Biography & Autobiography

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Elisabeth G. Stryker - Story of One Short Life, 1783 to 1818

This is a brief biography of Samuel J. Mills who was instrumental in establishing the first missionary society in the United States, and also the first Bible Society that began distribution of millions of Bibles...

Larry Wilson 1 hour 8 minutes

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Mrs. Robert Hoskins - Clara A. Swain, M.D.

This is a brief biography of Clara A. Swain, M.D. who is regarded as the «first Medical Missionary to the Women of the Orient.» She graduated from the Woman's Medical College in Philadelphia and was sent out to India...

Larry Wilson 39 minutes

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Transformed; or, the History of a River Thief, Briefly Told

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Jerry McAuley - Transformed; or, the History of a River Thief, Briefly Told

Jerry McAuley gives a testimony of his transformation from one of the wickedest men to ever live to being saved and a life of helping others do the same. (Summary by Curt Walton)

Curt Walton 1 hour 6 minutes

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Isaac Marcosson - Autobiography of a Clown

This «as told to» autobiography of Jules Turnour is based on a popular article that appeared in the Saturday Evening Post in 1909. Turnour relates through Marcosson his personal history and that of the circus, both in...

Lee Smalley 1 hour 28 minutes

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Theodore Roosevelt; An Address Delivered Before The Congress Of The United States

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Henry Cabot Lodge - Theodore Roosevelt; An Address Delivered Before The Congress Of The United States

A biographical encomium delivered on the occasion of Roosevelt's death. Theodore «T.R.» Roosevelt, Jr. (1858 – 1919) was an American author, naturalist, explorer, historian, and politician who served as the 26th...

David Wales 1 hour 22 minutes

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Love Letters of Mrs. Piozzi, Written When She Was Eighty

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Hester Lynch Piozzi - Love Letters of Mrs. Piozzi, Written When She Was Eighty

Born into the influential Welsh Salusbury family and married to the rich brewer Henry Thrale, Hester Piozzi was associated to the most illustrious figures of London society in her time, among others the famous Samuel...

Crln Yldz Ksr 1 hour 8 minutes

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Art, Design & Architecture

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Percy M. Turner - Van Dyck

A biography and critique of Van Dyck in The Masterpieces in Colour series. The Plates of the paintings are fully described and the artistic periods in his life's work are given as well as his place in history....

Susan Morin 1 hour 19 minutes

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Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw

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Ukawsaw Gronniosaw - Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw

Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, also known as James Albert, (born ca. 1705 — 1775) was a freed slave and autobiographer. His autobiography is considered the first published by an African in Britain. Gronniosaw's autobiography...

TriciaG 1 hour 21 minutes

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Diary Written in the Provincial Lunatic Asylum

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Mary Huestis Pengilly - Diary Written in the Provincial Lunatic Asylum

Mary Pengilly was taken to a Lunatic Asylum by her sons where she kept a diary, which this book is taken from. Mary records the harsh conditions and treatments received at the hands of the nurses during her stay. Once...

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Pauline von Hugel - Royal Son and Mother

Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin (1770-1840) was an emigre Russian aristocrat and Catholic priest who is acclaimed as «The Apostle of the Alleghenies.» He is the son of Prince Dimitri Alexeievich, a Russian ambassador to...

dave7 1 hour 29 minutes

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עולה (Injustice), with excerpt from The Escaping Club

Action & Adventure Fiction

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יוסף חיים ברנר Yosef Haim Brenner - עולה (Injustice), with excerpt from The Escaping Club

This is a bilingual project. The first part, in Hebrew, is the story «Injustice» by Yosef Haim Brenner, written following the conquest of Palestine by the British troops during WWI. The story takes place on the...

Omri Lernau 1 hour 18 minutes

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G. K. Chesterton - Lord Kitchener

“The paradox of all this part of his life lies in this--that, destined as he was to be the greatest enemy of Mahomedanism, he was quite exceptionally a friend of Mahomedans.” (Summary quoted from Gilbert Keith...

Ray Clare 57 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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