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War & Military

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James Franck Bright - Maria Theresa

By the time of his death in 1740, the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles VI, had done everything possible to secure the succession to the throne of his daughter, Maria Theresa, but practically nothing to train her how to...

Pamela Nagami 7 hours 11 minutes

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Children's Non-fiction

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Margaret Duncan Kelly - Story of Sir Walter Raleigh

«Relates the story of Raleigh from his boyhood days on the coast of Devonshire, to his exploits in Ireland and his unexpected entry into the court of Queen Elizabeth. We travel with him as he pursues the ships of the...

Lazlo and 4 more 2 hours 3 minutes

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Published 1800 -1900

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Francis Marion Crawford - Katharine Lauderdale Volume 1

Katharine Lauderdale would be a New York society belle, if it were not for her miserly father. Her older sister has escaped the unhappy parental home by marrying and Katherine plans to do the same, but her father has...

Lynne T 7 hours 46 minutes Katharine Lauderdale

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War & Military

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Archibald Primrose - Pitt

Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, liberal prime minister (1894-1895), wrote this short biography of William Pitt, the Younger (1759-1806), the controversial young prime minister who led Great Britain during...

Pamela Nagami 9 hours 30 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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L. Frank Baum - Glinda of Oz (version 2)

Glinda the Good, the great sorceress of Oz takes the spotlight in this, the very last OZ book written by L. Frank Baum himself. Ozma hears of previously unknown parts of her kingdom having difficulties and at war with...

Phil Chenevert 4 hours 43 minutes Oz books

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Historical Fiction

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Prosper Mérimée - Carmen

On a trip to Spain in 1830, our narrator recounts his encounters with two strange characters: a thief named Don José Navarro and a beautiful Romani woman named Carmen...little does he know that soon, these two will be...

ToddHW and 3 more 2 hours 17 minutes

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Poetry

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Edwin Arlington Robinson - Children of the Night

This is a collection of poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson, titled the Children of the Night, and including, besides the famous title poem, several ballads, and poems dedicated to other authors and poets. — Summary by...

Jacquelyn Bengfort and 12 more 1 hour 42 minutes

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War & Military

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Eleanor C. Price - Cardinal de Richelieu

Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu (1585-1642), the dreaded red eminence, mentor and manager of Louis XIII, skilled in logistics, he subdued in battle the unruly Huguenot aristocracy, successfully resisted...

Pamela Nagami 11 hours 46 minutes

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Plays

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Nō Plays of Japan

Noh (Nō), or Nogaku—derived from the Sino-Japanese word for «skill» or «talent»—is a major form of classical Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Developed by Kan'ami and his son...

Expatriate 5 hours 49 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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George Gibbs - In Search of Mademoiselle

Preface note by George Gibbs: There were no more vivid episodes in the colonization of the New World than those resulting from the attempts of the French people to gain a permanent foothold on our shores… The most...

Tony Oliva 11 hours 26 minutes

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Literary Fiction

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Charles Weathers Bump - Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories

A collection of offbeat stories. Some are a bit out of the ordinary as suggested by the title story about a freshwater mermaid; some are not. — Summary by Amy Gramour

Brice and 7 more 3 hours 32 minutes

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Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady - Volume 8

Epistolary Fiction

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Samuel Richardson - Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady - Volume 8

In Volume 8 Clarissa continues to decline towards her pitiful end, while Lovelace remains defiant, even as his nemesis Colonel Morden finally arrives his town. One of the earliest and certainly the longest novel in...

Nicole Lee 8 hours 51 minutes Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson, in 9 Volumes

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