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Robert Kemp Philp - Enquire Within Upon Everything

Enquire Within Upon Everything was a book of how to do things in domestic life It was first published in 1856 by Houlston and Sons of Paternoster Square in London. Robert Kemp Philp. It was then continuously reprinted...

Susan Morin and 15 more 33 hours 20 minutes

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Struggles and Triumphs, or Forty Years' of Recollections of P.T. Barnum, written by Himself

Performing Arts

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P. T. Barnum - Struggles and Triumphs, or Forty Years' of Recollections of P.T. Barnum, written by Himself

The 1873 edition of the autobiography of the founding genius of the «Greatest Show on Earth,» P.T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum. It details his life and business struggles up to the year 1872. Not only a showman and a...

DrPGould and 13 more 27 hours 17 minutes

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Animals

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American Book of the Dog

Here is a period piece, covering 47 breeds, about the early days of dog breeding, the birth of the American Kennel Club (1884) which firmly established breed standards, and the development of bench shows and field...

Michele Fry and 16 more 24 hours 10 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Four and Twenty Fairy Tales

This is a collection of French fairy tales by different famous authors. Included in this collection are such famous tales as Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella, but also tales which are now not as well-known but closely...

Jason in Panama and 16 more 22 hours 55 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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Edward Tyas Cook - Life of Florence Nightingale, Volume 1

A history of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the founder of modern nursing. Here's the definitive biography, gleaned from a lifetime of her notes, letters and writings, that goes way beyond the mere legend of «The...

Michele Fry and 12 more 20 hours 13 minutes

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Young Folks' Treasury, Volume 6 - Famous Travels & Adventures

Children's Non-fiction

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Hamilton Wright Mabie - Young Folks' Treasury, Volume 6 - Famous Travels & Adventures

Historical vignettes of selected locations throughout the world and many of our early explorers as well. Fascinating travel adventures throughout Europe, Asia, America, etc. for young and old alike. Perfect for the...

BettyB 18 hours 52 minutes

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World’s Story Volume I: China, Japan and the Islands of the Pacific

Historical Fiction

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Eva March Tappan - World’s Story Volume I: China, Japan and the Islands of the Pacific

This is the first volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art , edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature,...

Sonia and 26 more 18 hours 32 minutes World's Story

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Children's Fiction

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Louisa May Alcott - Little Women (version 4)

Little Women is the classic story of the March family, which consists of Mr. and Mrs. March and their four girls–Practical, yet fashion conscious, Meg, who longs for the nice things they used to have. Rambunctious,...

Jennifer Stearns and 20 more 18 hours 27 minutes

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Mentor 1

The Mentor Association was established to increase interest and knowledge among the public in the areas of art, literature, science, nature, history and travel. The association published a magazine twice monthly, each...

Ross Klatte and 11 more 18 hours 17 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

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Bill Nye - Remarks

«The range of subjects treated in this book is wonderful, even to me. It is a library of universal knowledge, and the facts contained in it are different from any other facts now in use. I have carefully guarded, all...

peac and 13 more 16 hours 16 minutes

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Literary Fiction

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. - Elsie Venner

Bernard Langdon is close to earning his degree in medicine when his family finds itself in financial difficulties, forcing Langdon to interrupt his studies for a time in order to earn money with which to fund the rest...

BettyB and 2 more 15 hours 57 minutes

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Faery Tales from Hans Christian Andersen

Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Hans Christian Andersen - Faery Tales from Hans Christian Andersen

This is a 1910 edition of the Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen. This volume is nicely mixed, containing both the most famous tales as well as some which are not quite as well-known. The translation is adapted...

Michael S Milne and 24 more 15 hours 57 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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