**A thrilling and perplexing investigation of a true Victorian crime at Dublin railway station.Dublin, November 1856:** George Little, the chief cashier of the Broadstone railway terminus, is found dead, lying in a pool of blood beneath his desk.He has been savagely beaten, his head almost severed; there is no sign of a murder weapon, and the office door is locked, apparently from the inside. Thousands of pounds in gold and silver are left untouched at the scene of the crim...

"Delightfully horrifying."--Popular ScienceOne of Mental Floss's Best Books of 2018One of Science Friday's Best Science Books of 2018This wryly humorous collection of stories about bizarre medical treatments and cases offers a unique portrait of a bygone era in all its jaw-dropping weirdness.A puzzling series of dental explosions beginning in the nineteenth century is just one of many...

"Reading the Weather" by Thomas Morris Longstreth is a comprehensive guide that delves into the intricacies of meteorology and the art of weather prediction. Longstreth, with his keen insights and practical knowledge, explores various atmospheric phenomena, providing readers with the tools to interpret weather patterns effectively. The book emphasizes the importance of observation and understanding local climate conditions, making it an invaluable resource for both amateur weather enthusia...

"The Adirondacks is a lovely dedication and exploration of the area just a year after President Roosevelt preserved the park." The Sun Community NewsThomas Morris Longstreth (1886–1975) was a famous American author of over 40 books. In 1918 he published "The Catskills"Longstreth had for many years been acquainted with the several ranges of the Appalachians, had described the Adirondacks and the Catskills, and was no stranger to the wilderness haunt...

Thomas Morris's Dubliners 100 invites new and established Irish writers to create 'cover versions' of their favourite stories from James Joyce's Dubliners. Dubliners 100 is a timely conversation with Joyce's classic short story collection one hundred years after its publication. It serves to bring together ambitious new writers, like Elske Rahill, with well-known voices, like Patrick McCabe, looking in, reacting to and reinterpreting Joyce. Dubliners 100 is a celebration, an invitation, a ...

This account of military service during the Peninsular War penned by the late sergeant of the 2nd Battalion of the 73rd Regiment of Foot, Thomas Morris, who was not even born by the time of the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789. At the tender age of 16 in 1812 he became a substitute volunteer in the British Army, enticed by the tales of derring-do and the £60 bounty paid to each man. Even at that young age he had a fine eye for detail and anecdote which he took to Belgium to join t...

"More than a litany of medical advances—it's the story of the gritty, bloody and deadly experiences that underlie scientific progress." — Washington PostAn eye-opening and heroic story of pioneering heart surgeons, structured around eleven operations.For thousands of years the human heart remained the deepest of mysteries; both home to the soul and an organ too complex to touch, let alone operate on.Then, in the late nineteenth century, medics...

"The Catskills" by Thomas Morris LongstrethIn this enchanting 2024 republication of the timeless classic "The Catskills," journey alongside Thomas Morris Longstreth as he explores the captivating landscapes of the Catskill Mountains. Originally published in 1918, this travelogue remains a cherished ode to nature's grandeur and the rugged beauty of upstate New York.Author's Biography: Thomas Morris Longstreth was born on February 17, 1886, amidst a blizzard ...

Once interested in the air, science soon began to take up that commonplace but baffling phase of it called the weather. Now, of all matters under the sun the weather was the deepest intrenched in superstition and hearsay. From the era of Noah it had been made the subject of more remarks unrelieved by common sense than any other. It was at once the commonest topic for conversation and the rarest for thought.

A: Oh, They were sick to bloody death. They were ten years old, and already half of their lives had been spent sitting in that bottom group— Q: How else—A: —dealing with teachers who asked the class to do one thing, and the bottom group another; teachers who couldn't subtly differentiate their lesson plans; teachers who asked the class to turn to page fifteen in the workbook, while handing the bottom group a separate sheet…

FORECAST Science is certainly coming into her own nowadays,—and into everybody else’s. Every activity of man and most of Nature’s have felt her quickening hand. Her eye is upon the rest. Drinking is going out because the drinker is inefficient. The fly is going out because he carries germs. And for everything that goes out something else comes in that makes people healthier and more comfortable, and, perhaps, wiser. One strange thing about this flood-tide of science is that it overwhelms t...

Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the writings and thought of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary Mc...