Non-fiction Books
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy
Chevalier JacksonBronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy is a medical book written by Chevalier Q. Jackson was an American pioneer in laryngology. He is sometimes known as the "father of endoscopy", although Philipp Bozzi..
Beeton's Book of Needlework
Mrs. BeetonThe Art of Needlework dates from the earliest record of the world's history, and has, also, from time immemorial been the support, comfort, or employment of women of every rank and age. Day by day, it..
Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands, Volume 1
Harriet Beecher StoweThis book will be found to be truly what its name denotes, "Sunny Memories." If the criticism be made that every thing is given couleur de rose, the answer is, Why not? They are the impressions, as th..
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands
Mary SeacoleWonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands is a biography by Mary Seacole, a British-Jamaican business woman and nurse who set up the "British Hotel" behind the lines during the Crimean W..
The Ten Books on Architecture
Vitruvius PollioOn Architecture is a treatise on architecture written by the Roman architect Vitruvius and dedicated to his patron, the emperor Caesar Augustus as a guide for building projects. The work is one of the..
The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions
James RuncimanAll the statistics and formal statements published about drink are no doubt impressive enough to those who have the eye for that kind of thing; but, to most of us, the word "million" means nothing at ..
The American Missionary — Volume 32, No. 09, September, 1878
Various AuthorsThe Atlanta Republican says that, in proportion to their means, the colored people of that city are paying a much heavier tax than the whites, while their school facilities are far inferior. It also a..
Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet - An Autobiography
Charles KingsleyThe tract appended to this preface has been chosen to accompany this reprint of Alton Locke in order to illustrate, from another side, a distinct period in the life of Charles Kingsley, which stands o..