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What's New at Rosegate Harbour
March 1, 2010
- Switched to an illustrated version of "The Song of Hiawatha" on the RC Online Books page.
- "Facing Death" and "Through Russian Snows" now have links to text versions on the Henty Online Books page.
- "The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck" now has a link to the text version on the Series Order page.
- Switched to an illustrated version of "The Tin Woodman" (12th Oz book) on the Series Order page.
- "A Christmas Greeting" by Hans Christian Andersen (short stories, incuding "The Little Match Girl") added to the Homeschool Books page.
- The following additions have been made to the RC Audio Books page:
"Don Quixote" Volume 2
"Economic Sophisms"
"Five Little Peppers Midway"
"The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" (This is the second half of the book included in RC.)
"The Germ Theory and its Applications to Medicine and Surgery"
"Those Extraordinary Twins"
"The Stolen White Elephant," "The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut," and "Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories" (All of those stories are in the RC book "Tom Sawyer Abroad, Tom Sawyer Detective, and Other Stories.")
- "The Cat of Bubastes" now has a link to the audio version on the Henty Online Books page.
- The following additions were made to the Historical Fiction page:
"Fortune's My Foe" by Bloundelle-Burton
"The Scourge of God" by Bloundelle-Burton
"The Master Beggars" by Cope
"The Conscript" by Erckmann-Chatrian (now linked to text version)
"Waterloo" by Erckmann-Chatrian (now linked to text version)
"Vivian of Virginia" by Fuller
"Like Another Helen" by Grier
"Through Russian Snows" by Henty (now linked to text version)
"For Freedom" by Hopkins
"Le Desastre (The Disaster)" by Margueritte
"La Commune (The Commune)" by Margueritte
"Ralph Darnell" by Taylor
"The Terrible Czar" by Tolstoy
December 21, 2009
- "The Tale of Old Dog Spot" now linked from the RC Online Books page.
- The following now have links to an audio version:
"Hamlet"
"Julius Caesar"
"Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant" (Vols. 1 and 2)
- "The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska" now linked from the Series Order page.
- "Woman on the American Frontier" added to the Books for Girls page.
- Linked to free Home Economics Lessons on the Links page.
- Linked to HSLDA's info about driver training, on the Links page.
September 16, 2009
- "Up from Slavery" and "The Song of Hiawatha" now have links to an audio version. (And the link to "Huckleberry Finn" has been fixed.)
- "The Fathers of New England" now has a link to the text version on the Chronicles of America page.
- Fixed link to covers for "Folk Tales Every Child Should Know" on the Printable Books and Covers page.
- Fixed broken link to the Skeleton Puzzle, and Saxon Placement Tests on the Links page.
- Fixed broken Vocabulary links on the Links page, and the Tips page.
- Added alternate link to FSI Language courses, in case original site doesn't work. (On the Links page.)
- The following links were added to the Historical Fiction page.
"A Gallant Grenadier" by Brereton
"John of Strathbourne" by Chetwode
"The Braes of Yarrow" by Gibbon (better links)
"My Lords of Strogue" by Wingfield (better links)
August 25, 2009
- "The Cat of Bubastes" now has a link to the text version on the Henty Online Books page. (And my old text file has been removed from the Free Files page.)
- "The Song of Roland" now has a link to the audio version.
- "Two Thousand Years Ago" now available on the Historical Fiction page.
- All 8 volumes of "Great Men and Famous Women" (by Charles Horne) are now available at PG. Links found on the Homeschool Books page.
- Added "Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines" to the biography section of the Books for Girls page.
July 2, 2009
- Updated the following text files on the Free Files Page: "Fairy Stories Every Child Should Know," and "Heroines Every Child Should Know."
- Added the following titles to the Printable Books and Covers page: "Silas Marner," "A Collection of Animal Tales Vol. 4," "George Washington and The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln," (2 books in one), "A Book of Discovery," "Home Life in Colonial Days," and in the "Every Child Should Know" series, I've added: Fairy Stories, Fairy Tales, Famous Stories, Folk Tales, Heroes, Heroines, Legends, Myths, Poems, and Tales of Wonder.
July 1, 2009
- "Ivanhoe" now has a link to the audio version.
