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British Education in India: Being the ‘LE BAS’ Prize Essay for 1890.

In the Lamplighter Mrs. Sullivan, Willie’s mother, takes a dream excursion to India. In her dreams she imagines she is journeying over “land and sea”…

Bridge between New York City and Long Island

This is a report that was issued as an update on the construction of a bridge between New York City (Lilly Bart’s home) and Long Island (a place…

Bowen’s Picture of Boston, or the Citizen’s and Stranger’s Guide.

The author’s, Abel Bowen, main purpose for publishing this particular work was so that he could provide a field guide to the citizen of Boston and to…

Boston Omnibus Business

This article segment gives statistics and information about omnibuses in Boston, Massachusetts in the mid 19th century. It speaks about how…

ART. I. Gardens, Hot-houses, &c., in the vicinity of Boston.

The significance of this source is that it talks about gardens and hot houses that would be able to keep flowers and other plants alive during the…

Apothecary Doctors

This source talks about the different medical occupations at the time, the qualifications that you had to have, and what you went through when you…

Apartment House Life In New York.

This document is significant for The House of Mirth Because it shows a depiction of what a typical floor plan looks like during the time that the book…

Annals and Occurrence of New York city and state, in the Olden Time

This primary source shows how Charlotte Temple is displayed as a legend and how she is being considered as an actual person in real life. This primary…

An Accurate Description of Newgate

The primary source describes in detail the layout of a fleet prison in London. The layout, prices the prisoners have to pay, and the descriptions of…

Albany and Rensselaer, N.Y., Directory

"The Gryces were from Albany, and but lately introduced to the metropolis, where the mother and son had come, after old Jefferson Gryce's death, to…