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What's New at Rosegate Harbour
Links to new books at Manybooks.net will be added as soon as possible. They suspended updates while switching servers, and have just begun adding a new books again.
July 16, 2011
- Added additional information about the Saxon math books (and possibly skipping Algebra 1/2) on the about RC page.
- "Dorothy's Double" now available in text format on the Henty Online Books page.
- Added links to audio versions of "In Freedom's Cause" and "Through the Fray" on the Henty Online Books page.
- "Heroines Every Child Should Know" now available in text format on the Books for Girls page.
- Fixed link to "30 Days of Poetry" on the Links page.
- Switched to a better link to "Great Englishwomen" on the Books for Girls page.
- The following changes have been made to the Historical Fiction page:
- "Ekkehard" by von Scheffel now available in text format.
- "In the Year '13" by Reuter now available in text format.
- "Chronicles of the Schönberg-Cotta Family" by Charles now available in text format.
- " 'Neath the Hoof of the Tartar" by Josika now available in text format.
- MB link for "The Betrothed" by Manzoni now available.
- "Ruth Fielding in the Saddle" and "Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie" now available in text format on the Series Order page.
- The following changes have been made to the RC Online Books page:
- "Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch" now available in text format. (Also added to the Series Order page.)
- "Ruth Fielding at Sunrise Farm" now available in text format. (Also added to the Series Order page.)
- "Ruth Fielding in the Red Cross" now available in text format. (Also added to the Series Order page.)
- "Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound" now available in text format. (Also added to the Series Order page.)
- MB link added for "Ben Pepper" (Also added to the Series Order page.)
- "The Rover Boys on a Tour" now available in text format. (Also added to the Series Order page.)
- "The Pony Rider Boys on the Alkali" now available in text format. (Also added to the Series Order page.)
- "Harry Watson's High School Days" now available in text format.
- "The Life of George Washington" by Pollard now available in text format.
- "Four American Naval Heroes" now available in text format.
- "The Soldier in Our Civil War" (both volumes) now available online.
- Switched to better versions of "Picturesque America" (both volumes).
- Switched link to an illustrated version, at PG, of "The Jungle Book."
- Switched link to an illustrated version of "The Princess and Curdie."
- Fixed link to "Economics in One Lesson."
- Added name of author of "Childhood's Happy Hours" (And added to all other pages that list this title.) Also added a substitute book for this one, by the same author.
- The following changes have been made to the RC Audio Books page:
- Added link to "The Wealth of Nations"
- Added link to "The Chemical History of a Candle" (by Faraday, #134)
- Switched to better link for "Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant" (both volumes)
- Added link to "The Gallic War" (Or "Commentaries on the Gallic War" - titles vary depending on translation.) #136
March 19, 2011
- "Ben Pepper" now linked to Project Gutenberg (text and other formats) on the RC Online Books page and the Series Order page. (When books become available at MB again, I will add the links. ManyBooks has suspended updates while they change servers.)
- "A Search for a Secret" now available in text format on the Henty Online Books page.
- Added audio version of "Through Russian Snows" to the Henty Online Books page.
- Added "The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore", as well as "dramatic reading" versions (read by various cast members) of "Little Women" and "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" to the RC Audio Books page.
- "The Betrothed" by Manzoni is now available in text format on the Historical Fiction page.
- "Dutch and English on the Hudson" is now available in text (and MB) format on the Chronicles of America page.
- Fixed a couple of MB link errors on the Historical Fiction page. ("Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry" and "Tom Burke of 'Ours' ")
January 18, 2011
- Corrected an error in the regular Division Flashcards. (The 15/3 card was printed as 15/5.)
- "Sturdy and Strong" now available in text (and MB) version on the Henty Online Books page.
- "Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point" now available in text (and MB) version on Series Order page.
- "Dick Hamilton's Cadet Days" now available in text (and MB) version on RC Online Books and Series Order pages.
- "King Henry V" and "The Bobbsey Twins in the Country" now have links to the audio versions.
- Switched to a better link to "Village Life in America" on the Books for Girls page.
