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Travel & Geography

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Thomas Gaskell Allen - Across Asia on a Bicycle

In 1890, two Americans newly graduated from college set out to travel around the world on a then-new invention, the modern bicycle. In 1893 they returned, have covered over 15,000 miles, at that time the «longest...

pyfeman43 and 8 more 5 hours 40 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Sabine Baring-Gould - Curious Myths of the Middle Ages

This volume is an example of Sabine Baring-Gould's extensive research into the middle ages. This volume of 12 curiosities was one of Baring-Gould's most successful publications. (Summary by Carolin)

TriciaG and 8 more 5 hours 38 minutes

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Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)

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Frederick Adam Wright - Feminism in Greek Literature

This study, published in 1923, examines the views regarding women's place in Ancient Greek society based especially on the writings of Homer, Euripides, Aristophanes, Plato, Socrates and Aristotle. As the author...

Beth Thomas and 5 more 5 hours 29 minutes

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H. G. Wells - Stolen Bacillus and other stories

Collection of thrilling and thought-provoking short stories that showcase Wells' incredible ability to blend science fiction, horror, and social commentary. From a deadly bacteria that threatens to wipe out humanity...

Pamela Nagami and 10 more 4 hours 52 minutes

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Children's Non-fiction

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Joaquin Miller - True Bear Stories

Joaquin Miller dedicated this book to «my dear little daughter...for whose pleasure and instruction I have many times dug up the most of these stories from out the days of my boyhood.» In his preface he claims to...

Greg Giordano and 9 more 4 hours 24 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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May Wentworth - Fairy Tales from Gold Lands Volume One

California, both old and new, is the scene of these fairy stories. They are unique tales written with with a pleasant tinge of romance about them to fix yourr attention, and a touch of pathos that goes to the heart,...

Diana Schmidt and 5 more 4 hours 2 minutes

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Travel & Geography

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Robert Louis Stevenson - Inland Voyage

As a young man, Stevenson wished to be financially independent and began his literary career by writing travelogues. This is his first published work, written at a time when travel for pleasure was still a rarity. He...

Greg Giordano and 9 more 3 hours 56 minutes

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Single author

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Dante Alighieri - Canzoniere

Le Rime (in English, The Rhymes) are the collection of lyric poems written by Dante Alighieri throughout his life. While the rest of Dante's works were prepared by himself for publication, these poems were written by...

Algy Pug and 11 more 3 hours 40 minutes

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Country Parson: His Character and Rule of Life

Religion

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George Herbert - Country Parson: His Character and Rule of Life

George Herbert was an English poet, orator, and priest. In The Country Parson he describes the roles of the priest and offers practice advice to English clergymen about how to fulfill their duties. — Summary by...

Karen Clausen-Brown and 4 more 3 hours 30 minutes

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Life and marvelous adventures of Wild Bill, the Scout

Biography & Autobiography

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J. W. Buel - Life and marvelous adventures of Wild Bill, the Scout

BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED. «Wild Bill, as a frontier character of the daring, cunning and honorable...

Jairus Amar and 10 more 2 hours 31 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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