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313 books
History
483
George Sutherland - History of Australia and New Zealand from 1696 to 1890
This work provides a history of the early political, social, and economic development of Australia and New Zealand. Since both British colonies became independent countries in the 1900s, this work does not relate...
10 hours 36 minutes
History
486
William Clark - Journal of Lewis and Clarke (1840)
«The expedition of Messrs. Lewis and Clarke, for exploring the river Missouri, and the best communication from that to the Pacific Ocean, has had all the success which could be expected. They have traced the Missouri...
8 hours 51 minutes
Literary Fiction
606
Murasaki Shikibu - Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji)
The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) is a classic work of Japanese literature attributed to the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu in the early eleventh century, around the peak of the Heian Period. It is sometimes...
8 hours 52 minutes
Science
478
William T. Hornaday - Extermination of the American Bison
The American bison (Bison bison), also commonly known as the American buffalo, is a North American species of bison that once roamed the grasslands of North America in massive herds, became nearly extinct by a...
10 hours 27 minutes
Short Stories
581
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...
3 hours 51 minutes
