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George Davis - Frostiana: or a history of the River Thames in a frozen state
The frost fair of 1814 began on 1 February, and lasted four days. A printer named George Davis published a 124-page book, «Frostiana; or a History of the River Thames in a Frozen State». The entire book was type-set...
2 hours 45 minutes
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Francis Ledwidge - Complete Poems of Francis Ledwidge
Francis Ledwidge, Irish poet, served in an Irish battalion («The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers») of the British Army during World War I. His first volume of poems was published while he served, in 1915; two more were...
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John Lord - Beacon Lights of History, Vol 9: European Statesmen
Continuing the Beacon Lights of History Series, Mr. Lord discusses important European Statesmen Mirabeau, Edmund Burke, Napoleon, Prince Metternich, Chateaubriand, George V, and Louis Philippe. Also discussed is the...
7 hours 28 minutes
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F. Scott Fitzgerald - Beautiful and Damned
This 1922 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald chronicles the life of Anthony Patch, the only heir of millionaire Adam Patch, his grandfather. Anthony is young, handsome and well-educated. He marries the ravishingly beautiful...
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