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Essays & Short Works

756

E. Walter Walters - Confessions of a Book-Lover

«I am of the company of book men who read simply for the love of it,» confesses E. Walter Walters, in this gently written tome. Walters documents his habit of «book fishing--» seeking and finding quality volumes in...

DrPGould 2 hours 4 minutes

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Poetry

940

Kate Slaughter McKinney - Katydid's Poems

This is a volume of poems by Kate Slaughter McKinney, poet laureate of the State of Alabama of 1931, who often went by the pen-name Katydid. The poems are cute and amusing, children will enjoy them. — Summary by Carolin

Kirby Wheatland and 8 more 3 hours 8 minutes

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Poetry

859

Marian Longfellow - Contrasted Songs

This is a volume of collected poetry by American poet Marian Longfellow. The poems lack a uniform theme, but, as the author puts it, «Among these „Contrasted Songs“ I trust that the reader will find something to which...

Larry Wilson and 8 more 2 hours 1 minute

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

785

Jean Lang - Book of Myths

This is a collection of myths--mostly Greek with a smattering of others from the east--written in a clear and easy-to-read style. Lang complemented each myth with poetry by other authors who, like her, were inspired...

James K. White 10 hours 24 minutes

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Peeps at People - Being Certain Papers from the Writings of Anne Warrington Witherup

Biography & Autobiography

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John Kendrick Bangs - Peeps at People - Being Certain Papers from the Writings of Anne Warrington Witherup

Written by a fictitious first-person narrator, this book puts a humorous spin on encounters with several famous people of the time. «I set forth from my office in London upon my pilgrimage to the shrines of the...

Tom Penn and 7 more 2 hours 31 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

696

Benjamin Griffith Brawley - Women of Achievement

This volume, published in 1919 by the American Women's Baptist Home Mission Society, opens with an introduction spelling out the important work done by African American women. It speaks both to the «invisible work» of...

BettyB and 1 more 1 hour 38 minutes

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Christianity - Commentary

685

Reuben Archer Torrey - Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

Before one can correctly understand the work of the Holy Spirit, he must first of all know the Spirit Himself. A frequent source of error and fanaticism about the work of the Holy Spirit is the attempt to study and...

MaryAnn 6 hours 58 minutes

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Action & Adventure

1.2K

L. Frank Baum - Wonderful Wizard of Oz (version 5)

The story that started it all, and inspired plays, movies, and more. Young Dorothy Gale is whisked away to a magical land, meets wonderful friends, and has several adventures. — Summary by W. Blaine Dowler

W. Blaine Dowler 2 hours 41 minutes Oz books

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Culture & Heritage Fiction

775

Louis Hémon - Maria Chapdelaine (version 2)

The novel Maria Chapdelaine portrays life in rural Quebec at the beginning of the 20th century. Published first in French in 1913, it is a famous example of the genre known as «novels of the land» («romans du...

Bruce Pirie 5 hours 19 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

833

Arthur Wing Pinero - Schoolmistress

The second of Pinero's farces, following the wildly successful The Magistrate, and likewise a hit. The Schoolmistress has a secret: «Think of the deception I am practising upon dear Vere! Think of the people who...

2 hours 52 minutes

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Plays

824

Alexandre Dumas - Paul Jones

Dumas's play talks of American Naval Hero John Paul Jones's romantic entanglements and affairs of honor ashore in France. He later converted it to a novel. — Summary by ToddHW Cast list: The Marquis D'Auray:...

2 hours 28 minutes

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Plays

755

George Farquhar - Inconstant

Subtitled «The Way to Win Him:, this play is placed in Paris — a change from many others of Farquhar's plays which used English settings — though still presented to the same English audience. „This comedy… had a...

2 hours 2 minutes

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