Ann Boulais

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Thomas Bulfinch - Legends of Charlemagne

Bulfinch (July 15, 1796 — May 27, 1867) explains the his work is «an attempt tell the stories of mythology in such a manner as to make them a source of amusement. We have endeavored to tell them correctly, according...

Jacquerie and 7 more 9 hours 10 minutes

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Nautical & Marine Fiction

461

George Manville Fenn - Cutlass and Cudgel

Based around the crew of cutter HMS White Hawk, this is a tale of smuggling in the early 19th century off the coast of Wessex. The midshipman of the cutter is taken hostage by the smugglers and is befriended by a...

Rebecca Dittman and 7 more 8 hours 59 minutes

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*Non-fiction

447

Sarah Knowles Bolton - Lives of Girls Who Became Famous

This book is a collection of short biographies of notable women, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, Louisa May Alcott, Florence Nightingale, and many others. (Summary by Arielle Lipshaw)

Stephanie Lee and 12 more 8 hours 57 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

449

Bram Stoker - Famous Impostors

Aliases. Fraudsters. Confidence tricksters. People pretending to be what they are not, for financial, political or personal gain. Fiction is filled with them to entertain us; but would not be anywhere near as...

Bridget Paul and 8 more 8 hours 48 minutes

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History

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John Reed - Insurgent Mexico

In the autumn of 1913 John Reed was sent to Mexico by the Metropolitan Magazine to report the Mexican Revolution. He shared the perils of Pancho Villa's army for four months, present with Villa's Constitutional Army...

TriciaG and 12 more 8 hours 48 minutes

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Poems of American History, The Colonial Era

Poetry

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Poems of American History, The Colonial Era

A History through Poetry of the exploration and settling of North American by Europeans. Beginning with Leif Erikson, and continuing through the Age of Exploration to the colonies of Virginia and New Amsterdam,...

Ed Humpal and 14 more 8 hours 40 minutes

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Harrison Weir - Our Cats and All About Them

The Englishman Harrison Weir organized the first cat show in England in 1871. In 1887 he founded the National Cat Club and was its first President and Show Manager until his resignation in 1890. Our Cats and all...

Availle and 15 more 8 hours 34 minutes

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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...

Ann Boulais 8 hours 32 minutes St. Teresa of Avila

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Law

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Walter Wood - Survivors' Tales of Famous Crimes

In this anthology of true crime tales, editor Walter Wood interviews those who were touched by the crimes recounted, sometimes as an acquaintance of the deceased or criminal or in the course of their professional...

Nullifidian and 12 more 8 hours 9 minutes

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Poems of American History, The Period of Growth

Poetry

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Poems of American History, The Period of Growth

This volume covers the age of expansion from the Revolution to the Civil War, including the creation of the Constitution, the Presidency of George Washington, the War of 1812, and the settling of the West, along with...

Ed Humpal and 8 more 8 hours 5 minutes

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Wood and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working Amateur

Gardening

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Gertrude Jekyll - Wood and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working Amateur

Wood and Garden reads like a walk through the garden with reknowned garden designer Gertrude Jekyll as she discusses her plant choices and placement, how she integrates nature into her design, and how she maintains...

Ruth Golding and 11 more 7 hours 59 minutes

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Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)

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Gaius Petronius Arbiter - Satyricon

Satyricon (or Satyrica) is a Latin work of fiction in a mixture of prose and poetry. It is believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as a certain Titus...

Ann Boulais and 5 more 7 hours 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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