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  • The Twins Books

    Lucy Fitch Perkins

    language (Stingray, Dec. 4, 2013)
    • Illustrated• Author’s biography is includedThis e-book contains the 13 Twins series written by Lucy Fitch Perkins between 1911 and 1922. Lucy Fitch Perkins (12 July 1865 – 18 March 1937) was an American children's book author, educator, and illustrator, famous for writing the Twins series of books.Table of ContentsAbout the AuthorThe Dutch TwinsThe Japanese TwinsThe Irish Twins The Eskimo TwinsThe Cave TwinsThe Mexican TwinsThe Belgian TwinsThe French TwinsThe Spartan TwinsThe Scotch TwinsThe Italian Twins The Puritan TwinsThe Swiss Twins
  • The Complete Makers of History of Jacob Abbott

    Jacob Abbott

    language (Stingray, Feb. 11, 2013)
    • Illustrated• Author’s biography is includedThis e-book contains the complete makers of history written by Jacob Abbott. The following was from Abraham Lincoln regarding this series. —Abraham Lincoln: "I want to thank you and your brother for Abbott’s series of Histories. I have not education enough to appreciate the profound works of voluminous historians, and if I had, I have no time to read them. But your series of Histories gives me, in brief compass, just that knowledge of past men and events which I need. I have read them with the greatest interest. To them I am indebted for about all the historical knowledge I have." Table of ContentsAbout the AuthorTHE PERSIAN EMPIRE CYRUS THE GREAT DARIUS THE GREAT XERXESTHE ANCIENT GREECE ALEXANDER THE GREAT PYRRHUSTHE ROMAN EMPIRE ROMULUS HANNIBAL JULIUS CAESAR CLEOPATRA, QUEEN OF EGYPT NEROENGLAND ALFRED THE GREAT WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR KING RICHARD I KING RICHARD II KING RICHARD III. MARGARET OF ANJOU QUEEN ELIZABETH MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS KING CHARLES I KING CHARLES IITHE RUSSIAN EMPIRE PETER THE GREATTHE MONGOL EMPIRE GENGHIS KHAN
  • Historical Tales, the Romance of Reality

    Charles Morris

    language (Stingray, Feb. 8, 2014)
    • Illustrated• Author’s biography is includedThis is the digital edition of Charles Morris’ ‘Historical Tales, The Romance of Reality’ first published in 1893. There are fifteen volumes in Charles’ Historical Tales; this edition contains volume 1 to 14. Volume 15 is ‘Reading courses and Helps’ and therefore is excluded from this collection. The stories complied by Charles in 'Historical Tales' were mainly for entertainment rather than formal studies. TABLE OF CONTENTSABOUT THE AUTHOREDITOR’S NOTEVOLUME I – AMERICAN IVOLUME II – AMERICAN IIVOLUME III – SPANISH AMERICANVOLUME IV – ENGLISHVOLUME V – GERMANVOLUME VI – FRENCHVOLUME VII – SPANISHVOLUME VIII – RUSSIANVOLUME IX – SCANDINAVIANVOLUME X – GREEKVOLUME XI – ROMANVOLUME XII – JAPANESE AND CHINESEVOLUME XIII – KING ARTHUR IVOLUME XIV – KING ARTHUR II
  • The King in Yellow and Other Supernatural Stories

