Boys' and Girls' Bookshelf: Little journeys into booklandUniversity Society, 1912 |
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... writing from her father , who was the author of several books , but some one has said of him that " his best contribu- tion to literature was his daughter Louisa . " At any rate , while still very young Louisa used to go off by herself ...
... writing from her father , who was the author of several books , but some one has said of him that " his best contribu- tion to literature was his daughter Louisa . " At any rate , while still very young Louisa used to go off by herself ...
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... writing in favor of the union between England and Scotland , and for his services he was given a place under the government . He now gave up writing on political affairs , and his rapid pen turned out lives , stories of adventure , and ...
... writing in favor of the union between England and Scotland , and for his services he was given a place under the government . He now gave up writing on political affairs , and his rapid pen turned out lives , stories of adventure , and ...
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... writing that tells things of which some , at least , never happened , but all of which , the writer expects , will seem to the reader as though they had happened . You see , we really live in two worlds ; one world made up of things we ...
... writing that tells things of which some , at least , never happened , but all of which , the writer expects , will seem to the reader as though they had happened . You see , we really live in two worlds ; one world made up of things we ...
Contents
OUR GREAT AMERICAN WRITERS PART I | 1 |
POEMS FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES PART I | 14 |
FIVE GREAT ENGLISH WRITERS INTRODUCED TO LITTLE FOLK | 27 |
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