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Literary Fiction

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Anton Chekhov - Duel (version 2)

Known for his plays and short stories, Anton Chekhov also wrote a series of novellas, astonishing for their psychological complexity and compelling human portraiture. In The Duel, the wastrel and libertine Laevsky...

Expatriate 4 hours Chekhov's Novellas

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General

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Eulalie Osgood Grover - Sunbonnet Babies in Italy

«See that smoking mountain, Molly! Look! I believe it is a volcano. It is Mount Vesuvius. Yes, I know it is Mount Vesuvius!» May, the Sunbonnet Baby, was talking with Molly, her little Sunbonnet Baby sister. They...

Jennifer Dallman and 1 more 2 hours 11 minutes

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Chronicles of Canada Volume 28 - The Fathers of Confederation: A Chronicle of the Birth of the Dominion

Modern (19th C)

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A. H. U. Colquhoun - Chronicles of Canada Volume 28 - The Fathers of Confederation: A Chronicle of the Birth of the Dominion

During and after the United States' War of Independence, Canada remained loyal to Great Britain. The upheavals of the 1830's and early 1840's led to a Popular Government and union of Upper and Lower Canada in 1841,...

Maria Kasper and 3 more 4 hours 8 minutes Chronicles of Canada Series

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Miracles of the Lord Jesus Christ - Commentary on the Gospel of St Matthew

Christianity - Commentary

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St. John Chrysostom - Miracles of the Lord Jesus Christ - Commentary on the Gospel of St Matthew

Homilies 25 though 43 of St John Chrysostom's commentary of the Holy Gospel according to St Matthew, which include the miracles and teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. — Summary by The Reader

A LibriVox Volunteer 9 hours 58 minutes

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Medical

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Paul H. Ringer - Clinical Medicine For Nurses

The basics of clinical medicine for nurses in WWI-era America from a series of lectures by the author, an Asheville, NC physician. — Summary by BellonaTimes

Bellona Times 9 hours 54 minutes

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

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Carolyn Wells - Gold Bag

The case involves a millionaire murdered in his study, suspicious servants, a beautiful niece, a private secretary and a will. enamored. A Holmes like detective is brought in to solve the mystery. (Summary by Richard...

Richard Kilmer 6 hours 43 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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E. Phillips Oppenheim - Vanished Messenger

A conference of European nations is being held in the Hague. England has not been invited to attend. Some think war is about to break out. Mr. John P. Dunster, an American, is traveling to the Hague with an important...

Richard Kilmer 8 hours 22 minutes

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Memoirs

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Mary Stuart Boyd - Versailles Christmas-Tide

The Boy has fallen ill with scarlet fever while at school in France. His parents rush to his side. A touching memoir. — Summary by david wales

David Wales 2 hours 7 minutes

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Published 1800 -1900

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Willis Boyd Allen - Around The Yule Log

Eleven yule-tide stories by a popular writer of the late 19th – early 20th centuries. — (Summary by david wales)

David Wales 4 hours 34 minutes

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Criminal Investigation: a Practical Handbook for Magistrates, Police Officers and Lawyers, Volume 1

Psychology

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Hans Gross - Criminal Investigation: a Practical Handbook for Magistrates, Police Officers and Lawyers, Volume 1

Reputedly inspired by the Sherlock Holmes stories, Austrian criminal jurist and examining magistrate Hans Gross wrote the first handbook on criminal investigation. This treatise covers everything from the qualities of...

Availle and 13 more 15 hours 44 minutes

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Family & Relationships

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Will Rossiter - Art of Kissing

The Art of Kissing is both a history of and a manual for the probably most widely practised enjoyment on the planet. (Summary by Availle )

MaryAnn and 8 more 2 hours 20 minutes

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Animals & Nature

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Thornton W. Burgess - Adventures of Old Mr. Toad

The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad is another in the long line of children's books by conservationist Thornton W. Burgess. In this book, we follow the adventures of Old Mr. Toad as he joins the Spring Chorus at the...

John Lieder 1 hour 42 minutes

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