- "The Life of George Washington" (by Pollard) now linked from the RC Online Books page.
- "Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall" now has a link to the text version on the RC Online Books page, and the Series Order page.
- "Captain Bayley's Heir" now has a link to the text version on the Henty Online Books page. (And my old text file has been removed from the Free Files page.)
- Links to the following short stories added on the Henty Online Books page: "Amoaful," "Aroghee," "The First Burmese War," "The Indian Mutiny," and "The Turks Before Alexinatz."
- "U. S. Presidential Inaugural Addresses" now available on the Homeschool Books page. This file is updated every four years, and replaces a similar, but out-of-date book that was previously listed here.
- "Penshurst Castle" now has a link to the text version on the Historical Fiction page.
- "English Synonyms and Antonyms" by James Champlin Fernald (book includes exercises) added to the grammar resources on the Links page.
- Some broken links fixed (Explorion; Women in History; "Not Yours to Give.").
- I'm looking for post 1922 history to replace the "Encyclopedia of World History" which has been removed from Bartleby. I'll post replacement material when I find some.
May 7, 2009
- New and improved Open Office formatting directions (to circumvent a bug in newer versions).
May 1, 2009
- Replaced "Sesame Words" links with the new "Real Vocabulary" site. (Vocabulary list sorted by difficulty.) Found on the Links page or the Tips page (scroll down a bit).
- Added links to audio versions of "With Lee in Virginia," and "St. Bartholomew's Eve" to the Henty Online Books page.
- "Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout" now has a link to the audio version.
- Added "History Plays for the Grammar Grades" to the Misc. section on the Homeschool Books page.
- Added link to "AR Book Finder" on the Links page and the Homeschool Books page. You can use that site to search for a book's reading level.
March 26, 2009
- "Lives of the Presidents Told in Words of One Syllable" added to the Homeschool Books page.
- New tip on extending the life of your toner cartridge added to the Tips page.
- The link to Debi's "Twaddle-Free" booklist has been updated on the Links page.
- Changes made to the RC Online Books page:
"The Tale of Jolly Robin" - text version now linked.
"Captains Courageous" - switched to better link at Project Gutenberg.
"Andy Gordon" - link added.
"The Young Salesman" - link added.
- Changes made to the Henty Online Books page:
"By Conduct and Courage" - text version now linked.
"A Chapter of Adventures" - text version now linked (and my text file removed from this site.)
"Dorothy's Double" - link added.
"The March to Coomassie" - link added.
"Yarns on the Beach" - link added.
- Links added to the Historical Fiction page:
"The Days of Bruce" by Aguilar
"The Gleaming Dawn" by Baker
"For Faith and Fatherland" by Bramston
"True Heart" by Breton
"The Blue Banner" by Cahun
"The Carved Cartoon" by Clare
"For King and Kent" by Colomb (links fixed)
"Otterbourne" by Duros
"A Clerk of Oxford" by Everett-Green
"In Taunton Town" by Everett-Green
"Mistress Spitfire" by Fletcher
"Forest Outlaws" by Gilliat
"The Romance of War" by Grant (has better links)
"The Whiteboy" by Hall (better links)
"Agincourt" by James
"Attila" by James (better link)
"The Woodman" by James
"In the Golden Days" by Lyall (better link)
"A Great Treason" by Marks (better link)
"The White King's Daughter" by Marshall
"The Hour and the Man" by Martineau (now in HTML)
"The Fatal Gift" by Moore
"William the Conqueror" by Napier
'My Mistress the Queen" by Paull
"An Ocean Freelance" by Russell (better links)
"Consuelo" by Sand
"Adam Hepburn's Vow" by Swan
"Klytia" by Taylor (Hausrath)
"Darien" by Warburton (better link)
"The House Divided" by Watson
February 20, 2009
- The Printable Books and Covers page is finally here! I've posted a number of free ready-to-print books, formatted from text files. They'll open in Word, WordPerfect, or OpenOffice. (See why you may prefer these to printing scans of books.) I've also made full and half size covers (PDFs) for you to use with the RC books, or books you download from this site.
