10 Items Tagged "1800s"
This is an 1835 book of the Polyglott Bible, stereotyped by L. Johnson. It belonged to someone named Harriet Hogg. This bible includes both the Old and New…
This is an 1842 book of United States history, through 1815. It is unknown who compiled and wrote this book, but its publisher and publishing year are known….
This is an 1842 bible and family expositor. It is engraved on the front cover with the name Sara A. Lindsly. It is one of two volumes, and…
This is an 1856 book on a section of the history of England. It is the fourth volume in the set. I got this book for free at…
This is the first volume in an 1858 children’s history series, written by Charles Dickens. This book was also free. I chose to get this book because of…
In the Grimm Brothers story of Sleeping Beauty, an evil fairy casts a spell on the child. The spell states she will stab herself with a spindle at…
In the Grimm’s version of Hansel and Gretel the stepmother leaves the children out in the woods to die twice. When they return the first time she tells…
This Grimm fairytale yet again includes gory details like cannibalism. In Snow White the evil stepmother sends assassins to bring back Snow White’s liver and lungs to eat…
In the Grimm story of Cinderella her fairy-godmother is a magical tree with dove minions. Instead of giving her a dress and a carriage to go to the…
The Sultan Abdul Samad Building is a renowned building in Kuala Lumpur, located in front of Dataran Merdeka. It was built in 1897 and was named after the…