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"Twenty Years at Hull House" is the story of the Hull House settlement by its founder Jane Addams. The settlement movement, which gained popularity first in London at the end of the 19th century, soon spread to the United States and was principally involved in improving the lives of the urban poor by providing opportunities for higher education and essential social services. Hull House, one of the most famous of the «settlement houses», was located in the Near West Side community area of...

First published in 1910, “Twenty Years at Hull House” is the story of the Hull House settlement in Chicago written by its co-founder Jane Addams. The settlement movement, which gained popularity first in London at the end of the 19th century, soon spread to the United States and was principally concerned with improving the lives of the urban poor by providing opportunities for higher education and essential social services. Hull House was founded in 1889 by Addams and Ellen Gates Starr and was...

"A Book of Myths" by Jean Lang. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone...

A Book of Myths is a collection of folk tales, legends and mythology from all over the world, assembled by Jean Lang. The book contains the myths of the North and of the South, legends of the East and of the West, with the study and analysis, as the author draws parallels between ancient myths and some modern beliefs. Table of Contents: Prometheus and Pandora Pygmalion Phaeton Endymion Orpheus Apollo and Daphne Psuche The calydonian Hunt Atalanta Arachine Idas and Marpessa Arethusa...