- Switched to illustrated versions of "Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates" and "The Princess and the Goblin"on the RC Online Books page.
- "With Fire and Sword" and "The Forge in the Forest" now have links to Manybooks.net on the Historical Fiction page.
- "The Maid of Sker" by Blackmore, now available in HTML (and MB) version on the Historical Fiction page.
- "The Green Book" and "The Baron's Sons," both by Jokai, and "A Gentleman Player" by Stephens, now available in text (and MB) versions on the Historical Fiction page.
September 22, 2010
- Fixed some broken links found on the site.
- "The Boy Pilot of the Lakes" now has a link to the text (and MB) version on the RC Online Books page.
- Added "The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving" to the RC Online Books page (as another option).
- Switched to an illustrated version of "Ozma of Oz" on the Series Order page.
- The "Real Vocabulary" page seems to have again changed to "Sesame Words" and the links have been fixed on the Links and Tips pages.
- "The Young Colonists" and "Maori and Settler" now have links to the text (and MB) versions on the Henty Online Books page.
- Added the following audio versions to the Henty Online Books page.
"Among Malay Pirates"
"At Agincourt"
"The Dragon and the Raven"
"On the Irrawaddy"
"One of the 28th"
"The Tiger of Mysore"
- The following now have links to text (and MB) versions on the Historical Fiction page.
"In the Days of Adversity" by Bloundelle-Burton
"A Gallant Grenadier" by Brereton
"The Firebrand" by Crockett
"Marguerite De Valois" by Dumas
"Horse-Shoe Robinson" by Kennedy
"Under the Mendips" by Marshall
"The Deluge" by Sienkiewicz
"Klytia" by Taylor
June 02, 2010
- Added links to titles at Manybooks.net, for adding to your eBook reader.
Links are indicated by: MB on the following pages: RC Online Books / Henty Online Books / Homeschool Books / Series Books / Books for Girls / Historical Fiction / Chronicles of America
- Added links to eBooks from LDS.org on the LDS Homeschool page. (Below the audiobook link.)
- Added 2 math recording forms to my Free Files page.
- 3 Henty books ("By Pike and Dyke," "True to the Old Flag," "St. George for England") now have links to the audio versions on the Henty Online Books page.
- Added a link to the cached version of the "Joyful Light" site, for when it's out of commission. (On the About RC, Links, and Tips pages.)
- Added "Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read" as a substitute book (#15) on the RC Online Books page.
- "Dick Hamilton's Fortune" now has a link to the text version on the RC Online Books page.
- Switched to a better links for "Just So Stories" and "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" on the RC Audio Books page.
- Switched to an illustrated version of "The Patchwork Girl of Oz" on the Series Order page.
- Did some minor tweaking to my binding instructions, for a little added clarity.
- Switched to English versions of some books on the Historical Fiction page (oops!). "The Chevalier de Maison Rouge" and "The Chevalier D'Harmental" by Dumas.
- The following books now have links to the text version on the Historical Fiction page:
"Shirley" by Bronte
"The Story of Old Fort Loudon" by Craddock
"The Men of Moss Hags" by Crockett
"Felicitas" by Dahn
"A Struggle for Rome" by Dahn
"Ringan Gilhaize" by Galt
"Pretty Michal" by Jokai
"Tom Burke of 'Ours' " by Lever
"Marguerite De Roberval" by Marquis
"The Hour and the Man" by Martineau
"Callista" by Newman
- The following changes have been made to the Homeschool Books page:
"Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare" added.
"Ten Girls From History" added.
"The Children's Book of Thanksgiving Stories" added.
"The First Little Pet Book with Ten Short Stories in Words of Three and Four Letters" added to the "One-syllable books" section.
Switched to better link for Cowper's translation of "The Odyssey."
Switched to better collection of Grimm's Fairy Tales (the complete version).
Fixed link to "The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler"
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.
- "The Cat of Bubastes" now has a link to the audio version on the Henty Online 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 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 courses, 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.
- The following changes were 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.
- The following changes were 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.
- The following links were 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 |