Chessie Joy

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Sermons on Several Occasions, First Series

Literary Collections

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John Wesley - Sermons on Several Occasions, First Series

John Wesley, along with his brother Charles, are credited with founding the Methodist denomination. «The following Sermons contain the substance of what I have been preaching for between eight and nine years last...

Robert G. Smith and 23 more 32 hours 8 minutes

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Christian Fiction

485

George MacDonald - Thomas Wingfold, Curate

Republished in modern times as «The Curate's Awakening». A young man (Thomas Wingfold) «enters the church» through no real faith and only for want of something to do. After an encounter with a brash young atheist, he...

John Schuurman and 17 more 18 hours 48 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

454

Harry A. Lewis - Hidden Treasures

«Some succeed while others fail. This is a recognized fact; yet history tells us that seven-tenths of our most successful men began life poor.» A selection of mini-biographies teaches us how some successful men have...

Lynne T and 17 more 16 hours 39 minutes

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Junior Classics Volume 8: Animal and Nature Stories

Animals & Nature

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William Patten - Junior Classics Volume 8: Animal and Nature Stories

The eighth book in the Junior Classics Series is an anthology of collected animal and nature tales designed to appeal to the young and young at heart. (Summary by Lynne Thompson)

Lynne T and 24 more 14 hours 49 minutes The Junior Classics

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Children's Fiction

459

Hamilton Wright Mabie - Famous Stories Every Child Should Know

The group of stories brought together in this volume differ from legends because they have, with one exception,no core fact at the centre, from myths because they make no attempt to personify or explain the forces or...

Lynne T and 8 more 10 hours 24 minutes

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Single Author Collections

433

Christopher Morley - Pipefuls

A delightful collection of 48 essays on various topics of the human condition that caught his fancy. Witty, insightful and funny of course and on occasion thought provoking and even disturbing. From the preface «These...

klbonds and 12 more 6 hours 24 minutes

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Gentleman and Lady's Book of Politeness and Propriety of Deportment

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440

Élisabeth Celnart - Gentleman and Lady's Book of Politeness and Propriety of Deportment

A mid-nineteenth century book of etiquette. (Summary by Libby Gohn)

Lyn Silva and 16 more 5 hours 23 minutes

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Self-Help

384

J. Francis Logan - Spy Proof America!

A very impassioned piece from the first World War, introducing a volunteer civilian anti-spy organization to root out enemy spies from the USA. It appears that this organization never reached the level the author...

Chessie Joy and 4 more 2 hours 41 minutes

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Animals

470

R. Cadwallader Smith - On The Seashore

This gifted nature writer who is so good at describing animals and their habitat and habits here gives us a look at many of the fascinating creatures that can be found on the seashore. Starfish, the many types of...

amaskill and 6 more 1 hour 48 minutes

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Poetry

424

Sarah Orne Jewett - Widow's House

LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of The Widows' House by Sarah Orne Jewett. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for November 11, 2012. Sarah Orne Jewett was an American novelist and short story...

Algy Pug and 11 more 26 minutes

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Poetry

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John Clare - November

LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 recordings of November by John Clare. This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 18, 2012 John Clare was an English poet, the son of a farm labourer, who came to be known for...

April Gonzales and 19 more 23 minutes

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Poetry

506

Thomas Moore - Meeting of the Waters

LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of The Meeting of the Waters by Thomas Moore. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for November 25, 2102.

Cynthia Moyer and 15 more 22 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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