Kidnapped Kidnapped - As I wanted a trial scene in the Old Bailey, I chose the period of 1700 for my purpose; but being shamefully ignorant of my subject, and my husband confessing to little more knowledge than I possessed, a London bookseller was commissioned to send us everything he could procure..
Phrases for Public Speakers and Paragraphs... Phrases for Public Speakers and Paragraphs... - The experienced public speaker acquires through long practise hundreds of phrases which he uses over and over again. These are essential to readiness of speech, since they serve to hold his thought well together and enable him to speak fluently even upon short notice. This book is one of practise, ..
Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 - A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. Non-sectarian, non-partisan and non-sectional
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - In the bosom of one of those spacious coves which indent the eastern shore of the Hudson, at that broad expansion of the river denominated by the ancient Dutch navigators the Tappan Zee, and where they always prudently shortened sail and implored the protection of St. Nicholas when they..
Noodles From Scratch When Sylvia Sheep, Petra Pelican, Kevin Crocodile, and Hilda Hippo team up in the kitchen to make lunch, each cook's special culinary talent is put into hilarious use. They make a big batch of noodles from scratch!
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood - You who so plod amid serious things that you feel it shame to give yourself up even for a few short moments to mirth and joyousness in the land of Fancy; you who think that life hath nought to do with innocent laughter that can harm no one; these..
Short Stories Old and New Short Stories Old and New - Every short story has three parts, which may be called Setting or Background, Plot or Plan, and Characters or Character. If you are going to write a short story, as I hope you are, you will find it necessary to think through these three parts so as to relate..
Poems By Walt Whitman "That Angels are human forms, or men, I have seen a thousand times. I have also frequently told them that men in the Christian world are in such gross ignorance respecting Angels and Spirits as to
