With eleven short stories, Sarah Orne Jewett's The Life of Nancy is a serene and heart-touching collection of 19th-century fiction. In A War Debt, Tom Burton finds himself stuck in Boston, as he is the primary caretaker of his grandmother. Though he has long given up the dream of a vacation, he is forced to a long trip to Virginia, when his grandmother admits guilt over possessing an item stolen during the war, and is desperate for it to be returned...

The self-esteem fetishists who populate today's self-help circuit often contend that pleasure and unconditional self-regard are the keys to a happy life. But in this series of classic sermons, renowned Unitarian pastor and theologian John Mather Austin asserts that it is the structure supplied by self-imposed limits, responsibilities, and a commitment to serving others that makes life truly meaningful. A helpful read for young people just getting

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A series of three poems by Holmes set in Revolutionary America. Dorothy Q of the title poem was Holmes' great-grandmother, Dorothy Quincy. -- vendor's description.

Includes Whittier's poetry, historical dates and birthdates of various literary and historical figures.