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Lion of Saint Mark: A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century

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G. A. Henty - Lion of Saint Mark: A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century

«Of all the chapters of history, there are few more interesting or wonderful than that which tells the story of the rise and progress of Venice.» And thus begins another swashbuckling adventure by G. A. Henty. The...

Rachel and 5 more 11 hours 59 minutes

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Marshall Saunders - 'Tilda Jane

When spunky 'Tilda Jane isn't allowed to keep her beloved dog with her at the orphanage, she decides to set out on her own in search of a home where the inseparable pair will be accepted. Throughout her weary travels...

Phil Chenevert and 7 more 5 hours 35 minutes

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Emily Sarah Holt - Lady Sybil's Choice

This historical novel is set in the 1100s in France and Jerusalem, following the First Crusade. Part of the story of Guy of Lusignan (a real historical character) is told through the eyes of his fictional sister,...

Rachel and 5 more 7 hours 21 minutes

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Honoré de Balzac - Catherine De' Medici

The Philosophical Studies from The Human Comedy (La Comedie Humaine) are a series of works that are intended as a reflection on history in part through the use of fiction. 'Catherine de Medici' is one such 'study',...

Edmund Bloxam 11 hours 2 minutes

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Alexandre Dumas - Catherine Howard (Dramatic Reading)

Subtitled «The Throne, The Tomb, and The Scaffold — An Historical Play in 3 Acts From the Celebrated Play of that Name by Alexandre Dumas» — How can you resist a play about English history — the doomed fifth wife of...

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Émile Zola - His Masterpiece

“His Masterpiece" (“L’Oeuvre”) is a fictionalized account of the Parisian art world in the mid 19th century, and the emerging Realism, Naturalism and Impressionism movements. Emile Zola and Paul Cezanne had been...

Lisa Reichert 15 hours 44 minutes

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John Galsworthy - Fraternity

A satire of middle-class complacency and artistic aspiration. It is the story of a strange bohemian upper-class love triangle, and of a mystic tract. (Summary by Simon Evers)

Simon Evers 10 hours 13 minutes

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Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police - A Tale of the Macleod Trail

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Ralph Connor - Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police - A Tale of the Macleod Trail

Cameron, a young man from Edinburgh, is a university student who is a rising star on the football team. When the big day comes and he nearly fails his team, he doubts he'll ever be good for anything ever again. Things...

Lynne T and 5 more 12 hours 29 minutes

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Sir Walter Scott - Black Dwarf

The Black Dwarf is the first of the “Tales of My Landlord” series, which also includes The Bride of Lammermoor and The Heart of Midlothian. The third preliminary chapter depicts two horsemen arriving at the Wallace...

tbragg and 5 more 6 hours 15 minutes

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Deal in Wheat and other Stories of the New and Old West

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Frank Norris - Deal in Wheat and other Stories of the New and Old West

This collection of Frank Norris' stories was published after his death in 1902. These stories range in topic from the machinations of the commodities market in Chicago in «A Deal in Wheat» to a desperate race for love...

Don W. Jenkins 5 hours 4 minutes

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Florence Morse Kingsley - Paul: A Herald of the Cross

This is an exciting sequel to the earlier books Titus: A Comrade of the Cross and Stephen: A Soldier of the Cross . It tells the story of the apostle Paul, from his conversion through his imprisonment. ( Rachel)

Rachel and 12 more 11 hours 6 minutes

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Martha Finley - Elsie's New Relations

In this ninth book in the classic Elsie Dinsmore series, the family finishes their summer at the seaside and returns to Ion. The narrative turns from Elsie to Violet's family, particularly her step-children Max and...

Lily Marie and 7 more 6 hours 26 minutes Elsie Dinsmore Series

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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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