True Crime
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Alexandre Dumas - Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 6: Part 1: Joan of Naples
The celebrated crimes committed during the life of Joan (Joanna I) of Naples span from personal misdeeds (adulteries and mariticide) to regional warfare (like the 1345 War in the Piedmont), and ultimately unraveled...
3 hours 43 minutes
War & Military
733
Richmond Pearson Hobson - Sinking of the ''Merrimac''
During the Spanish-American War, Naval Constructor Hobson U.S.N. devised a plan to scuttle a ship in the channel leading to Santiago harbor in Cuba and thus bottle up the Spanish fleet at anchor in the bay. This book...
5 hours 19 minutes
Memoirs
719
Sidney Colvin - Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends
These are the letters of John Keats, as written to family, close friends and others during his brief, eventful years as an artist. (However, the editor chose to exclude love letters to Fanny Brawne, respecting their...
15 hours 33 minutes
Animals & Nature
923
Howard R. Garis - Uncle Wiggily's Fortune (version 2)
Howard Garis, one of the most prolific children's writers of the 20th century, is credited with writing over 1500 Uncle Wiggily stories, originally appearing in the Saturday Evening Post. In this collection, we have...
4 hours 22 minutes
Humorous Fiction
905
Edwin Abbott Abbott - Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (version 2)
This is a satirical novel written by Edwin A. Abbott, first published in 1884. Abbott uses a two-dimensional world, with himself as the protagonist, known simply as «A Square», to deride the Victorian aristocracy and...
4 hours 31 minutes
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