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Thomas Hardy - Mayor of Casterbridge (version 3)
In a fit of drunkenness, Michael Henchard sells his wife and baby daughter to the highest bidder at a country fair. He lives with regret and swears off drink, until his wife and daughter return eighteen years later,...
11 hours 29 minutes
Memoirs
763
Thomas Dallam - Dallam's Travels with an Organ to the Grand Signieur, 1599-1600
Queen Elizabeth the First of England, the Grand Turk at Constantinople, and an organ builder named Thomas Dallam—quite a trio. In 1599, Elizabeth commanded master organ builder Dallam to construct and deliver to the...
3 hours 51 minutes
Satire
1.1K
Washington Irving - Knickerbocker's History of New York, Vol. 1
Washington Irving, an author, biographer, historian, and diplomat, completed his first major work, a satire of contemporary local history and politics entitled A History of New-York from the Beginning of the World to...
6 hours 59 minutes
War & Military
1.1K
Anonymous - German Deserter's War Experience
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid...
5 hours 20 minutes
War & Military
859
James McConnell - Flying for France - With the American Escadrille at Verdun
The experiences of American James R. McConnell, while flying with the French Flying Corp at Verdun during World War One. Sgt McConnell was a member of the Layfette Escadrille also called the American Escadrille from...
2 hours 6 minutes
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