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Biography & Autobiography

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Constantine Panunzio - Soul of an Immigrant

Constantine Panunzio (1884-1964) begins his autobiography by describing his childhood in Molfetta, Italy. At age 13, he left home as a sailor, landing in Boston in 1902. His trials finding work, learning English, and...

Sue Anderson 8 hours 47 minutes

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War & Military Fiction

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E. M. Delafield - War Workers

This is an early work by the author of «Diary Of A Provincial Lady». During the first world war, in the Midlands, there was a place where soldiers received sandwiches and a bit of comfort. It is run by Miss Vivian, an...

Denise Nordell and 1 more 8 hours 34 minutes

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John Gutenberg, First Master Printer: His Acts and Most Remarkable Discourses and his Death

Fictional Biographies & Memoirs

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Franz von Dingelstedt - John Gutenberg, First Master Printer: His Acts and Most Remarkable Discourses and his Death

This is a brief sketch of the last years of the life of Johannes (John) Gutenberg, the man who invented the movable letter press. We join him in Mayence, where he lives in poverty. We get to know his enemies and his...

Claudia Salto 2 hours 37 minutes

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Science Fiction

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Cyrano de Bergerac - Voyage to the Moon

This is an edition by Professor Curtis Page of the Lovell translation of a seminal work of science fiction by Cyrano de Bergerac. Arguably a whimsical forerunner to the adventure stories of Jules Verne, and the French...

Peter Tucker 3 hours 48 minutes

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

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John D MacDonald - Bullet for Cinderella

HER VENEER WAS BIG CITY… But one look and you knew that Toni Raselle's instincts were straight out of the river shack she came from. I watched her as she toyed with the man, laughing, her tumbled hair like...

Winston Tharp 5 hours 40 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Carey Rockwell - Sabotage in Space

This book is part of the on-going adventures of Tom Corbett in the Space Cadet Stories. Tom, Astro and Roger are determined to find the saboteurs but get framed in the process, risking court martial and expulsion from...

KirksVoice 4 hours 57 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

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Henry Salt - Logic of Vegetarianism

With clear logic and entertaining dialogues, the author presents many reasons for a vegetarian rather than a “flesh-eating” diet, and his arguments for not eating meat are as compelling today as when they were...

Lee Smalley 4 hours 3 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Anna Matlack Richards - New Alice in the Old Wonderland

In this unofficial sequel to Alice in Wonderland, a different Alice, a young American girl named Alice Lee (a huge fan of the original book), stumbles upon a magical door that leads to Wonderland. There, she meets...

CJ Plogue 4 hours 10 minutes

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Grimm's Fairy Tales - Retold in One-Syllable Words

Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm - Grimm's Fairy Tales - Retold in One-Syllable Words

The stories we have read and loved but retold in words of one syllable to make it easier for young readers or those where English is a second language. Some you will know and love, others you may never have heard of...

Doug Fajardo and 9 more 2 hours 58 minutes

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Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

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George Pope Morris - Welcome and Farewell

George Pope Morris was an American editor, poet, and songwriter. In addition to his publishing and editorial work, Morris was popular as a poet and songwriter; especially well-known was his poem-turned-song...

Bruce Kachuk and 11 more 16 minutes

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Memoirs

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John Hay - Abraham Lincoln: A History (Volume 2)

Abraham Lincoln: A History is an 1890 ten-volume account of the life and times of Abraham Lincoln, written by John Nicolay and John Hay, who were his personal secretaries during the American Civil War. Volume 2...

Denise Nordell and 12 more 13 hours 6 minutes Abraham Lincoln: A History in 10 Volumes

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Single author

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Isaac Watts - Psalms of David

Isaac Watts was a poet, hymn-writer and musician. He wrote many of what we regard as «classical hymns» such as «Joy to the World» and «When I survey the wondrous cross». His translations of the Psalms are therefore...

Jael Baldwin and 20 more 8 hours 22 minutes

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