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William Sangster - Umbrellas and Their History

A whimsically serious look at the umbrella and society. (summary by Clarica)

Clarica and 5 more 1 hour 46 minutes

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War & Military

579

John Richard Hale - Famous Sea Fights

I propose to tell in non-technical and popular language the story of some of the most remarkable episodes in the history of sea power. I shall begin with the first sea-fight of which we have a detailed history—the...

Barry Eads and 16 more 11 hours 54 minutes

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Children's Fiction

521

M. B. Synge - Great Englishwomen

Great Englishwomen is a collection of biographies of some of the greatest women in England's history. Women who were leaders of their country in troubled times, women who were reformers in prison conditions, and...

Laura Caldwell 3 hours 31 minutes

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United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection, volume 1

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United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection, volume 1

This collection comprises recordings of 17 historic speeches given to the UK House of Commons between 1628 and 1956. Readings are of speeches origninally given by parliamentarians including Oliver Cromwell, Edmund...

David Federman and 8 more 5 hours 11 minutes UK Parliamentary Speeches

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Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61

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Abner Doubleday - Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61

Now that the prejudices and bitter partisan feeling of the past are subsiding, it seems a fitting time to record the facts and incidents connected with the first conflict of the Rebellion. Of the eleven officers who...

FNH 3 hours 21 minutes

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History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. VI

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Edward Gibbon - History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. VI

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the celebrated English historian Edward Gibbon. The books cover the...

TriciaG and 13 more 18 hours 46 minutes The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

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The 9/11 Commission - 9/11 Commission Report

9/11 Commission Report, formally titled Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, is the official report of the events leading up to the September 11, 2001 attacks. It was...

Sam Stinson and 17 more 23 hours 19 minutes United States Government Reports

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Doris Stevens - Jailed For Freedom

A first-hand account of the 1913-1919 campaign of American suffragettes, detailing their treatment at the hands of the courts, and the true conditions of their incarceration. (Summary by Sarah Jennings)

Blazin48 and 9 more 10 hours 6 minutes

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History

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Bill Nye - Comic History of the United States

This text takes the reader on a comical journey from the time of the first European settlement through the Civil War. The author's caustic wit is evident throughout the book in his numerous sarcastic and humorous...

Allyson Hester 6 hours 14 minutes

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George L. Apperson - Social History of Smoking

This work tells the history of smoking in England from the social point of view. Thus it does not deal with the history of tobacco growing or tobacco related manufacture, but is rather the story of how smoking has...

Maire Rhode and 10 more 7 hours 3 minutes

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Children's Fiction

506

Jacob Abbott - Cleopatra

A biography of the famous Cleopatra of Egypt, written in a manner, equally interesting to children and to adults.

Alana Jordan and 8 more 6 hours 28 minutes

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Children's Fiction

533

M. B. Synge - Awakening of Europe

The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge is the third book in the series, Story of the World. Included in this history is a myriad of interesting men, women, and events that shaped Europe during the years 1520-1745....

Laura Caldwell 6 hours 1 minute

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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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