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This early work by Anna Katharine Green was originally published at the turn of the 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'The Gray Madam' is one of Green's short stories of crime and mystery. Anna Katharine Green was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1846. She aspired to be a writer from a young age, and corresponded with Ralph Waldo Emerson during her late teens. When her poetry failed to gain recognitio...

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative publications on the subject of archery. The titles in this range include "An Archer's Guide to Arrows" "An Archer's Guide to Bows" "A Guide to Archery Equipment" and m...

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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This book contains a fantastic collection of poetry, classic nursery rhymes, songs and stories for children. Beautifully illustrated and easy to read, this book will provide your child with countless hours of entertainment, perfect for rainy days or bedtime reading. Also included is a fun chapter of rebus stories, which use simple pictures in place of certain words. These kind of stories are a great tool for a childs education, being an enjoya...

The Console and Mechanism of the Church Organ" is a vintage article on church organs, focusing on how they are designed and built. With detailed descriptions of their inner workings coupled with precise and clear diagrams, this volume is not to be missed by those with an interest in traditional organs and their manufacture. Contents include: "Manuals", "Pedals", "Electric Pneumatic Chest", "Double Touch Piston", "Willis-Infinite-Speed-and-Grad...

This book contains the story of a fictional stage magician named 'The Great Balsamo'. An entertaining and interesting read full of authentic examples of escapology and uncanny circumstances, this is a story that will greatly appeal to fans of escapology and performance magic, and it makes for a worthy addition to collections of such literature. The chapters of this book include: 'We Must Look to the Youth', 'Mr. Grossman Buys a Bargain', 'The ...

They hardly belong to us, is a motto doubly applicable to the book now in the readers hand. In the first place, its subject, Flax and Hemp, in consequence of gradual neglect, can scarcely be admitted, except by courtesy, to enter the list of English agricultural produce. When they do appear upon the land, they are looked upon as curiosities rather than as crops. And secondly, its matter, derived from various sources of information, from practi...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This antiquarian volume contains three lectures delivered by W. H. R. Rivers at the London School of Economics in 1913. The aim of these lectures was to demonstrate the connection between methods of denoting relationship and forms of social organisation. This book will be of utility to students of sociology, and is highly recommended for fans and collectors of Rivers' seminal work. William Halse Rivers Rivers (1864 - 1922) was an English neuro...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

THE LIFE OF THE WEEVIL - BY J. HENRI FABRE - Contents - TRANSLATORS NOTE V CHAPTER I THE OLD WEEVILS . CHAPTER I1 THE SPOTTED 1, ARINUS . CHAPTER 111 THE BEAR LARINUS . THE BOTANICAL INSTINCT CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V THE ELEPHANT WEEVIL . CHAPTER V1 THE NUT-WEEVIL . TIIE POPLAR-WEEVIL CHAPTER V11 S.. VIII CHAPTER V111 CHAPTER IX BAGE OTHER LEAF-ROLLERS . . 140 CHAPTER X T11E SLOE-WEEVIL . - 157 CHAPTER XI THE PEA-WEEVII. THE EGGS . . 184 CHAPTER X...

Sun And Saddle Leather, Including Grass Grown Trails And New Poems. PREFACE Cowboys are the sternest critics of those who would represent the West. No hypoc-risy, no bluff, no pose can evade them. Yet cowboys have made Badger Clarks songs their own. So readily have they circu- lated that often the man who sings the song could not tell you where it started. Many of the poems have become folk songs of the West, we may say of America, for they sp...

This antiquarian book contains a detailed description of life on the Aran islands, being a direct account of the author's time spent amongst its people. In writing this account, the author has detailed his experiences among them, chief among his lessons being that - 'nothing that is essential'. An interesting, informative, and insightful look at the people and places of the Aran island, this is a text that will appeal to those with an interest...