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A Child's Garden of VersesStevenson Robert Louis A Child's Garden of Verses TO ALISON CUNNINGHAM FROM HER BOY For the long nights you lay awakeAnd watched for my unworthy sake:For your most comfortable handThat led me through the uneven land:For all the story-books you read:For all the pains you ...

History of Julius CaesarJacob Abbott History of Julius Caesar THE PIRATES AT ANCHORPREFACE It is the object of this series of histories to present a clear, distinct, and connected narrative of the lives of those great personages who have in various ages of the world made themselves celebrated as ...

Aunt Jane's Nieces on the RanchEdith Van Dyne Aunt Jane's Nieces on the Ranch CHAPTER I – UNCLE JOHN DECIDES “And now,” said Major Doyle, rubbing his hands together as he half reclined in his big chair in a corner of the sitting room, “now we shall enjoy a nice cosy winter in dear New York.”“Cosy...

The Two MarysMargaret Oliphant The Two Marys I. MY OWN STORY CHAPTER I MY name is Mary Peveril. My father was the incumbent of a proprietary chapel in that populous region which lies between Holborn and the New Road – a space within which there is a great deal of wealth and comfort, and a great d...

The Four Corners in JapanAmy Ella Blanchard The Four Corners in Japan CHAPTER I STARTING OFF "I feel a migratory fever stirring within my veins," remarked Miss Helen Corner one morning as she sat with the elder two of her nieces in their Virginia home.Nan put down the book she was reading; Mary L...

The Scarecrow of OzL. Frank Baum The Scarecrow of Oz ’TWIXT YOU AND ME The Army of Children which besieged the Postoffice, conquered the Postmen and delivered to me its imperious Commands, insisted that Trot and Cap’n Bill be admitted to the Land of Oz, where Trot could enjoy the society of Dorot...

The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of HomeDickens Charles The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home Mrs. Peerybingle may leave it on record to the end of time that she couldn't say which of them began it; but I say the Kettle did. I ought to know, I hope? The Kettle began it, full five...

Lorna DoonePREFACEPREFACE TO THE SIXTH EDITIONPREFACE BY MISS KATHARINE HILLARDCHAPTER I. ELEMENTS OF EDUCATIONCHAPTER II. AN IMPORTANT ITEMCHAPTER III. THE WAR-PATH OF THE DOONESCHAPTER IV. A VERY RASH VISITCHAPTER V. AN ILLEGAL SETTLEMENTCHAPTER VI. NECESSARY PRACTICECHAPTER VII. HARD IT IS TO ...

The King of PiratesDaniel Defoe The King of Pirates / Being an Account of the Famous Enterprises of Captain Avery, the Mock King of Madagascar THE PREFACE ONE of the particular Advantages of the following Letters from Captain Avery, is, the Satisfaction they will give the Readers how much they ha...

The Golden Hope: A Story of the Time of King Alexander the GreatFuller Robert H. Robert Higginson The Golden Hope: A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great CHAPTER I THREE FRIENDS MEET Athens was rousing herself from sleep. The beams of the morning sun bathed the rugged sides of Mount Hyme...