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25 - James McNeill Whistler

In The Child's Book of American Biography

Read by Laura Victoria

Mary Stoyell Stimpson

In every country there have been certain men and women whose busy lives have made the world better or wiser. The names of such are heard so …

Version 11

In Danse Russe

Read by Laura M.D.

William Carlos Williams

Williams spent his life as a doctor practicing pediatric medicine in northern New Jersey, a few miles west of New York City. During the work…

About This Book

In Stories of Beowulf Told to the Children

Read by Laura Caldwell

H. E. Marshall and Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall

The brave warrior, Beowulf, comes to the aid of King Hrothgar when he hears that Grendel, a horrible monster, is terrorizing the inhabitants…

07 - Chapter 7

In A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison

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James E. Seaver

Mrs. Mary Jemison was taken by the Indians, in the year 1755, when only about twelve years of age, and has continued to reside amongst them …

Salem Witches

In The Story of the Thirteen Colonies

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H. A. Guerber

These short vignettes of American history are written for the young reader. Each one is a little capsule of a person or event. They run fr…

Chapter XIII, Part 11

In The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 3, Chapter 13)

Read by Laura Caldwell

Thomas Babington Macaulay

This chapter traces the history of the Glorious Revolution in Scotland, including the reaction of the country's religious parties, the insta…

Preface

In Birds of the Air

Read by Laura Caldwell

Arabella B. Buckley

Arabella Buckley had a great love of nature and wished to impart that love to children. Birds of the Air will encourage children to observe …

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