Monthly Archives: December 2015

Calumet ‘K’

Calumet 'K' by Samuel Merwin

Calumet 'K' by Samuel Merwin

“A novel, with several elements of rather unusual interest. As a tale, it is swift, simple, and absorbing, and one does not willingly put it down until it is finished. It has to do with grain-elevator business, with railways, strikes, and commercial and financial matters generally, woven skilfully into a human story of love.” –The Commercial Advertiser

“‘Calumet “K”‘ is a novel that is exciting and absorbing, but not the least bit sensational. It is the story of a rush…. The book is an unusually good story; one that shows the inner workings of the labor union, and portrays men who are the bone and sinew of the earth.”–The Toledo Blade.

“The heroine in this case is the hero’s stenographer; but the action of the story grows out of the attempt of rival capitalists and grain men to balk the building of a grain elevator by a set date.” –The Burlington Free Press

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Can You Forgive Her?

Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope

Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope

“Can You Forgive Her?” is the first in a series of six Trollope novels dealing broadly with 19th Century English political scene. It introduces the reader to Plantagenet and Glencora Palliser, as they court, marry, and as Plantagenet sets out on his political career, which is carried on in the foreground or background throughout the series. Each novel has a focus on other particular characters, as well. In this one, it is the dilemma of Alice Vavasor, who is a young woman choosing between two suitors: one who has all the best qualities, but who prefers a retiring private life, and another, whose qualities are doubtful, but who is ambitious for public office. There is also a comic subplot involving a widowed aunt, who also must choose between two suitors: Mr. Cheeseacre, a dull but stable farmer, and Capt. Bellfield, a charming but somewhat erratic retired military man.

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The Bridal of Triermain

The Bridal of Triermain by Sir Walter Scott

The Bridal of Triermain by Sir Walter Scott

Scott’s The Bridal of Triermain is a rhymed, romantic, narrative poem which weaves together elements of popular English legend using dramatic themes.

This beautiful poem celebrates the exploits of a knight errant – Sir Roland De Vaux – as he seeks to rescue (and hopefully espouse) a beautiful maiden, Gyneth. Gyneth is the illegitimate daughter of King Arthur: doomed by Merlin 500 years previously to an enchanted sleep inside a magic castle. The enchantment can only be broken by a rescuer both brave and noble enough to overcome the temptations used successively to distract and overcome him, namely: fear, wealth, pleasure and pride.

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Pearl-Maiden

Pearl-Maiden by Henry Rider Haggard

Pearl-Maiden by Henry Rider Haggard

This is the story of Miriam, an orphan Christian woman living in Rome in the first century. She falls in love with a Roman officer, but knows that her Jewish childhood playmate loves her too and will do anything in order to get her love in return.

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Sex

Sex by Henry Stanton

Sex by Henry Stanton

Henry Stanton’s book Sex – Avoided Subjects Discussed in Plain English is intended as a frank guide to human sexual behavior and relationships. It is partly a self-help book, partly an attempt to relay the scientific knowledge of the day in relation to sex and reproduction in a way suitable for popular consumption.

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Plays: the Father; Countess Julie; the Outlaw; the Stronger

Plays: the Father; Countess Julie; the Outlaw; the Stronger by August Strindberg

Plays: the Father; Countess Julie; the Outlaw; the Stronger by August Strindberg

Countess Julie: August Strindberg’s naturalistic one-act drama has only three characters: Julie, a passionate young noblewoman; Jean, her father’s ambitious valet; and Kristin, the cook, who is also Jean’s fiancee. The play is set on Midsummer Eve, when everyone is reveling, and Julie and Jean get a bit too intimate – with tragic results.

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