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Alexander the Great was one of the most successful military commanders in history, and was undefeated in battle. By the time of his death, he had conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks.<br></br>Alexander the Great is one of many biographies aimed at young people written by Jacob Abbott and his brother. The biographies are written in such a way that makes them appealing and easily accessible to everyone. - Written by Wikipedia and Lizzie Driver

2Peter the Great

By Jacob Abbott

There are very few persons who have not heard of the fame of Peter the Great, the founder, as he is generally regarded by mankind, of Russian civilization. The celebrity, however, of the great Muscovite sovereign among young persons is due in a great measure to the circumstance of his having repaired personally to Holland, in the course of his efforts to introduce the industrial arts among his people, in order to study himself the art and mystery of shipbuilding, and of his having worked with his own hands in a ship-yard there. The little shop where Peter pursued these practical studies still stands in Saardam, a ship-building town not far from Amsterdam. The building is of wood, and is now much decayed; but, to preserve it from farther injury, it has been encased in a somewhat larger building of brick, and it is visited annually by great numbers of curious travelers.<br></br>The whole history of Peter, as might be expected from the indications of character developed by this incident, forms a narrative that is full of interest and instruction for all. (from the Preface of <i>Peter the Great</i>)

3Little Eve Edgarton

By Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

Eve Edgarton is not who she seems she is. A short encounter with Mr. Barton show that first impressions are not always right or indicative of one's seemingly obvious preference or one's proclivity. (Summary by Kehinde)

4Peace On Earth, Good-Will to Dogs

By Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

If you don't like Christmas stories, don't read this one!<br></br> And if you don't like dogs, I don't know just what to advise you to do!<br></br> For I warn you perfectly frankly that I am distinctly pro-dog and distinctly pro-Christmas, and would like to bring to this little story whatever whiff of fir-balsam I can cajole from the make-believe forest in my typewriter, and every glitter of tinsel, smudge of toy candle, crackle of wrapping paper, that my particular brand of brain and ink can conjure up on a single keyboard! And very large-sized dogs shall romp through every page! And the mercury shiver perpetually in the vicinity of zero! And every foot of earth be crusty-brown and bare with no white snow at all till the very last moment when you'd just about given up hope! And all the heart of the story is very,—oh very young!<br></br> For purposes of propriety and general historical authenticity there are of course parents in the story. And one or two other oldish persons. But they all go away just as early in the narrative as I can manage it.—Are obliged to go away!<br></br> Yet lest you find in this general combination of circumstances some sinister threat of audacity, let me conventionalize the story at once by opening it at that most conventional of all conventional Christmas-story hours,—the Twilight of Christmas Eve." (excerpt from the text)

5Molly Make-Believe

By Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

Carl Stanton is an invalid suffering from an unusual bout of rheumatism. His fiancee is gone for the winter and though he begs her to write to help ease his boredom and pain she is stingy with her letters. She sends him what she calls a 'ridiculous circular' which she states is very apropos of his sentimental passion for letters. In a sudden fit of mischief, malice and rheumatism, Carl decides to respond to the circular which results in bringing about the necessary distraction in a flurry of letters that do ease Carl's boredom and pain but also bring him something else that he never quite expected. (summary by Kehinde)

6Indiscreet Letter

By Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

Three fellow travelers on a train enter into a discussion concerning what they would call an 'indiscreet letter.' The discussion, albeit short, produces some rather interesting revelations during the journey and at journey's end. (Summary by Kehinde)

7Seven Wives and Seven Prisons; Or, Experiences in the Life of a Matrimonial Monomaniac

By L. A. Abbott

This work the author claims is indeed a true story of how he happened to be married seven times to seven different women and the rollicking, hilarious events that led (or stumbled) to the marriages and the ah--disassembling/failing/failures of each said marriage which happened oftentimes to land him in prison. The summarist finds the work a very tongue-in-cheek diatribe/lament/account of his obsessive zeal in 'marrying the right one', but is also the mirthful chronicle of said author's very unconventional adventures. (Summary by Kehinde)

8White Linen Nurse

By Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

The White Linen Nurse is a hysterical story of an exhausted nurse who comes to regret her profession and then somehow finds herself caring for the invalid daughter of the Senior Surgeon. The unexpected events which lead her there and also those which take her forward from that point are sure to evoke laughter and tears - a never to be forgotten story that will send a warm glow to your heart. (Summary by Kehinde)

9Cleopatra

By Jacob Abbott

A biography of the famous Cleopatra of Egypt, written in a manner, equally interesting to children and to adults.

