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Uganda's White Man of Work: A Story of Alexander M. Mackay

Biography & Autobiography

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Sophia Lyon Fahs - Uganda's White Man of Work: A Story of Alexander M. Mackay

When Henry Stanley (the famous journalist who went to find David Livingstone) was in Africa, he met a king named Mutesa. This king had started believing his tribe's Ugandan traditions about spirits and devils. Then...

KHand and 5 more 4 hours 34 minutes

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Literary Fiction

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Honoré de Balzac - Cousin Betty

Cousin Betty (La Cousine Bette), published in serial format in 1846, was one of the last and greatest of Balzac's works. It was part of his long novel collection titled La Comédie Humaine. Set in mid-19th-century...

Bruce Pirie 17 hours 8 minutes

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Culture & Heritage Fiction

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Harriet Beecher Stowe - Oldtown Folks

1870's rural Massachusetts communities became famous as “Oldtown” in Harriet Beecher Stowe's 7th novel and national bestseller. Based partially on her husband Rev. Calvin Stowe's childhood memories and other old...

Michele Fry and 6 more 22 hours 46 minutes

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Nautical & Marine Fiction

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Lucy Maud Montgomery - Watchman and Other Poems

While L. M. Montgomery is better known for her novels, such as Anne of Green Gables and Emily of New Moon , she also wrote hundreds of poems. Her love of beauty, nature, and the sea is evident in this, the only...

Beth Thomas and 19 more 3 hours 2 minutes

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Literary Fiction

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Mary Elizabeth Braddon - Birds of Prey

The first part of the book builds the characters of four con men who become interconnected and attempt their schemes on each other. This book is the first of a two part story, the second part is the book Charlotte's...

KirksVoice 17 hours 12 minutes

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Science Fiction

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Ray Cummings - Tarrano the Conqueror

In «Tarrano the Conqueror» is presented a tale of the year 2430 A.D.--a time somewhat farther beyond our present-day era than we are beyond Columbus' discovery of America. My desire has been to create for you the...

Tony Oliva 8 hours 36 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Charles Lathrop Pack - School Book of Forestry

Written by a third-generation timberman, this book discusses what forests are, their primary enemies, and their benefits to others. Additionally, mention is made of the U.S. National Forest system. — Summary by KHand

KHand 2 hours 57 minutes

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Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine

Christianity - Commentary

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John Henry Newman - Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine

After a long struggle against liberal tendencies in the Church of England and an unsuccessful attempt to establish the position of Anglicanism as a branch of historical Christianity whose doctrines could be proven to...

Eduardo 16 hours 39 minutes

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Short Stories

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Harriet Beecher Stowe - Sam Lawson's Oldtown Fireside Stories

A sequel to Oldtown Folks, featuring some of the same characters, these are 15 charming short stories told by ole' Sam Lawson to entertain Horace and Bill, two impressionable, curious and clever young boys of Oldtown...

Michele Fry 5 hours 42 minutes

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Literary Fiction

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Edgar Allan Poe - Journal of Julius Rodman

The Journal of Julius Rodman, Being an Account of the First Passage across the Rocky Mountains of North America Ever Achieved by Civilized Man is an unfinished serial novel by American author Edgar Allan Poe published...

Mike Pelton 2 hours 56 minutes

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Poetry

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Saadi - Poetry of Sa'di - A Selection

Shaikh Sa’di, also known as Saadi Shirazi, the nightingale of Shiraz, as Jami poetically calls this gifted poet, was born at Shiraz, the capital of Persia, near the end of the twelfth century. By turns, a student, a...

Algy Pug 1 hour 57 minutes

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Ancient

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Unknown - Aitreya-Aranyaka Upanishad

The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, «Upa» means «near;» «ni» means «down;» «shad» means «to sit.» Thus, Upanishad is to sit down near the teacher to discuss, learn, practice, and experience. There are some...

Jothi Tharavant 3 hours 4 minutes Upanishads

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