Gems by the Way-Side: An Offering of Purity and Truth (page 1/2)

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[picture: Front cover, Gems by the Wayside]

Pictures and short extracts from Gems by the Way-side: An Offering of Purity and Truth by Mrs. L. G. Abell, author of “The Skillful Housewife,” and “Ladies’ Parlor Annual.”, New York, William Holdredge, 1850.

This little book has a mixture of goth poetry, moral tales and propagnda, short stories and the like.

Title: Gems by the Way-Side: An Offering of Purity and Truth

Author: Abell, Mrs. L. G.

City: New York

Date: 1878

Total items: 8

Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.

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Jenny Lind

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The Last of their Race

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Pictures and short extracts from Gems by the Way-side: An Offering of Purity and Truth by Mrs. L. G. Abell, author of “The Skillful Housewife,” and “Ladies’ Parlor Annual.”, New York, William Holdredge, 1850.

This little book has a mixture of goth poetry, moral tales and propagnda, short stories and the like.


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