<i>Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions</i> is an 1884 science fiction novella by the English schoolmaster Edwin Abbott Abbott. As a satire, <i>Flatland</i> offered pointed observations on the social hierarchy of Victorian culture. However, the novella's more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions; in a foreword to one of the many publications of the novella, noted science writer Isaac Asimov described <i>Flatland</i> as "The best introduction one can find into the manner of perceiving dimensions." As such, the novella is still popular amongst mathematics, physics and computer science students. (Summary by Wikipedia)

There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels desirous of informing himself of the leading outlines of their history, that he may know, in brief, what it was in their characters or their doings which has given them so widely-extended a fame. Consequently, great historical names alone are selected; and it has been the writer's aim to present the prominent and leading traits in their characters, and all the important events in their lives, in a bold and free manner, and yet in the plain and simple language which is so obviously required in works which aim at permanent and practical usefulness. This volume is dedicated to William the Conqueror. (Summary from the preface of the book)

There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels desirous of informing himself of the leading outlines of their history, that he may know, in brief, what it was in their characters or their doings which has given them so widely-extended a fame. Consequently, great historical names alone are selected; and it has been the writer's aim to present the prominent and leading traits in their characters, and all the important events in their lives, in a bold and free manner, and yet in the plain and simple language which is so obviously required in works which aim at permanent and practical usefulness. This volume is dedicated to Queen Elizabeth. (Summary from the preface of the book)

There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels desirous of informing himself of the leading outlines of their history, that he may know, in brief, what it was in their characters or their doings which has given them so widely-extended a fame. Consequently, great historical names alone are selected; and it has been the writer's aim to present the prominent and leading traits in their characters, and all the important events in their lives, in a bold and free manner, and yet in the plain and simple language which is so obviously required in works which aim at permanent and practical usefulness. This volume is dedicated to Richard I. (Summary from the preface of the book)

There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels desirous of informing himself of the leading outlines of their history, that he may know, in brief, what it was in their characters or their doings which has given them so widely-extended a fame. Consequently, great historical names alone are selected; and it has been the writer's aim to present the prominent and leading traits in their characters, and all the important events in their lives, in a bold and free manner, and yet in the plain and simple language which is so obviously required in works which aim at permanent and practical usefulness. This volume is dedicated to Mary Queen of Scots. (Summary from the preface of the book)

There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels desirous of informing himself of the leading outlines of their history, that he may know, in brief, what it was in their characters or their doings which has given them so widely-extended a fame. Consequently, great historical names alone are selected; and it has been the writer's aim to present the prominent and leading traits in their characters, and all the important events in their lives, in a bold and free manner, and yet in the plain and simple language which is so obviously required in works which aim at permanent and practical usefulness. This volume is dedicated to Charles I. (Summary from the preface of the book)

There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels desirous of informing himself of the leading outlines of their history, that he may know, in brief, what it was in their characters or their doings which has given them so widely-extended a fame. Consequently, great historical names alone are selected; and it has been the writer's aim to present the prominent and leading traits in their characters, and all the important events in their lives, in a bold and free manner, and yet in the plain and simple language which is so obviously required in works which aim at permanent and practical usefulness. This volume is dedicated to Hannibal. (Summary from the preface of the book)

17Daniel Boone

By John Stevens Cabot Abbott

This is a detailed biography of the life and adventures of Daniel Boone. His accomplishments are brushed over in history classes these days and not given the recognition they deserve. This biography clearly paints a picture of the benevolent person of Daniel Boone as well as the achievements he made in furthering European settlement in America. (Summary by Allyson Hester)

Throughout three years of school, Rae Malgregor had been perfectly pliant, perfectly compliant to all the demands placed on her. But now, on the eve of graduation, she couldn’t go on with the mask of artificiality and the air of perfection. She had been chasing this nursing job three whole years, but there was just no wag to it! The Superintendent was stunned. Her best student! The Senior Surgeon was all grey granite business and livid that his time was being taken up with a hysterical nurse! And yet, though he wouldn’t have admitted it to anyone, especially himself, his interest was piqued. (Introduction by MaryAnn)

