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Books in the Social Studies genre:

Isis Very Much Unveiled (1894)

A debunking of theosophy and Madame Blavatsky. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Edmund Garrett
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham

The Money Spinner and Other Character Notes (1896)

A collection of essays on fashionable life in fin de siècle London. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World (1897)

A steamship journey from Vancouver to Cape Town with intermediate stops in Australia, India, The Fijis, New Zealand, Mauritius and Ceylon. Read online at archive.org.... View More

The Book of Shops (1899)

Verses and pictures of shops of all kinds. Read for free online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): Edward Verrall Lucas
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

The Chimes: A Goblin Story (1899)

The goblins ringing the chimes show Trotty a dystopian future -- he wakes determined to do what he can to make things better. This Christmas story followed the successful A Christmas Carol.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

Four and Twenty Toilers (1900)

Pictures and poems about various trades and professions. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): E. V. Lucas
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

Travels Round Our Village (1901)

Essays about the people and places of the English Berkshires. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Eleanor G. Hayden
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

A Dog’s Tale (1904)

The story of a pet dog who is cruelly mistreated by her master who subsequently kills her puppy in a scientific “experiment.” Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): W. T. Smedley

The French Decorative Styles (1904)

A handbook for ready reference by the editors of The Upholstery Dealer and Decorative Furnisher, one of Ellis Parker Butler's entrepreneurial enterprises. Read online at archive.org.... View More

The Flock (1906)

A study of the sheep rancher in California at the turn of the twentieth century. The cover is from the reprint edition. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Mary Austin
Illustrator(s): E. Boyd Smith

Christian Science (1907)

A combination of a humorous send-up and a more serious critique of the cult of Mary Baker Eddy. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): Photographs

Susanna and Sue (1909)

Susanna leaves her neglectful husband to stay with the Shakers, and manages to shake him up. Read online at archive.org.

The Revolt: A Play in One Act (1912)

The suffragettes prepare to take over the world. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Ellis Parker Butler
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Fil and Filippa: Story of Child Life in the Philippines (1917)

A story about children living in the Philippines for American children. Read online at archive.org.

Everychild: A Story Which the Old May Interpret to the Young and Which the Young May Interpret to the Old (1921)

Using familiar fairy tales, the author points out the necessity of loving one’s children more than oneself. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Louis Dodge
Illustrator(s): Blanche Fisher Wright Laite

The Three of Salu: Around the Year in Northern Italy (1923)

This volume in the Children of the World series focuses on three children in Northern Italy.

Author(s): Carol Della Chiesa
Illustrator(s): Helene Carter

Napoleon and His Court (1924)

A history of the Napoleonic empire’s court.

Author(s): C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s): Various

Napoleon and His Court (1924)

A history of the Napoleonic empire’s court.

Author(s): C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s): Various

What Is Americanism? (1924)

A civics textbook for schools.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

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