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568
Olaudah Equiano - Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, written in 1789, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. It discusses his time spent in slavery, serving primarily on galleys, documents his attempts at...
8 hours 5 minutes
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576
David Hume - Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
The Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is a shortened and simplified version of Hume's masterpiece A Treatise of Human Nature. It sought to reach a wider audience, and to dispel some of the virulent criticism...
5 hours 54 minutes
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483
Immanuel Kant - Perpetual Peace: A Philosophic Essay (Hastie Translation)
This essay, written in 1795, puts forth a plan for a lasting peace between nations and peoples. Kant puts forth necessary means to any peace, and argues that nations can be brought into federation with one another...
2 hours 11 minutes
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502
Immanuel Kant - On the Popular Judgment: That may be Right in Theory, but does not Hold Good in the Praxis
This tripartite essay – published variously as “On the Popular Judgment” (J. Richardson trans.), “On the Old Saw” (E.B. Ashton trans.), or “On the Common Saying” (both M.J. Gregor and H.B. Nisbet) – Kant takes up the...
2 hours 12 minutes
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540
Edward Gibbon - History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. II
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. Volume I was published...
21 hours 25 minutes
Humorous Fiction
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Irwin Leslie Gordon - Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who Wanted to Be
A short, humorous biography of famous people from 5000 BC to 1914. — S. McGaughey From the Introduction, «The editor begs leave to inform the public that only persons who can produce proper evidence of their...
3 hours 2 minutes
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473
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard - First Battle of Bull Run
General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was one of the senior commanders of Southern forces during the Civil War. It was he who initiated the hostilities by opening fire on Ft. Sumter in Charleston harbor, in April,...
1 hour 42 minutes
