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Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels
Winsome Winnie is a collection of eight whimsical tales penned by the renowned Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock. Each story offers a deligh…
Grandma's Miracles; or, Stories Told at Six o'Clock in the Evening
In the Wilbur home, six o'clock on Saturday evening was the children's hour with Grandma. . . . During the season of which I am going to tel…
What She Said and What She Meant, and People Who Haven't Time and Can't Afford It
Two short stories by Pansy. In "What She Said and What She Meant," Mrs. Marks detests gossip and avoids it as much as she can. But…
New Year's Tangles and Other Stories
This is a collection of 40 short (some VERY short) stories from Christian author Pansy. They seem to have been taken from her magazine for c…
Gertrude's Diary, and The Cube
Two stories about young people. "Gertrude's Diary" is written by a young girl. She and her three friends have given to them Bible …
Mrs. Harry Harper's Awakening
Five stories with the general themes of foreign missions, money, and hypocrisy.Mrs. Harry Harper's Awakening: A young wife in a new city is …
A Hedge Fence
Twelve stories, one for each month of the year, which first list a few Bible verses then relate how those verses took effect in a young pers…
Bible (KJV) 28-39: Minor Prophets (Hosea through Malachi)
A minor prophet is one of the writings in the Twelve Prophets section of the Hebrew Bible, also known to Christians as the Minor Prophets of…
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
Young scapegrace John Watkins, Jr., Denham ("Jack"), the favourite of his great-aunt Mary, has gotten into one too many scrapes. T…
Ruffles and Danny, or the Responsibilty of Ruffles
A nice little story about a widower, his 18-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son, and their vacation from their home in Colorado to the shor…
Agatha's Unknown Way
Agatha is a 20-year-old child of missionaries in India, who has come back to the United States on account of her health. She remembers fondl…
The Older Brother
Two brothers, one 20 years old, the other almost eighteen, and one younger sister. The older brother has had to delay his primary schooling …
Brewster's Millions (Version 2)
Montgomery Brewster inherits a large sum of money. Then he learns he's to inherit 7 times as much! But there's a catch: he has to spend ever…
Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas
Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas is Herman Melville's sequel to Typee, and, as such, was also autobiographical. After leavi…
Pleasure Cycling
"In this little book, the writer, looking back to his own days of inexperience in cycling, has endeavored to furnish some useful inform…
The Old Maids' Club
Mathematics vs. poetry: Brainy and beautiful 17-year-old Lillie, determined to never marry, begins an Old Maids' Club, while patient young L…
Nonsense Novels
Nonsense Novels is a collection of ten whimsical tales by Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock, showcasing his unique ability to blend satire w…
Next Things, and Dorrie's Day
Two short stories about young people who find themselves in difficult circumstances, written in 1880.Next Things relates of two brothers, re…
Grace Holbrook, and Other Stories of Endeavor and Experience
Ten short stories of girls, each one relating a little lesson in doing one's duty, being a person of integrity, or other character lessons. …
Bobby's Wolf and Other Stories
A collection of short stories for children, published in 1888. Some are "made up" stories and some are real-life accounts, all wit…