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H. G. Wells - Certain Personal Matters
Although best known for his works of science fiction, social commentary and history, H.G. Wells here gives us humorous and light-hearted pieces on a wide variety of intriguing topics from chess to death. Each essay is...
6 hours 23 minutes
Cooking
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Juliet Corson - Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery
«This course of lectures is designed to meet the wants of two classes of persons: First—Those who are experienced housekeepers, familiar with the principles and practice of cookery, but who desire information...
4 hours 39 minutes
Early Modern
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Agnes Arber - Herbals, Their Origin and Evolution: A Chapter in the History of Botany
Eminent British botanist Agnes Arber provides an authoritative history of printed Herbals — books widely used in early modern Europe to catalogue the uses of different kinds of plants. While Herbals often reflected...
5 hours 25 minutes
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