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Excerpt from Off to the Geysers: Or the Young Yachters in Iceland, as Recorded by "Wade"During this time we read Heat, a Mode of Motion, and Fragments Of Science, by Tyn dall, The Descent of Man, and Origin of Species, by Darwin, Prof. Huxley's Lay Ser mons and also the first four volumes Of Ban croft's History of the United States These, besides papers, magazines, &c., I call your attention to these studies, only to illustrate to you our mode...

Excerpt from Long Life, Vol. 2: The Occasional Review of an Investigation of the Intimate Causes of Old Age and Organic Death, With a Design to Their Alleviation and Removal Long life is the record and exponent of a special line of research, not a literary venture for gain. It follows the progress and fortunes of laboratory work, and for that reason no set dates of issue are guaranteed. It will be printed whenever sufficient matter of interes...

Excerpt from When Life Was Young, at the Old Farm in MaineTo the northeast, north and west, the land rises in long, picturesque ridges and mountains of medium altitude, and still beyond and above these, in the west and northwest, loom Mt. Washington, Madison, Kear sarge and other White Mountain peaks.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a r...

Excerpt from A Great Year of Our Lives: At the Old Squire's The day they to-re the old house down I really felt quite sad. It does not seem like the same place there now, and memory runs back somewhat regretfully, as I pass to those Old eventful winter terms under Master Joel Pierson, Master Cummings, Master French and young Thomas Jefferson Cobb who was drowned in the Kennebec. Excellent teachers they were, possibly there are as good instruc...

Excerpt from The Young Moose-Hunters: A Backwood's Story My whole pile! Said he, smoothing them out on the bare table-leaf. All I've got in the world, - and this I owe you, old fellow. And the writer of this narrative, dejectedly watching him from the other side of the table, was not in a condition to deny the debt. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks...

Excerpt from Left on Labrador, or the Cruise of the Schooner-Yacht Curlew: As Recorded by Wash On the 7th of July they made Cape Resolution on the north side of the entrance of Hudson Straits. Thenceforward, till their escape from that icy passage in August, their voyage was one continued series of startling adventures amid some of the grandest and most terrible scenery the earth affords. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundre...

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Charles Asbury Stephens (1844-1931) who also wrote under the pseudonym Wade, was an American writer of short stories and articles. He was born in Norway, Maine, and wrote under the name "Stephens" to avoid embarrassing his family. He attended Bowdoin College starting in 1866, but dropped out because of lack of funds. For most of his career he was under contract to The Youth's Companion, and was their most popular and prolific contributor. Step...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Charles Asbury Stephens (1844-1931) who also wrote under the pseudonym Wade, was an American writer of short stories and articles. He was born in Norway, Maine, and wrote under the name "Stephens" to avoid embarrassing his family. He attended Bowdoin College starting in 1866, but dropped out because of lack of funds. For most of his career he was under contract to The Youth's Companion, and was their most popular and prolific contributor. Step...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Charles Asbury Stephens (1844-1931) who also wrote under the pseudonym Wade, was an American writer of short stories and articles. He was born in Norway, Maine, and wrote under the name "Stephens" to avoid embarrassing his family. He attended Bowdoin College starting in 1866, but dropped out because of lack of funds. For most of his career he was under contract to The Youth's Companion, and was their most popular and prolific contributor. Step...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...