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Historical novel set in India in the 18th century. The Preface begins: " In the following pages I have endeavoured to give a vivid picture of the...

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Fourth grade reading text, consisting of excerpts from the works of Louisa May Alcott -- I. A CHRISTMAS DREAM, II. THE CANDY COUNTRY, III. NAUGHTY JOCKO,...

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Historical novel, set in England around 1400. According to the Preface: "The events that took place during the latter half of the fourteenth century and the...

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Short stories, published in 1864, by the author of "Little Women". According to Wikipedia: "Louisa May Alcott (1832 – 1888) was an American novelist. She is...

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According to Wikipedia: "Mary Wollstonecraft (1759 – 1797) was an eighteenth-century British writer, philosopher, and feminist. During her brief career, she...

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Criticism and literary history by a great novelist and essayist. According to Wikipedia: "Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936) was an influential English...

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Historical novel. The Preface begins: "The mysterious loss of a large portion of the treasure of the Incas has never been completely cleared up. By...

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Historical novel, set in the Holy Land during the Crusades, in the time of King Richard I of England. According to Wikipedia: "George Alfred Henty (8...

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Historical novel, first published in 1826. Set in Woodstock and Windsor, England, and in Brussels in 1652. According to Wikipedia: "Sir Walter Scott, 1st...

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This collection includes: Shorter ProsePieces, A Critic in Pall Masll, Essays and Lectures, Intentions, The Soul of Man, Miscellanies, Reviews, and Selected...

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Book-length collection of essays. According to Wikipedia: "Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936) was an influential English writer of the early 20th...

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According to Wikipedia: "Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson ( 1850 - 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer, and a leading representative of...

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Historical novel, set in England in the 1640s, during the English Civil War (Cromwell). According to Wikipedia: "George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 - 16...

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From the essay "Of Study": "Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read...

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Essay about the legend/history behind Alexander Dumas' novel. According to Wikipedia: "Andrew Lang (March 31, 1844, Selkirk - July 20, 1912, Banchory,...

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Anthropology and theory of myths and myth-making. According to Wikipedia: "Andrew Lang (March 31, 1844, Selkirk - July 20, 1912, Banchory, Kincardineshire)...

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Historical novel. According to the Dedication: "It is the fate of sequels to disappoint those who have waited for them; and my David, having been left to...

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Historical novel set in 1745, about the conflict between two brothers, Scottish noblemen. According to the author: "Here is a tale which extends over many...

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Classic Kipling novel. According to Wikipedia: "Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865 – 1936) was an English author and poet. Born in Bombay, British India (now...