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Writing & Linguistics

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William Blades - Enemies of Books

The author, an avid book collector, calls for the better protection of books against the «enemies» which lead to their physical destruction. In a series of brief chapters, he details the losses caused by raging fire,...

Maria Kasper 2 hours 32 minutes

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Family Life

597

Edward P. Roe - Driven Back To Eden

Frustrated with life in the tenements generally and the negative influences on his children specifically, a father decides to move his family to the country, where they live off the land and breathe fresh air. —...

DavidG 7 hours 31 minutes

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Children's Non-fiction

497

Travel Stories Retold From St. Nicholas

St. Nicholas was a popular magazine aimed at young folks in the late nineteenth – early twentieth century. Its articles were usually well-written and often by authors who became famous later on. This collection of...

David Wales 4 hours 19 minutes

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Science Fiction

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Randall Garrett - Man Who Hated Mars

To escape from Mars, all Clayton had to do was the impossible. Break out of a crack-proof exile camp—get onto a ship that couldn't be boarded—smash through an impenetrable wall of steel. Perhaps he could do all these...

Phil Chenevert 2 hours 35 minutes

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State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1861 - 1868)

Literary Collections

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Andrew Johnson - State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1861 - 1868)

The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress, typically delivered annually. The address not only reports on the condition...

garybclayton and 4 more 8 hours 26 minutes State of the Union Addresses

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Romance

480

Ethel Mary Brodie - Rose-colored World, and Other Fantasies

Love stories make perfect short stories. This collection contains 16 different short stories on the different ways a love affair can play out. — Summary by Carolin

realisticspeakers and 10 more 7 hours 37 minutes

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Nautical & Marine Fiction

513

William Clark Russell - Phantom Death and Other Stories

This is a book of remarkable nautical ghost and horror stories written by William Clark Russell in 1893. The stories are for the most part set on ships and bring the reader on board for ghostly nights, wonderful...

James K. White and 6 more 7 hours 23 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

564

Marie Belloc Lowndes - Studies in Love and in Terror

This is a collection of five stories by Marie Belloc Lowndes. The stories are neither love stories nor ghost and horror stories but they each combine elements of both. In this way, they can be enjoyed by a large...

Grant Hicks and 5 more 5 hours 58 minutes

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Science Fiction

499

Pauline Ashwell - Lost Kafoozalum

«Lizzie» Lee and her best friend «B» have just finished their finals in Cultural Engineering at Russett College and are enjoying a well-earned break on a Pacific Island when they are kidnapped by their professor and...

Nigel Fisher 1 hour 56 minutes

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Romance

500

Edward P. Roe - Opening a Chestnut Burr

Walter Gregory is a gentleman whose health is broken down by the stress of Wall Street and the consequences of his fast lifestyle. Disillusioned in love and betrayed in friendship, he returns to visit his childhood...

LikeManyWaters 12 hours 37 minutes

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Railway Children (version 2 Dramatic Reading)

Dramatic Readings

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E. Nesbit - Railway Children (version 2 Dramatic Reading)

Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are suddenly yanked out of their comfortable lives and removed to live in the country with only their mother and to «play at being poor». Will they ever again be allowed to have bread with...

6 hours 16 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

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G. K. Chesterton - Fancies Versus Fads

A Collection of 31 essays from G.K. Chesterton. “I have strung these things together on a slight enough thread; but as the things themselves are slight, it is possible that the thread (and the metaphor) may...

Larry Wilson and 15 more 7 hours 33 minutes

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