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Poetry

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William Wordsworth - Prelude

Among monuments of narrative poetry, The Prelude; or, Growth of a Poet's Mind, by William Wordsworth, occupies a unique place. Wordsworth published the first version of the poem in 1798, but continued to work on it...

Bob Gonzalez and 9 more 7 hours 55 minutes

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Charles A. Siringo - Billy the Kid

A cowboy outlaw whose youthful daring has never been equalled in the annals of criminal history. When a bullet pierced his heart he was less than twenty-two years of age, and had killed twenty-one men, Indians not...

Roger Melin 2 hours 19 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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John Watson - Confessions of a Poacher

The poacher of these «Confessions» was no imaginary being. Following in his father's and forefather's footsteps, he learnt from an early age the practical skills of poaching and woodcraft. It was, however, Mother...

TND 3 hours 25 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

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Thomas Dekker - Roaring Girl

The Roaring Girl is a rip-roaring Jacobean comedy co-written by Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker and first published in 1611. The play is a fictionalized dramatization of the life of Mary Frith, known as «Moll...

2 hours 54 minutes

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Peter Kropotkin - Memoirs of a Revolutionist, Vol. 2

Peter Kropotkin was a Russian anarcho-communist and scientist. This is his autobiography, and he writes not only about his own life, but also about 19th century Russian society and politics. He was born into the...

Elin 9 hours 9 minutes

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Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, Volumes I & II

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Lucy Aikin - Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, Volumes I & II

Memoirs of Queen Elizabeth from a variety of sources within the monarch's court, compiled and interpreted by Lucy Aikin. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)

Cate Barratt 23 hours 20 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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Giles Lytton Strachey - Eminent Victorians

On Modern Library's list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, «Eminent Victorians» marked an epoch in the art of biography; it also helped to crack the old myths of high Victorianism and to usher in a new spirit by which...

Margaret Espaillat 12 hours 2 minutes

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Agnes Strickland - Lives of the Queens of England Volume 3

The Lives of the Queens of England is a multi-volumed work attributed to Agnes Strickland, though it was mostly researched and written by her sister Elizabeth. These volumes give biographies of the queens of England...

Ann Boulais 12 hours 12 minutes Lives of the Queens of England

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Andrew Carnegie - James Watt

This biography of the inventor James Watt covers his early years, successes and failures, and legacy. (Summary by Bill Boerst)

Bill Boerst 5 hours 51 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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John Stevens Cabot Abbott - David Crockett: His Life and Adventures

David «Davy» Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was a celebrated 19th century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet “King of the...

Brett W. Downey 6 hours 54 minutes

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Narcisse-Eutropee Dionne - Makers of Canada: Champlain

A biography of Samuel de Champlain, French explorer, founder of Quebec, and father of New France. ( Summary by Cathy Barratt )

Cate Barratt 5 hours 38 minutes

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Peter Kropotkin - Memoirs of a Revolutionist, Vol. 1

Peter Kropotkin was a Russian anarcho-communist and scientist. This is his autobiography, and he writes not only about his own life, but also about 19th century Russian society and politics. He was born into the...

Elin 7 hours 31 minutes

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