Category Archives: Crafts & Hobbies
Audiobook: Exercises in Knitting
Mrs. Mee, her husband, and her sister ran a yarn and needlework import/warehouse business in
Audiobook: Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion
Paul Morphy, born in New Orleans in 1837, was considered the greatest chess player of
Audiobook: Blottentots and How to Make Them
This is very short, but it is a book with lots of pictures, and it
Audiobook: Stamp Collecting as a Pastime
Edward J. Nankivell was an early stamp collector in England. In this book he describes
Audiobook: Studies in the Art of Rat-Catching
This book is often described as an instruction manual on the subject of rat-catching. It
Audiobook: Games for Hallow-e’en
This charming book starts with a brief history of Hallowe’en. There are sample invitations for
Audiobook: Lost Art of Reading
Gerald Stanley Lee speaks here-in of books and self in the time of factories, tall
Audiobook: Story of a Loaf of Bread
According to the author in the preface, he has “ventured to write this little book
Audiobook: Theory and Practice of Brewing
This is an elaborate treatise on how to brew beer. That art is as noble
Audiobook: Artist
The Artist, or Young Ladies’ Instructor in Ornamental Painting, Drawing etc. is a delightful art
Audiobook: Homecraft Rugs: Their Historic Background, Romance of Stitchery and Method of Making
A tour de force of the history, construction, preservation, and beauty of all types of
Audiobook: American Bee Journal. Vol. XVII, No. 11, Mar. 16, 1881
The American Bee Journal is the “oldest bee paper in America established in 1861 devoted
Audiobook: Anleitung zur Zimmer-Gärtnerei
In seiner 1880 erschienenen Anleitung zur Zimmer-Gärtnerei gibt Max Alfred Jubisch leicht verständliche Ratschläge zur
Audiobook: Korbmacher
Der Korbmacher oder vollständige Anleitung alle Korbgattungen, sowohl grobe als feine, zu machen und die
Audiobook: Angler’s Hours
One of the classic British books about angling. The author’s love was fly fishing—“…while there
Audiobook: Wood Finishing: Comprising Staining, Varnishing and Polishing
This Handbook contains, in a form convenient for everyday use, a comprehensive digest of the