Project Gutenberg 2005-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 182 Various Verschillende Various, Various The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885 Reading ease score: 63.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Cornell University, Joshua Hutchinson, Josephine Paolucci and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885" by Various is a historical magazine published in the late 19th century. This volume focuses on notable figures and events in Massachusetts, and it appears to aim at giving readers insights into the achievements and contributions of local individuals and institutions. The opening of this volume features a detailed examination of the publishing firm Lee and Shepard, highlighting the remarkable journey of its founders, William Lee and Charles A.B. Shepard. It narrates their humble beginnings, their rise to prominence in the book trade, and the establishment of their publishing house amidst various challenges. Not only are their professional accomplishments discussed, but their personal qualities, integrity, and commitment to the literary world are emphasized, illustrating how they became key figures in American publishing. This segment sets a tone of celebrating local success stories that would resonate with readers interested in the history and culture of Massachusetts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New England -- Periodicals Massachusetts -- Periodicals AP Text The Bay State Monthly Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - American 518977 518980 2024-10-06T14:08:35.190544 2023-09-07T04:33:57.096567 text/html text/html 514534 2020-12-19T04:47:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2455063 2020-12-19T04:47:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2555908 2024-10-06T14:08:50.787392 application/epub+zip 2562953 2024-10-06T14:08:41.158475 application/epub+zip 263281 2024-10-06T14:08:37.811470 application/epub+zip 4153256 2024-10-06T14:08:56.319392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4124740 2024-10-06T14:08:47.940445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469620 2022-09-07T17:48:31.493845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486864 486754 2024-10-06T14:08:33.701494 2023-09-07T04:33:55.902573 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 486698 2020-12-19T04:47:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 186827 2020-12-19T04:47:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 486739 2020-12-19T04:47:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 186796 2020-12-19T04:47:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21489 2024-10-06T14:08:56.468372 application/rdf+xml 16372 2024-10-06T14:08:38.432492 image/jpeg 3886 2024-10-06T14:08:38.120492 image/jpeg 2537543 2024-10-06T14:08:35.338496 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog