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Scenes and Characteristics of Hindostan with Sketches of Anglo-Indian Society, Vol. 1
Book found in the collection of former Columbus GA mayor John Fontaine. Contents Describe the location and state of life in Hindostan (modern day India). Text is missing table of contents and pages 3-13.
Peter Parley's Tales About Ancient Rome, With Some Account of Modern Italy
A small schoolbook about the geography, government, and history of Ancient Rome.
Hopes and Fears; or, Scenes from the Life of a Spinster
This novel is set in the Victorian era, which centers on the lives of people who live on the margins of society. The main protagonist, Honora Charlecote, a disabled spinster, devotes her life to taking care of the orphaned children of her distant…
Sunday Enjoyments ; Religion made Pleasant to Children.
A 1860 children's book thats main goal was teach kids religion
Night and Morning
This 1841 Harper & Brothers edition of Edward Bulwer-Lytton's Night and Morning is a moral novel about family, class, and ambition. This copy once belonged to John Fontaine, the first mayor of Columbus, Georgia, and his family, connecting it to local…
William Herbert; OR, Religion at School.
This book was a part of the John Fontaine book collection. It was gifted to him by his Aunt Susan on September 11, 1849. It was originally written for the American Sunday-School Union. It is considered a children's book with a storyline about a young…