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Action & Adventure Fiction

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William Henry Hudson - Purple Land

In W.H. Hudson’s first novel, an Englishman wandering on horseback across the pampas finds adventure and romance in Uruguay. The full title became: “The Purple Land: Being the Narrative of One Richard Lamb's...

Larry Wilson and 7 more 12 hours 15 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

810

S. R. Crockett - Grey Man

This novel is set in Scotland in turbulent times, and we are immediately introduced to intrigue and family strife. At Launcelot Kennedy's aunt's husband's funeral, he and his father are first hidden, then hustled away...

Lynne T and 5 more 11 hours 51 minutes

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Published 1900 onward

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Robert Barr - Sword Maker

Times are hard in Frankfort. Defeat in war, weak leadership, trade blockades and a starving population lead to a restive and unhappy citizenry. The one thing Frankfort does have is the best three sword-makers in the...

Roman Noble and 10 more 11 hours 44 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

454

Hamilton Wright Mabie - Myths That Every Child Should Know

A selection of famous and timeless myths, adapted for a junior audience. (Summary by Lynne Thompson)

Lynne T and 16 more 11 hours 23 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

811

H. Rider Haggard - World's Desire

H. Rider Haggard (author of King Solomon's Mines the Allan Quatermain Series, and many more) and Andrew Lang (author of, among others, the rainbow coloured fairytale books) collaborate to lend their talent to one of...

Annyiee Hill and 4 more 10 hours 16 minutes

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Music

558

Lawrence Gilman - Stories of Symphonic Music

'A guide to the meaning of important symphonies, overtures and tone-poems from Beethoven to the present day'. Gilman became notorious for scathing reviews of compositions later to become classics. Here he analyzes the...

Lynne T and 13 more 10 hours 16 minutes

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Science - History of the Universe Vol. 2: Geology

Earth Sciences

452

Francis Rolt-Wheeler - Science - History of the Universe Vol. 2: Geology

Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The second volume is on Geology written by Harold E. Slade and W. E. Ferguson. This book covers the early efforts in and beginnings of geological concepts,...

Eric Metzler and 12 more 10 hours 7 minutes

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Modern

550

Bertrand Russell - Analysis of Mind

A neat work on philosophy of mind by the 20th century analytic philosopher Bertrand Russell. (Summary by sidhu177)

Bob Neufeld and 11 more 9 hours 37 minutes

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History

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Robert F. Pennell - History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD

History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD. This compilation is designed to be a companion to the author's History of Greece. It is hoped that it may fill a want, now felt in many high schools and...

KK and 1 more 9 hours 24 minutes

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Antiquity

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Frederick C. H. Wendel - History of Egypt

The history of Egypt from the earliest times to the conquest by Alexander the Great, covering the development of Egyptian civilization: science, religion, art, language and literature. This book is written for the...

DJRickyV and 4 more 8 hours 38 minutes

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General Fiction

448

Joseph A. Altsheler - Sword of Antietam

«The Sword of Antietam» tells a complete story, but it is one in the chain of Civil War romances, begun in «The Guns of Bull Run» and continued through «The Guns of Shiloh» and «The Scouts of Stonewall.» The young...

ashleighjane and 5 more 8 hours 34 minutes The Civil War Series

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Science Fiction

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Ray Cummings - Astounding Stories 10, October 1930

Issue no. 10 of the magazine brings you:- Stolen Brains by Captain S.P. Meek The Invisible Death by Victor Rousseau Prisoners on the Electron by Robert H. Leitfred Part 2 of Jetta of the Lowlands by Ray...

Seamus Dobbin and 6 more 8 hours 19 minutes Astounding Stories Magazines Issues 1-20

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New

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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