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General Fiction

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O. Henry - Gentle Grafter

If Jefferson «Parleyvoo» Pickens had appeared in print just a few years later, he might have been the «Gentle Grifter» instead of the «Gentle Grafter», the name O. Henry picked for him. His situation as an ethical...

Leslie Walden 4 hours 36 minutes

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Early Modern

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Elizabeth Raffald - Experienced English Housekeeper

'Cut a large old hare in small pieces, and put it in a mug with three blades of mace, a little salt, two large onions, one red herring, six morels, half a pint of red wine, three quarts of water, bake it in a quick...

Phil Benson 9 hours 46 minutes

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General Fiction

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E. F. Benson - Dodo Wonders

«Dodo Wonders» is the third and last of the «Dodo» novels by E.F. Benson, author of the «Mapp and Lucia» series as well as numerous stand-alone novels and short stories. Dodo was rumored to be based on Lady Margot...

CrowGirl 5 hours 52 minutes

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Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)

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Aristotle - Physics

Physics (Greek: Φυσικὴ ἀκρόασις; Latin: Physica, or Physicae Auscultationes) discusses concepts including: substance, accident, the infinite, causation, motion, time and the Prime Mover. (Summary by Geoffrey Edwards)

Geoffrey Edwards 9 hours 39 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Olive Beaupre Miller - Treasure Chest of My Bookhouse

Full of delightful fairy tales, charming poems and engaging stories, this is the fourth volume of the «My Bookhouse» series for little ones. Originally published in the 1920's as a six volume set, these books, edited...

Pascal Ramseier and 28 more 13 hours 2 minutes My Bookhouse Series

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Christianity - Other

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Andrew Murray - Spiritual Life

In this book, Andrew Murray explores the dynamics of the Christian life as Jesus means it to be lived. He explains how the Holy Spirit is essential to living effectively as a believer. Christians are often all too...

Christopher Smith 7 hours 21 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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Frances Alice Forbes - Life of St. Vincent de Paul

Vincent De Paul [c. 1581 — 1660] was a man renowned during his own century for his compassion, humility and generosity. During the days when galleys were part of any countries' war machine and these galleys were rowed...

Bellona Times and 1 more 1 hour 57 minutes

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General Fiction

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Jean Webster - Jerry

Jerry is the humorous story of a young man's attempt to win his lady. Jerry is waiting for his friends at a hotel in Italy, and is bored and lonely. When he hears that a beautiful American lady, Constance Wilder, is...

Lynne T and 4 more 4 hours 8 minutes

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Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (version 2)

Horror & Supernatural Fiction

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Charles Dickens - Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (version 2)

The last of Dickens' Christmas novellas (1848), The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain centres around Professor Redlaw, a teacher of chemistry, whose personal life has been marred by sorrow and, he feels, by...

Ruth Golding 4 hours 14 minutes

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Published 1800 -1900

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Charles Dickens - Christmas Carol (version 06)

The tale begins on a Christmas Eve exactly seven years after the death of Ebenezer Scrooge's business partner. Scrooge has no place in his life for kindness, compassion, charity or benevolence. He hates Christmas,...

Kara Shallenberg 3 hours 8 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Frank Gee Patchin - Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali

Yee-Haww! The Pony Rider Boys are on the move again! This time the boys are in the desert of Nevada, discovering the beauty and perils in 100 degree heat. It should be another thrilling ride that Professor Zepplin has...

Richard Kilmer and 6 more 5 hours 10 minutes The Pony Rider Boys series

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*Non-fiction

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Sarath Kumar Ghosh - Wonders of the Jungle

How do elephants drink? What is the Law of the Jungle at the water hole? How does an elephant baby learn to feed and learn to swim? How do they walk under water? In what order do buffaloes drink? How do buffaloes...

bala and 9 more 3 hours 33 minutes

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