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History

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Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca - Journey of Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Few stories of shipwreck and survival can equal that of the 16th century Spaniard Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca who, cast ashore near present day (USA) Tampa Bay, Florida, in 1528, survived eight years of hand-to-mouth...

Sue Anderson 4 hours 19 minutes

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General Fiction

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George Eliot - Scenes of Clerical Life

Scenes of Clerical Life, which appeared in book form in 1858 (after serial publication in the previous year), was the first published fiction by George Eliot, the pen name for Mary Anne Evans. It consists of three...

Bruce Pirie 15 hours 53 minutes

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Letters

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Horatio Nelson - Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Volume II

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was an English flag officer famous for his service in the Royal Navy, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. He won...

Adrian Wheal and 3 more 2 hours 38 minutes

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Detective Fiction

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Mrs. Charles Bryce - Ashiel Mystery - A Detective Story

Just as the adopted Juliet Byrne finds out the truth about her family, her father is murdered. Luckily the brilliant chocolate-munching Detective Gimblet takes up the case to solve the 'Ashiel Mystery' (Summary by...

Crln Yldz Ksr and 5 more 8 hours 26 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

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Agnes Repplier - Americans and Others

A collection of sometimes biting, always clever commentaries on some of life's foibles — as apt today as when Ms. Repplier wrote them in 1912. Though less know to modern readers, Repplier was in her prime ranked among...

Mary Schneider 5 hours 7 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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Arthur Graeme West - Diary of a Dead Officer

Published posthumously in 1919, this collection of diary entries presents a scathing picture of army life and is said to be one of the most vivid accounts of daily life in the trenches. It chronicles West's...

Ruth Golding 3 hours 43 minutes

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Marriage, as it was, as it is and as it should be

Family & Relationships

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Annie Besant - Marriage, as it was, as it is and as it should be

In this short pamphlet, Annie Besant — a well-known British women's rights activist — lays down British marriage laws as they were at her time. She opposes the view of married women as mere property of their husbands,...

Tony Addison and 1 more 3 hours 12 minutes

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Young's Literal Translation

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Young's Literal Translation - Bible (YLT) 20: Proverbs

This book contains small morsels of great practical wisdom and instruction for all. Solomon, no doubt, wrote the majority of this book, but the last proverb was authored by a King Lemuel, who wrote of the wisdom...

Mark Penfold 1 hour 34 minutes Bible (Youngs Literal Translation)

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Religion

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Sister Mary Jean Dorcy - Crown for Joanna

She was born a princess, heir to her father’s kingdom of Portugal, and she might at will have reigned from almost any throne in Europe. But instead of this, she made what to her world seemed a thoroughly mad choice –...

Maria Therese 1 hour 49 minutes

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Romance

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Wilkie Collins - Poor Miss Finch

“Poor Miss Finch.” That is what everyone calls the courageous protagonist of this book. In other words, “poor thing, she’s blind, isn’t it awful?” Ha! Lucilla Finch is the wisest of all the characters, in spite of,...

Sandra G 20 hours 5 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Lafcadio Hearn - In Ghostly Japan

This collection of 14 stories collected by Lafcadio Hearn, contains Japanese ghost stories, but also several non-fiction pieces. Hearn tries to give a glimpse into the customs of the Japanese, by giving examples of...

Nadine Eckert-Boulet and 5 more 4 hours 33 minutes

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General Fiction

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Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu - Room in the Dragon Volant

J. Sheridan LeFanu's Gothic mystery novel is narrated by Richard Beckett, a young Englishman abroad in Napoleonic-era France. He falls instantly in love with a mysterious and imperiled Countess, whom he glimpses...

Elizabeth Klett 4 hours 34 minutes

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