Memoirs
820
Henry William Haygarth - Recollections of Bush Life in Australia
This was written in the mid 1800’s at time when Australia saw an influx of immigration from Europe and when England was sending some prisoners to Australia rather than to prisons. Haygarth shows us what it is like,...
6 hours 26 minutes
War & Military
961
Frederick A. Talbot - Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War
«Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War» is an interesting read of the beginnings of air warfare in World War I. Anyone interested in early aviation and armament will find this a fascinating work. By William Tomcho.
6 hours 48 minutes
Cooking
844
Janet McKenzie Hill - Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes and Home Made Candy Recipes
A selection of chocolate recipes which were produced for Walter Baker & Co, the oldest producer of chocolate in the United States. Advertisements used by Walter Baker & Co can be found in Section 7. They are read by:...
2 hours 41 minutes
Crafts & Hobbies
897
Frederick Milnes Edge - Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion
Paul Morphy, born in New Orleans in 1837, was considered the greatest chess player of his era. He was a child prodigy who learned playing chess simply by watching family members play, and when he was only 9 years old,...
5 hours 38 minutes
Philosophy
863
John Churton Collins - Posthumous Essays of John Churton Collins
John Churton Collins was a literary critic who lived from 1848-1908. In 1904 John Collins became professor of English literature at Birmingham University (United Kingdom). He writes about the lives of English and...
9 hours 35 minutes
Single author
1.6K
Edgar Allan Poe - Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 5
This, the last of 5 volumes containing Poe's works, contains a collection of both prose and poetry. (Summary by TriciaG) Cast List for Section 42: Narrator / Stage Directions: Ellen Preckel Alessandra:...
8 hours 41 minutes
Comedy
934
William Shakespeare - Midsummer Night's Dream (version 3)
The play features three interlocking plots, connected by a celebration of the wedding of Theseus of Athens and the Amazon queen, Hippolyta, which is set simultaneously in the woodland and in the realm of Fairyland,...
2 hours 16 minutes
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