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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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William Matthew Flinders Petrie - Religion of Ancient Egypt

William Matthew Flinders Petrie – the father of Egyptian Archaeology – developed and applied statistical analysis to pottery from prehistoric sites and by this established seriation as a relative dating method as a...

Kajo and 1 more 1 hour 57 minutes

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Romance

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Benjamin Disraeli - Sybil, or the Two Nations

Sybil is one of the most prominent political novels of the mid-nineteenth century, taking as its subject the «condition of England» question. That phrase was first used by Thomas Carlyle in an essay of 1839 on...

Nicholas Clifford 16 hours 51 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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John Rae - New Adventures of Alice

After reading and re-reading the book many time as a boy and wishing that Lewis Carroll would have written another Alice In Wonderland Book, John Rae began imagining what that girl would have gotten up to if he had...

Phil Chenevert and 10 more 3 hours 8 minutes

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Science Fiction

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Murray Leinster - Pariah Planet

When the blue plague appeared on the planet of Dara, fear struck nearby worlds. The fear led to a hate that threatened the lives of millions and endangered the Galactic peace. But the Med Service ship Aesculapius 20...

Phil Chenevert 4 hours

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Single Author Collections

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Anton Chekhov - Lady With the Dog and Other Stories

Anton Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories...

Kevin W. Davidson and 2 more 3 hours 25 minutes

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National Geographic Magazine Vol. 01 No. 3

Travel & Geography

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National Geographic Society - National Geographic Magazine Vol. 01 No. 3

National Geographic Magazine Volume 1 Number 3 published in 1889. Topics of articles are: The Rivers and Valleys of Pennsylvania Topographic Models International Literary Contest...

MaryAnn and 5 more 3 hours 58 minutes National Geographic Magazines

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Sabine Baring-Gould - Curious Myths of the Middle Ages

This volume is an example of Sabine Baring-Gould's extensive research into the middle ages. This volume of 12 curiosities was one of Baring-Gould's most successful publications. (Summary by Carolin)

TriciaG and 8 more 5 hours 38 minutes

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Science Fiction

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Charles Willard Diffin - Brood of the Dark Moon

Once more Chet, Walt and Diane are united in a wild ride to the Dark Moon—but this time they go as prisoners of their deadly enemy Schwartzmann.(Summary by Charles Diffin)

Richard Kilmer 6 hours 50 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Joseph Conrad - Almayer's Folly

A European businessman and his Malayan wife have a daughter, Nina. A Malayan prince comes to do trade with the businessman and falls in love with the daughter. Conflict arises when other influences cause distrust in...

Kristel Tretter 7 hours 16 minutes

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Satire

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Mark Twain - Anti-imperialist Writings

This audiobook is a collection of Mark Twain's anti-imperialist writings (newspaper articles, interviews, speeches, letters, essays and pamphlets). (Summary by Vineshen Pillay)

John Greenman 5 hours 11 minutes

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Comedy

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George Bernard Shaw - Heartbreak House

On the eve of World War I, Ellie Dunn, her father, and her fiancé are invited to one of Hesione Hushabye’s infamous dinner parties. Unfortunately, her fiancé is a scoundrel, her father’s a bumbling prig, and she’s...

3 hours 19 minutes

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Dress Design: An Account of Costume for Artists and Dressmakers

Art, Design & Architecture

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Talbot Hughes - Dress Design: An Account of Costume for Artists and Dressmakers

Explanations of Western European trends in men and women's fashion from prehistoric times to the Victorian Era. (Summary by Libby Gohn)

Libby Gohn 2 hours 30 minutes

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