Books with author William B. Smith

Excerpt from Walks and TalksThe true test of really great things is their simplicity. They are so easily understood by everybody. In that wonderful art gallery at the World's Fair, it was the simple pictures that drew the crowds, the ones that all understood, and crowded upon each other to look at. Breaking Family Ties, Preparing for the Wedding, The Alarm, The Reply, and a thousand more that could be named - these are the great works of art, and they are simple and as easily understood as they are incomparable as artistic productions.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Magic on Sterling Lane is a story about the animals in the back yard at the home of William and Mary Smith on Sterling Lane somewhere in Texas. Have you ever sat on the porch watching your dog or a squirrel in a tree and thought, "I wonder what they are thinking?" well we have. This story is about how we imagine life would be like as a squirrel or some other animal around us. If they could talk so that you could understand them, maybe this is what you would hear. We have two dogs, and it is really fun to watch them when they see one of the other animals in THEIR yard. But that's OK because there is a small creek that runs beside our home so there is lots of green grass and water for all sorts of critters. As you read through this book you will meet Solomon, the Scottish terrier guard dog and 357 Maggie, his trusty patrol partner. Maggie is very fast when she chases rabbits but she never quite catches them. There are goats and horses, up the street, red tail hawks and every once in a while you will see a big blue heron or a bob cat. There are so many squirrels and rabbits you can't count them. In this book you will be able to see and imagine our backyard with BIG oak trees and a garden railroad set. You will be able to close your eyes and see yourself sitting on the porch next to Marty talking to Sally Squirrel, or watching the brown rabbits playing in the field behind the house. Our neighbors have said more than once that we had more songbirds in our yard than any other house in the neighborhood. If you have a good imagination maybe you can hear some of the too.

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Excerpt from Lost and FoundNO Parables of the New Testament are more instructive or more touching than those spoken by our Lord respecting the lost piece of silver, the lost sheep on the mountains, and the prodigal son. They are at once picturesque and pertinent; and it is upon these incidents, which may have been real ones, of Eastern life and man ners, that the following pages are written. Lessons thus conveyed, where truths are taught in fable, and principles for life's con duct are put into the form of a story, are.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Excerpt from Lost and FoundNO Parables of the New Testament are more instructive or more touching than those spoken by our Lord respecting the lost piece of silver, the lost sheep on the mountains, and the prodigal son. They are at once picturesque and pertinent; and it is upon these incidents, which may have been real ones, of Eastern life and man ners, that the following pages are written. Lessons thus conveyed, where truths are taught in fable, and principles for life's con duct are put into the form of a story, are.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.