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Essays & Short Works

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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 038

Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include bedside books, South African cookery, Bryce canyon, Wilhelm Stekel's psychology, the Theologia Germanica,...

Newgatenovelist and 8 more 4 hours 21 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Essays & Short Works

457

George William Curtis - From the Easy Chair Vol. 3

The third volume of essays and observations From the Easy Chair of William Curtis, editor of Harper's Weekly and one of the founders of the American Republican party, and served Ulysses S. Grant; although he split...

Larry Wilson and 8 more 4 hours 21 minutes

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Kottō : being Japanese curios, with sundry cobwebs

Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Lafcadio Hearn - Kottō : being Japanese curios, with sundry cobwebs

Kottō contains 20 Japanese stories, collected from different sources and translated by Lafcadio Hearn. The types of stories in this collection are widespread: There are old ghost stories Hearn is best known for (The...

Scott Carpenter and 8 more 4 hours 19 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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Walter Rowlands - Among the Great Masters of the Drama

In «Among the great masters of the drama; scenes in the lives of famous actors; thirty-two reproductions of famous pictures with text», Walter Rowlands introduces us to the most famous playwrights and actors that...

Nemo and 12 more 4 hours 19 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

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George William Curtis - From the Easy Chair Vol. 1

George William Curtis was a writer and public speaker. He was editor of Harper's Weekly and one of the founders of the American Republican party, and served Ulysses S. Grant; although he split from the party in the...

Matthew Squaire and 11 more 4 hours 19 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 060

Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain independently chosen by the readers. Volume 60 features excerpts from two German philosophers, Christian von Wolff and Hegel, as well as British theologian Edward...

Leni and 8 more 4 hours 15 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Animals

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John Burroughs - Bird Stories from Burroughs

What a better way to learn about birds than to read this delightful collection of interesting bird stories! John Burroughs was a nature essayist. These creative, observation- and emotion-driven stories about birds...

Sandra Cullum and 7 more 4 hours 10 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 055

Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include Philosophy and Psychology: selections from Kierkegaard's «Preparation for a Christian Life» and Jung's...

Availle and 8 more 4 hours 8 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Medical

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William Ruschenberger - Elements of Anatomy and Physiology

The Elements of Anatomy and Physiology is one in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This succinct little textbook from 1852 presents an introduction to the...

Larry Wilson and 8 more 4 hours 7 minutes

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Crafts & Hobbies

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Alexander Herrmann - Herrmann's Book of Magic

Black Art Fully Exposed. A complete and practical guide to drawing-room and stage magic for professionals and amateurs, including a complete exposure of the black art. (Summary by Prof. Herrmann)

A * L * E * X and 9 more 4 hours 5 minutes

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National Geographic Magazine Vol. 01 No. 3

Travel & Geography

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National Geographic Society - National Geographic Magazine Vol. 01 No. 3

National Geographic Magazine Volume 1 Number 3 published in 1889. Topics of articles are: The Rivers and Valleys of Pennsylvania Topographic Models International Literary Contest...

MaryAnn and 5 more 3 hours 58 minutes National Geographic Magazines

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Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things

Short Stories

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Lafcadio Hearn - Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things

Most of the following Kwaidan, or Weird Tales, have been taken from old Japanese books,— such as the Yaso-Kidan, Bukkyo-Hyakkwa-Zensho, Kokon-Chomonshu, Tama-Sudare, and Hyaku-Monogatari. Some of the stories may have...

Vilayvanh and 4 more 3 hours 51 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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