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Solyman and Almena. An oriental tale. By Dr. Langhorne.
John Langhorne
Paperback (Gale ECCO, Print Editions, June 2, 2010)The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++<sourceLibrary>British Library<ESTCID>T010799<Notes>Also issued as part of: 'The novelist's magazine' vol.2, London, 1780-88. Plate dated: 13th May 1780.<imprintFull>London : printed for Harrison and Co., 1780. <collation>35,[1]p.,plate ; 8°
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What a Morning: The Christmas Story in Black Spirituals
John Langstaff
Hardcover (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Sept. 1, 1987)None
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Search for Safety
John Langan
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, June 1, 2012)Bluford High: It's not just school--it's real life. There's no escape for Ben McKee. For weeks, he's covered the bruises on his body. He's even lied to his teachers and new friends at Bluford High. But the trouble in Ben's house isn't going away. And if he doesn't act soon, it could swallow him and his mother forever.
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Gulliver's Travels in Lilliput and Brobdingnag, told to the Children by John Lang. Pictures by F M B Blaikie.
John Lang
Hardcover (London: Jack 1906?. (Told to the Children), July 6, 1906)viii 116p, small format, blue cloth with black illustration to front, white dot to spine, colour plates, very good condition
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The Carrier Pigeon
John Lane
eBook (Page Publishing, Inc., Jan. 28, 2018)The story is about a little homing pigeon named Lucky and a round-faced, redheaded boy named Alex.Join the adventures of Lucky the homing pigeon, Ole Charlie the big rooster, Penny the head hen, and the warmhearted hens that saved Lucky from his demise. In The Carrier Pigeon, readers will also meet Alex, the boy that teaches other children that kindness can go a long, long way.When a young homing pigeon passes by a farmyard and encounters an accident, the hens in the farm do not hesitate to help the young pigeon—even if it means standing up against Ole Charlie, the self-proclaimed king of the barnyard. Read the story and discover how all the characters found a lasting friendship in each other.
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The Carrier Pigeon
John Lane
Hardcover (Page Publishing, Inc., Dec. 20, 2017)The story is about a little homing pigeon named Lucky and a round-faced, redheaded boy named Alex.Join the adventures of Lucky the homing pigeon, Ole Charlie the big rooster, Penny the head hen, and the warmhearted hens that saved Lucky from his demise. In The Carrier Pigeon, readers will also meet Alex, the boy that teaches other children that kindness can go a long, long way.When a young homing pigeon passes by a farmyard and encounters an accident, the hens in the farm do not hesitate to help the young pigeon--even if it means standing up against Ole Charlie, the self-proclaimed king of the barnyard. Read the story and discover how all the characters found a lasting friendship in each other.