19Romulus

By Jacob Abbott

Jacob Abbott wrote many historical books for children. He was careful to ensure historical accuracy, and as he said himself in the preface to this book "Whatever of interest ... these stories may possess is due solely to the facts themselves which are recorded in them, and to their being brought together in a plain, simple, and connected narrative."<br /><br />This is the story of Romulus, the founding of Rome and the early years of its history, written in a way both readable and enjoyable for adults and children alike. (Summary by Ruth Golding)

20History of Julius Caesar

By Jacob Abbott

The book chronicles the extraordinary life and leadership of Rome’s Emperor Julius Caesar, from his early years to his assassination. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)

21Richard III (Makers of History series)

By Jacob Abbott

Jacob Abbott chronicles the unspeakably treacherous rise of Richard III to the throne of England in the midst of the war between the Yorks and the Lancasters and his ultimate fall on the Field of Bosworth. (Introduction by Cathy Barratt)

22Margaret of Anjou

By Jacob Abbott

Margaret of Anjou, wife of England’s Henry VI, played a key role in launching the storied War of the Roses – the 30-year civil conflict fuelled by the Lancasters and the Yorks, each vying for the British throne in the 15th century.

23David Crockett: His Life and Adventures

By John Stevens Cabot Abbott

David "Davy" Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was a celebrated 19th century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet “King of the Wild Frontier.” He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives, served in the Texas Revolution, and died at the Battle of the Alamo. This narrative attempts faithfully to record the influences under which David Crockett was reared and the incidents of his wild and wondrous life. It begins with his ancestors' immigration to the American wilderness, his adventures among the Indians, his political career in Tennessee and beyond, and ending with his heroic stand at the Alamo. (Summary by Brett W. Downey)

24Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young

By Jacob Abbott

Subtitled, "The principles on which a firm parental authority may be established and maintained, without violence or anger, and the right development of the moral and mental capacities be promoted by methods in harmony with the structure and the characteristics of the juvenile mind." This book gives practical advice on how to raise children using "gentle measures" that do not damage the children's emotions or self esteem. Most of the information is as relevant and practical today as it was when published in 1871. (Summary by TriciaG)

25Molly Make-Believe (version 2)

By Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

Carl Stanton is an invalid suffering from an unusual bout of rheumatism. His fiancée is gone for the winter and though he begs her to write to help ease his boredom and pain she is stingy with her letters. She sends him what she calls a "ridiculous circular" which she states is very apropos of his sentimental passion for letters. In a sudden fit of mischief, malice and rheumatism, Carl decides to respond to the circular which results in bringing about the necessary distraction in a flurry of letters that do ease Carl’s boredom and pain but also bring him something else that he never quite expected. (Summary by Wikisource)

26Richard II, Makers of History

By Jacob Abbott

Chronicles the life of Richard II, born in 1367 in Bordeaux, France, who later wore the crown of King of England. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)

27Empire of Russia from the Remotest Periods to the Present Time

By John Stevens Cabot Abbott

A history of Russia from 500 B.C. to 1855 A.D., written by John Stevens Cabot Abbott, the brother of Jacob Abbott. (Summary by Jean Bascom)

28Highacres (Dramatic Reading)

