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Posted (#64880, Miller) !
by Jacqueline Jeremy 20 Mar '21

20 Mar '21

The Facts of Life, by P. Schuyler Miller 64880 [Link: https://www.gutenberg.org/6/4/8/8/64880 ] [Files: 64880-0.txt; 64880-h.htm] Thanks to Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Regards, Jacqueline

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Posted (#64875, Haggard) !
by Jacqueline Jeremy 20 Mar '21

20 Mar '21

Derelicts of Uranus, by J. Harvey Haggard 64875 [Link: https://www.gutenberg.org/6/4/8/7/64875 ] [Files: 64875-0.txt; 64875-h.htm] Thanks to Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Regards, Jacqueline

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Posted (#64874, Carson) !
by Jacqueline Jeremy 20 Mar '21

20 Mar '21

Space Blackout, by Sam Carson 64874 [Link: https://www.gutenberg.org/6/4/8/7/64874 ] [Files: 64874-0.txt; 64874-h.htm] Thanks to Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Regards, Jacqueline

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Posted(#64879, Baker)
by David Price 20 Mar '21

20 Mar '21

The Spiritual Improvement of the Census, by Robert George Baker 64879 [Subtitle: A Sermon] [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/6/4/8/7/64879 ] [Files: 64879-0.txt; 64879-h.htm] For those wishing to know: Rev. Baker, vicar of Fulham, London, preached this on England census day, 1851. He wanted to reassure his congregation that God wouldn't punish the nation for taking a census, and to use it to reflect on the last 10 years (since the previous census). Rev. Baker was being troubled by Catholic expansion at Fulham and notes this in the sermon, and adds quite a lot of detailed anti-Catholic notes at the end. Apparently the Catholics had setup a bookshop outside the entrance to the church(!) All the best, David, Overcast England

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Posted(#64878, Anonymous)
by David Price 20 Mar '21

20 Mar '21

The Truth about Church Extension, by Anonymous 64878 [Subtitle: An exposure of certain fallacies and misstatements contained in the census reports] [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/6/4/8/7/64878 ] [Files: 64878-h.txt; 64878-h.htm] For those wishing to know: in 1851 the UK carried out a religious census to find out how many people were in religious services on 30 March 1851. The results shocked many and showed dissenters were fast catching up the Church of England. This pamphlet argues the results were skewed against the Church of England, puts forwards different ideas, and recalculates to show the Church of England was doing excellently. The writer was very pro-Church of England... All the best, David, Overcast England

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Posted (#64873, Selwyn) !
by Jacqueline Jeremy 20 Mar '21

20 Mar '21

Ice Planet, by Carl Selwyn 64873 [Link: https://www.gutenberg.org/6/4/8/7/64873 ] [Files: 64873-0.txt; 64873-h.htm] Thanks to Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Regards, Jacqueline

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Posted(##64877, Skinner)
by David Price 20 Mar '21

20 Mar '21

The Church and the Census, by James Skinner 64877 [Subtitle: A Tract for the Times] [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/6/4/8/7/64877 ] [Files: 64877-0.txt; 64877-h.htm] For those wishing to know: when the 1861 census was coming up in England, there was debate about whether a question asking about a person's religion should be included. Rev. Skinner who was very pro-Church of England, and very anti everyone else, wanted none of it, because it would show the Church of England was losing support and wrote this tract. He condemned the Government for including it. The dissenters got the clause removed, and Rev. James added an appendix conemning the Government for listening to dissenters(!) All the best, David Overcast England

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Posted(#64876, Allen)
by David Price 20 Mar '21

20 Mar '21

The Numbering of the People, by George Allen 64876 [Subtitle: A Sermon in conjunction with the census of 1861 preached in St. Thomas' Church, Islington, on Sunday Evening, April 7] [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/6/4/8/7/64876 ] [Files: 64876-0.txt; 64876-h.htm] For those wishing to know: England has a census every years, and this sermon was preached on the census day for teh 1861 census. He has various thoughts for his congregation in this homely talk, and uses the census as the basis to get people to think how they are living. He also explains why taking the census won't lead to the judgement of God on the nation, apparently something many were worried about. All the best, David, Overcast England PS. Our next census is tomorrow, March 21st.

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Posted (#64872, Schöpflin) !
by Al Haines 20 Mar '21

20 Mar '21

Magyar írók, by Aladár Schöpflin 64872 [Subtitle: Irodalmi arcképek és tollrajzok] [Language: Hungarian] [Link: https://www.gutenberg.org/6/4/8/7/64872 ] [Files: 64872-0.txt; 64872-h.htm] Thanks to Albert László from page images generously made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library Regards, Al

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Posted (#64871, Anonymous) !
by Al Haines 19 Mar '21

19 Mar '21

Gene Stratton Porter, Best-Seller, by Anonymous 64871 [Link: https://www.gutenberg.org/6/4/8/7/64871 ] [Files: 64871-0.txt; 64871-h.htm] Thanks to Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net Regards, Al

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