Celine Major
42 books
History
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Francis Parkman, Jr. - Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV
Part five of Francis Parkman's multi-volume series France and England in North America is but one of the masterful narratives that have earned him the reputation as one of the most notable American historians....
10 hours 3 minutes
Humorous Fiction
572
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Edward S. Van Zile - Perkins, the Fakeer: A Travesty on Reincarnation
As the title suggests we are treated to three humourous and curious psychical transpositions in the cases of «When Reginald was Caroline,» «How Chopin came to Remsen,» and «Clarissa's troublesome baby». If you're...
6 hours 3 minutes
Historical Fiction
598
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Susan Petigru King-Bowen - Actress in High Life: An Episode in Winter Quarters
1812 is the year and Portugal the location for this adventure. The characters for the most part are British officers. Lord Strathern sends for his daughter Lady Mabel Stewart presently in Scotland to join him in Elvas...
9 hours 22 minutes
Published 1800 -1900
693
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Mary Elizabeth Braddon - Lost for Love
EXCERPT: In all things that he did, Flora's well-being was the doctor's paramount consideration. He brought pleasant people to his house; men of professional standing, and their wives. He sought to win friends for...
15 hours 19 minutes
Published before 1800
598
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Frances Milton Trollope - Barnaby's in America: Final sequel to The Widow Barnaby
I scruple not to confess that with all her faults, and she has some, I love her dearly: I owe her many mirthful moments, and the deeper pleasure still of believing that she has brought mirthful moments to others also....
15 hours 49 minutes
Crime & Mystery Fiction
653
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Mary Elizabeth Braddon - Day Will Come
It is an ideal honeymoon of an ideal couple. But somehow, the wife cannot stop dreaming that her husband would be shot and killed. He dismisses her dreams until they come true. Who commited the murder? How would the...
16 hours 18 minutes