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Ancient

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Unknown - Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, «Upa» means «near;» «ni» means «down;» «shad» means «to sit.» Thus, Upanishad is to sit down near the teacher to discuss, learn, practice, and experience. There are some...

Jothi Tharavant 4 hours 50 minutes Upanishads

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Fictional Biographies & Memoirs

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Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev - Man Who Found the Truth

An old man, accused of having murdered his family as a young man, spends a lifetime in prison. With brilliant psychological insight so characteristic of Leonid Andreyev's work, we follow this man telling his story...

Crln Yldz Ksr 3 hours 32 minutes

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Short Stories

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Richard Harding Davis - Wasted Day

This is a delightful little story about the most successful banker on Wall Street, who finds his philanthropic side when one of his former employees is arrested and needs someone to vouch for his character… — Summary...

Crln Yldz Ksr 48 minutes

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Single author

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Aldous Huxley - Defeat of Youth and Other Poems

Though later known for his essays and novels, Aldous Huxley started his writing career as a poet. Published in 1918, The Defeat of Youth and Other Poems is his third compilation of poetry. The volume begins with...

Arthur Krolman and 4 more 1 hour 23 minutes

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Single author

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Vachel Lindsay - Chinese Nightingale and Other Poems

This is a collection of poems on various topics by Vachel Lindsay. Please note that the Booker T. Washington trilogy had to be omitted from this collection. — Summary by Carolin

Tony Addison and 12 more 1 hour 40 minutes

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Culture & Heritage Fiction

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J. Walker McSpadden - Stories From Wagner

Eleven stories of eleven operas by Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold. Die Walküre. Siegfried. Götterdämmerung. Parsifal. Lohengrin. Tannhäuser. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Rienzi. Die Fliegende Holländer....

David Wales 6 hours 40 minutes

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Uganda's White Man of Work: A Story of Alexander M. Mackay

Biography & Autobiography

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Sophia Lyon Fahs - Uganda's White Man of Work: A Story of Alexander M. Mackay

When Henry Stanley (the famous journalist who went to find David Livingstone) was in Africa, he met a king named Mutesa. This king had started believing his tribe's Ugandan traditions about spirits and devils. Then...

KHand and 5 more 4 hours 34 minutes

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Literary Fiction

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Honoré de Balzac - Cousin Betty

Cousin Betty (La Cousine Bette), published in serial format in 1846, was one of the last and greatest of Balzac's works. It was part of his long novel collection titled La Comédie Humaine. Set in mid-19th-century...

Bruce Pirie 17 hours 8 minutes

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Fables in Rhyme for Little Folks (version 2)

Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Jean de La Fontaine - Fables in Rhyme for Little Folks (version 2)

This is a short book which collects together 18 charming fables, written in rhyme and intended to be enjoyed by children. Based on stories which were originally written in French by Jean de la Fontaine, these quirky...

Rosslyn Carlyle 38 minutes

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Culture & Heritage Fiction

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Harriet Beecher Stowe - Oldtown Folks

1870's rural Massachusetts communities became famous as “Oldtown” in Harriet Beecher Stowe's 7th novel and national bestseller. Based partially on her husband Rev. Calvin Stowe's childhood memories and other old...

Michele Fry and 6 more 22 hours 46 minutes

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Nautical & Marine Fiction

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Lucy Maud Montgomery - Watchman and Other Poems

While L. M. Montgomery is better known for her novels, such as Anne of Green Gables and Emily of New Moon , she also wrote hundreds of poems. Her love of beauty, nature, and the sea is evident in this, the only...

Beth Thomas and 19 more 3 hours 2 minutes

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Sonnets

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Julia Caroline Dorr - Sonnets

This is a collection of Julia Caroline Dorr's Sonnets, from her collected poems. — Summary by Carolin

DannyHauger and 7 more 1 hour 7 minutes

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