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Reprints of Wild West Weekly magazine containing stories and sketches of Western life, featuring the adventures of 'Young Wild West,' a courageous and dashing hero born and raised on the frontier, who rescues his sweetheart, Arietta Murdock, from countless dangers and perils.

Reprints of Wild West Weekly magazine containing stories and sketches of Western life, featuring the adventures of 'Young Wild West,' a courageous and dashing hero born and raised on the frontier, who rescues his sweetheart, Arietta Murdock, from countless dangers and perils.

Reprints of Wild West Weekly magazine containing stories and sketches of Western life, featuring the adventures of 'Young Wild West,' a courageous and dashing hero born and raised on the frontier, who rescues his sweetheart, Arietta Murdock, from countless dangers and perils.

Reprints of Wild West Weekly magazine containing stories and sketches of Western life, featuring the adventures of 'Young Wild West,' a courageous and dashing hero born and raised on the frontier, who rescues his sweetheart, Arietta Murdock, from countless dangers and perils.

Reprints of the original weekly devoted to the adventures of Colonel William Cody (1846-1917), the famed Army scout, buffalo hunter, and showman better known as Buffalo Bill.

Reprints of the original weekly devoted to the adventures of Colonel William Cody (1846-1917), the famed Army scout, buffalo hunter, and showman better known as Buffalo Bill.

Reprints of the original weekly devoted to the adventures of Colonel William Cody (1846-1917), the famed Army scout, buffalo hunter, and showman better known as Buffalo Bill.

Jacob Abbott (1803-1879) was an American writer of children's books, best know for his Rollo books.

Mary Jane Hawes Holmes (1825-1907) was a bestselling and prolific American author who published 39 popular novels and numerous short stories. Her first novel, Tempest and Sunshine, sold 250,000 copies. 1867's The Cameron Pride is a story of domestic life set in New England and New York.

Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev (1871-1919) was a Russian playwright, novelist and short story writer. He is one of the most talented and prolific representatives of the Silver Age period in Russian history. Andreyev's style combines elements of realist, naturalist and symbolist schools in literature. Andreyev's plays, "adopting a transcendental outlook, treat normal and abnormal people from a position of almost unearthly aloofness." The three plays included here are The Black Maskers, The Life of Man, and The Sabine Women.

Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937) was a Scottish author and dramatist, best known for creating Peter Pan. The Little Minister depicted a strict Scottish religious sect to which Barrie's grandfather once belonged to. Although critics called this and other early Barrie works sentimental and nostalgic depictions of a parochial Scotland far from the realities of industrialization, they were popular and established Barrie as a very successful writer.

Sir Arthur Thompson Quiller-Couch ("Q," 1863-1944) was an English poet, novelist, and anthologist noted for his compilation of The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900 and The Oxford Book of Ballads. Poison Island is an adventure story about a boy in 1813 England who finds a treasure map then sails an island near Jamaica to find the treasure with five adults.

Guillaume Victor Émile Augier (1820-1889) was a French dramatist and the thirteenth member to occupy seat one of the Académie française. The four plays are Olympe's Marriage, Monsieur Poirier's Son-in-law, The House of Fourchambault, and The Post-Script.

James Stephens 1882-1950) was an Irish novelist and poet. Like his novels Crock of Gold and Etched in Moonlight, The Demi-Gods is loosely based on Irish fairy tales.

Nina Wilcox Putnam (1888-1962) a writer whose craft ran the gamut from comic books (Sunny Funny Bunny) to the silver screen (1932's The Mummy). Married to Robert Faulkner Putnam - of G.P. Putnam's Sons Publishers, she also wrote steadily for The Saturday Evening Post. Among her many endeavors, Putnam drafted the very first Form 1040 in 1912-13.

Charles Edward Banks (1854-1931) was a military surgeon, best known for his 126 genealogy publications. In the preface to "The History of Martha's Vineyard, Banks summed up his influential genealogy research, "I have been diligent in gleaning materials, but the last fact will never be found for many years to come."