    Robert William Chambers

    language (Stingray, May 2, 2014)
    • Author’s biography is included• Active table of contents is includedThis eBook contains four books by American writer Rober W. Chambers: The King in Yellow, The Maker of Moons, The Mystery of Choice and The Tree of Heaven. ‘The King in Yellow’ is a book of short stories first published in 1895. E. F. Bleiler described it as one of the most important works of American supernatural fiction. There are ten stories, the first four of which, "The Repairer of Reputations", "The Mask", "In the Court of the Dragon" and "The Yellow Sign", mention The King in Yellow, a forbidden play that induces despair or madness in those who read it.‘The Maker of Moons’ is a short story collection published in 1896, which followed the publication of Chambers most famous work, The King in Yellow. It contained eight new stories, including the title story "The Maker of Moons", one of his finest weird tales, and several romantic Art Nouveau stories, concluding with two less distinguished weird tales. The latter were subsequently incorporated into the episodic novel ‘In Search of the Unknown.’ ‘The Mystery of Choice’ is a short story collection published in 1897. Distinguished by an atmospheric use of natural scenery, the stories are mostly set in Breton in France.‘The Tree of Heaven’ is a short story collection published in 1907. Mostly set in New York with a snowy nocturnal backdrop, the stories are light and humorous romantic tales, several of which feature the weird.TABLE OF CONTENTSABOUT THE AUTHORBOOK I. THE KING IN YELLOWLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONSTHE REPAIRER OF REPUTATIONSTHE MASKIN THE COURT OF THE DRAGONTHE YELLOW SIGNTHE DEMOISELLE D'YSTHE PROPHETS' PARADISETHE STREET OF THE FOUR WINDSTHE STREET OF THE FIRST SHELLTHE STREET OF OUR LADY OF THE FIELDSRUE BARRÉEBOOK II. THE MAKER OF MOONSTHE MAKER OF MOONSTHE SILENT LANDTHE BLACK WATERIN THE NAME OF THE MOST HIGHTHE BOY’S SISTERTHE CRIMEA PLEASANT EVENINGTHE MAN AT THE NEXT TABLEBOOK III. THE MYSTERY OF CHOICETHE PURPLE EMPERORPOMPE FUNÈBRETHE MESSENGERTHE WHITE SHADOWPASSEURTHE KEY TO GRIEFA MATTER OF INTERESTBOOK IV. THE TREE OF HEAVENLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONSCHAPTER I. THE CARPET OF BELSHAZZARCHAPTER II. THE SIGN OF VENUSCHAPTER III. THE CASE OF MR. HELMERCHAPTER IV. THE TREE OF DREAMSCHAPTER V. THE BRIDAL PAIRCHAPTER VI. EX CURIACHAPTER VII. THE GOLDEN POOLCHAPTER VIII. OUT OF THE DEPTHSCHAPTER IX. THE SWASTIKACHAPTER X. THE GHOST OF CHANCE
  • The Complete Makers of History of John S. C. Abbott

    John Abbott

    language (Stingray, March 2, 2013)
    • Illustrated• Author’s biography is includedThis e-book contains the complete makers of history written by John Stevens Cabot Abbott who was a brother of Jacob Abbott. The following was from Abraham Lincoln regarding this series. —Abraham Lincoln: "I want to thank you and your brother for Abbott’s series of Histories. I have not education enough to appreciate the profound works of voluminous historians, and if I had, I have no time to read them. But your series of Histories gives me, in brief compass, just that knowledge of past men and events which I need. I have read them with the greatest interest. To them I am indebted for about all the historical knowledge I have." TABLE OF CONTENTSSPANISH EXPLORER HERNANDO CORTEZNATIVE AMERICAN KING PHILIPFRANCE KING HENRY IV LOUIS XIV HORTENSE MADAME ROLAND JOSEPH BONAPARTE JOSEPHINE MARIA ANTOINETTE LOUIS PHILIPPE
  • The Emperor’s New Clothes / 国王的新衣

    Hans Andersen

    eBook (Stingray, Jan. 1, 2013)
    “The Emperor’s New Clothes” is one of the well-known fairy tales of Hans Andersen. Each paragraph of this e-book is started with English and then followed by the Chinese translation and Chinese Pinyin. Whether one’s native language is English or Chinese, this book can benefit language learning through a familiar story. Publisher’s Note: Due to the limitation of some e-book readers, Graphic images are used to present Chinese characters and Chinese Pinyin.
  • The Last Days of the French Monarchy

    Sophia H. MacLehose

    language (Stingray, July 18, 2015)
    This is the digital edition of Sophia H. MacLehose’s ‘The Last Days of the French Monarchy’ published in 1901.