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War & Military

843

Johanna Brandt - Petticoat Commando

In introducing the English version of this book I venture to bespeak a welcome for it, not only for the light which it throws on some little-known incidents of the South African war, but also because of the keen...

Richard Kilmer 10 hours 7 minutes

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Ancient

894

Aristotle - Prior Analytics

Prior Analytics is the third of Aristotle's six texts on logic which are collectively known as the Organon («Instrument»). In Prior Analytics Aristotle conducts a formal study of arguments. In logic an argument...

Geoffrey Edwards 7 hours 48 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

885

Joseph A. Altsheler - Star of Gettysburg

The Army of Northern Virginia, still victorious after three hard years of fighting, capitalize on their victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, and a young Harry Kenton, is an eyewitness to the Confederate...

MaryAnn and 5 more 10 hours The Civil War Series

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*Non-fiction

900

George Santayana - Life of Reason volume 1

The Life of Reason, subtitled «the Phases of Human Progress», is a book published in five volumes from 1905 to 1906, by Spanish-born American philosopher George Santayana (1863-1952). It consists of Reason in Common...

Fredrik Karlsson 9 hours 48 minutes

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

831

G. K. Chesterton - Trees of Pride

Three trees, known as the Peacock trees, are blamed by the peasants for the fever that has killed many. Squire Vane scoffs at this legend as superstition. To prove them wrong, once and for all, he takes a bet to...

Maria Therese 2 hours 15 minutes

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

997

Wilkie Collins - I Say No

Emily Brown is an orphan girl that almost no one can help but love when they meet her. She is pursued by two worthy men: Mr. Alban Morris, the drawing master at her school; and Rev. Miles Mirabel, a clergyman....

Sandra G and 2 more 14 hours 31 minutes

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Narratives

799

Sir Walter Scott - Bridal of Triermain

Scott's The Bridal of Triermain is a rhymed, romantic, narrative poem which weaves together elements of popular English legend using dramatic themes. This beautiful poem celebrates the exploits of a knight errant...

Nathan 2 hours 3 minutes

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Westerns

774

Caroline Lockhart - Fighting Shepherdess

A classic style western written by one of the first female western writers. Caroline Lockhart was a rancher, writer and possibly the first woman to go over Glacier National Parks Swiftcurrent Pass. (Summary by Dawn)

Dawn Larsen and 3 more 11 hours 50 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Peter Christen Asbjørnsen - East of the Sun and West of the Moon

Once on a time there was a poor husbandman who had so many children that he hadn’t much of either food or clothing to give them. Pretty children they all were, but the prettiest was the youngest daughter, who was so...

Magdalena and 12 more 3 hours 57 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

775

Donald Ogden Stewart - Perfect Behavior

A humorous guide to manners and etiquette for ladies and gentlemen in a social «crises,» published in 1922. (Introduction by Samanem)

Samanem 3 hours 46 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

805

Victor Appleton - Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung

The US Government is very smartly letting Tom Swift Jr. handle the recovery of its probe to Jupiter. But a mystery missile suddenly intercepts the probe and splashes it in the South Atlantic. Faced with a huge...

Mark F. Smith 3 hours 45 minutes Tom Swift Adventure Series

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Memoirs

857

Henry Ford - My Life and Work

Henry Ford profiles the events that shaped his personal philosophy, and the challenges he overcame on the road to founding the Ford Motor Company. Throughout his memoir, he stresses the importance of tangible service...

LivelyHive 11 hours 35 minutes

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