Saturday, August 11, 2007
Friday, August 10, 2007
R.M.Ballantyne's Adventure Classics
Some are listed twice on Project Gutenberg as plain text and HTML versions.
Away in the Wilderness
The Battery and the BoilerAdventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables
Battles with the Sea
The Big Otter
Black Ivory
Blown to Bitsor, The Lonely Man of Rakata
Blue LightsHot Work in the Soudan
The Butterfly's BallThe Grasshopper's Feast
The Butterfly's BallThe Grasshopper's Feast
Charlie to the Rescue
The Coral Island
The Coral IslandA Tale of the Pacific Ocean
The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean
The Coxswain's Bridealso, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue
The Crew of the Water Wagtail
Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines
Digging for GoldAdventures in California
The Dog Crusoe and his Master
The Dog Crusoe and His MasterA Story of Adventure in the Western Prairies
Dusty Diamonds Cut and PolishedA Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure
Erling the Bold
Fighting the Whales
Fighting the Whales
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands
Fort DesolationRed Indians and Fur Traders of Rupert's Land
The Garret and the Garden
Gascoyne, The Sandal Wood TraderA Tale of the Pacific
The Giant of the NorthPokings Round the Pole
The Golden DreamAdventures in the Far West
The Gorilla Hunters
The Hot Swamp
Hudson Bay
Hunted and Harried
Hunting the Lions
In the Track of the Troops
The Iron Horse
The Island Queen
Jarwin and Cuffy
Jeff Benson, or the Young Coastguardsman
The Lifeboat
Life in the Red BrigadeLondon Fire Brigade
The Life of a Ship
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse
The Lonely IslandThe Refuge of the Mutineers
The Madman and the Pirate
Man on the OceanA Book about Boats and Ships
Martin Rattler
Martin Rattler
The Middy and the MoorsAn Algerine Story
My Doggie and I
The Norsemen in the West
The Ocean and its Wonders
Personal Reminiscences in Book Makingand Some Short Stories
Philosopher Jack
The Pioneers
The Pirate CityAn Algerine Tale
Post Haste
The Prairie Chief
The Red Eric
The Red Man's RevengeA Tale of The Red River Flood
Red RooneyThe Last of the Crew
Rivers of Ice
The Rover of the AndesA Tale of Adventure on South America
The Settler and the Savage
Shifting WindsA Tough Yarn
Silver Lake
Six Months at the Cape
Twice Bought
Ungava
Up in the CloudsBalloon Voyages
The Walrus HuntersA Romance of the Realms of Ice
The World of Ice
The World of Ice
The Young Fur Traders
The Young Fur Traders
The Young Trawler
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It/Project Gutenberg
There was no way to link to these other than a search because the authors are listed under "various". Click here.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Historic girls; stories of girls who have influenced the history of their times/University of Virginia Library
ZENOBIA OF PALMYRA: THE GIRL OF THE SYRIAN DESERT 1
HELENA OF BRITAIN: THE GIRL OF THE ESSEX FELLS 22
PULCHERIA OF CONSTANTINOPLE: THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN HORN 45
CLOTILDA OF BURGUNDY: THE GIRL OF THE FRENCH VINEYARDS 61
WOO OF HWANG-HO: THE GIRL OF THE YELLOW RIVER 79
EDITH OF SCOTLAND: THE GIRL OF THE NORTHERN ABBEY 98
JACQUELINE OF HOLLAND THE GIRL OF THE LAND OF FOGS 114
CATARINA OF VENICE: THE GIRL OF THE GRAND CANAL 134
THERESA OF AVILA: THE GIRL OF THE SPANISH SIERRAS 151
ELIZABETH OF TUDOR: THE GIRL OF THE HERTFORD MANOR 174
CHRISTINA OF SWEDEN: THE GIRL OF THE NORTHERN FIORDS 192
MA-TA-OKA OF POW-HA-TAN: THE GIRL OF THE VIRGINIA FORESTS 208
Click here.
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Monday, August 6, 2007
Arm Chair Traveller
Here are some fun old travel books.
This one for Corsica, Itinerary through Corsica by its Rail, Carriage & Forest Roads is from 1888. Step back in time and do the Grand Tour.
Familar Spanish Travels, 1911. Needs the zip file download to view pictures.
Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921
A Traveller in War-Time, Winston Churchill, very direct writer, easy to speed read. Interesting!
English Travellers of the Renaissance, a history of traveling for culture and education.
The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain
Sunny Memories of a Foreign Land, Volume I and II by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Normandy Picturesque, 1870, travels in France. Very Grand Tourish and interesting, and much is still the same.
How to Enjoy Paris in 1842
Intended to Serve as a Companion and Monitor, Containing
Historical, Political, Commercial, Artistical, Theatrical
And Statistical Information
John Locke, author of Concerning Humane Understanding(books 1 and 2), and (books three and four) popularized the idea of didactic travel for young people. The Grand Tour was a European travel itinerary that flourished from about 1660 until the arrival of mass rail transit in the 1820s. It was popular amongst young British upper-class men and served as an educational rite of passage for the wealthy. Similar trips were made by the wealthy of other Northern European nations. Its primary value lay in the exposure both to the cultural artifacts of antiquity and the Renaissance and to the aristocratic and fashionable society of the European continent. A grand tour could last from several months to several years.
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Copy Work, Decorative List or Assignment Page
I made a lined page with the vintage picture to the left of a girl reading in an apple tree.
Printing tip: In order to get rid of the extra print on the top and on the bottom of the page which shows the document title and web page address, go to print preview and delete the header and footer before printing. Here are the directions for versions of IE and Fire Fox at Google Documents.
Far Off, Social Studies/Project Gutenberg
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Copywork Pages for Poetry/Early Elementary
The Months
The Wind by Christina Rossetti
The Rainbow by Christina Rossetti
Words, about using them wisely.
Little Things
Printing tip: In order to get rid of the extra print on the top and on the bottom of the page which shows the document title and web page address, go to print preview and delete the header and footer before printing.
Here's the directions for other version of IE and Fire Fox at Google Documents.