By Jane D. Abbott

The story of a young mountain girl and her first year of city living and going to a high school. She knows nothing of town life, but she had dreams and longs to learn more and discover what the world is like outside of her mountain home. Go with her to the Westley's home, where she finds everyone kind, except the Wesley's oldest daughter, Isobel, who is proud and snubs her. With determination, and courage she enjoys her first year, and longs to continue at Highacres. Summary by Trotsa <br><br> <b>Cast List:</b><br>Narrator: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8393">Dave Harrell</a><br>John Westley: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/3912">Bob Neufeld</a><br>Jerry Travis: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9442">Vanessa Cooley</a><br>Mrs. Travis: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7756">Lynne Thompson</a><br>Mrs. Penelope Allen: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6548">Kristin Gjerløw</a><br>Isobel Westley: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8072">Kimberly Krause</a><br>Gyp Westley: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8883">Lydia</a><br>Graham Westley: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8425">Larry Wilson</a><br>Tibby Westley: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6544">Amanda Friday</a><br>Mrs. Westley: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7730">Fiddlesticks</a><br>Dana King: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br>Uncle Peter: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9105">James Koss</a><br>Ginny Cox: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9921">April Walters</a><br>Peggy Lee: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4742">Little Tee</a><br>Girl: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8677">KHand</a><br>Barbara Lee: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9155">Natalie Paula</a><br>Pat Everett: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6281">Beth Thomas</a><br>Aunt Maria: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7925">Etel Buss</a><br>Man: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9606">John N. Daily</a><br>Boy: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8072">Kimberly Krause</a><br>Miss Gray: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6014">Tina Nuzzi</a><br>Dr Canton: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9105">James Koss</a><br>Doctor: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9606">John N. Daily</a><br>Amy Mathers: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/3645">MaryAnn</a><br>George: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9606">John N. Daily</a><br>Mr. Stratman: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8922">Jordan Heron</a><br><br>Edited by: <a href='https://librivox.org/reader/9092'>Teresa Bauman</a>, <a href='https://librivox.org/reader/8447'>Anastasiia Solokha</a>, <a href='https://librivox.org/reader/8072'>Kimberly Krause</a>, <a href='https://librivox.org/reader/8393'>Dave Harrell</a>

29Peace on Earth, Good-Will to Dogs (version 2)

By Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

If you don't like Christmas stories, don't read this one!<br /><br /> And if you don't like dogs I don't know just what to advise you to do!<br /><br /> For I warn you perfectly frankly that I am distinctly pro-dog and distinctly pro-Christmas, and would like to bring to this little story whatever whiff of fir-balsam I can cajole from the make-believe forest in my typewriter, and every glitter of tinsel, smudge of toy candle, crackle of wrapping paper, that my particular brand of brain and ink can conjure up on a single keyboard! And very large-sized dogs shall romp through every page! And the mercury shiver perpetually in the vicinity of zero! And every foot of earth be crusty-brown and bare with no white snow at all till the very last moment when you'd just about given up hope! And all the heart of the story is very,—oh very young!<br /><br /> For purposes of propriety and general historical authenticity there are of course parents in the story. And one or two other oldish persons. But they all go away just as early in the narrative as I can manage it.—Are obliged to go away!<br /><br /> Yet lest you find in this general combination of circumstances some sinister threat of audacity, let me conventionalize the story at once by opening it at that most conventional of all conventional Christmas-story hours,—the Twilight of Christmas Eve." - Summary by from the book

30Captain William Kidd And Others Of The Buccaneers

By John Stevens Cabot Abbott

Pirate stories galore! Pirate life was not always what it seemed from the outside. - Summary by david wales

31Rainy Week (Dramatic Reading)

By Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

Join this couple in their annual house party where the “guests” becoming unknowing “actors” in their beach house play “Rainy Week” (Linette Geisel). <br><br>“To be indeed absolutely explicit experience has proved, with an almost chemical accuracy, that, quite regardless of "age, sex, or previous condition of servitude," this particular combination of Romantic Passion, Psychic Austerity, Tragedy, Ambition, Poignancy, Innocence, And Irritation, cannot be housed together for even one Rainy Week without producing drama!” (Eleanor Hallowell Abbott)<br><br><b>Cast</b><br /> Narrator/Mrs. Mary Delville: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8677">KHand</a><br /> Mr. Jack Delville: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8169">tovarisch</a><br /> Victoria Meredith: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/ 10614">Leanne Yau</a><br /> Paul Brenswick: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8086">Mark Chulsky</a><br /> George Keets: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7079">Chuck Williamson</a><br /> Ann Woltor: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6281">Beth Thomas</a><br /> Claude Kennilworth: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br /> May Davies: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9732">Gemma L Myers</a><br /> Aberner Rollins: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4705">Algy Pug</a><br /> Allan John: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10789">Tomas Peter</a><br /> Dr. Brawne: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10801">Jim Locke</a><br /> Satellites: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10665">Christine Lehman</a><br /> Young Man: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/3157">TriciaG</a><br /> Maid: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11059">Lauren-Emma Blake</a><br /> Doctor: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6065">David Olson</a><br /><br> <b>Edited by:</b> <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/5796">Linette Geisel</a><br /> <b>Proof listener:</b> <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8677">KHand</a>

32King Alfred of England

By Jacob Abbott

The life and accomplishments of England's sole title holder of "The Great." King Alfred defended England from Viking invasions and ushered in an era of learning and progress for the British Isles. Summary by Ryan Cherrick.

