| title | creator | language | description | tableOfContents | contributor | subject | created |
| If, Yes and Perhaps
Four Possibilities and Six Exaggerations with Some Bits of Fact | Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909 | en | | The children of the public -- A piece of possible history -- The South American editor -- The old and the new, face to face -- The dot and line alphabet -- The last voyage of the Resolute -- My double, and how he undid me -- The man without a country -- The last of the Florida -- The skeleton in the closet -- Christmas waits in Boston. | | United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction; Short stories, American | 2009-03-21 |
| Ten Boys from History | Sweetser, Kate Dickinson, -1939 | en | | Stephen and Nicholas: boy crusaders -- Peter of Haarlem: the boy who saved his country -- David: the shepherd boy -- Louis Seventeenth: the boy king who never reigned -- Edward the Black Prince: the boy warrior -- Tyrant Tad: the boy in the White House -- Hugh of Lincoln: the boy chorister -- David Farragut: the boy midshipman -- Mozart: the boy musician. | Williams, George Alfred, 1875-1932 [Illustrator] | | 2007-11-28 |
| Anne of Green Gables | Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942 | en | | | | Orphans -- Fiction; Friendship -- Fiction; Islands -- Fiction; Country life -- Prince Edward Island -- Fiction; Prince Edward Island -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction; Canada -- History -- 1867-1914 -- Fiction | 2008-06-27 |
| The Country of the Neutrals
(As Far As Comprised in the County of Elgin), From Champlain to Talbot | Coyne, James H. (James Henry), 1849- | en | | | | Neutral Nation Indians -- History; Frontier and pioneer life -- Ontario -- Elgin (County); Elgin (Ont. : County) -- History; Elgin (Ont. : County) -- History, Military; Toronto Region (Ont.) -- History | 2007-08-21 |
| Gypsy Breynton | Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911 | en | | | | Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction; Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction; Country life -- Juvenile fiction | 2006-06-14 |
| Famous Stories Every Child Should Know | Various | en | | A Child's Dream of a Star, By Dickens -- The King of the Golden River or, The Black Brothers, By Ruskin -- The Snow Image: A Childish Miracle, By Hawthorne -- Undine, By Friedrich -- The Story of Ruth -- The Great Stone Face, By Hawthorne -- The Diverting History of John Gilpin, By Cowper -- The Man Without a Country, By Hale -- The Nürnberg Stove, By Ramee -- Rab and His Friends, By Brown -- Peter Rugg, the Missing Man, By Austin. | Mabie, Hamilton Wright, 1845-1916 [Editor] | | 2005-07-08 |
| At the Little Brown House | Brown, Ruth Alberta | en | | | | Orphans -- Juvenile fiction; Country life -- Juvenile fiction | 2007-12-09 |
| Lisbeth Longfrock | Aanrud, Hans, 1863-1953 | en | | | | Norway -- Juvenile fiction; Girls -- Juvenile fiction; Farm life -- Juvenile fiction; Country life -- Juvenile fiction | 2008-08-18 |
| In the Mist of the Mountains | Turner, Ethel Sybil, 1872-1958 | en | | | Macfarlane, J. [Illustrator] | Australia -- Juvenile fiction; Country life -- Juvenile fiction; Domestic fiction; Mountains -- Juvenile fiction | 2008-02-04 |
| The Young Surveyor;
or Jack on the Prairies | Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend), 1827-1916 | en | | | | Country life -- Juvenile fiction; Surveyors -- Juvenile fiction; Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction; Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction | 2009-05-04 |
| Hollowdell Grange
Holiday Hours in a Country Home | Fenn, George Manville, 1831-1909 | en | | | | Country life -- England -- Juvenile fiction; Boys -- England -- Juvenile fiction; Vacations -- Juvenile fiction; Cousins -- Juvenile fiction | 2008-03-26 |
