Education
The Book of Musical Knowledge
This book has been planned with a view to placing before the general reader the main facts that will enable him to appreciate music intellig…
Stops, or How to Punctuate
Throughout the ages, languages continue to adapt and change. English, being a relatively new language, is a nice example of that. Though the…
1001 Questions and Answers on English Grammar
A book for students interested in finding out how many things about the English language have changed, and how many have weathered the test …
A Plea for Ragged Schools
The Reverend Thomas Guthrie was first introduced to the idea of ragged schools in 1841, while acting as the Parish Minister of St. John's Ch…
Our Knowledge Box
This practical guide to solving all sorts of problems includes secrets and discoveries covering the Liquor Trade, Druggists' Aids, Manufactu…
The Art of Bookbinding
This handbook explains the art of bookbinding and simultaneously reminds us what a complex technology is to make books! Zaehnsdorf, bookbind…
Anatomy of the Human Body
Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray is a foundational text in the field of anatomy, first published in 1858 and continuously updated thr…
Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women
A fascinating account of the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States. She writes of her struggles in being accepted to …
Home Education
In proposing these lectures, my original notion was to popularize and amplify the valuable educational hints contained in some two or three …
Introduction to Lean Six Sigma Methods
This course introduces the fundamental Lean Six Sigma principles that underlay modern continuous improvement approaches for industry, govern…
Spontaneous Activity in Education
Maria Montessori saw that children gained a sense of satisfaction through doing work of their own choosing, and that the role of the adult w…
Enquire Within Upon Everything
Enquire Within Upon Everything was a book of how to do things in domestic life It was first published in 1856 by Houlston and Sons of Patern…
The Magic Lantern and its Management
There is no optical instrument so well known or so highly held in popular estimation as the Magic Lantern. It is somewhat unfortunate that i…
The Esperanto Teacher
The international language Esperanto was first released to the world in 1887, when L. L. Zamenhof published his first book, "Dr. Espera…
Why do we need a public library?
Internet Archive, which hosts our audio books, is in the midst of their annual fund-raising. They have also begun a drive to provide a mirr…
The Elements of Mammalogy
The Elements of Mammalogy is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This s…
Church History
Lectures by Dr. Gerald Bray Part 1 of a 2 part Bible Course
Books and Reading
[The author] hopes that the effect of these discussions may lead to more comprehensive and elevated estimates of authors and of literature o…
Some Passages in the Life of One of H.M. Inspectors of Schools
Sneyd-Kinnersley was an Inspector of Schools in a period when regulations were rapidly changing and access to free public education was expa…
Piano Tuning
This is a primer for anyone wishing to learn how to tune and maintain their own piano or to become a piano tuner. Written in 1907, it was ta…