- The text file of "The Story Book of Science" has been removed for the time being. It has too many inaccuracies to use as it is. If you'd like a more scientifically correct version, try the ready-to-print version on the new Printable Books and Covers page.
- The link to "The Word's Greatest Books" by Arthur Mee and John Hammerton actually works now. (On the Homeschool Books page.)
- Updated links to "The Forge in the Forest" and "Dorothy Forster" on the Historical Fiction page.
- Fixed link to article from 1966 General Conference on the LDS page.
- Fixed link to quiz/worksheet generator (for vocabulary) on the Links page.
January 28, 2009
- New substitute book about Lafayette (#54) linked to on RC Online Books page. (Text or illustrated HTML.)
- "Treasure Island" link changed to a newer Gutenberg version, in text or illustrated HTML. (On the RC Online Books page.)
- "The Olive Fairy Book" by Andrew Lang is now available in text format. Find the link on the Homeschool Books page.
- The following books have now been corrected at Gutenberg, so I've removed the downloadable versions from my site: "Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle," "The Rover Boys in Camp," and "The Rover Boys in the Mountains."
December 31, 2008
- "The Holy War" now has a link to the audio version.
- "Paradise Regained" now has a link to the audio version.
- The Series Order page now as a link to a printable version.
- "Little Prudy's Fairy Book" now has a link to the text version on the Series Order page.
- "The Regent's Daughter" now has a link to the text version on the Historical Fiction page.
- "The Birthright" now has a link to the text version on the Historical Fiction page.
- 3 books added to the Homeschool Books page: "Gas and Oil Engines, Simply Explained", "Historic Boys" and "Historic Girls".
- Link to "The Age of Invention" fixed (on the Chronicles of America page.)
October 21, 2008
- "The Rover Boys in Alaska" now has a link to the text version on the Series Order page.
- "What Has Government Done to Our Money" now has a link to the audio version.
- "Theodore Roosevelt; An Autobiography" now has a link to the audio version.
- "The Pathfinder" now has a link to the audio version.
- Some minor corrections were made to all the pages containing a list of RC books (including the PDFs).
October 9, 2008
- "The Law" now available on the Audio books page.
- Added 2 new clipart sites that are useful for making book covers. (See the Printing page [scroll down] or the Links page.)
- "The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies" now linked from the RC Online Books and Series Order pages.
September 18, 2008
- "The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea" now available in a text version on the Free Files page. (Zipped text file.) Also linked from the RC Online Books and Series Order pages.
- "Ruth Fielding at College" now has a link to the text version on the RC Online Books and Series Order pages.
- "The Rover Boys on the River" corrected text file is now available on the Free Files page. (Zipped text file.) Also linked from Series page and RC Online Books page.
- "The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch" now has a link to the text version on the Series Order page.
- Switched link for "The Road to Oz" to an illustrated version. Available on the Series Order page.
- "Great Men and Famous Women" (by Charles Horne) added to the Biography section of the Homeschool Books page. There are now 4 of the 8 volumes available at Project Gutenberg, but more may be coming in the future. (Links provided to other volumes at IA.) These 8 books contain over 200 short biographies!
- Added WordPerfect book template to the Formatting page. (At bottom of "Basic book setup" section.)
- Added "Gulliver's Travels" to the list of books you may want to skip, on the LDS page.
August 13, 2008
- Llink to "My African Journey" now available on the RC Online Books page.
- Link to "Picturesque America Vol. 2" at Internet Archive now available on the RC Online Books page. (Previously only linked to a site that lists one page at a time.)
- Link to "De Bello Gallico" (book #157) now available on the RC Online Books page. (Was previously linked to an incomplete HTML version.)
- Link to text version of "The Rover Boys in Southern Waters" now available on the RC Online Books page, and the Series Order page.
- Link to text version of "The Rover Boys on the Plains" now available on the Series Order page.
- Link to text version of "Five Little Peppers at School" now available on the Series Order page.
- Link to Librivox's "The Jungle Book" now available on the Audio Books page. (Previously only had link to Audio Books for Free's version.)
- Added to the links page: "The American Speller" (Noah Webster's Blue-Backed Speller), and some books by Reed and/or Kellogg (Word Building, Text-book on Rhetoric, Graded Lessons in English, Higher Lessons in English. The last 2 are grammar books, and a key to those has also been added.)
