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P. G. Wodehouse - Coming of Bill (or: Their Mutual Child; or: The White Hope)
The Coming of Bill tells the story of Kirk Winfield, his marriage to Ruth, and their child called Bill. Bill's upbringing is threatened by the interference of Ruth's busybody writer aunt, Mrs Lora Delane Porter...
8 hours 20 minutes
General Fiction
745
William Beckford - History of the Caliph Vathek
This is one of the earliest Gothic novels. The Caliph Vathek is one of the wealthiest and most powerful men who ever lived. But this is not enough for him. He seeks also forbidden knowledge, and doesn't care who he...
3 hours 51 minutes
General Fiction
716
Florence Louisa Barclay - Upas Tree, A Christmas Story for all the Year
Ronald West has a brilliant idea for his next novel, but to do it right, he wants to spend the next six months tramping around central Africa to experience the setting first hand. His wife Helen fully supports his...
4 hours 15 minutes
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1.1K
Gaius Julius Caesar - Commentaries on the Gallic War
Commentarii de Bello Gallico (English: Commentaries on the Gallic War) is Julius Caesar's firsthand account of the Gallic Wars, written as a third-person narrative. In it Caesar describes the battles and intrigues...
7 hours 16 minutes
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974
Saint Teresa of Avila - Book of the Foundations
Essentially the sequel to The Life of St. Teresa, Teresa recounts the foundations of the Discalced Carmelite monasteries in Spain, both for men and women. This book tells of all the triumphs and troubles, and about...
8 hours 32 minutes
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