A child who is laughed at because of her square head learns to see her own inner beauty as well as that of others.

A young boy undertakes a perilous quest to save his mother's life.

"The Blood Ship" by Norman Springer is a sea adventure seen through the eyes of a nineteen-year-old bully of a boy, Jack. Treasure in the strong room, desperate crew members, a fiendish spy, a woe-begone parson, and a mutinous plot to take over the ship are constants in the background which add tension to the story and make it feel even more realistic to readers of this high-seas adventure.

This text contains a detailed guide to growing cereals, with information on cultivation, harvesting, and the general care and maintenance of various cereal crops. This volume contains all the fundamental information a farmer would need to know about the cultivation of cereals, from tackling diseases and maximising yields, to manuring and climate influences. Written in plain, concise language and full of helpful tips, this text is perfect for those with little experience, and makes for a worthy addition to any collection of agricultural literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Wheat', 'Milling of Wheat', 'Quality of Wheat', 'Varieties of Wheat', 'Winter Wheats of High Milling Quality', 'Winter Wheats Particularly Suited to Biscuit-Making', 'Winter Wheats', 'Wheats for January to Mid-February Sowings', 'Wheats for Mid-February to End-of-March Sowing', etcetera. We are proud to republish this antiquarian volume, now complete with a new introduction on farming.

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Chief Mate's Yarns: Twelve Tales of the Sea" by T. Jenkins Hains. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.