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The Heart of Hull House -- Jane Addams

In Heroines of Service

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Mary Rosetta Parkman


From time immemorial, women have served as wives, mothers and domestic organizers. But in the nineteenth century, the lives of women were ch…

Preface

In The Forgotten Man and Other Essays

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William Graham Sumner


Sumner's popular essays were to give him a wider audience to distribute his anti-imperialism, his advocacy of free markets and the gold stan…

Mr. Wagner Buys a Goat

In Billy Whiskers, The Autobiography of a Goat (Version 2)

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Frances Trego Montgomery


This is the original story in the beloved series of Billy Whisker books by Frances Trego Montgomery. Billy is a loveable goat whose adventur…

Can We Communicate With Other Worlds?

In Marvels of Modern Science

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Paul Severing


The purpose of this little book is to give a general idea of a few of the great achievements of our time. For instance, the flying machine i…

Dry Beans and Peas

In Money-Saving Main Dishes

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Anonymous


This is Home and Garden Bulletin No. 43 from the Human Nutrition Research Division and Consumer and Food Economics Research Division Agricul…

Science and Modern Thought

In The Outline of Science, Vol 4

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J. Arthur Thomson


The Outline of Science was written specifically with the man-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Covering scientific subjects rang…

X. Words from the Names of Places

In Stories That Words Tell Us

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Elizabeth O'Neill


A history of English words, written for younger readers.Parental advisory: the text was published in 1918 and includes some ethnicity terms …

Thor's Adventures on his Journey to the Land of the Giants from the Snorra Edda

In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 13

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Various


The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…

Real Troubles in Birdland

In How To Have Bird Neighbors

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S. Louise Patteson


The author provides the listener with anecdotes from her life of her experiences with birds. She describes their habits and antics, their fo…

Chapter 8

In The Green Millennium

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Fritz Leiber


From the classic science-fiction and fantasy author Fritz Leiber comes this intriguing tale of a green cat. From the author's introduction:…

Deepfreeze

In Short Science Fiction Collection 066

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Robert Donald Locke


Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…

V. Doctors Differ

In The Yellow Claw

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Sax Rohmer


When a woman is murdered at mystery writer Henry Loureoux's apartment, Scotland Yard inspector Dunbar begins his investigation with a note t…

Return Voyage-Edale Once More

In The Journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777

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Nicholas Cresswell


Against his family's wishes, the son of an English landowner emigrates to America in 1774 for reasons he won't reveal. His adventures take h…

James Lawrence

In Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 2

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Charles F. Horne


A collection of writings about a variety of men and women from history who were some of the most prominent people around at the time. Marsha…

The Gracchi and Their Reforms, BC 133, by Theodor Mommsen

In The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02

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Charles F. Horne


A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narrati…

Section 6

In The Machine that Saved the World (Version 2)

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Murray Leinster


They were broadcasts from nowhere--sinister emanations flooding in fromspace--smashing any receiver that picked them up. What defense couldE…

Dead Man's Rock by 'Q'

In My First Book (Version 2)

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Various


Have you ever wondered how your favorite author started on his or her writing career? Did they launch themselves wholeheartedly into literat…

Dr. John Blow

In Twelve Good Musicians: From John Bull to Henry Purcell

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Frederick Bridge


Brief sketches of the lives and music of 12 well-known musicians. - Summary by KevinS

Chapter 12

In The Famous Missions of California

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William Henry Hudson


Naturalist William Henry Hudson was born in Argentina of immigrant parents from England, and later settled there. He published books on orn…