Denise Nordell

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Mark Twain - Prince and the Pauper (version 2)

One day a poor boy, Tom, gets a little too near the gates of the palace. and the guards start to beat him. However the prince himself intervenes and invites Tom into the palace. They talk about their differences in...

Elijah Fisher and 10 more 7 hours 41 minutes

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Detective Fiction

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Lawrence L. Lynch - Last Stroke

Written by Chicago socialite, Emma Murdock Van Deventer, under the nom de plume of Lawrence L. Lynch, this detective story opens with the mysterious disappearance of schoolmaster, Mr. Brierly. The under-teacher and...

Philippe and 8 more 7 hours 20 minutes

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Romance

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Molly Elliot Seawell - Throckmorton

This is a novel about the lives of the members of the Temple family and their connections in Tidewater, Virginia, in the Reconstruction era. The widow Judith Temple and her sister in law Jacqueline live quietly on the...

MaryAnn and 5 more 7 hours 16 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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George Alexander Fischer - Beethoven, A Character Study

A book of the life of the German Composer, Beethoven. — Summary by Jessie Yun

Denise Nordell and 9 more 7 hours 14 minutes

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Short Stories

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Albert Payson Terhune - Buff: A Collie and Other Dog-Stories

Buff: A Collie and Other Dog-Stories is one of many popular books written by Albert Payson Terhune that have delighted dog lovers for decades. Terhune loved dogs, and he bred and raised collies at his Sunnybank...

Ellen Preckel and 5 more 6 hours 58 minutes

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Sign of the Cross in the Nineteenth Century

History

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Jean-Joseph Gaume - Sign of the Cross in the Nineteenth Century

A book that examines the sign of the Cross made by Christians since the primitive church up until the 19th century. It looks at stories of miracles and the writings of the father to impress upon the reader the need to...

dom. Noah Moerbeek CPMO and 9 more 6 hours 54 minutes

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Historical Fiction

Sapper - Men, Women and Guns

World War I stories, as told through the eyes of someone who was there, but leavened with humour and an eye for the ridiculous side of human nature. This is a collection of McNeile's early short stories, drawing on...

Beth Thomas and 7 more 6 hours 52 minutes

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Little Journeys to the Homes of Famous Women

Biography & Autobiography

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Elbert Hubbard - Little Journeys to the Homes of Famous Women

Elbert Hubbard describes the homes of authors, poets, social reformers and other prestigious people, reflecting on how their surroundings may have influenced them. These short essays are part biography and part...

Mary J and 5 more 6 hours 32 minutes Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great

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Gothic Fiction

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George MacDonald - Flight of the Shadow

A fantastical story of personal growth and a warning against the dangers of keeping secrets. This novel by George MacDonald is a deceptively easy read aimed to be accessible to teens, but the ideas will remain in your...

Beth Thomas and 8 more 6 hours 32 minutes

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Religion

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Martha Finley - Grandmother Elsie

Change has come to Elsie's family in the 8th book of this delightful series. Her daughter, Violet, marries a naval Captain with three children of his own and the children try to adjust to life with their new...

Bria Snow and 7 more 6 hours 21 minutes Elsie Dinsmore Series

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Barberry Bush and Eight Other Stories for Girls

General

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Susan Coolidge - Barberry Bush and Eight Other Stories for Girls

Eight heartwarming stories. Most of the stories are about girls, and their adventures. Susan Coolidge is also author of «What Katy Did.» The Barberry Bush is about a girl named «Barbara Allen called...

MaryAnn and 4 more 6 hours 13 minutes

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General Fiction

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Richard Doddridge Blackmore - Clara Vaughan, Vol I.

CLARA VAUGHAN, the young heroine, narrator, and namesake for R. D. Blackmore’s early detective novel, is determined to solve the mystery of her father’s murder—a crime that occurred when she was only 10 years of age....

Lynne T and 7 more 5 hours 50 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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