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Tragedy

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Christopher Marlowe - Tamburlaine the Great, Part 1

Tamburlaine the Great is the name of a play in two parts by Christopher Marlowe. It is loosely based on the life of the Central Asian emperor, Timur 'the lame'. Written in 1587 or 1588, the play is a milestone in...

Martin Geeson 2 hours 21 minutes

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Chronicles of Canada Volume 17 - Tecumseh: A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People

Modern (19th C)

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Ethel T. Raymond - Chronicles of Canada Volume 17 - Tecumseh: A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People

Tecumseh was a leader of the Shawnee and a large tribal confederacy that opposed the United States during the War of 1812. He became a folk hero remembered by many Canadians for his defense of their country. (Summary...

Cate Barratt and 3 more 3 hours Chronicles of Canada Series

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Science Fiction

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H. G. Wells - Time Machine (Version 4)

The Time Machine is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells, published in 1895 for the first time and later adapted into at least two feature films of the same name, as well as two television versions, and a large...

Paul Adams and 3 more 3 hours 47 minutes

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King James Version

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King James Version (KJV) - Bible (KJV) NT 05: Acts (version 2)

The Acts of the Apostles, also known as The Book of Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament. It follows the 4 Gospel accounts not only in order but in chronology. As the Gospels end with the death and...

Jason Justice and 1 more 2 hours 36 minutes Bible (King James Version)

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*Non-fiction

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Gustav Kobbé - How to Appreciate Music

Originally published in 1906, this book is essentially a how to guide on music appreciation. Includes sections on the pianoforte, orchestral, and vocal music. Good for anyone who wishes for a greater appreciation of...

Patrick Wells and 10 more 7 hours 20 minutes

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General Fiction

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George Ade - Fables in Slang

While a columnist for The Chicago Record humorist George Ade penned numerous “fables” which were subsequently collected into books. Fables in Slang is the first of these collections. It contains 26 satirical stories...

Gregg Margarite 1 hour 43 minutes

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Adventures of Mr. Mocker (dramatic reading)

Dramatic Readings

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Thornton W. Burgess - Adventures of Mr. Mocker (dramatic reading)

When an innocent blue jay starts talking in his sleep, it's up to him to find out what's going on in this fun, naturalistic, Southern-style children's story. (Summary by Miriam Esther Goldman) Cast: Narration:...

1 hour 42 minutes

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Religion

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Eva K. Betz - Knight of Molokai

Hurricane! Volcano eruptions and fire! Leprosy! Nothing deterred Father Damien from doing the work to which he had been called. Outstandingly big and strong as a boy, he was notably kind as a young man. He needed all...

Maria Therese 3 hours 25 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

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Oliver Onions - Widdershins

Onions wrote several collections of ghost stories, of which the best known is Widdershins (1911). It includes the novella The Beckoning Fair One, widely regarded as one of the best in the genre of horror fiction,...

Don W. Jenkins 7 hours 35 minutes

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General Fiction

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Emma Wolf - Other Things Being Equal

Ruth Levice, the daughter of a rich San Francisco Jewish merchant, meats Dr. Herbert Kemp, and they slowly fall in love. However, she is Jewish and he is not. Can love overcome such an obstacle? And what is more...

Amy Gramour and 6 more 7 hours 1 minute

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Fantastic Fiction

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John Kendrick Bangs - Pursuit of the House-Boat

This sequel to Bangs' A House-Boat on the Styx continues the «thought-experiment» of bringing various historical and fictional figures together, detailing the adventures of the ladies of Hades after they are kidnapped...

Emma Joyce 3 hours 8 minutes

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Romance

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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - Miss Sara Sampson

G.E. Lessing, widely regarded by students of theater as the world's first dramaturg, was also one of the first proponents of the German bourgeois tragedy. Miss Sara Sampson, in which a young woman runs off with a...

2 hours 48 minutes

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