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Richard Steele - Lying Lover: or, The Ladies' Friendship
«The spark of this play is introduced with as much agility and life as he brought with him from France, and as much humour as I could bestow upon him in England. But he uses the advantages of a learned education, a...
2 hours 43 minutes
General
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Ruth Plumly Thompson - Cowardly Lion of Oz (version 2)
Mustafa of Mudge has heard of the famous Cowardly Lion of Oz, and decides to capture him and put him into a zoo! He enlists the help of Bob Up and a clown called Notta Bit More — the master of disguise! The Cowardly...
5 hours 16 minutes
Modern (19th C)
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Sir Grafton Elliot Smith - Tutankhamen: and the Discovery of His Tomb by the Late Earl of Carnarvon and Mr. Howard Carter
(From the Introduction) “Never before in the history of archaeological inquiry has any event excited such immediate and world-wide interest as Mr. Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb in November 1922. It...
2 hours 17 minutes
Romance
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William Harrison Ainsworth - Star-Chamber: An Historical Romance, Volume 2
The second volume of a romance with the backdrop of the notorious Star Chamber of the English legal system. The Chamber began as purely administrative, but gradually took on more of a judicial role, enforcing the...
7 hours 36 minutes
Earth Sciences
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Agnes Giberne - Ocean of Air - Meteorology for Beginners
This is an immensely readable book explaining anything to do with air — the atmosphere, wind and clouds, and life. This 1896 explanation has since been overtaken by more specific scientific discoveries, but the...
9 hours 52 minutes
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