Book Of The Jungle

The discovery of the Hammurabi Code is one of the greatest achievements of archaeology, and is of paramount interest, not only to the student of the Bible, but also to all those interested in ancient history.

Goops and How to Be Them (1900)

In 1823, nine years before Goethe's death, Johann Peter Eckermann, a young man in his early thirties, journeyed on foot from Hanover to Weimar in order to meet face to face the poet and dramatist, whose works he had deeply admired. He was cordially received, and soon became an almost daily visitor ...

The conquest of Canada was an event of momentous consequence in American history. It changed the political aspect of the continent, prepared a way for the independence of the British colonies, rescued the vast tracts of the interior from the rule of military despotism, and gave them, eventually, to ...

These were times when sugar sold for eighteen cents per pound, calico fifteen cents per yard, salt three dollars a barrel, and all other goods at these comparatively high prices, while butter would bring but ten cents a pound, eggs five cents a dozen, and wheat but two bits (twenty-five cents) a ...

First great success of Ring Lardner was You Know Me Al, a fictional series of letters from a popular baseball hero to his friend, slowly revealing the hero as a semiliterate, crude, conceited, self-deceiving boob. This work was created while Lardner was writing a sports column for The Chicago ...

The sovereignty and goodness of GOD, together with the faithfulness of his promises displayed, being a narrative of the captivity and restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, commended by her, to all that desires to know the Lord's doings to, and dealings with her. Especially to her dear children and ...

Jonathan Swift is brilliant in this satire of human nature. Lemuel Gulliver is a surgeon turned ship's captain whose four voyages to fantastical lands will enchant the reader. His first voyage to the land of little people, Lilliput, is followed by a voyage to Brobdingnag, the land of giants. ...

In pursuing the study of the Bible Myths, facts pertaining thereto, in a condensed form, seemed to be greatly needed, and nowhere to be found. Widely scattered through hundreds of ancient and modem volumes, most of the contents of this book may indeed be found; but any previous attempt to trace ...

The Bobbsey Twins is a series of 72 books written for children by various authors under the pen name of Laura Lee Hope. What makes this family unique is the double set of twins. Bert and Nan are brown haired slender twins who usually know the correct way to behave. Their younger siblings, Freddie ...