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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this... Read Full Overview

The time is the day after Christmas, near midnight. After the curtain rises, one hears the noise of a file scraping on iron. It comes apparently from outside the house at a point distant from the dining room. The filing is repeated cautiously, with a wait between each stroke,... Read Full Overview

ALICE: Hello, Central. Hello, Central. (Impatiently) Wake up Wake up Is that you, Central? Give me the station agent at Bedford Junction-quick. What? I CAN'T speak louder. Well, you MUST hear me. Give me the station agent at Bedford Junction. No, there's always a man there all... Read Full Overview

"Miss Civilization" from Richard Harding Davis. Journalist and writer of fiction and drama (1864-1916).

Miss Civilization is a novel written by American author Richard Harding Davis. The book tells the story of a young American woman named Miss Geraldine Conroy who travels to China to teach English to the Chinese people. She is accompanied on her journey by her father, a wealthy... Read Full Overview

Miss Civilization is a novel written by Richard Harding Davis, first published in 1900. The story follows the adventures of a young American woman named Sylvia Thorne, who travels to the fictional South American country of San Juan to visit her uncle, the American consul. While... Read Full Overview

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Miss Civilization: A Comedy in One Act by Richard Harding Davis

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview