David Barnes

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Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius - Consolation of Philosophy

Consolation of Philosophy (Latin: Consolatio Philosophiae) is a philosophical work by Boethius written in about the year 524 AD. It has been described as the single most important and influential work in the West in...

Kirsten Ferreri and 16 more 5 hours 13 minutes

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Christianity - Other

519

H. P. Nichols - Cloud of Unknowing

The Cloud of Unknowing (Middle English: The Cloude of Unknowyng) is an anonymous work of Christian mysticism written in Middle English in the latter half of the 14th century. The text is a spiritual guide on...

David Barnes 5 hours 4 minutes

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Detective Fiction

571

G. K. Chesterton - Club of Queer Trades

A collection of six wonderfully quirky detective stories, featuring the 'mystic' former judge Basil Grant. Each story reveals a practitioner of an entirely new profession, and member of the Club of Queer Trades....

David Barnes 4 hours 48 minutes

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Children's Fiction

614

L. Frank Baum - Mother Goose in Prose

Whether Mother Goose was a real person or a myth, the songs that are attributed to her name are what we remember from our childhood. Some of these nursery rhymes are complete tales in themselves. There are others...

Barbara Wedge and 12 more 4 hours 46 minutes

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Modern (19th C)

583

Herbert Allen Giles - China and the Chinese

Herbert Allen Giles (1845-1935) spent several years as a diplomat in China and in 1897 was appointed Cambridge University’s second professor of Chinese. His published works cover Chinese language and literature,...

David Barnes 4 hours 29 minutes

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Kottō : being Japanese curios, with sundry cobwebs

Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

503

Lafcadio Hearn - Kottō : being Japanese curios, with sundry cobwebs

Kottō contains 20 Japanese stories, collected from different sources and translated by Lafcadio Hearn. The types of stories in this collection are widespread: There are old ghost stories Hearn is best known for (The...

Scott Carpenter and 8 more 4 hours 19 minutes

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Answers to Prayer, from George Müller's Narratives

Christianity - Other

476

A. E. C. Brooks - Answers to Prayer, from George Müller's Narratives

Mr. Brooks, in this compilation, has endeavored to select those incidents and practical remarks from Mr. Müller's Narratives, that show in an unmistakeable way, both to believers and unbelievers, the secret of...

David Barnes 3 hours 38 minutes

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Action & Adventure

576

Ethel C. Pedley - Dot and the Kangaroo

Dot and the Kangaroo, written in 1899, is a children's book by Ethel C. Pedley about a little girl named Dot who gets lost in the Australian outback and is eventually befriended by a kangaroo and several other...

Lucy Burgoyne and 9 more 3 hours 33 minutes

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Poetry

455

Local Color Collection Vol. 001

In this celebration of diversity, learn about the myriad histories and cultures behind our volunteers. (summary by Eric Ray)

Alan Davis Drake and 14 more 3 hours 19 minutes

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Ancient

552

Confucius 孔子 - Sayings of Confucius

Promoting virtues such as filial devotion, compassion, loyalty, and propriety, these dialogues between the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius and his disciples comprise the crux of Confucianism. (Summary by Andrea...

David Barnes and 6 more 3 hours 12 minutes

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Historical Fiction

490

Lew Wallace - Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Book 1

Lew Wallace's Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ «Book 1» gives a sideline view of events taking pace around the days of Christ. Book 1 gives the account of Christ's birth. (Summary by MHAIJH85)

David Lawrence and 8 more 3 hours 9 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

589

Robert Louis Stevenson - Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a novella by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1886. London lawyer Utterson is driven to investigate Edward Hyde, the unlikely protégé of his...

David Barnes 3 hours 8 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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