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Penelopes
Experiences in Scotland
Author:
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Children's Books/Ages 9/12 Fiction
Excerpt:
When I speak of Edinburgh sunshine I do not
mean, of course, any such burning, whole-souled,
ardent warmth of beam as one finds in countries
where they make a specialty of climate. It
is, generally speaking, a half-hearted, uncertain
ray, as pale and transitory as a martyr's
smile; but its faintest gleam, or its most
puerile attempt to gleam, is admired and recorded
by its well-disciplined constituency.
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Penelopes
Irish Experiences
Author:
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Children's Books/Ages 9/12 Fiction
Excerpt:
We had intended, too, to make our own comparison
of the Bay of Dublin and the Bay of Naples,
because every traveller, from Charles Lever's
Jack Hinton down to Thackeray and Mr. Alfred
Austin has always made it a point of honour
to do so. We were balked in our conscientious
endeavour, because we arrived at the North
Wall forty minutes earlier than the hour set
by the steamship company.
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Penelopes
Postscripts
Author:
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Children's Books/Ages 9/12 Fiction
Excerpt:
Salemina and I were in Geneva. If you had
ever travelled through Europe with a charming
spinster who never sat down at a Continental
table d'hote without being asked by an American
vis-a-vis whether she were one of the P.'s
of Salem, Massachusetts, you would understand
why I call my friend Salemina. She doesn't
mind it. She knows that I am simply jealous.
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Penguin
Island
Author:
Anatole France
Translated by Alan W. Evans
Fiction / General
Description:
1909. Anatole France is the pen name of Jacques
Anatole Francois Thibault, French novelist,
poet, critic and winner of the Nobel Prize
in Literature in 1921. France spares no one
in this satire about the the birth, life and
death of the Penguin empire. Starting from
the baptism of the Penguins by St. Mael (and
the associated debates in Heaven about the
divine status of penguins) through the founding
and subsequent fall of the empire, this story
pokes fun at the Church, military, courts
and every political movement known to man.
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Pepper
and Salt
Author:
Howard Pyle
Sociology
Description:
1885. Pyle is best known for the children's
books, which he wrote and illustrated. It
is from his famous Book of Pirates that our
present-day concept of pirates has come. School
children still read his Men of Iron, The Story
of King Arthur and his Knights, The Merry
Adventures of Robin Hood, and many other tales.
Pyle writes in preface to these delightful
tales: One must have a little pinch of seasoning
in this dull, heavy life of ours; one should
never look to have all the troubles, the labors,
and the cares, with never a whit of innocent
jollity and mirth. Yes; one must smile now
and then, if for nothing else than to lift
the corners of the lips in laughter that are
only too often dragged down in sorrow. Contents:
The Skillful Huntsman; Claus and His Wonderful
Staff; How Dame Margery Twist Saw More than
Was Good for Her; Clever Peter and the Two
Bottles; Hans Hecklemann's Luck; Farmer Griggs's
Boggart; The Bird in the Linden Tree; and
The Apple of Contentment.
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Peter
Rabbit
Author:
Beatrix Potter
Description: All Beatrix Potter's twenty-three
Peter Rabbit tales and verses together in one
place. The texts are complete and unabridged
and all the original illustrations, both colour
and black and white, are included. The stories
are arranged in the order in which they were
first published to enable them to be read in
the proper sequence for, although each story
stands on its own, several are linked together
by events and characters. Beatrix Potter's tales
were often connected with real places, people
or animals so each story has a brief introductory
note about its history. The revised edition
of the Complete tales, published in 1997, includes
other material in addition to the twenty-three
"Original Peter Rabbit Books". Two
early narrative picture sequences, Three Little
Mice and The Rabbits' Christmas Party, demonstrate
the rich and detailed style of Beatrix Potter's
finest illustrative work. And there are two
charming little stories, The Sly Old Cat and
The Fox and the Stork, which were originally
intended to be worked up into books but for
one reason or another remained unpublished.
The World of Beatrix Potter, presented here
in its entirety, is as appealing now as when
it was first created at the turn of the century,
and these beautiful classic volumes are books
to treasure for a lifetime.
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Phil-The
Fiddler
Author:
Horatio Alger, Jr.,
Fiction / General
Description:
Alger is the original rags-to-riches guy,
often credited with inventing the strive-and-succeed
spirit that inspired boys to work hard and
advance themselves in order to achieve the
American Dream. This theme resonates throughout
his numerous writings. This story features
Phil, a twelve-year-old Italian boy whose
poor parents sold him to a Faginesque-like
character called the padrone. The padrone
has a gang of boys who he sends out each day
with the edict that they earn $2. Phil earns
his money by playing his fiddle. After many
adventures with his friends, including Paul
the Peddler, he finally manages to escape
the bonds of the padrone.