| The Book of Dragons | Nesbit, E. (Edith), 1858-1924 | en | | The book of beasts -- Uncle James, or, The purple stranger -- The deliverers of their country -- The ice dragon, or, Do as you are told -- The island of the nine whirlpools -- The dragon tamers -- The fiery dragon, or, The heart of stone and the heart of gold -- Kind little Edmund, or, The caves and the cockatrice. | | Short stories; Dragons -- Fiction; Children's stories, English; Dragons -- Juvenile fiction | 2007-11-29 |
| The Daughter of the Storage
And Other Things in Prose and Verse | Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 | en | | The daughter of the storage -- A presentiment -- Captain Dunlevy's last trip -- The return to favor -- Somebody's mother -- The face at the window -- An experience -- The boarders -- Breakfast is my best meal -- The mother-bird -- The amigo -- Black Cross farm -- The critical book-store -- A feast of reason -- City and country in the fall -- Table talk -- The escapade of a grandfather -- Self-sacrifice: a farce-tragedy -- The night before Christmas. | | Short stories; Poetry | 2009-09-18 |
| Gypsy's Cousin Joy | Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911 | en | | | | Country life -- Juvenile fiction; Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction; Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction; Cousins -- Juvenile fiction; Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction | 2006-06-21 |
| Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect | Barnes, William, 1801-1886 | en | | | | English language -- Dialects -- England -- Dorset -- Texts; Dialect poetry, English -- England -- Dorset; Country life -- Poetry; Dorset (England) -- Languages -- Dictionaries; Dorset (England) -- Poetry | 2007-06-09 |
| Brave and True
Short stories for children by G. M. Fenn and Others | Fenn, George Manville, 1831-1909 | en | | Brave and True, by E Dawson. -- Two Rough Stones, by George Manville Fenn. -- A Grateful Indian, by Helen Marion Burnside. -- In the Country, by F Gray Severne. -- My Encounter with a Grizzly, by Arthur J Daniels. -- Up the Mountain, by Frances E Crompton. -- A New Set. -- Grandfather’s Hero. -- Bernard’s Experiment. -- Toby the Clown. -- A Christmas Party, by John Strange Winter. -- Haggart’s Lie, by Geraldine Glasgow. | | | 2007-05-04 |
| Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature | Various | en | | Selections from the Experiences of the A.C. -- Dobbs His Ferry -- Father Higgins's Preferment -- Fred Trover's Little Iron-Clad -- Mr. Bluff Discourses on the Country and Kindred Themes -- Garden Ethics -- Captain Ben's Choice -- Street Scenes in Washington -- Selections from Transcendental Wild Oats -- Conversational Depravity -- The Tower of London -- Science and Natural History -- From the "Lecture" -- Our Tavern -- A Piece of Red Calico -- Aunt Pen's Funeral -- The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County -- Ben Thirlwall's School-days -- Selections from a Brace of Boys -- A Rivermouth Romance. | | | 2005-04-08 |
| The Path of Duty, and Other Stories | Caswell, Harriet S., 1834- | en | | Clara Roscom, or The path of duty -- Terry Dolan -- The faithful wife -- Emma Ashton -- Thoughts on Autumn -- Wandering Davy -- Looking on the dark side -- Edward Barton -- The weary at rest -- The rainy afternoon -- The student's dream -- Uncle Ephraim -- Story of a log cabin -- Hazel-Brook farm -- Old Rufus -- The diamond ring -- The unfortunate man -- The old schoolhouse -- Arthur Sinclair -- The snow storm -- The new year -- Earnest Harwood, or The adopted son. | | Pastoral fiction; Short stories; Family -- Fiction; Friendship -- Fiction; Country life -- Fiction | 2006-04-15 |
| Station Life in New Zealand | Barker, Lady (Mary Anne), 1831-1911 | en | | | | Barker, Lady (Mary Anne), 1831-1911; Country life -- New Zealand; Sheep ranches -- New Zealand | 2004-07-01 |
