William Hickling Prescott (1796-1859) was the first American to win international acclaim as an historian.

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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.

"For Maids and Mothers: The Overtaught Woman," is an article by Harry Thurston Peck (1856-1914), an American classical scholar, author, editor, historian and critic, originally published in the 1899 issue of "The Cosmopolitan" magazine.

Including more than 30 illustrations.] This book was originally published in 1896 and tells the story of Mabel, a five-year-old girl who is always getting herself in tricky situations, but read how her previous acts of kindness are repaid.

The book ""William Hickling Prescott"" by Harry Thurston Peck is a biography of the American historian and writer William Hickling Prescott.