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(1800-1879) Lawyer and public official. Appointed commissioner to China and served in the Mexican War. He wrote many articles and books.

Caleb Cushing

(1800-1879) Lawyer and public official. Appointed commissioner to China and served in the Mexican War.…

(1835-1903) French explorer and writer who led expeditions throughout Africa and wrote many books such as Land of the Midnight Sun and the Country of the Dwarfs.

Paul B. Chaillu

(1835-1903) French explorer and writer who led expeditions throughout Africa and wrote many books such…

(1837-1898) German author who studied Early Egyptian life and wrote many books such as <I>Egypt and the Books of Moses, An Egyptian Princess</I> and <I>Uarda</I>

George M. Ebers

(1837-1898) German author who studied Early Egyptian life and wrote many books such as Egypt and the…

(1820-1880) English novelist during the Victorian era that wrote books such as Middlemarch and The Mill on the Floss

George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans)

(1820-1880) English novelist during the Victorian era that wrote books such as Middlemarch and The Mill…

(59 B.C.- A.D.17) Roman historian who wrote 142 books regarding the entire history of Rome. This work is the foundation of historical writings.

Livy

(59 B.C.- A.D.17) Roman historian who wrote 142 books regarding the entire history of Rome. This work…

Bookbag with slate, apple, ruler, and books

Bookbag and contents

Bookbag with slate, apple, ruler, and books

Two books forming a T.

Books

Two books forming a T.

Bookplate with boy and girl reading

Bookplate

Bookplate with boy and girl reading

Bookplate with boy and girl reading

Bookplate

Bookplate with boy and girl reading

Bookplate with boy reading

Bookplate

Bookplate with boy reading

Bookplate with girl reading

Bookplate

Bookplate with girl reading

Bookplate with girl reading

Bookplate

Bookplate with girl reading

Bookplate with storybook characters

Bookplate

Bookplate with storybook characters

Bookplate with girl reading at desk

Bookplate

Bookplate with girl reading at desk

Girl reading by potted plants.

Girl Reading a Large Book

Girl reading by potted plants.

Bookplate with sailing ship.

Bookplate

Bookplate with sailing ship.

Girl reading by tree.

Girl Reading by a Tree

Girl reading by tree.

Boy reading by tree.

Boy Reading by a Tree

Boy reading by tree.

Boy and girl reading.

Children Reading

Boy and girl reading.

Boy reading at table.

Boy Reading

Boy reading at table.

Narrow border of books.

Books

Narrow border of books.

Man standing and reading a book.

Man reading

Man standing and reading a book.

Water flows frow the higher glass through the tub and into the lower glass.

Siphon

Water flows frow the higher glass through the tub and into the lower glass.

Books and lighted candle

Books and Candle

Books and lighted candle

Dahlgren was a naval officer and inventor. He invented the Dahlgren gun and wrote many books.

John A. Dahlgren

Dahlgren was a naval officer and inventor. He invented the Dahlgren gun and wrote many books.

Hornbooks are not what we would think of today as a book, for it was made of a piece of cardboard covered on one side with a thin sheet of horn, and surrounded by a frame with a handle. Through the covering of the horn the little boy could see the alphabet written on the cardboard in both large and small letters. After these would come rows of syllables to help him in learning to pronounce simple combinations of sounds. Probably last on the sheet there would be the Lord's Prayer, which he must be taught to say without mistake.

Children with Hornbooks

Hornbooks are not what we would think of today as a book, for it was made of a piece of cardboard covered…

A diller, a dollar, a ten o'clock scholar.

Teacher and Pupil

A diller, a dollar, a ten o'clock scholar.

Gulliver on a contrived wooden ladder, built just for him so he could read the giant books of Brobdingnag.

Wooden steps

Gulliver on a contrived wooden ladder, built just for him so he could read the giant books of Brobdingnag.

The end of Gulliver's voyages, his possesions remain on his desk.

Hat on globe

The end of Gulliver's voyages, his possesions remain on his desk.

Books on a shelf.

Books

Books on a shelf.

"Peter the Great. This prince is one of the most extraordinary figures in history. As a boy he showed a great eagerness for knowledge in departments which were not generally attractive to the members of royal families. He cared nothing for books, but took a keen interest in mechanical devices, in carpentering, and especially in the making and sailing of boats. He was impatient of discipline and opposition and showed at an early age serious defects of temper. In fact, except for his restless and inquisitive spirit, there was little about him to suggest the qualities which afterwards made him famous. His half-sister, Sophia, plotted against him, and at one time, through a palace revolution, his life was actually endagered. He was obliged to share the throne with his feeble-minded half-brother, and at first his position was insecure. In 1689, however, Peter, discovering the plots of Sophia, raised a party against her, took the power out of her hands, and shut her up in a convent. Ivan was wholly incompetent to rule, and from this time forth Peter, though now only seventeen years of age, ruled the state."—Colby, 1899

Peter the Great

"Peter the Great. This prince is one of the most extraordinary figures in history. As a boy he showed…

Quills, a crown, olive branches, and books

Quill doodad

Quills, a crown, olive branches, and books

"Plymouth is a town and county-seat of Plymouth co., Mass.; on Plymouth Bay, 37 miles S. E. of Boston. Plymouth is of importance as the spot where the Pilgrim Fathers landed on Dec. 21, 1620. A portion of the rock on which they first stepped has been placed in front of Pilgrim Hall, in which are preserved old books, paintings, pictures, and other valuable relics. The rock itself is in Water Street, and is covered by a handsome granite canopy."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Plymouth Rock

"Plymouth is a town and county-seat of Plymouth co., Mass.; on Plymouth Bay, 37 miles S. E. of Boston.…

A pile of books and scrolls.

Books

A pile of books and scrolls.

"Thus the prince, both when present and when coming, was alike victorius: and these things he achieved just starting up from amidst his books; or rather, in marching against the adversary, he marched with his books, for he had always in his hands either books or arms, believing that war was wonderfully assisted by philosophy, and that a prince competent to give counsel threw more weight into the scale than a fighting one." &mdash; The Delphian Society, 1913

Julian

"Thus the prince, both when present and when coming, was alike victorius: and these things he achieved…

"A box for holding books among the Romans. These boxes were of cylindrical form. There does not appear to have been any difference between the capsa and scrinium, except that the latter word was usually applied to those boxes which held a considerable number of rolls. The slaves who had the charge of these book-chests were called capsarii, and also custodes scriniorum; and te slaves who carried in a capsa behind their young masters the books of the sons of respectable Romans, when they went to school, were called by the same name." &mdash; Smith, 1873;

Capsa

"A box for holding books among the Romans. These boxes were of cylindrical form. There does not appear…

Children reading a book.

Children Reading

Children reading a book.

Girl reading a book

Girl Reading a Book by a Fence

Girl reading a book

Children reading in a library.

Children Reading

Children reading in a library.

Two children reading on a bench.

Children Reading

Two children reading on a bench.

"The most common material on which books were written by the Greeks and Romans, was the thin coats or rind of the Egyptian papyrus. This plant was called by the Egyptians Byblos. The papyrus tree grows in swamps to the height of ten feet and more, and paper was prepared from the thin coats or pellicles which surround the plant. The form and general appearance of the papyri rolls will be understood from the following woodcut taken from the paintings found at Pompeii." &mdash; Smith, 1873

Liber

"The most common material on which books were written by the Greeks and Romans, was the thin coats or…

A girl reading in a chair by a bookcase.

Girl Reading

A girl reading in a chair by a bookcase.

Girl reading a book.

Girl Reading

Girl reading a book.

Coffin was an author of children's stories, mostly. His books include, <em>Story of Liberty, Old Times in the Colonies, Building the Nation, Life of Garfield, Drum-Beat of the Nation,</em> and <em>Marching to Freedom</em>.

Charles Carleton Coffin

Coffin was an author of children's stories, mostly. His books include, Story of Liberty, Old Times…

Books on a pillow

Books

Books on a pillow

A border of owls and books

Owls

A border of owls and books

A girl reading

Girl Reading

A girl reading

Mark Twain's real name is Samuel L. Clemens and is famous for his books, <em>The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, A Yankee in King Arthur's Court,</em> and <em>The Prince and the Pauper</em>.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain's real name is Samuel L. Clemens and is famous for his books, The Adventures of Huckleberry…

A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together.

Book

A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together.

A pile of books in a field, under the sun.

Books

A pile of books in a field, under the sun.

A press for printing books, newspapers, handbills, and the like.

Printing-press

A press for printing books, newspapers, handbills, and the like.

Decorative letter 't', with two books behind it.

T

Decorative letter 't', with two books behind it.

A child getting books.

Child and Books

A child getting books.

Handmade books.

Book

Handmade books.

President Lincoln and his son Tad.

President Lincoln and Tad

President Lincoln and his son Tad.

A girl and a boy reading a book.

Reading

A girl and a boy reading a book.

An abolitionist, and writer of more than 10 books, the most famous being <em>Uncle Tom's Cabin</em>.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

An abolitionist, and writer of more than 10 books, the most famous being Uncle Tom's Cabin.

An Austrian pianist, composer and teacher. He is best remembered today for his books of etudes for the piano.

Carl Czerny

An Austrian pianist, composer and teacher. He is best remembered today for his books of etudes for the…

An illustration with multiple instruments used for navigation. These items include a globe, compass, map and books.

Globe

An illustration with multiple instruments used for navigation. These items include a globe, compass,…

Man and child with books in the library.

Library

Man and child with books in the library.