| The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3 | Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893 | en | | The Viaticum -- The Relics -- The Thief -- A Rupture -- A Useful House -- The Accent -- Ghosts -- Crash -- An Honest Ideal -- Stable Perfume -- The Ill-Omened Groom -- An Exotic Prince -- Virtue in the Ballet -- In His Sweetheart's Livery -- Delila -- A Mesalliance -- Bertha -- Abandoned -- A Night in Whitechapel -- Countess Satan -- Kind Girls -- Profitable Business -- Violated -- Jeroboam -- The Log -- Margot's Tapers -- Caught in the Very Act -- The Confession -- Was It a Dream -- The Last Step -- The Will -- A Country Excursion -- The Lancer's Wife -- The Colonel's Ideas -- One Evening -- The Hermaphrodite -- Marroca -- An Artifice -- The Assignation -- An Adventure -- The Double Pins -- Under the Yoke -- The Real One and the Other -- The Upstart -- The Carter's Wench -- The Marquis -- The Bed -- An Adventure in Paris -- Madame Baptiste -- Happiness. | | French fiction -- Translations into English; Short stories, French -- Translations into English | 2005-12-22 |
| What I Saw in America | Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936 | en | | What is America? -- A meditation in a New York hotel -- A meditation in Broadway -- Irish and other interviewers -- Some American cities -- In the American country -- The American business man -- Presidents and problems -- Prohibition in fact and fancy -- Fads and public opinion -- The extraordinary American -- The Republican in the ruins -- Is the Atlantic narrowing? -- Lincoln and lost causes -- Wells and the world state -- A new Martin Chuzzlewit -- The spirit of America -- The spirit of England -- The future of democracy. | | Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936 -- Travel -- United States; National characteristics, American; United States -- Description and travel; United States -- Social life and customs -- 1918-1945; United States -- Civilization -- 1918-1945 | 2008-11-13 |
| Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science
Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 | Various | en | | ILLUSTRATIONS
SEARCHING FOR THE QUININE-PLANT IN PERU.
Concluding Paper.
A GLANCE AT THE SITE AND ANTIQUITIES OF ATHENS By J.L.T. PHILLIPS.
COMMONPLACE By CONSTANCE FENIMORE WOOLSON.
PROBATIONER LEONHARD; OR, THREE NIGHTS IN THE HAPPY VALLEY By CAROLINE CHESEBRO.
Chapter IV.—The Test—With Mental Reservations.
Chapter V.—Sister Benigna.
Chapter VI.—The Men Of Spenersberg.
Chapter VII.—The Book.
CHAPTER VIII.—Conference Meeting.
CHAPTER IX.—Will The Architect Have Employment?
COUNTRY-HOUSE LIFE IN ENGLAND By REGINALD WYNFORD.
THE FOREST OF ARDEN By ITA ANIOL PROKOP.
JACK, THE REGULAR By THOMAS DUNN ENGLISH.
OBSERVATIONS AND ADVENTURES IN SUBMARINE DIVING By WILL WALLACE HARNEY.
CONFIDENTIAL.
GLIMPSES OF JOHN CHINAMAN By PRENTICE MULFORD.
A WINTER REVERIE By MILLIE W. CARPENTER.
"PASSPORTS, GENTLEMEN!" By A.H.
OUR MONTHLY GOSSIP.
The Cornwallis Family.
Novelties In Ethnology.
The Steam-whistle.
Siamese News.
Madison As A Temperance Man.
LITERATURE OF THE DAY.
Books Received. | | | 2004-10-05 |
| The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X) | Various | en | | A Ballade of Ping-Pong, by Noble -- The Boat that Ain't, by Irwin -- Budge and Toddie, by Habberton -- A Cavalier's Valentine, by Scollard -- Conscientious Curate and the Beauteous Ballet Girl, by Rose -- The Country School, by Anonymous -- Evan Anderson's Poker Party, by Stevenson -- The Experiences of Gentle Jane, by Wells -- A Few Reflections, by Arp -- A Great Celebrator, by Nye -- The Gusher, by Loomis -- He Wanted to Know, by Foss -- The Hoss, by Riley -- How I Spoke the Word, by Stanton -- How Jimaboy Found Himself, by Lynde -- How the Money Goes, by Saxe -- "Hullo!", by Foss -- The Lugubrious Whing-Whang, by Riley -- The Millionaires, by Adeler -- The Mystery of Gilgal, by Hay -- Natural Philosophy, by Drummond -- The Nine Little Goblins, by Riley -- The Old-Fashioned Choir, by Taylor -- Our Polite Parents, by Wells -- Our Very Wishes, by Spofford -- A Reflective Retrospect, by Saxe -- A Rule of Three, byRice -- The Runaway Toys, by Stanton -- Soldier, Rest!, by Burdette -- The Tale of the Tangled Telegram, by Nesbit -- A Threnody, by Lanigan -- Tim Flannigan's Mistake, by Amsbary -- The University Intelligence Office, by Bangs -- The Warrior, by Field -- When Doctors Disagree, by Kiser -- When the Little Boy Ran Away, by Stanton -- The Widow Bedott's Visitor, by Whicher. | Wilder, Marshall Pinckney, 1859-1915 [Editor] | American wit and humor; American literature -- Humor | 2008-01-26 |
| Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works | Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933 | en | | The Forsyte Saga: 1. The Man of Property; 2. Indian Summer of a Forsyte In Chancery; 3. Awakening To Let -- The Dark Flower -- The Freelands Beyond -- Villa Rubein and Other Stories: A Man of Devon; A Knight; Salvation of a Forsyte; The Silence -- Saint's Progress -- The Island Pharisees -- The Country House -- Fraternity -- The Patrician -- The Burning Spear -- Five Short Tales: The First and Last; A Stoic; The Apple Tree; The Juryman; Indian Summer of a Forsyte -- Inn of Tranquility -- Magpie over the Hill -- Sheep-shearing -- Evolution -- Riding in the Mist -- The Procession -- A Christian -- Wind in the Rocks -- My Distant Relative -- The Black Godmother -- Quality -- The Grand Jury -- Gone -- Threshing -- That Old-time Place -- Romance--three Gleams -- Memories -- Felicity -- A Novelist's Allegory -- Some Platitudes Concerning Drama -- Meditation on Finality -- Wanted--Schooling -- On Our Dislike of Things as They Are -- The Windlestraw -- About Censorship -- Vague Thoughts on Art -- Plays-First Series: The Silver Box -- Joy -- Strife -- Second Series: The Eldest Son -- The Little Dream -- Justice -- Third Series: The Fugitive -- The Pigeon -- The Mob -- Fourth Series: A Bit O' Love -- The Foundations -- The Skin Game -- Six Short Plays: The First and The Last -- The Little Man -- Hall-marked -- Defeat -- The Sun -- Punch and Go -- Fifth Series: A Family Man -- Loyalties -- Windows. | | Literature -- Collections; English literature -- 20th century | 2004-09-27 |
| Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Complete | La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695 | en | | La Fontaine's life -- Preface -- Joconde -- The Cudgelled and Contented Cuckold -- The Husband Confessor -- The Cobbler -- The Peasant and His Angry Lord -- The Muleteer -- The Servant Girl Justified -- The Three Gossips' Wager -- The Old Man's Calendar -- The Avaricious Wife and Tricking Gallant -- The Jealous Husband -- The Gascon Punished -- The Princess Betrothed to the King of Garba -- The Magick Cup -- The Falcon -- The Little Dog -- The Eel Pie -- The Magnificent -- The Ephesian Matron -- Belphegor -- The Little Bell -- The Glutton -- The Two Friends -- The Country Justice Alice Sick -- The Kiss Returned -- Sister Jane -- An Imitation of Anacreon -- Another Imitation of Anacreon -- Preface To The Second Book -- Friar Philip's Geese -- Richard Minutolo -- The Monks of Catalonia -- The Cradle -- St. Julian's Prayer -- The Countryman Who Sought His Calf -- Hans Carvel's Ring -- The Hermit -- The Convent -- Gardener of Lamporechio -- The Mandrake -- The Rhemese -- The Amorous Courtesan -- Nicaise -- The Progress of Wit -- The Sick Abbess -- The Truckers -- The Case of Conscience -- The Devil of Pope-fig Island -- Feronde -- The Psalter -- King Candaules and the Doctor of Laws -- The Devil in Hell -- Neighbour Peter's Mare -- The Spectacles -- The Bucking Tub -- The Impossible Thing -- The Picture -- The Pack-Saddle -- The Ear-maker, and the Mould-mender -- The River Scamander -- The Confidant Without Knowing It, or the Stratagem -- The Clyster -- The Indiscreet Confession -- The Contract -- The Quid Pro Quo, or the Mistakes -- The Dress-maker -- The Gascon -- The Pitcher -- To Promise is One Thing, to Keep It, Another -- The Nightingale -- Epitaph of La Fontaine. | | | 2004-09-21 |