33Rainy Week (Version 2)

By Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

A couple invite people of different walks of life to their cottage along the beach, during the rainiest week of the year. The gathered people are unknowing actors in a carefully crafted play that is created by inviting personalities that can be manipulated by the ever changing environment, or by other nearby personalities. ( Glenn Koster, Jr.)<br><br> “To be indeed absolutely explicit experience has proved, with an almost chemical accuracy, that, quite regardless of "age, sex, or previous condition of servitude," this particular combination of Romantic Passion, Psychic Austerity, Tragedy, Ambition, Poignancy, Innocence, And Irritation, cannot be housed together for even one Rainy Week without producing drama!” (Eleanor Hallowell Abbott)

34History of Genghis Khan

By Jacob Abbott

This book provides the history of one of the most renowned emperors of all time. The Great Khan. This was a man born Temujin to a clan leader father who was later poisoned. The family was left unprotected and without power to fend for themselves on the Eurasian Steppe. Genghis later rose to power and founded the Mongol Empire, one of the largest in all of history. Despite his great achievement and ferocious reputation there is much we do not know of him, even what he looked like. Historians state that there is not a single portrait of the man that survives to the present day. All current renditions are done after his death by people who never knew him. His death is recorded and his entombment discussed...but all remains to be found. Summary by afutterer

35Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (version 2)

By Edwin Abbott Abbott

This is a satirical novel written by Edwin A. Abbott, first published in 1884. Abbott uses a two-dimensional world, with himself as the protagonist, known simply as "A Square", to deride the Victorian aristocracy and its hierarchies. But the book has retained its value throughout the years for its unique portrayal of a two-dimensional world, and how a Sphere introduces the Square to the incomprehensible possibility of a third dimension. Once the square fully understands the third dimension, he suggests to the Sphere that even a fourth, fifth, or sixth dimension could exist. But the Sphere sends the square back to his two-dimensional world, where he cannot convince anyone of the existence of a three dimensional world. - Summary by Linda Olsen Fitak <br> Read by Linda Olsen Fitak and Aaron White.

This is a collection of the parables of the new testament. - Summary by Lynda Marie Neilson

37Fairy Prince and Other Stories

By Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

A charming family story told from the viewpoint of a nine-year-old girl. “You don't seem to understand," I whispered. "It's Christmas relationships that are worrying Carol and me so! It worries us dreadfully! Oh, of course we understand all about the Little Baby Christ! And the camels! And the wise men! And the frankincense! That's easy! But who is Santa Claus? Unless—unless—?" It was Carol himself who signaled me to go on. "Unless—he's the Baby Christ's grandfather?" I thought Derry Willard looked a little bit startled. Carol's ears turned bright red. "Oh, of course—we meant on his mother's side!" I hastened to assure him.” - Quote from the book.

Henry IV, King of France and Navarre (1553-1610) was the first monarch of France from the House of Bourbon. He was raised in the Protestant faith, barely escaped death in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, and led the Protestant forces against the Catholic armies in the French Wars of Religion. Declaring that "Paris was well worth a mass," he abjured the Calvinist faith, which brought an end to the pitiless strife that was destroying France. "Good King Henry" is remembered for his courage in battle, his geniality, and his great concern for the welfare of his subjects. A survivor of multiple assassination attempts, he succumbed to the knife of François Ravaillac in 1610. (Pamela Nagami, M.D.)