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Pinocchio
Author:
Carlo Collodi
Children's Books/Ages 4/8 Fiction
Description:
A timeless tale of adventure, heart, mischief,
and family, Pinocchio is one of the most renowned
children's books of all time. A mischievous
puppet discovers the rewards of truth and
obedience after some close calls with disaster.
Since its publication in 1881, there have
been countless editions. Unlike those editions,
most of which feature the work of a single
artist, this Classic Illustrated Edition brings
together Carlo Collodi's original story and
a wondrous collection of images by different
illustrators from the late nineteenth and
early twentieth centuries. This extraordinary
gallery includes the work of Enrico Mazzanti,
Carlo Chiostri, Attilio Mussino, Frederick
Richarson and Charles Folkard, making Pinocchio's
fantastic encounters and tender moments a
truly magical trip that will appeal to book
lovers and collectors of all ages.
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Plays
of William E. Henley and R.L. Stevenson
Author:
Henley, William Ernest, 1849-1903
Author: Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
Contents: Robert Macaire
Contents: Admiral Guinea
Contents: Beau Austin
Contents: Deacon Brodie
Language: English
LoC Class PR: Language: and Literatures: English
literature
Subject: Drama
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Poems
Author:
Robert Louis Stevenson
Key words and phrases: tamatea, knew thee,
tevas, wife says, whaur, nor aught, frae,
elapse ere, miine, ship lies, tapu, stormy
evening, puir, king sat, braw, rue vernier,
sandy blane, pierre loti, saranac lakt, san
francisco
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Poganuc
People Their Loves and Lives
Author:
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Fiction / General
204 pages
Excerpt:
For my part I don't care so very much for
these 'ere town-hill aristocracy, said Tim
Hawkins. "They live here in their gret
houses and are so proud they think it's a
favor to speak to a farmer in his blue linsey
shirt a drivin' his team. I don't want none
on 'em lookin' down on me. I am as good as
they be; and I guess you make as much in your
trade by the farmers out on the hills as you
do by the rich folks here in town."
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Polly
of the Circus
Author:
Margaret Mayo
Children's All Ages / Plays / Drama
108 pages
Description:
When John Douglas's uncle offered to educate
his nephew for the ministry, the boy was less
enthusiastic than his mother. He did not remonstrate,
however, for it had been the custom of generations
for at least one son of each Douglas family
to preach the gospel of Calvinism, and his
father's career as an architect and landscape
gardener had not left him much capital.
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Pollyanna
Grows Up
Author:
Eleanor H. Porter
Children's Books/Ages 9/12 Fiction
224 pages
Excerpt:
Ho--ho! Brrrr! spluttered the big man, coloring
like a schoolboy and throwing back his head
with a hearty laugh. "Ho--ho! Just as
if--" He broke off with a quick lifting
of his hand. The next moment he was escorting
a plainly very much frightened little old
lady from curb to curb. If his step were a
bit more pompous, and his chest a bit more
full, it must have been only an unconscious
tribute to the watching eyes of the little
girl back at the starting-point. A moment
later, with a haughtily permissive wave of
his hand toward the chafing drivers and chauffeurs,
he strolled back to Pollyanna.
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Poor
and Proud-or-the Fortunes of Katy Redburn-a
Story For Young Folks
Author:
Oliver Optic
Fiction / General
152 pages
Excerpt:
Katy began to cry, as the last hope of redemption
from the fangs of Dr. Flynch fled. Even Master
Simon Sneed was alarmed at the idea of being
handed over to the police; but his sense of
dignity compelled him to enter his earnest
protest, against the proceeding of the broker,
and even to threaten him with the terrors
of the law. The money-lender repeated his
menace, and even went to the door, for the
apparent purpose of putting it into execution.
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Prince
Otto a Romance
Author:
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
Language: EnglishLibrary of Congress Classification:
PR
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Puss
in Boots
Children's Books/Ages 4/8 Fiction
Description:
A poor young man gains a fortune and meets
a beautiful princess when his cat, the clever
Puss, outwits an evil giant.
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Queen
Zixi of Ix
Author:
L. Frank Baum
Children's All Ages / Fiction / General
108 pages
Excerpt:
The fairies assembled one moonlit night in
a pretty clearing of the ancient forest of
Burzee. The clearing was in the form of a
circle, and all around stood giant oak and
fir trees, while in the center the grass grew
green and soft as velvet. If any mortal had
ever penetrated so far into the great forest
and could have looked upon the fairy circle
by daylight, he might perhaps have seen a
tiny path worn in the grass by the feet of
the dancing elves.
