Anna Simon
227 books
*Non-fiction
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Alexander William Kinglake - Eothen, or Impressions of Travel brought Home from the East
A classic of victorian travel writing, Kinglake’s book describes his journey through the Ottoman empire to Cairo, and his residence there in time of plague. [Summary by hefyd]
8 hours 34 minutes
Epistolary Fiction
1.1K
Samuel Richardson - Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady - Volume 1
Clarissa Harlowe, the tragic heroine of Clarissa, is a beautiful and virtuous young lady whose family has become very wealthy only in recent years and is now eager to become part of the aristocracy by acquiring...
12 hours 14 minutes
*Non-fiction
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Charles Mackay - Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Volume 1
The book chronicles and vilifies its targets in three parts: «National Delusions», «Peculiar Follies», and «Philosophical Delusions». The subjects of Mackay's debunking include alchemy, beards (influence of politics...
14 hours 19 minutes
Exploration
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Roald Amundsen - South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the Fram, 1910-12
In contrast to Scott's South Pole expedition, Amundsen's expedition benefited from good equipment, appropriate clothing, and a fundamentally different primary task (Amundsen did no surveying on his route south and is...
19 hours 46 minutes
