David Wales
A Child's Book Of The Seasons
This book is part of the author’s "Nature Books For Children" series (three books), which is probably the best indication of its t…
That Pup
When a crate unexpectedly arrives at Mr. Murchison's doorstep, he is in for a surprise: a lively puppy, unannounced and unordered, has come …
The Road Past Kennesaw: The Atlanta Campaign Of 1864
“…there can be little doubt that the Federal drive on Atlanta, launched in May 1864, was the beginning of the end for the Southern Confedera…
The Human Boy And The War
Published in 1916, this is the third collection of thirteen humorous short stories about English school boys in a boarding school in the fic…
Wongo And The Wise Old Crow
Stories of an Indian boy and his friends told by a children’s author of yesteryear, published 1923. - Summary by david wales
Winnowed Wisdom
This 1926 volume comprises thirty-five essays by the masterful Canadian humorist. - Summary by david wales
Sherman’s Military Lessons Of The American Civil War, From His Memoirs
This LibriVox recording comprises chapter 25 (Conclusion – Military Lessons Of The War) of Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Memo…
Myths and Legends of Alaska (version 2)
The myths in this 1911 volume are authentic. The original collections were made by government ethnologists. Only the quaintest and purest o…
Christmas Stories From 'Household Words' And 'All The Year Round'
Twenty stories originally published in the Christmas editions of the magazines “Household Words” and “All The Year Round”. Some of the stori…
George Frideric Handel
Handel’s long career resembles a gigantic tapestry, so bewilderingly crowded with detail, so filled with turmoil and vicissitude, with vast …
The Mirror Of Kong Ho
This 1905 tongue-in-cheek book is ostensibly the letters of a dutiful son to his Chinese father describing his encounter with and experience…
Tea Drinking In 18th-Century America: Its Etiquette And Equipage
The title of this 1961 Smithsonian Institution bulletin says it all. “In 18th-century America, the pleasant practice of taking tea at home …
Henry James At Work
Bosanquet (1880-1961) was secretary or amanuensis to James from 1907 to his death in 1916. She wrote this essay (1924) eight years after hi…
A Surgeon In Arms
Robert James Manion (1881-1943) was a Canadian doctor who volunteered in the Canadian medical corps during World War I. This book is his me…
News From No Man's Land
James Green (1864-1948) was a Methodist minister who was a chaplain to Australian troops in the Boer War and in the Australian Imperial Forc…
Rejected Of Men; A Story Of Today
Rejected Of Men reimagines the life of Jesus Christ through the lens of early twentieth-century America, offering a unique perspective on a …
Tall Tales Of Cape Cod
“The title of this volume is perhaps misleading. Tall Tales of Cape Cod they are, yes, but in a broader sense that are the feel and the basi…
The American Far West: Seven Mid-Nineteenth Century Views From Abroad
Charles Dickens started and edited a magazine called All The Year Round, a weekly collection of articles on a wide variety of topics. An an…
Over There: War Scenes On The Western Front
Bennett's served in many capacities in the WWI war effort. After a visit to the Western Front he wrote this 1915 collection of essays about …
Myths And Legends Of British North America
[The Native American] story tellers of the camp related, with dramatic gestures, stories of the Days of the Grandfathers, in the beginning o…