- Fixed a few errors on HTML and PDF Historical Fiction lists. ("Chevalier d'Harmental", not "d'Harmenthal" / Edward Duros, not Edwin, etc.) The text and scans I took the list from had some typos, and other mistakes (and I make my own, too). I fix them as I find them, but most should be taken care of now.
- Link to books added to the Historical Fiction page:
"Under the Southern Cross" by Alcock
"In High Places" by Braddon
"Ishmael" by Braddon
"Mohawks" by Braddon
"John Burnet of Barns" by Buchan
"A Lost Lady of Old Years" by Buchan
"John Marmaduke" by Church
"Caedwalla" by Cowper
"The Chevalier d'Harmental" by Dumas
"The Plebiscite" by Erckmann-Chatrian
"Ringan Gilhaize" by Galt
"A Day in the Wilderness" by Frederic
"Marie De Mancini" by Gay
"Rufus, or, The Red King" by Grant
"Out with Garibaldi" by Henty
"Attila" by James
"Castle Daly" by Keary
"The Inca's Ransom" by Lee
"Deborah" by Ludlow
"A Great Treason" by (Hoppus) Marks
"Masters of the World" by (Hoppus) Marks
"In Colston's Days" by Marshall
"The Master of the Musicians" by Marshall
"The Parson's Daughter" by Marshall
"Winchester Meads" by Marshall
"Defender of the Faith" by Mathew
"The Adventures of Francois" by Mitchell
"Ekkehard" by von Scheffel
"John Charity" by Vachell
July 22, 2008
- Link to text version of "Luke Walton" now available on the RC Online Books page.
- Link to text version of "The Erie Train Boy" now available on the RC Online Books page.
- Link to text version of "Sam's Chance" now available on the RC Online Books page.
- Link to text version of "Condemned as a Nihilist" now available on the Henty Online Books page.
- Link to text version of "With Cochrane the Dauntless" now available on the Henty Online Books page.
- "From Paris to New York by Land" (via Siberia) by Harry de Windt added to the geography section on the Homeschool Books page. This book chronicles his exciting adventures along the way.
- "The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler" added to the science section of the Homeschool Books page.
July 2, 2008
- Link to text version of "The Tale of Chirpy Cricket" now available on the RC Online Books page.
- Link to text version of "Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence" now available on the Series Order page.
- "Courage and Conflict", and "Bears and Dacoits" links now available on Henty Online Books page.
- Better link to "A Search for a Secret" on Henty Online Books page. (Now links to all 3 volumes.)
- Removed "The Tale of Rusty Wren" from the free files page because it's now available at Gutenberg.
- "The Cat of Bubastes" text file now available on Henty Online Books and Free Files pages.)
- "Captain Bayley's Heir" text file now available on Henty Online Books and Free Files pages.)
[Okay, so the last 2 files were already uploaded and I forgot to mention them here. I'm still trying to figure out how to keep all my changes and files organized, but haven't got the hang of it yet.]
June 20, 2008
- The Free Files Page is up and running again. It wasn't displaying properly in IE for a few days, but it's all there now.
June 5, 2008
- Added a tabbed "place keeper" card to both sets of Fact Family Flashcards. Also made slight modifications to the mult/division fact family cards, because you can't divide by zero. (Found on the Free Files page).
- "Rinkintink In Oz" now linked to text file and HTML version with pictures. (On the Series Order page.)
- Link to "Graded Memory Selections" added (on the "Books for Homeschool" page.)
May 21, 2008
- Added link to "Captains Courageous" on the Audio Books page.
- "A Chapter of Adventures" text file now available on Henty Online Books and Free Files pages.)
- Added link to "Slow and Sure" in text file format. (On RC Online Books page.)
- Added link to "Dotty Dimple at Home" in text file format. (On RC Online Books and Series Order pages.)
- Added link to "Little Prudy's Captain Horace" in text file format. (On the Series Order page.)
April 16, 2008
- Added RC missing pages (and some extras) to the Free Files page.
- Switched to better link at GB for "The Common Sense of the Exact Sciences". (RC Online Books.)
April 1, 2008 - Page first posted.
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