Allyson Hester

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General

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William Henry Giles Kingston - Stories of Animal Sagacity

300+ short stories of how smart and savvy various individual animals have been seen to be, and in most cases a little moral is drawn from the story. (Summary by Allyson Hester)

Allyson Hester 5 hours 43 minutes

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517

Garrett P. Serviss - Curiosities of the Sky

Astronomy is known as the oldest of the sciences, and it will be the longest-lived because it will always have arcana that have not been penetrated."-Excerpt from the Preface of Curiosities of the Sky by Garrett...

Laura Caldwell and 5 more 5 hours 43 minutes

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Children's Fiction

457

Howard R. Garis - Rick and Ruddy

This delightful story is full of ups and downs involving a young boy and his dog, «a gift from the sea». The adventures range from playful antics to times of peril, and through it all, our protagonists (both human and...

Allyson Hester 5 hours 34 minutes

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Memoirs

496

Lawrence Beesley - Loss of the S. S. Titanic

This is a 1st hand account written by a survivor of the Titanic about that fateful night and the events leading up to it as well as the events that followed its sinking. — Summary written by Allyson Hester

Allyson Hester 5 hours 27 minutes

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567

Arthur William Knapp - Cocoa and Chocolate

As that heavenly bit of chocolate melts in our mouths, we give little thought as to where it came from, the arduous work that went in to its creation, and the complex process of its maturation from a bean to the...

Allyson Hester 4 hours 45 minutes

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Animals & Nature

462

R. M. Ballantyne - My Doggie and I

This story surrounds a child waif, a young woman, a young gentleman doctor, and an elderly lady. This tale unfolds the story of a bond that brings these unlikely friends together and merges their separate paths of...

Allyson Hester 4 hours 25 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

480

Samuel B. Allison - American Robinson Crusoe

An American Robinson Crusoe is a short version of the original story. An indolent, rebellious teen goes on a marine voyage against his parents' wishes. The ship (and all of its crew) is lost in a storm, but Robinson...

Allyson Hester 3 hours 15 minutes

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Billy Whiskers, the Autobiography of a Goat

Children's Fiction

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Frances Trego Montgomery - Billy Whiskers, the Autobiography of a Goat

This delightful children's story can be enjoyed by kids and adults alike! A mischievous goat, Billy Whiskers, gets into trouble so often that the book could be named, «Billy Trouble Whiskers»! This humorous story will...

Allyson Hester 3 hours 9 minutes

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General Fiction

476

Stephen Crane - Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

Stephen Crane's first novel, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets has been called «the first dark flower of American Naturalism» for its distinctive elements of naturalistic fiction. The chief character, Maggie, descends...

Lucy Burgoyne and 11 more 2 hours 46 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Charles Miner Thompson - Calico Cat

This is a cute story of a mysterious feline annoyance and the result of a man acting upon his annoyance. The cat begins a vicious spiral of events that ends with lies, the arrest of a boy, and the guilty conscience of...

Allyson Hester 2 hours 32 minutes

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Animals & Nature

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Alfred Elwes - Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog Too

This fictional work is written in 1st person by the dog himself. It's a cute story of the adventures in the life of a noble dog who is appropriately named, Job. The canine society in which he lives is an interesting...

Allyson Hester 2 hours 20 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Anonymous - Real Mother Goose

A heartwarming collection of nursery rhymes that will take you back to your childhood! (Summary by Allyson Hester)

Allyson Hester 1 hour 56 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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