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The Double Traitor
- Author: Oppenheim Edward Phillips
- Genre: British & Irish
The events of the book take place in London prior to WWI and involve German spies active in Britain. This book gives a very similar picture of British attitudes toward the possibility of war. This is an exciting spy novel weaving with beautiful love story.
Phoebe, Junior
- Author: Oliphant Margaret
- Genre: Classics
Phoebe, Junior is the last tale in the sequel of the Chronicles of Carlingford which is considered to be classics of the British literature. It was published for the first time in 1866 in Blackwood's magazine that was quite popular and prestigious at that time. Immediately after publication the story became successful and attracted a number of readers by its simplicity and kindness. Later it was a bit forgotten and became a hidden treasury which is being rediscovered now. Besides, the author Margaret Oliphant was the favorite writer of Queen Victoria.
The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army
- Author: Optic Oliver
- Genre: Literature & Fiction
William Taylor Adams (1822-1897) is known as the author of such outstanding books as All Aboard; or, Life on the Lake (1855), Poor and Proud; or, The Fortunes of Katy Redburn (1858), The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army (1863), The Birthday Party: A Story for Little Folks (1864), Outward Bound; or, Young America Afloat (1867), Now or Never; or, The Adventures of Bobby Bright (1872), Taken by the Enemy (1888), Little by Little; or, The Cruise of the Flyaway (1888), On The Blockade (1890), Within the Enemy's Lines (1890), Stand by the Union (1891), Fighting for the Right (1893), A Victorious Union (1893), Haste and Waste; or, the Young Pilot of Lake Champlain (1894), and Across India; or, Live Boys In The Far East (1895). The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army is a very successful and captivating story describing a young boy named Tom Somers who serves in the army.
john robinson the pilgrim pastor
- Author: ozora stearns davis
- Genre: Americas
John Robinson The Pilgrim Pastor was published for the first time in 1903 and although it was quite a long time ago, the book does not seem to be old or out-of-date. The author Stearns Davis Ozora does an amazing job in describing the life of the pilgrims on the example of one of them named John Robinson. The plot of the novel is really carrying away and the book would appeal to everyone who likes history and wants to learn more of it, particularly to get some more information about the life of pilgrims.
Stand By The Union
- Author: Optic Oliver
- Genre: World
A piece of children’s literature by William Taylor Adams, a noted academic, author, and Massachusetts state legislator, who published a lot of books of fiction for boys under the pseudonym Oliver Optic, “Stand By The Union” being one of them. This volume became the fourth book of The Blue and The Grey series, taking place in the eventful and anxious period of the war of the Rebellion. Upheld by the numerous first-hand accounts the author created a vivid, though not historically accurate, picture of the real events of the war.
a text book of physiological chemistry
- Author: olof hammarsten
- Genre: Physiology
Firstly it was published in 1904. it would be better for those who are going to read this book – to have some notion about all these terms of chemistry and physics. For those reading the description of the body and the chemical processes that are going in would be just a pleasure. For those who have no ideas about this sciences at all it would be just a wonderful chance to start getting some knowledge about them. Anyway, the book is amazing and very useful.
The Perpetual Curate
- Author: Oliphant Margaret
- Genre: Gay
The book describes the life of Curate Frank Wentworth who lives in a village of Carlingford where he does a number of good things for the poor. We discover that he is a wonderful person, kind and sympathetic. One day the new Rector Mr. Morgan comes to the village and there appear some difficulties in getting on between these two men. Three aunts of Curate comes to Carlingford to visit there nephew. Frank is in love with a young charming woman Lucy but he is not wealthy enough to marry her. His aunt Leonora does not agree with some of his religious believes and threatens to bestow his living if he does not change his views... This is just the beginning of an amazing story. So be ready to discover it fully!
the chapin genealogy containing a very large proportion of the descendants of
- Author: orange chapin
- Genre: United States
This book contains the full genealogy history of the Chapin family. Excerpt from the book: ‘David Chapin d. August 16, 1672, Boston County, Massachusetts, married Lydia Crump
David Chapin resided a few years near the center of the town of Springfield and afterwards removed to Boston where he was married and was made freeman 1649 and he died in 1672. Less is known of him than any other child of Samuel’.
reason and belief
- Author: oliver lodge
- Genre: Dialectic
By Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge 1851-1940, a world famous British physicist, pioneer of radiotelegraphy and writer. The author was interested in the history of science and wrote several scientific memoirs. In his writings he made attempts to reconcile what seemed to him the divergence between science and religion.