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Religion

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Thomas Browne - Religio Medici and Hydriotaphia

Religio Medici (The Religion of a Doctor) sets out Sir Thomas Browne's spiritual testament as well as being an early psychological self-portrait. In its day, the book was a European best-seller. It was published in...

Nicole Lee 5 hours 25 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

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Ambrose Bierce - Can Such Things Be?

24 short stories in fairly typical Bierce fashion — ghostly, spooky, to be read (or listened to) in the dark, perhaps with a light crackling fire burning dimly in the background. Stories of ghosts, apparitions, and...

Roger Melin 7 hours 37 minutes

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General

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Calista McCabe Courtenay - George Washington

In this biography for young people, Calista McCabe Courtenay takes the reader from George Washington the surveyor to his early military career, first as a colonel in the Virgina militia and then as a member of General...

Bill Boerst 2 hours 2 minutes

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Literary Collections

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Margaret Fuller - Woman in the Nineteenth Century

Margaret Fuller was an American feminist, writer, and intellectual associated with the Transcendentalist movement. Her book Woman in the Nineteenth Century (1845) is considered the first major feminist work in the...

Bruce Pirie and 8 more 10 hours 14 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

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Joel Chandler Harris - Uncle Remus & Friends

Uncle Remus, that genial old storyteller, knows how to spin these wonderful tales about the 'criteers' that the little 6 year old boy (and many of us adults!) love to listen to. Yet the 'Brer Rabbit and 'Brer Fox and...

Phil Chenevert 1 hour 43 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Jessie Graham Flower - Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer

The College Girls Series sees the friends part ways: Grace, Anne, and Miriam depart for Overton College, while Jessica and Nora attend a conservatory. The Eight Originals gather on holidays, but the seven College...

ashleighjane 5 hours 17 minutes Grace Harlowe Series

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Political Science

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Hilaire Belloc - Free Press

I propose to discuss in what follows the evil of the great modern Capitalist Press, its function in vitiating and misinforming opinion and in putting power into ignoble hands; its correction by the formation of small...

Sean McClain 1 hour 48 minutes

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Christianity - Other

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Andrew Murray - Lord's Table

Murray suggests that his devotional, The Lord's Table, is not meant to replace scripture, but rather to strengthen believers' appreciation of God's word. Murray's meditations provide a thoughtful guide for believers...

Phil Snyder 2 hours 38 minutes

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Epistolary Fiction

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Kate Douglas Wiggin - Penelope's English Experiences

Penelope's English Experiences is a fictional travelogue, which documents the experiences of three American ladies on a visit to England. Included are scenes in London and the village of Belvern, containing fanciful...

Maria Therese 3 hours 8 minutes

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Historical

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Charles Alexander Eastman - Indian Child Life

The author was raised as an American Indian and describes what it was like to be an Indian boy (the first 7 chapters) and an Indian Girl (the last 7 chapters). This is very different from the slanted way the white man...

Phil Chenevert and 3 more 2 hours 43 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

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A. A. Milne - Sunny Side

The Sunny Side is a collection of short stories and essays by A. A. Milne. Though Milne is best known for his classic children's books, especially Winnie The Pooh, he also wrote extensively for adults, most notably in...

KalenXI and 17 more 6 hours 41 minutes

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Historical Fiction

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Frances Hodgson Burnett - Lady of Quality

Set in late 1600's England, the story follows the life of a woman living an unconventional life. The loves of her life and all of its ups and downs are included. (Summary by Linda Andrus)

Linda Andrus 9 hours 35 minutes

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