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This fascinating book of Scottish field sports was first published in London 1889 and is now extremely scarce in the first edition. We are now republishing it from the original text and illustration. The author, although an expert and experienced shooting man and salmon angler, did not write this...

“The Ranger; Or, The Fugitives of the Border” is a Western novel by E. S. Ellis, first published 1911. A fantastic example of classic Western fiction, this novel is highly recommended for all lovers of the genre. Edward Sylvester Ellis (11 April, 1840 – 20 June, 1916) was a popular American...

Deer stalking and still hunting are two skills that in can take a life time to master but with this informative guide you can take your first steps to becoming a skilled marksmen. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

Written by Victor Hugo in 1834, “Claude Gueux” is a short story considered to be an example of early 'true crime' fiction. Within it, Hugo presents his still-developing ideas concerning societal injustice three decades before he would imbue them into his seminal novel “Les Miserables”. An...

This text contains a comprehensive treatise on keeping cows with the intention of using them for milk production, including information on diet and feeding methods most conducive to high yields and superior quality. The perfect text for anyone intent on maintaining milk-producing cows, this antique...

This early work is a fascinating read and is hard to find in its original edition. A series of lessons to be studied and applied as one studies and applies mathematical rules. Contents Include: Lesson One: The True Character of Being, Statements for the Realization of Divine Mind; Lesson Two: Being's...

Originally published in 1920, this neat little book is the result of the authors desire to tabulate in a concise form, his own ideas on violin playing, with regard to both the technical and the interpretive aspects of the subject. The authors views are placed before the reader in as clear a manner...

This vintage book contains Alexandre Dumas’s 1916 historical novella, “The Prussian Terror”. Set in 1866 during the Austro-Prussian War, this exciting and masterfully-retold story is highly recommended for fans of the historical fiction, and constitutes a must-read for lovers of Dumas’s seminal...

This early work on dancing is a fascinating read for any enthusiast. Extensively illustrated with diagrams and intended to help people to acquire more easily a sound knowledge of ballroom dancing. Contents Include: The Dances; Rhythm; Dancing and Walking; Posture; Balance; The Line of Direction; Leading...

This early work on dance steps is a fascinating read for any dance enthusiast. It provides the means of obtaining a working knowledge of the simple fundamentals necessary in becoming proficient in the social dances. Contents Include: Explanation of Terms and Abbreviations, Dance Fundamentals, The...

In the city of Glasgow there is a lodging house for women known as 'The Rat Pit'. Here the vagrant can get a nightly bunk for a few pence...'The Rat Pit' is a transcript from life and most of the characters are real people and the scenes only too poignantly true. This is a fascinating novel of the...

This book contains the classic Tom Sawyer stories of Mark Twain, and other tales and essays. Tom Sawyer Abroad and Tom Sawyer, Detective are the next books in the series following The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). Other contents include: 'The Stolen White Elephant', 'Punch, Brothers, Punch', 'On...

This early work is a fascinating read for amateur and professional ballroom dancers and enthusiasts of the dance. Compiled by an examiner of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing it comprises a comprehensive collection of questions used for examinations. Contents Include: Preface; General Notes;...

This early work is an absorbing read for amateur and professional cookery enthusiast alike. It contains a wealth of information that is still useful and practical today and is thoroughly recommended for the food lover's bookshelf. Contents Include: Nutritional Value of Deep-Fried Foods, How to Use...