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Upper Canada Sketches
This book relates "somewhat random sketches of life in the early settlements and country districts of Upper Canada" (now Ontario),…
Epistle to Philemon
Philemon is a letter written by the Apostle Paul to the man of the same name, a leader in the church at Colossae, upon the return of his run…
History of the Early Settlement of Bowmanville and Vicinity
"Early settlers of Bowmanville, Darlington, Clarke, and surrounding country, with sketches of the habits and customs of the aborigines,…
Essays and Literary Studies
Essays and Literary Studies presents a collection of insightful and humorous reflections from Stephen Leacock, a prominent Canadian humorist…
The Laws and Practice of the Game of Euchre
Sprinkled with literary quotes and little jests, this is a history of and guide to playing Euchre, with a short portion on playing 5-card dr…
Food Values
Food Values by Dr. Albert Philip Sy is a concise guide that emerged during the tumultuous times of World War I, serving as a practical resou…
Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy
Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy offers a collection of sharp and witty reflections on life in the early 20th century, penned by the renowne…
Mary: A Fiction
Mary: A Fiction, published in 1788, is a tragic story that decries marriages not based on love. It can be considered an example of feminist …
Three Times Three
A temperance story for boys of twelve years. Much of the story centres on Malcolm Courtney and his friend Renwick Marx, who falls under the …
Food Preparedness
A short pamphlet from WWI, first describing basic nutrition, then discussing what foods may be substituted during food shortages without los…
English as She is Wrote
"...Showing Curious ways in which the English Language may be made to convey Ideas or obscure them." A collection of unintentional…
An Inquiry into the Effects of Ardent Spirits upon the Human Body and Mind
Written when the United States extended only to the Mississippi River, by one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, this short …
The Ninth Man
A fictional town in Italy is conquered by a heartless tyrant. He issues a strange but cruel edict: in thirty days, each ninth person, chosen…
Missent: The Story of a Letter
As she's going through a box of books after settling in a hotel, Miss Sarah Stafford finds an old postcard written years earlier, stuck betw…
My Opinions and Betsey Bobbet's
. . . a voice kept a sayin' inside of me, "Josiah Allen's wife, write a book givin' your views on the great subject of Wimmen's Rites.&…