junior Classics, V6 “OLD-FASHIONED TALES…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The History of a Mouthful of Bread — Jean Mace |
The History of a Mouthful of Bread “Full title: THE HISTORY OF A MOUTHFUL OF BREAD: And Its Effect on the Organization of Men and Animals.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Louis Agassiz as a Teacher — Lane Cooper |
Louis Agassiz as a Teacher “I was to keep the fish before me in a tin tray, and occasionally moisten the surface with alcohol from the jar, always taking care to replace the stopper tightly. Those were not th…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Journeys Through Bookland, Volume Four — Charles H. Sylvester |
Journeys Through Bookland, Volume Four “One of the fine things about good poetry is that it will not only bear study and examination, but will yield new beauty and new pleasure as it is better understood. For instance, t…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The Guide to Reading — Dr. Lyman Abbott |
The Guide to Reading “Some readers find the early morning, when they have all the world to themselves, their best time for reading, and, if you are a good sleeper, and do not find early rising more wear…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| World's Famous Events, Vol. 1 — Edward S. Ellis |
World's Famous Events, Vol. 1 “Full title: The Story of the Greatest Nations and the World's Famous Events, Vol. 1, by Edward S. Ellis and Charles F. Home, PhD.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools — Emilie Kip Baker |
Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools “One day I was strolling through a secluded portion of the valley; and hearing the musical sound of the cloth-mallet at a little distance, I turned down a path that conducted me in …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The Louisa Alcott Reader — Education |
The Louisa Alcott Reader “For some days she got on very well; for the wood-cutters were kind, and let her sleep in their huts, and gave her things to eat. But by and by she came to lonely places, where ther…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| A History of Roman Literature — Charles Thomas Cruttwell |
A History of Roman Literature “The character of the rigid censor is generally associated in our minds with the contempt of letters. In his stern but narrow patriotism, he looked with jealous eyes on all that mig…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| A Little Book of Stoicism — St George Stock |
A Little Book of Stoicism “Logic as a whole being divided into rhetoric and dialectic: rhetoric was defined to be the knowledge of how to speak well in expository discourses and dialectic as the knowledge of…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The Roman Pronunciation of Latin — Frances E. Lord |
The Roman Pronunciation of Latin “The grammarians speak of the obscure sound of I and U, short and unaccented in the middle of a word; so that in a number of words I and U were written indifferently, even by classi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Outlines of English and American Literature — William J. Long |
Outlines of English and American Literature “At the present time a different kind of fiction is momentarily popular; yet if we begin one of Brown's bloodcurdling romances, the chances are that we shall finish it, since it app…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Expressive Voice Culture — Jessie Eldridge Southwick |
Expressive Voice Culture “We may forget what we are doing, but we must be able to know, or there will be nothing worth while to forget! The danger of the mechanical idea--the extreme technician's notion tha…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The Story of Sugar — Sara Ware Bassett |
The Story of Sugar “"You can't see the steam coils that are melting this raw sugar," he remarked. "They go round the inside of the tanks. But after the liquid is drawn off you can see them. When first…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| A Primary Reader — E. Louise Smythe |
A Primary Reader “Full title: A Primary Reader; Old-time Stories, Fairy Tales and Myths Retold by Children…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| A Child's Story Garden — Elizabeth Heber |
A Child's Story Garden “From Note: These selected stories have been used by teachers of the kindergarten and primary grades in the Indianapolis Schools. This little book has been compiled for mothers and …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Steam Steel and Electricity — James W. Steele |
Steam Steel and Electricity “We are accustomed to things that are subject to the law of gravity. Water will run through a pipe that slants downward. It will pass through a pipe that slants upward only by being…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| English Poetry in the Twentieth Century — William Lyon Phelps |
English Poetry in the Twentieth Century “Robert Browning, whose normality in appearance and conversation pleased sensible folk and shocked idolaters, summed up in two stanzas the difference between the popular conception …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Moorish Literature — Various |
Moorish Literature “I would die to make thee happy, tho' thy lot I might not share!/ Then, though I should fail to lift the burden on my darling laid,/ Though I could not prove my love by rescuing my …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| National Epics — Kate Milner Rabb |
National Epics “Saum, who had lived to regret his foolish and wicked act, was told in a dream that his son still lived, and was being cared for by the Simurgh. He accordingly sought the nest, and …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| The Junior Classics Volume 8 — Education |
The Junior Classics Volume 8 “Animal and Nature Stories…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Authors of Greece — T. W. Lumb |
Authors of Greece “In Aeschylus' dramas the will of the gods tended to override human responsibility. An improvement could be effected by making the personages real captains of their souls; drama nee…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |
| Moral Philosophy — Joseph Rickaby, S. J. |
Moral Philosophy “2. An act is more or less voluntary, as it is done with more or less knowledge, and proceeds more or less fully and purely from the will properly so called. Whatever diminishes kno…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive |