Anna Simon

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Jerome K. Jerome - Idle Ideas in 1905

Back in 1905 Jerome K. Jerome shared his thoughts on a variety of subjects, including «Should Women Be Beautiful?», «Should Soldiers Be Polite?» and «Is The American Husband Made Entirely Of Stained Glass?». Each...

StephenC and 10 more 5 hours 19 minutes

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Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre, Vol. 1

Short Stories

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Marguerite of Navarre - Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre, Vol. 1

THE HEPTAMERON, first published posthumously in 1558, is divided into seven complete days containing 10 stories each, and an eighth day containing only 2 stories. The stories, many of which deal with love and...

jabc1950 and 4 more 5 hours 19 minutes

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Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)

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Publius (Ovid) Ovidius Naso - Heroides

The Heroides, also known as the Heroines, the Letters of the Heroines or simply as Epistles are a very famous collection of poems by Ovid, not only for their interesting subject — letters by famous mythological...

Julie VW and 11 more 5 hours 14 minutes

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Fictional Biographies & Memoirs

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Wilkie Collins - Rogue's Life

"[T]he story offers the faithful reflection of a very happy time in my past life. It was written at Paris, when I had Charles Dickens for a near neighbor and a daily companion, and when my leisure hours were...

acousticwave and 9 more 5 hours 12 minutes

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Immanuel Kant - Anthropology

Immanuel Kant gave a series of lectures on anthropology 1772-1773, 1795-1796 at the University of Königsberg, which was founded in 1544. His lectures dealt with recognizing the internal and external in man, cognition,...

Larry Wilson and 5 more 5 hours 2 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

Cuey-na-Gael - Irishman's difficulties with the Dutch language

Jack O'Neill, an Irishman, has just returned from a month's holiday in The Netherlands. Before he left, he had boasted to his friends that he would learn the Dutch language within a fortnight. On his return, he has to...

Anna Simon 4 hours 59 minutes

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Writing & Linguistics

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Julian Sharman - Cursory History of Swearing

This is a very readable scientific account of Swearing and Cursing in the English Language. Not only is an enlightening historical account given, but also several excursions are made into other languages and certain...

Alimay and 7 more 4 hours 53 minutes

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Modern

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John Stuart Mill - Subjection of Women

The Subjection of Women is the title of an essay written by John Stuart Mill in 1869, possibly jointly with his wife Harriet Taylor Mill, stating an argument in favor of equality between the sexes. It offers both...

Andy and 8 more 4 hours 49 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Social Contract

The Social Contract outlines Rousseau's views on political justice, explaining how a just and legitimate state is to be founded, organized and administered. Rousseau sets forth, in his characteristically brazen and...

Diana Majlinger and 11 more 4 hours 47 minutes

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Aubertine Woodward Moore - For Every Music Lover

A series of essays for music lovers, covering many topics. From music appreciation, to violin and symphony, music education, to piano and, in fact, the very origins of music, there is sure to be something for...

Patrick Wells and 8 more 4 hours 46 minutes

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Animals

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Pliny the Elder - Natural History Volume 2

Naturalis Historia (Latin for «Natural History») is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman empire to the modern day and...

Chris Danes and 17 more 4 hours 43 minutes The Natural History by Pliny

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Little Masterpieces of Science - Health and Healing

Medical

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George Iles - Little Masterpieces of Science - Health and Healing

One of a series of books, «Little Masterpieces in Science» edited by George Iles, Health and Healing is a collection of articles written by prominent physicians and scientists describing key advances in medicine...

J. M. Smallheer and 6 more 4 hours 39 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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