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Posted (#53868, Jr) !
by David Widger 02 Jan '17

02 Jan '17

Helen Ford, by Horatio Alger Jr 53868 [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/5/3/8/6/53868 ] [Files: 53868-0.txt; 53868-h.htm] Thanks to Richard Tonsing, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) David

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Posted (#53867, Darío) !
by David Widger 02 Jan '17

02 Jan '17

Lira Póstuma, by Rubén Darío 53867 [Subtitle: Obras Completas Vol. XXI] [Illustrator: Enrique Ochoa] [Language: Spanish] [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/5/3/8/6/53867 ] [Files: 53867-8.txt; 53867-h.htm] Thanks to Carlos Colón, Josep Cols Canals and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) David

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Posted (#53870, Anonymous)
by David Price 02 Jan '17

02 Jan '17

The Gipsy Fortune Teller, by W. Parker 53870 [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/5/3/8/7/53870 ] [Files: 53870-0.txt; 53870-h.htm] For those wishing to know: A 19th century chap book claiming to teach how to tell fortunes. All the best, David, Frosty England

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Posted(#53866, Anonymous)
by David Price 02 Jan '17

02 Jan '17

Thoughts on the Proposed Inclosure of Waltham (commonly called Epping) 53866 [Title: Thoughts on the Proposed Inclosure of Waltham (commonly called Epping) and Hainault Forests] [Author: An Old Inhabitant] [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/5/3/8/6/53866 ] [Files: 53866-0.txt; 53866-h.htm] For those wishing to know: Epping Forest was a Royal Forest of large extent near London but in the 19th century it was progressively enroached upon and is now a shadow of it's former self. This pamphlet from 1818 was one of the early advocates of cutting down the trees. All the best, David, Frosty England with bright Sunshine

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Posted (#53865, Various) !
by Al Haines 02 Jan '17

02 Jan '17

Harper's Round Table, February 18, 1896, by Various 53865 [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/5/3/8/6/53865 ] [Files: 53865-8.txt; 53865-h.htm] Thanks to Annie R. McGuire Regards, Al

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Posted (#53864, Turner) !
by Al Haines 02 Jan '17

02 Jan '17

The Story of a Baby, by Ethel Turner 53864 [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/5/3/8/6/53864 ] [Files: 53864-8.txt; 53864-h.htm] Thanks to David Wilson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Regards, Al

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Posted (#53863, Power)
by David Price 01 Jan '17

01 Jan '17

A Special Mortality among Infants at Loughton 53863 [Title: A Special Mortality among Infants at Loughton, in the Epping Rural Sanitary District] [Author: William Henry Power] [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/5/3/8/6/53863 ] [Files: 53863-0.txt; 53863-h.htm] For those wishing to know: A government report into a tragic incident that happened at Loughton, Essex, England in 1877. Starting in 1877 over the space of months 29 babies sickened and 13 died. Power was sent to investigate the abnormal death rate and traced it back to a contaminated case of baby lotion, produced in London, which contained a high amount of arsnic. What's really heart-rendering is that Power interviewed the mothers of each child, and tells their story. All the best, David, Damnpest England

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Posted(#53862, Waller)
by David Price 01 Jan '17

01 Jan '17

Loughton. Essex, by William Chapman Waller 53862 [Subtitle: A brief account of the Manor and Parish] [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/5/3/8/6/53862 ] [Files: 53862.txt; ] For those wishing to know: A short talk on town of Loughton (which is next to Epping Forest) by the local historian. Once nice touch is that in explaining where things used to be, he talked about the town in his day (1893). All the best, David, Dampest England

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Posted (#53861, Melville) !
by Al Haines 01 Jan '17

01 Jan '17

The Apple-Tree Table and Other Sketches, by Herman Melville 53861 [Contributor: Henry Chapin] [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/5/3/8/6/53861 ] [Files: 53861-8.txt; 53861-h.htm] Thanks to Chris Whitehead, Mary Glenn Krause, David Edwards, Eric Lehtonen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Regards, Al

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Posted(#53860, Coen)
by David Price 01 Jan '17

01 Jan '17

Country Life in the Poetry of John Clare, by Mildred M. Coen 53860 [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/5/3/8/6/53860 ] [Files: 53860-0.txt; 53860-h.htm] For those wishing to know: An undergraduate thesis by an American lady on the English poet John Clare. I picked this as I had a weekend with the John Clare Society in October and needed to remind myself of the basics! Although Mildred makes a few errors (no doubt because she didn't live in England) it's an enjoyable read and a gentle introduction to Clare. All the best, David, Damp England now the rain has stopped

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