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An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. 1 (of 3). - (Ut Mine Stromtid)Well, well, it was not always so.--The father of the man who now rides to town with white reins for his horse, and who drinks his couple of bottles of...

An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. 2 (of 3). - (Ut Mine Stromtid)On the 23rd of June 1843, the eldest son of David Dsel and the youngest daughter of John Degel were seated on a bench in the pleasure-grounds at Pmpelhagen. They...

An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. 3 (of 3). - (Ut Mine Stromtid)The day after Christmas was passed very busily in Mrs. Behrens' house in Rahnstdt. Louisa was continually to be seen running up and down stairs, for she was finishing the...

An Old Sweetheart of MineThe beginning of whose steadfast friendship was marked by the first publication of these verses which now, expanded by writer, honored by publisher and masterfully graced by artist, seem to be a worthier symbol of the author's grateful and affectionate...

An Old Town By the Sea I CALL it an old town, but it is only relatively old. When one reflects on the countless centuries that have gone to the for-mation of this crust of earth on which we temporarily move, the most ancient...

An Old Woman's Tale - (From: "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces: Tales and Sketches") In the house where I was born, there used to be an old woman crouching all day long over the kitchen fire, with her elbows on her knees and...

The third book in the popular Lane Winslow mystery series by an author the Globe and Mail has called a "writer to watch."It's early spring of 1947 in idyllic King's Cove, and the Hughes ladies, mere et filles, are gardening and sorting through the...

An Old-Fashioned Girl AS a preface is the only place where an author can with propriety explain a purpose or apologize for shortcomings, I venture to avail myself of the privilege to make a statement for the benefit of my readers. As the first...

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women. In the mid-1860s, Alcott wrote passionate, fiery novels and sensational stories. She also produced wholesome stories for children, and after their positive reception, she did not generally return...

An Onlooker in France 1917-1919This book must not be considered as a serious work on life in France behind the lines, it is merely an attempt to record some certain little incidents that occurred in my own life there. The only thought I wish...

An Open Letter on TranslatingThe wise Solomon says in Proverbs 11: "The people who withhold grain curse him. But there is a blessing on those who sell it." This verse speaks truly concerning all that can serve the common good or the well-being of...

An Open Letter to the Right Honorable David Lloyd George - Prime Minister of Great BritainSir: I am an Indian who has, by the fear of your Government in India been forced to seek refuge in the United States, at least for the period...

An Open Verdict: A Novel, Volume 1 (of 3)It was the Vicars way in these tte--tte conversations by the domestic hearth. He read, and his wife talked to him. He could keep his attention on the most intricate chain of argument, and yet never...

An Open Verdict: A Novel, Volume 3 (of 3)Bella sat shivering at the paternal wrath. Mrs. Scratchell was weeping dumbly. All the younger Scratchells were ready to lift up their voices in a chorus of condemnation. Bellas folly in refusing Mr. Piper was, in...

An Open-Eyed Conspiracy; An Idyl of SaratogaThe day had been very hot under the tall trees which everywhere embower and stifle Saratoga, for they shut out the air as well as the sun; and after tea (they still have an early dinner at all...

Here is collection of poems about finding oneself in a life--an ordinary life that one could not have imagined--and making the decision to live it. Against our terribly ambivalent present--in which Black, trans, and other minoritized forms of life seem at once more possible...

Gilt-edged stories that slice clean through the mundanity of modern life, from the author of Same Bed Different Dreams, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize "Ed Park is one of the funniest writers working today,...

Patricia Polacco's most poignant Christmas tale! The Stowell family is abuzz with holiday excitement, and Frankie, the youngest boy, is the most excited of all. But there's a cloud over the joyous season: Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and Pa hasn't returned yet from his...

An Oration on the Life and Services of Thomas Paine Delivered By Robert G. Ingersoll, At Fairbury, Ill., On The Evening Of January 80th, 1871, Peoria, Ill. To speak the praises of the brave and thoughtful dead, is to me a labor of gratitude...

An Oregon Girl: A Tale of American Life in the New WestJohn Thorpe: Director, Investment Co.Constance: His wifeVirginia: His sister, An Oregon GirlDorothy: His five-year-old daughterHazel Brooke: His nieceSmith: His Irish coachmanPhilip Rutley: Ex-president, Investment Co.Jack Shore: Ex-secretary Investment Co.James Harris: Retired merchantMrs. Harris:...