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1) A lost lady
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"Written from the perspective of a male narrator, Willa Cather's classic novel is an American version of "Madame Bovary". It is a portrait of a talented woman trapped in the conventions and economic restraints of a marriage. It is the story of a woman who defies expectations, and whose personal changes coincide with the transforming American Frontier. In this work, Willa Cather expressed her profoundly modern feminist views in the life of an ordinary...
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Evoking the Jazz-Age world that would later appear in his masterpiece, The Great Gatsby, this essential Fitzgerald collection contains some of the writer’s most famous and celebrated stories. In “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” an extraordinary child is born an old man, growing younger as the world ages around him. “The Diamond as Big as the Ritz,” a fable of excess and greed, shows two boarding school
...3) One of ours
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Willa Cather's Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative of the making of a young American soldier Claude Wheeler, the sensitive, aspiring protagonist of this beautifully modulated novel, resembles the youngest son of a peculiarly American fairy tale. His fortune is ready-made for him, but he refuses to settle for it. Alienated from his crass father and pious mother, all but rejected by a wife who reserves her ardor for missionary work, and dissatisfied with...
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Charmingly imperfect Catherine Morland is invited to Northanger Abbey, the home of new friends. Hearing exaggerated reports of her wealth, the head of household General Tilney encourages a marriage between his son Henry and Catherine. Before matters can be settled, Catherine must learn to distinguish between books and real life, false friends and true.
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This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Each publication has been professionally curated and includes all details on the original source material. This particular instalment, "The Origin and History of the Angora Goats" contains information on the geographical distribution of the breed. It is intended to illustrate aspects...
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This antiquarian volume comprises a comprehensive guide to bee-keeping, with information on seasonal management, diseases, enemies, swarming, honey production, and many other aspects of bee-keeping. Full of interesting, practical information and profusely illustrated, this guide will be of considerable value to the discerning bee-keeper. It is not to be missed by collectors of antiquarian literature of this ilk. The chapters of this volume include:...
8) Vegetable Forcing: Containing Information on Greenhouse Construction, Management and Frame Culture
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This antiquarian volume comprises a detailed guide to vegetable forcing, with information on greenhouse construction, general management, frame culture, and much more besides. Vegetable forcing is the production of vegetables in greenhouses, hotbeds, coldframes, or other structures. Complete with simple instructions and a wealth of information conducive to successful vegetable forcing, this text will be of considerable value to those with an interest...
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Goat Breeding contains information on the buck, mating, and kidding. It is intended to illustrate the main aspects of goat breeding and serves as a guide for anyone wishing to obtain a general knowledge of the subject and understand the field in its historical context. This book contains classic material, but the content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
10) Breeding Honey Bees: A Collection of Articles on Selection, Rearing, Eggs and Other Aspects of B
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This volume contains a collection of articles on beekeeping, including information on selection, rearing, eggs, and many other aspects of bee breeding. Written in clear, concise language and complete with a wealth of interesting and practicable information, this collection will greatly appeal to the discerning beekeeper. It makes for a great addition to collections of bee-keeping literature. The articles contained herein include: 'A Manual of Bee-Keeping',...
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This book contains a detailed guide to horse feed, including information on varieties, their properties, and their effects. Written in clear, concise language and including all the information a horse-owner needs to know about feeding their animals, this volume constitutes an invaluable handbook and is not to be missed by those with a keen interest in the subject. The chapters of this book include: 'The Stud Farm', 'Ingredients of Blood', 'Conversion...
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This antiquarian text provides a carefully selected collection of articles on diseases common to ducks, including information on their diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and more. Written in clear, concise language and containing examples of autopsy findings, helpful tips, and wealth of other practicable information on the ailments of ducks, this collection will be of much interest to the poultry keeper, as well as being of value to the veterinarian...
13) The Sport of Show Jumping and Its Techniques: A Collection of Classic Equestrian Magazine Articles
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This is a collection of articles that were originally published in equestrian magazines in the early part of the 20th century. Carefully selecting the best articles from that collection, here is a compilation of historical and informative publications on the subject of horse riding. The titles in this range include 'The Use of Horses in the Military,' 'The Sport of Point-to-Point Horse Riding,' 'The Beautiful Sport of Horse Racing,' and many more....
14) Treating Sick Animals on the Farm With Information on Food, Medicine, Anaesthetics and Other Aspe
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This antiquarian book contains a detailed guide to caring for and treating sick farm animals, with information on food, medicine, anesthetics, and much more besides. Complete with comprehensive descriptions, simple instructions, helpful tips, and a wealth of useful illustrations and photographs, this book constitutes an invaluable tool for the farmer or livestock veterinarian. It makes for a worthy addition to any collection of farming literature....
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This antique book comprises a concise yet comprehensive guide to growing plants using hot houses. Complete with simple, step-by-step instructions and a wealth of helpful illustrations and diagrams, this is a text that will be of considerable value to gardeners and farmers interested to growing with hotbeds. It is perfect for those with little previous experience. The chapters of this volume include: 'Hotbeds', 'Manure-Heated Structures', 'Temporary...
16) Goose Raising
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This early guide to poultry husbandry is a fascinating read for any poultry keeper or historian of the breed. Thoroughly recommended for perusal by any smallholder or goose keeping enthusiast, it contains much information and anecdote that is still useful and practical today. Eighteen photographs accompany the text. Contents Include: Goose production; Breeds; Goose management; Fattening for market; Killing, picking and marketing; Market demand and...
17) Goat Keeping
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This early work is a fascinating read for any goat enthusiast or historian of the breed, but also contains much information that is still useful and practical for the amateur or professional goat farmer today. Contents Include: How Goats are Kept; Choosing a Goat; Feeding the Milking Goat; The Kids; Milk; Health; List of Books; and Index.
18) The Beekeeper's Calendar: A Collection of Articles on the Monthly and Seasonal Work to Be Done b
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This book contains a collection of articles on the monthly and seasonal work to be done by the beekeeper, with information on the general management of bees, the fundamentals of bee-keeping, the natural history of the bee... and much more. Although old, much of the information contained herein is timeless, and will be of as much use to the modern reader as it was to those contemporary with the original publication of this book. The articles of this...
19) Sheep and Sheep Husbandry: Embracing Origin, Breeds, Breeding and Management; With Facts Concern
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This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Each publication has been professionally curated and includes all details on the original source material. This particular instalment, "Sheep and Sheep Husbandry" contains information on origins, breeds, breeding and much more. It is intended to illustrate the main aspects of sheep husbandry...
20) Notes On Rabbits And Rabbit Shooting: Including Notes On: Natural History Of The Rabbit, Prolifi
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This antiquarian volume contains a collection of interesting notes on rabbits and rabbit shooting, along with notes on the natural history of the rabbit, prolificacy of the rabbit, hybrids between rabbit and hare, dogs for rabbit shooting, and rabbit shooting and ferreting. Comprehensive and concise, this is a text that will be of much appeal to those with a keen interest in all aspects of rabbits, from their natural history to hunting them. Although...