Children & Young Adult Reading

Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence; Or, The Queer Old Man of the Thousand Islands

Alice B. Emerson

The novel is a lively juvenile adventure that blends romance, mystery, and a dash of early‑film intrigue.

Selections from Viri Romae

C. F. L'Homond

Selections from Viri Romae is a Latin reader compiled in the late eighteenth century by Charles François…

All Adrift; Or, The Goldwing Club

Oliver Optic

All Adrift; Or, The Goldwing Club introduces a youthful adventure set on Lake Champlain, launching the first…

A Little Girl in Old New York

Amanda M. Douglas

A modest domestic novel set in early‑nineteenth‑century New York, Douglas’s A Little Girl in Old New York…

Tales of Folk and Fairies

Katharine Pyle

The work is a collection of folk narratives assembled by Katharine Pyle, whose subjects are fairy tales and…

Dick, Marjorie and Fidge: A Search for the Wonderful Dodo

G. E. Farrow

This work is a whimsical fantasy adventure that begins with a raucous wake‑up call from Marjorie, who drags…

A Little Country Girl

Susan Coolidge

The novel opens on a bright early‑June day in Narragansett country, when the steamer Eolus departs Wickford…

The Happy Prince, and Other Tales

Oscar Wilde

The collection gathers Oscar Wilde’s fairy‑tale narratives, beginning with a whimsical yet melancholy episode…

Little Bobtail; or, The Wreck of the Penobscot.

Oliver Optic

Little Bobtail is the inaugural entry in Oliver Optic’s Yacht Club Series, a collection of self‑contained…

Rufus and Rose; Or, The Fortunes of Rough and Ready

Horatio Alger, Jr.

Rufus and Rose is a work of 19th‑century American fiction that blends social commentary with a modest…

When Grandmamma Was New: The Story of a Virginia Childhood

Marion Harland

When Grandmamma Was New is a juvenile fiction work that blends Christian moral instruction with vivid…

The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Naval Code

John Henry Goldfrap

The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Naval Code is a juvenile adventure series that blends naval technology with…

The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview

Edward Stratemeyer

The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview is a juvenile adventure that centers on a summer of rowing, friendship, and…

The Posy Ring: A Book of Verse for Children

The Posy Ring is a sprawling anthology that gathers together a hundred‑plus verses for young readers, drawn…

The Girl from Sunset Ranch; Or, Alone in a Great City

Amy Bell Marlowe

The novel follows Helen Morrell, a sixteen‑year‑old “cowgirl” of sturdy build, as she confronts the loss of…

Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World

Owen Johnson

The work is a sprawling school‑boy novel that follows the mischievous Skippy Bedelle from his early, almost…

The Merryweathers

Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

The Merryweathers is a juvenile‑focused camp story that opens with a nervous, chatty exchange between two…

Gretchen Reinwalds letztes Schuljahr: Eine Erzählung für Mädchen von 13-16 Jahren

Agnes Sapper

Die Erzählung schildert das letzte Schuljahr von Gretchen Reinwald, einer jungen Schülerin im Alter von etwa…

Studien und Plaudereien. First Series

Sigmon M. Stern

Dieses Werk ist ein Lehrbuch für deutsch‑englische Anfänger, das 1895 von Sigmon M.

Die seltsamen Geschichten des Doktor Ulebuhle

Bruno Hans Bürgel

Der Band ist eine Sammlung kurzer, naturwissenschaftlich angehauchter Erzählungen, die sich selbst als…

The Nursery Rhyme Book

The Nursery Rhyme Book is a sprawling anthology that gathers together the familiar verses of childhood…

The Children's Bible

Sherman, Henry A.; Kent, Charles Foster

The Children’s Bible, compiled by Henry A. Sherman and Charles Foster Kent, is a curated selection of Old and…

Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children

Mabel Powers

Mabel Powers’ collection is a folkloric anthology that presents the traditional tales the Iroquois once told…

Woodland Tales

Ernest Thompson Seton

Ernest Thompson Seton’s Woodland Tales is a collection of nature sketches and fables aimed at children six…