General Fiction
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Sarah Orne Jewett - Country of the Pointed Firs
The Country of the Pointed Firs (1896) is considered Jewett’s finest work, described by Henry James as her “beautiful little quantum of achievement.” Despite James’s diminutives, the novel remains a classic. Because...
4 hours 25 minutes
*Non-fiction
559
Thomas Babington Macaulay - History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 1, Chapter 05)
This chapter of Macaulay’s, History of England is concerned, for a large part, with insurrection against James II and his manoeuverings to suppress these. Argyle has been sheltering in Holland and returns to raise an...
4 hours 42 minutes
*Non-fiction
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Elizabeth E. Lea - Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
The compiler of [this book] having entered early in life upon a train of duties, was frequently embarrassed by her ignorance of domestic affairs. For, whilst receipt books for elegant preparations were often seen,...
8 hours 47 minutes