Sibella Denton

Chronicles of Avonlea

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Lucy Maud Montgomery



Chronicles of Avonlea is a collection of short stories by L.M. Montgomery, related to the Anne of Green Gables series. It features a number …

A Thousand Miles up the Nile

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Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards



Amelia B. Edwards wrote this historical, egyptological, and cultural study in in 1877, and it became an immediate best-seller, reprinted in …

Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys

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Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards



Amelia B. Edwards wrote this historical travelogue in in 1873. The book describes her travels through a relatively un-visited area in the So…

The Spell of Egypt

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Robert Smythe Hichens



The author, a British journalist and novelist, is interested in the feel of the places he visits. He describes at length a visit he has made…

Europe Revised

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Irvin S. Cobb



Irwin Cobb's humorous Europe Revised is a travelogue and comedy almost in the style of Mark Twain. The dedication says it best, "To My …

Further Chronicles of Avonlea

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Lucy Maud Montgomery



Further Chronicles of Avonlea is a collection of short stories by L.M. Montgomery and is a sequel to Chronicles of Avonlea. Published in 192…

A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy

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Ida Laura Pfeiffer



Ida Pfeiffer travelled alone in an era when women didn't travel. She went first on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, then went on to Egypt and …

Peeps at Many Lands: Egypt

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R. Talbot Kelly



A short travelogue of Egypt, this book was written as part of an early 20th century series of travelogues on exotic destinations. (Summary b…

Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective - Or, The Crime of the Midnight Express

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A. Frank Pinkerton



Dyke Darrel investigates an audacious train robbery that included the murder of a friend, and embarks on a man-hunt. High Victorian serial m…

Won by Crime

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A. Frank Pinkerton



Originally included with the published edition of Dyke Darell, this is an unrelated novella. Portuguese Viceroy to Goa, Don Garcia brought h…

It Happened in Egypt

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Charles Norris Williamson



Lord Ernest Borrow and Captain Anthony Fenton think they know a secret - a secret that could make them both rich. En route, they are sidetra…

Pomona's Travels

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Frank R. Stockton



Pomona and Jone of Rudder Grange fame travel to England and Scotland. Along the way, Pomona tangles with wild pigs, haymaking, hotels great …

Rudder Grange

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Frank R. Stockton



This book presents a number of short, comedic sketches of a country life in middle America in the late 1800s. The hilarious twists and turns…

Letters from Egypt

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Lucie Duff-Gordon



As a girl, Lady Duff-Gordon was noted both for her beauty and intelligence. As an author, she is most famous for this collection of letters …

A Lady's Life on a Farm in Manitoba

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Mary Georgiana Caroline Hall



In 1881, Mrs. Cecil Hall's brother went to Manitoba to farm. In 1882, she went out for a visit of some two months, and followed that visit w…

Young Americans Abroad

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John Overton Choules



It’s 1851 and the Crystal Palace Exhibition is on in England. English American the Reverend Dr. Choules leaves Newport, Rhode Island with th…

The Englishwoman in America

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Isabella L. Bird



Isabella Bird travels abroad in Canada and the United States in the 1850s. As an Englishwoman and a lone female, she travels as far as Chica…

Letters from England, 1846-1849

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Elizabeth Davis Bancroft



Elizabeth Bancroft went to England with her husband, historian George Bancroft, for three of the most dynamic years in European history. As …

Hawk of Egypt

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Joan Conquest



A tragic love triangle between a beautiful English girl, an English gentleman, and a half-English, half-Egyptian plays out among the ruins a…

Emma (version 2)

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Jane Austen



Emma is a comic novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1816, about the perils of misconstrued romance. The main character, Emma Woodhouse,…

Cranford

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Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell



Cranford is the best-known novel of the 19th century English writer Elizabeth Gaskell. It was first published in 1851 as a serial in the mag…

Four Great Americans

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James Baldwin



Written for children, James Baldwin's history of Washington, Franklin, Webster, and Lincoln brings these men to life in a way that will be i…

Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt

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James Baikie



Written primarily for children, James Baikie's 'peep' at ancient Egypt is a really well done, historical account of the ways of that fascina…

A Popular History of Ireland, Book 05

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Thomas D'Arcy McGee



Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…

The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

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Fergus Hume



“The following report appeared in the Argus newspaper of Saturday, the 28th July, 18-- “Truth is said to be stranger than fiction, and certa…

A Popular History of Ireland, Book 06

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Thomas D'Arcy McGee



Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…

The Black Moth

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Georgette Heyer



The year is 1752. Devil, the Duke of Andover, and highwayman Jack, the Earl of Wyncham are at odds over a country squire's beautiful daughte…

A Popular History of Ireland, Book 07

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Thomas D'Arcy McGee



Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…

Child’s New Story Book

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William James Mcglothlin



Short and sweet stories for children. (Summary by Dr. Heather A. D. Mbaye)

Tiny Story Book

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William James Mcglothlin



Short and sweet stories for children. (Summary by Dr. Heather A. D. Mbaye)

A Popular History of Ireland, Book 08

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Thomas D'Arcy McGee



Thomas D’Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…

Story Hour Readers: Third Year

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Ida Coe and Ida Coeandalice Christie Dillon



Short and sweet stories for children from the 19th century. The stories were compiled by two New York City teachers and were thought appropr…

Barbara in Brittany

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E. A. Gillie



Barbara, an English girl and the eldest of her family, spends most days helping her widowed mother care for her younger siblings. Then disas…

A Popular History of Ireland, Book 09

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Thomas D'Arcy McGee



Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…

Mary Louise

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L. Frank Baum



The Bluebird Books is a series of novels popular with teenage girls in the 1910s and 1920s. The series was begun by L. Frank Baum using his …

Mary Louise in the Country

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L. Frank Baum



The Bluebird Books is a series of novels popular with teenage girls in the 1910s and 1920s. The series was begun by L. Frank Baum using his …

A Popular History of Ireland, Book 10

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Thomas D'Arcy McGee



Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…

A Popular History of Ireland, Book 11

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Thomas D'Arcy McGee



Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…

Mary Louise Solves a Mystery

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L. Frank Baum



The Bluebird Books is a series of novels popular with teenage girls in the 1910s and 1920s. The series was begun by L. Frank Baum using his …

A Popular History of Ireland, Book 12

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Thomas D'Arcy McGee



Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…

Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls

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L. Frank Baum



The Bluebird Books is a series of novels popular with teenage girls in the 1910s and 1920s. The series was begun by L. Frank Baum using his …

A Short History of Scotland

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Andrew Lang



A Short History of Scotland is a concise introduction to the history of Scotland from Roman times to the last Jacobite rebellion, written by…

History Of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Vol. 1

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Gaston Maspero



History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria is the masterwork of one of the fathers of modern egyptology. This work, in t…

History Of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Vol. 2

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Gaston Maspero



History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria is the masterwork of one of the fathers of modern egyptology. This work, in t…

The Book of Hallowe'en

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Ruth Edna Kelley



This book is intended to give the reader an account of the origin and history of Hallowe'en, how it absorbed some customs belonging to other…

History Of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Vol. 3

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Gaston Maspero



History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria is the masterwork of one of the fathers of modern Egyptology. This work, in t…

Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman

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Philip Stanhope, 4Th Earl Of Chesterfield



Philip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, was at one time Ambassador to the Hague, negotiated the second Treaty of Vienna, was a founding gover…