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Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)

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Plato (Πλάτων) - Critias

This is an incomplete dialogue from the late period of Plato's life. Plato most likely created it after Republic and it contains the famous story of Atlantis, that Plato tells with such skill that many have believed...

Kevin Johnson 1 hour 6 minutes

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General Fiction

416

Page Andrews - Dixie Book of Days

The author used a yearly calendar to focus on pieces written by Southern authors. Many of these writers are little known, having created for their own enjoyment or peace of mind, not necessarily for publication....

Bill Boerst 4 hours 29 minutes

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467

Robert Louis Stevenson - Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes

A classic of travel writing, this book recounts Stevenson's adventures on an extended walk through uplands and mountains in south-western France. Humorous on his own failings as a traveller, and on his travails with...

Patrick Wallace 3 hours 57 minutes

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Two Bears, and Other Sermons for Children

Children's Fiction

447

J. C. Ryle - Two Bears, and Other Sermons for Children

”Let no one make you think that you are too young to serve God. That is not true. As soon as you know right from wrong, you are old enough to begin taking the right way. As soon as you are old enough to be punished...

MaryAnn 2 hours 30 minutes

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481

Randolph B. Marcy - Prairie Traveler

Commissioned by the US War Department and written in 1859 by a decorated US Army captain, The Prairie Traveler is a complete how-to travel guide for the westward-bound pioneer. Covering topics from first aid for...

Angel5 7 hours 7 minutes

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409

Mary Anne Barker - Station Life in New Zealand

Station Life in New Zealand is a collection of cheerful and interesting letters written by Lady Mary Anne Barker (nee Mary Anne Stewart) that is a New Zealand «classic». These letters are described in the Preface as...

Gail Timmerman Vaughan 6 hours 1 minute

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481

Errico Malatesta - Anarchy

Anarchy explained by the anarchist Errico Malatesta. (Summary by Vineshen Pillay)

Anna Simon 1 hour 46 minutes

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520

Charles Dickens - Pictures from Italy

e: Dickens takes time off his novels to give an account of travels which he and his family undertook in France and Italy. There are vivid descriptions of the places, but also of the people and their lives. (Summary...

Anthony Ogus 7 hours 43 minutes

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Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)

417

Plato (Πλάτων) - Alcibiades I

As Jowett relates in his brilliant introduction, 95% of Plato's writing is certain and his reputation rests soundly on this foundation. The Alcibiades 1 appears to be a short work by Plato with only two characters:...

Kevin Johnson 2 hours 15 minutes

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Book of Divine Consolation of the Blessed Angela of Foligno

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Blessed Angela of Foligno - Book of Divine Consolation of the Blessed Angela of Foligno

The Blessed Angela of Foligno, T.O.S.F., (c. 1248 – 4 January 1309) was a Christian author, Franciscan tertiary and mystic. She was noted not only for her spiritual writings, but also for founding a religious...

Ann Boulais 7 hours 44 minutes

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Gentleman and Lady's Book of Politeness and Propriety of Deportment

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444

Élisabeth Celnart - Gentleman and Lady's Book of Politeness and Propriety of Deportment

A mid-nineteenth century book of etiquette. (Summary by Libby Gohn)

Lyn Silva and 16 more 5 hours 23 minutes

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Charles C. Nott - Mystery of the Pinckney Draught

Charles Pinckney, member of the South Carolina legislature, Confederation Congress, U.S. Congress, and notably the Constitutional Convention of 1787, may have been regarded by some as perhaps the true author of the...

Roger Melin 7 hours 23 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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