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  • The Lady's Country Companion

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by Mrs. Loudon ...
    Mrs. Loudon's The Lady's Country Companion opens with a personal, reassuring letter to Annie, a young bride facing the realities of country life, and quickly becomes a witty, highly practical manual for turning a rural house into a home. Drawing on her own hard-won mistakes, the author offers advice on fires, servants' rooms, cooking, dairy work, preserving food, and furnishing rooms for warmth, ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • Instructions in Gardening for Ladies

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by Mrs. Loudon ...
    Mrs. Loudon's Gardening for Ladies turns gardening into an art of knowledge, patience, and practical skill, written for amateurs rather than professionals and grounded in the author's own journey from ignorance to confident instruction under J. C. Loudon. It promises clear explanations, useful reasoning, and illustrations to make the work approachable for women, while insisting that even the most ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • The Mummy!

    A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century

    by Mrs. Loudon ...
    Series series Science Fiction
    Complete and unabridged, with 58 full-page plates by Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema and David Roberts. Egypt's mummy revives in the year 2126 and finds England a monarchy run by women, with steam carriages, air balloons and coffee delivered by pipe. Jane Loudon published it at twenty, orphaned and penniless, and it may be the first mummy story ever written; the horticulturist she ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Botany for Ladies

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by Mrs. Loudon ...
    Mrs. Loudon turns botany from a daunting system of names into a lively, rewarding way of seeing. Drawing on her own early struggles, she invites readers to learn plants by family resemblance, natural groupings, and close observation, showing how even a little knowledge can transform wildflowers and garden blooms into objects of delight and discovery. She begins with the essentials of flower ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • The Mummy!

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by Mrs. Loudon ...
    Jane Webb's The Mummy is a boldly imaginative voyage into the twenty-second century, where science, politics, and the uncanny collide. Framed by a self-aware narrator determined to invent a novel unlike any other, the book abandons stock heroes and familiar plots in favor of a future chronicle revealed by a mysterious spirit: a transformed world of new governments, startling discoveries, and ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • First Love: A Novel. Vol. 3 of 3

    by Mrs. Loudon ...
    In the first volume, readers are introduced to the main characters and their social milieu. The protagonist, typically a young woman from a respectable family, encounters her first romantic interest. The narrative explores her feelings and the initial stages of courtship. The story is set against the backdrop of the societal expectations and constraints that govern relationships and marriage ... Read more

    $1.33 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • First Love: A Novel. Vol. 2 of 3

    by Mrs. Loudon ...
    In the first volume, readers are introduced to the main characters and their social milieu. The protagonist, typically a young woman from a respectable family, encounters her first romantic interest. The narrative explores her feelings and the initial stages of courtship. The story is set against the backdrop of the societal expectations and constraints that govern relationships and marriage ... Read more

    $1.33 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • First Love: A Novel. Vol. 1 of 3

    by Mrs. Loudon ...
    In the first volume, readers are introduced to the main characters and their social milieu. The protagonist, typically a young woman from a respectable family, encounters her first romantic interest. The narrative explores her feelings and the initial stages of courtship. The story is set against the backdrop of the societal expectations and constraints that govern relationships and marriage ... Read more

    $1.33 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 1 of 3)

    by Mrs. Loudon ...
    "Dilemmas of Pride" likely explores the lives and dilemmas of its characters, focusing on themes such as social class, morality, and personal integrity. The narrative may follow the intertwined fates of individuals from different backgrounds, each grappling with their own struggles and conflicts as they navigate the complexities of society.The title "Dilemmas of Pride" suggests that the novel may ... Read more

    $1.33 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Lady's Country Companion Or How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally

    by Mrs. Loudon ...
    The book covers a broad array of topics essential for rural living, including gardening, household management, poultry keeping, dairy production, and even elements of basic veterinary care. Loudon emphasizes the importance of understanding nature and cultivating a garden that provides food, beauty, and satisfaction. She provides practical tips on everything from selecting plants and arranging ... Read more

    $1.33 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist

    Being Popular Descriptions, Tales, and Anecdotes of More Than Five Hundred Animals.

    by Mrs. Loudon ...
    Series series Children's & Family
    Complete and unabridged, with 37 full-page plates by Karl Robert von Planitz, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot and Francisque Millet. Animals of the world described for the general reader: their habits, their uses, the anecdotes told of them, and the plain natural history behind those anecdotes. Jane Loudon wrote botany and gardening for women in the 1840s and made a living at it, unusually for her day ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist

    by Mrs. Loudon ...
    Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist is an accessible and engaging guide to the natural world, written by Jane Loudon, an English author and horticulturist. The book offers a broad introduction to the study of plants, animals, and natural phenomena, with a focus on providing enjoyable and educational content for the general public. Mrs. Loudon presents the information in a lively, conversational ... Read more

    $1.33 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus