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The Autobiography of a "Newspaper Girl"
Elizabeth Banks was an American journalist and author. She grew up in Wisconsin, then lived in England the last forty years of her life. She…
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…
Modern Prophets and Other Sketches
Short stories and sketches all relating in some way to temperance and advocating for prohibition. Each story looks at a different facet of t…
The Philosophy of the Plan of Salvation
The book is a series of independent demonstrations, the results of which accumulate to the final conclusion, that the Christian religion is …
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…
Six Little Girls
Maynie Thorne has become a Christian, and she's joined the church. But somehow, despite her good intentions, she struggles to think and act …
Little Minnie, and Other Stories
This is a little book of very short stories or vignettes, about children and intended for children. Many of the stories reference the includ…
Further Foolishness
Further Foolishness is a delightful collection of seventeen humorous stories and essays by the renowned Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock. W…
Bible (YLT) NT 06: Epistle to the Romans
The Epistle to the Romans is the sixth book in the New Testament, written by Paul to the believers in Rome. It is perhaps the best epistle f…
The Hohenzollerns in America With the Bolsheviks in Berlin and Other Impossibilities
The Hohenzollerns in America is a satirical exploration of the cultural clash between the old world and the new, as seen through the lens of…
From Baca to Beulah
Sequel to The Valley of Baca. This continues the personal account of Jennie Smith, who spent more than 20 years in pain, unable to walk, and…
My Discovery of England
"In the course of time a very considerable public feeling was aroused in the United States and Canada over this state of affairs. The l…
Campaigns of Curiosity: Journalistic Adventures of an American Girl in London
Elizabeth Banks was an American journalist who, at about age 23, moved to London. While trying to break into English journalism and to keep …
Essays and Literary Studies
Essays and Literary Studies presents a collection of insightful and humorous reflections from Stephen Leacock, a prominent Canadian humorist…
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…
Chronicles of Canada Volume 21 - The Red River Colony: A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba
This, volume 21 of the Chronicles of Canada series, describes the settlement of the Red River Colony by Lord Selkirk, and the struggles it h…
Mary Burton Abroad, and Other Stories
A collection of short stories by Pansy, Rev. C.M. Livingston, and other authors. The first eleven stories are about Mary Burton, who, althou…
Upper Canada Sketches
This book relates "somewhat random sketches of life in the early settlements and country districts of Upper Canada" (now Ontario),…
The Valley of Baca: a Record of Suffering and Triumph
Jennie Smith was a 19th-Century Job. At 15 years old, her father's business and finances failed, and he later died of illness, leaving her f…
A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw
Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, also known as James Albert, (born ca. 1705 - 1775) was a freed slave and autobiographer. His autobiography is considered…