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11/07/2024
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Mark Twain’s Letters from Hawaii

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By the time Mark Twain worked as a roving reporter for the Sacramento Union, he had held positions with other newspapers in Nevada and California. However, his assignment in 1866 to visit and report on the Sandwich Islands, changed his life. These 25 “letters” from Hawaii gave him an international “scoop” and opened the door for a lifetime of speaking engagements. “I went to Maui to stay a week and remained five. I had a jolly time. I would not have fooled away any of it writing letters under any consideration whatever.” –Mark Twain – Summary by John Greenman and Wikipedia     [chương_files]  

08/07/2024
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Christmas Miscellany 2021

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Seven chapters involving Christmas from different books. Plus part 8 which is twelve verses about Christmas and part 9 which is four Christmas carols by Christina Rossetti. – Summary by David Wales     [chương_files]  

04/07/2024
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Your United States: Impressions Of A First Visit

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Enoch Arnold Bennett (1867 – 1931) was an English writer. He is best known as a novelist, but he also worked in other fields such as journalism, propaganda and film. In 1911 Bennett paid a financially rewarding visit to the US, which he later recorded in this 1912 book Those United States in England; titled Your United States in America. He is a keen observer with an entertaining dry wit.- Summary by David Wales     [chương_files]  

01/07/2024
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Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: First Series

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Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan is a collection of essays by Lafcadio Hearn detailing his first impressions of the country he found so fascinating he decided to stay there for the rest of his life. In these essays and recollections he expresses his curiosity, bewilderment, and marvel at Japanese tradition, culture and lifestyle. Lafcadio Hearn is best known as the most notable person to introduce Japan to the West. He produced about thirty works, including translations, retellings of folktales, and travelogues. – Summary by mlcui     [chương_files]  

15/06/2024
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National Geographic Magazine Vol. 07 – 05. May 1896

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The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the May Number. It includes the following articles: * Africa Since 1888, by Hon. Gardiner G. Hubbard, LL. D. * Fundamental Geographic Relation of the Three Americas, by Robert T. Hill * The Kansas River, by Arthur P. Davis * Annual Report of the Superintendent of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, by Herbert G. Ogden along with geographic literature, and a few miscellaneous notes.     [chương_files]  

14/06/2024
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National Geographic Magazine Vol. 07 – 02. February 1896

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The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the February Number. It includes the following articles: * Venezuela: Her Government, People, and Boundary, by William E. Curtis * The Panama Canal Route, by Robert T. Hill * The Tehuantepec Ship Railway, by Elmer L. Corthell * The Present State of the Nicaragua Canal, by Gen. A. W. Greely * Explorations by the Bureau of American Ethnology in 1895, by W. J. McGee * The Valley of the Orinoco, by T. H. Gignilliat * Yucatan in 1895 along with geographic literature and notes.     [chương_files]  

14/06/2024
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National Geographic Magazine Vol. 07 – 01. January 1896

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The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the January Number. It includes the Introductory by the editor, John Hyde, and the following articles: * Russia in Europe, an annual address by Hon. Gardiner G. Hubbard * The Arctic Cruise of the U.S. Revenue Cutter “Bear”, by Sheldon Jackson * The Scope and Value of Arctic Explorations, by Gen. A. W. Greely along with an obituary, geographic literature, executive reports, and North American notes.     [chương_files]  

13/06/2024
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National Geographic Magazine Vol. 06

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National Geographic Magazine Volume 6, articles published from January, 1894, to May, 1895. * Geographic Progress of Civilization – Annual Address by the President Honorable Gardiner G. Hubbard * Shawangunk Mountain, by N. H. Darton * Weather Making, Ancient and Modern, by Mark W. Harrington * Geomorphology of the Southern Appalachians, by Charles Willard Hayes and Marius R. Campbell * The Battle of the Forest, by B. E. Fernow * Surveys and Maps of the District of Columbia, by Marcus Baker * The first Landfall of Columbus, by Jacques W. Redway, F. R. G. S. * Japan, by D.W. Stevens * Geography of the Air, Annual Address by the Vice-President, General A. W. Greely * Sir Francis Drake’s Anchorage, by Edward L. Berthoud * Note on the Height of Mount Saint Elias, by Professor Israel C. Russell * Geographic Notes, by Cyrus C. Babb (The Antarctic Continent – Magnetic Observation in Iceland, Jan Mayen and Spitzbergen in 1892 – A New Light on the Discovery of America – Monographs of the National Geographic Sociaty – Important Announcement Concerning Essays) * Laws of the Temperature Control of the Geographic Distribution of Terrestrial Animals and Plants. Annual Address by Vice-President Dr. C. Hart Merriam. * Oregon: Its History, Geography, and Resources, by John H. Mitchell.     [chương_files]  

10/06/2024
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National Geographic Magazine Vol. 02 No. 3-5

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National Geographic Magazine Volume 2 Number 3: The Arctic Cruise of the U.S.S. Thetis in the Summer and Autumn of 1889. The Law of Storms, considered with special reference to the North Atlantic. The Irrigation Problem in Montana. National Geographic Magazine Volume 2 Number 4: Korea and the Koreans. The Ordnance Survey of Great Britain – its history and object. Geographic Nomenclature. National Geographic Magazine Volume 2 Number 5: Announcement. Summary of Reports on the Mt. St. Elias Expedition. By-Laws and Rules of the National Geographic Society.     [chương_files]  

10/06/2024
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National Geographic Magazine Vol. 01 No. 4

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National Geographic Magazine Volume 1 Number 4 published in 1889. Topics of articles are: Irrigation in California Round about Asheville A Trip to Panama and Darien Across Nicaragua with Transit and Machéte (Summary by Rapunzelina)     [chương_files]