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Ragged
Dick-Or-Street Life in New York
Author:
Horatio Alger
Key words and phrases: fosdick, asked dick,
greyson, mott street, micky, asked frank,
blackin, chatham street, limpy, asked johnny,
barnton, spruce street, alger, horatio alger,
travis, ragged dick, mrs. mooney, henry fosdick,
micky maguire, johnny nolan
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Ragged
Dick-Or-Street Life in New York
Author:
Horatio Alger
Key words and phrases: fosdick, asked dick,
greyson, mott street, micky, asked frank,
blackin, chatham street, limpy, asked johnny,
barnton, spruce street, alger, horatio alger,
travis, ragged dick, mrs. mooney, henry fosdick,
micky maguire, johnny nolan
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Raggedy
Ann in Cookie Land
Author:
Johnny Gruelle
Key Phrases: Raggedy Ann, Raggedy Andy, Little
Weakie
Language:
English
Description:
When Raggedy Ann and Andy fall down a deep
hole, they find themselves in a magical world
called Cookie Land. There they meet Little
Weakie, Hookie-the-Goblin, and Mr. and Mrs.
Cookie and their two cookie children. It's
the Cookie family who award bravery medals
to the Raggedys after they save them from
one of Hookie's sneak attacks. Then Hookie
brings along his friend the Snitznoodle to
help him capture the Raggedys, but Snitznoodles
don't mess with dolls wearing bravery medals,
no siree. Don't worry, though, the Raggedys
find a way to make everyone friends and as
always, it's a Raggedy-good time in Cookie
Land.
Delight
in the scrumptious adventures of the ever-lovable
Raggedys in another of Johnny Gruelle's wondrous
storybooks. Full of funny, curious, and "kookie"
creatures, this delectable Raggedy Ann classic
will have readers chuckling with every turning
page. First published in 1931 and restored
to its original condition, Raggedy Ann in
Cookie Land, now back in print, is a treat
for all ages. Raggedy Ann in Cookie Land by
Johnny Gruelle, part of the continuing Classic
Edition series, contains the original artwork,
including the jacket and endpapers, in which
the colorful cast of characters dances against
a b&w background.
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Raggedy
Anns Alphabet Book
Author:
Johnny Gruelle
Description:
1925. The Alphabet Book features Raggedy Ann,
a little rag doll who is very quiet; stuffed
with nice white cotton, with bright shoe button
eyes and cheery, happy smiles painted upon
her rag faces. A is for Ann-just plain Raggedy
Ann, She always is smiling as wide as she
can.
Language: English
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Rebecca
of Sunnybrook Farm-2nd-Ed
Author:
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Illustrator: Barbara McClintock
Children's Books
Children's Books/Ages 9/12 Fiction
290 pages
Description:
Rebecca Rowena Randall first won the hearts
of readers in 1903, when Houghton MiVlin published
Kate Douglas Wiggin"s novel Rebecca of
Sunnybrook Farm. An outspoken and precocious
ten-year-old, Rebecca is one of those rare
characters who have truly become a fixture
in the canon of classic children"s literature.
Rebecca"s good nature and generous, passionate
spirit have made her a treasured heroine for
more than a hundred years. Now, to celebrate
the one hundredth anniversary of the novel"s
original publication, Houghton MiVlin is proud
to reissue Rebecca"s story in this new
and unabridged edition with a special introduction
by Newbery Honor–winning author, Patricia
Reilly Giff and luminous illustrations by
award-winning artist Barbara McClintock.
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Rebecca
of Sunnybrook Farm-2nd-Ed
Author:
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Children's Books
Children's Books/Ages 9/12 Fiction
290 pages
Description:
Rebecca Rowena Randall first won the hearts
of readers in 1903, when Houghton MiVlin published
Kate Douglas Wiggin"s novel Rebecca of
Sunnybrook Farm. An outspoken and precocious
ten-year-old, Rebecca is one of those rare
characters who have truly become a fixture
in the canon of classic children"s literature.
Rebecca"s good nature and generous, passionate
spirit have made her a treasured heroine for
more than a hundred years. Now, to celebrate
the one hundredth anniversary of the novel"s
original publication, Houghton MiVlin is proud
to reissue Rebecca"s story in this new
and unabridged edition with a special introduction
by Newbery Honor–winning author, Patricia
Reilly Giff and luminous illustrations by
award-winning artist Barbara McClintock.
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Red
Fairy Book
Author:
Andrew Lang
Illustrator: Henry Justice Ford, Lancelot
Speed
Children's Books/Ages 9/12 Nonfiction
Description:
It is almost impossible to envision what childhood
would be like wihout the enchanting world
of fairyland. Three-headed trolls, horses
that carry their masters up mountains of glass,
giants and dwarfs, monsters and magicians,
faires and ogres - these are the companions
who thrill young boys and girls of all lands
and all times, as Andrew Lang's phenomenally
successful collections of satires have proved.
From the day that they were first printed,
the Lang fairy tale books of many colors have
entertained thousands of boys and girls, as
they have also brought pleasure to the many
parents who have read these unforgettable
classics to their children.
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Rinkitink
in Oz- Version 2
Author: Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919
Language: English
Rinkitink
in Oz Library of Congress Classification: PZ
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Rinkitink
in Oz
Author: Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919
Language: English
Rinkitink
in Oz Library of Congress Classification: PZ
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