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The Foolish Dictionary An exhausting work of reference to un-certain English words, their origin, meaning, legitimate and illegitimate use, confused by a few pictures [not included]Wurdz, Gideon, 1875-enEnglish language -- Dictionaries -- Humor; English language -- Semantics -- Humor; American wit and humor2007-04-01
The Strength of Gideon and Other StoriesDunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906enStrength of Gideon--Mammy Peggy's Pride--Viney's Free Papers--The Fruitful Sleeping of The Rev. Elisha Edwards--The Ingrate--The Case of 'Ca'line'--The Finish of Patsy Barnes--One Man's Fortunes--Jim's Probation--Uncle Simon's Sundays Out--Mr. Cornelius Johnson, Office-Seeker--An Old-Time Christmas--A Mess of Pottage--The Trustfulness of Polly--The Tragedy at Three Forks--The Finding of Zach--Johnsonham, Junior--The Faith Cure Man--A Council of State--Silas Jackson2005-05-23
Miriam's Schooling and Other PapersRutherford, Mark, 1831-1913enGideon -- Samuel -- Saul -- Miriam's Schooling -- Michael Trevanion.2005-04-02
Gideon's Band A Tale of the MississippiCable, George Washington, 1844-1925en2006-09-22
The Best American Humorous Short StoriesenEdited and introduced by Alexander JessupThe little Frenchman and his water lots -- The angel of the odd -- The schoolmaster's progress -- The Watkinson evening -- Titbottom's spectacles -- My double; and how he undid me -- A visit to the asylum for aged and decayed punsters -- The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County -- Elder Brown's backslide -- The hotel experience of Mr. Pink Fluker -- The nice people -- The Buller-Podington compact -- Colonel Starbottle for the plaintiff -- The duplicity of Hargraves -- Bargain day at Tutt House -- A call -- How the widow won the deacon -- Gideon.2004-02-01
The Spinner's Book of FictionVariousenConcha Argüello, Sister Dominica, by Gertrude Atherton -- The Ford of Crèvecœur, by Mary Austin -- A Californian, by Geraldine Bonner -- Gideon's Knock, by Mary Halleck Foote -- A Yellow Man and a White, by Eleanor Gates -- The Judgment of Man, by James Hopper -- The League of the Old Men, by Jack London -- Down the Flume with the Sneath Piano, by Bailey Millard -- The Contumacy of Sarah L. Walker, by Miriam Michelson -- Breaking Through, by W. C. Morrow -- A Lost Story, by Frank Norris -- Hantu, by Henry Milner Rideout -- Miss. Juno, by Charles Warren Stoddard -- A Little Savage Gentleman, by Isobel Strong -- Love and Advertising, by Richard Walton Tully -- The Tewana, by Herman Whitaker.2007-01-11




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