39Cyrus the Great

By Jacob Abbott

This history is the story of Cyrus, the founder of the Persian Empire, sixth century BC. - Summary by Deon Gines

40Xerxes, Makers of History

By Jacob Abbott

This history covers the years of Xerxes' years as ruler of the Persian empire and invasion of Greece. - Summary by Deon Gines

41Nero

By Jacob Abbott

Nero tells the life story of one of the most infamous of Roman Emperors. - Summary by Deon Gines

42Pyrrhus

By Jacob Abbott

This history concerns Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, BC 336-321. Pyrrhus was a world renowned soldier, leader, and conqueror of Macedon and Italy, from whom the term Pyrrhic victory was taken. - Summary by Deon Gines

43Best Friend

By Meribah Abbott

LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 recordings of The Best Friend by Meribah Abbott.<br> This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 24, 2020. <br> ------<br> Abbott's description of the empathic characteristics of a dog, taken from J. Earl Clauson's Collection, "The Dogs Book of Verse". - Summary by Ambsweet13

44Greece and its allies

By George Frederick Abbott

With the outbreak of World War 1, Greece was surrounded by enemies but had only one ally left... Serbia. With the Graceo-Serbian alliance, Greece wasn't sure on how to stay neutral but still help Serbia at the same time. Will Greece be able to help its allies in time, or will it join at the very last second and make no contribution to the war effort with her allies? Only this book can tell. (Summary by Ashkun Hatefi)

A Pictorial Record of Personal Experiences by Day and Night in the Great Metropolis, with hundreds of thrilling anecdotes and incidents, sketches of life and character, humorous stories, touching home scenes, and tales of tender pathos, drawn from the bright and shady sides of the great under world of New York. By Mrs. Helen Campbell, City Missionary and Philanthropist; Col. Thomas W. Knox, Author and Journalist; and Supt. Thomas Byrnes, Chief of NY Police and Detectives. With highly interesting descriptions of little known phases of New York life; and an account of Detective Byrnes' thirty years' experiences and reminiscences written by himself from his private diary. With an introduction by Rev. Lyman Abbott, D.D., Pastor of Plymouth Church.<br><br> This volume aims to give scrupulously exact descriptions of life and scenes in the great metropolis under three different aspects: 1st, "As Seen by a Woman;" 2d, "As Seen by a Journalist;" 3d, "As Seen and Known by a Chief of the New York Detective Bureau." - Summary by Book title and preface <br><br> Published in 1897. The source text contains over 250 sketches and illustrations, which the listener is encouraged to enjoy along with the audio.

46Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (version 3)

By Edwin Abbott Abbott

In Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions—written by Edwin Abbott Abbott—readers are presented with a question. What if the world were flat? Well and truly flat, that is, with figures in place of humans as we would think of them. It takes this question, and pushes it further, asking about the natures of people, and society, as well as angles, lines, and the dimensions of space itself. It takes this question, and uses it to deliver insightfully political satire, and a surprising amount of mathematical education. - Summary by FlamboyantOtter

47Jonas on a Farm in Winter

By Jacob Abbott

This little work, with its companion, <i>Jonas On A Farm In Summer</i>, is intended as the continuation of a series, the first two volumes of which, <i>Jonas's Stories</i> and <i>Jonas A Judge</i>, have already been published. They are all designed, not merely to interest and amuse the juvenile reader, but to give him instruction, by exemplifying the principles of honest integrity, and plain practical good sense, in their application to the ordinary circumstances of childhood. - Summary from the Preface

48Greece and the Allies

By George Frederick Abbott

The author delves into Greece's dealings leading up to, during, and after WWI. We witness, through unbiased eyes, Greece's government (the Monarchy, the Executive, the Legislative) dealings with the Entente Powers, with the Central Powers, and with its neighbors. The complex relationship and eventual breakup of King Constantine I and E. Venizelos, and its impact in politics is explained. Greek population behavior, sufferings, endurance, and hope in these significant events are also depicted. We'll see and hear first-hand accounts of the main protagonists views, reasons, and actions. (Summary by Mario Pineda)

49Israel in Europe

By George Frederick Abbott

G. F. Abbott delivers a complete historical review of the Jewish peoples in the European continent from the third century BC and up to the early XX century. Topics such as Jewish customs, culture, successes, resilience, persecution, survival, integration, marginalization, homeland, and “the Jewish question”, are explored in detail. This work is so thorough that it has become a mandatory resource for those interested in Jewish history in Europe. - Summary by mpinedag