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist, best known for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, often called the Great American Novel. Mark Twain's Library of Humor is an 1888 anthology of short humorous works compiled by Mark Twain, William Dean Howells (1837-1920, editor of the Atlantic Monthly), and Charles Hopkins Clark (1848-1926, journalist for the Hartford Courant). American Illustrator Edward W. Kemble (1861-1933) is best known for illustrating Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Dennison Manufacturing, headquartered in Framingham, Mass., manufactured the first crepe paper in the U.S. and popularized the idea of decorating for all occasions. To encourage this, they issues multiple booklets, including the 1920s-era How to Decorate Halls, Booths and Automobiles using crepe paper.

Jeno Heltai (1871-1957) was a Hungarian writer, poet, journalist, and theater director, Czárdás tells the story of a wounded WWI airman who retrns to Budapest searching for "the blind man and the porcelain woman who had come to him in his delirium" after he was wounded. "Night after night through wine cellars and gambling hells, he pursues these phantoms, colecting by the way as bizarre a company of lost women nad desperate men as can be met." The czárdás is a traditional Magyar folk dance "in which a group of mixed dancers, moving to the beat of a disturbing rhythm, rise to a height of furious passion."

Nell Virginia Fairfax (1884-1956) was an American mystery writer. Under her own name she wrote six mysteries and as Helen Randolph she wrote the Mexican Mysteries for Girls series with her co-author Helen Ripley (1889-1982). Crossed Trails in Mexico finishes the series that began with The Secret of Casa Grande, followed by The Mystery of Carlitos.

Edith Harper Lavell wrote the Mary Louise Gay series (3 books); the first of which is The Mystery of Dark Cedars, based around President Roosevelt's order to prevent the hoarding of gold during the Depression. Lavell authored two more famous series, one featuring girl pilot Linda Carlton (5 books) and the Girl Scouts series (10 books). Unlike many series authors, Edith Lavell was an actual person, not a house name.

James Oliver "Jim" Curwood (1878-1927) was an American action-adventure writer and conservationist. His books ranked among Publisher's Weekly top-ten best sellers in the United States in the early 1920s. The Gold Hunters follows the adventures of Roderick Drew and his friend and guide Wabigoon as they set out to find a long lost treasure of gold.

James Oliver "Jim" Curwood (1878-1927) was an American action-adventure writer and conservationist. His books ranked among Publisher's Weekly top-ten best sellers in the United States in the early 1920s. Back to God's Country includes "thirteen of Curwood's most famous tales of the Northland. Here are the snows and chilling cold of the Arctic Circle, the loneliness of the Great Barrens, the sputter and play of the Northern Lights, the intense silence of the wilderness forests."

A series of mystery and adventure novels for boys and girls was produced in the 1940s based on popular radio, movie and comic characters -- Red Ryder; Blondie and Dagwood; Nina and Skeezix from Gasoline Alley -- as well as actresses -- Deanna Durbin; Jane Whithers; Ginger Rogers. Sylvia Sanders and the Tangled Web is "The Story of a Girl's Struggle for a Radio Career."

Otis Adelbert Kline (1891-1946) was an American adventure novelist and literary agent during the pulp era. Much of his work first appeared in the magazine Weird Tales. Kline is best known for an apocryphal literary feud with fellow author Edgar Rice Burroughs, in which he supposedly raised the latter's ire by producing close imitations of Burroughs's Martian novels, though set on Venus -Planet of Peril, followed by Prince of Peril, and concluding with The Port of Peril.

When Johnny and Janey discover a mysterious map in their grandmother's attic, they embark on a magical journey to the enchanting Land of Noom, where anything is possible. As they navigate this fantastical realm, they encounter friendly fairies, talking animals, and mischievous witches, each adding a touch of magic to their adventure.Along the way, Johnny and Janey learn valuable lessons about bravery, friendship, and the power of imagination. With delightful illustrations and a heartwarming narrative, Gruelle's classic story captures the essence of childhood wonder and the joy of exploration. Perfect for readers young and old, The Magical Land of Noom is a timeless tale that continues to inspire and enchant with its vivid storytelling and magical charm.