Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
131 books
Historical Fiction
1.2K
Henry Fielding - History of Tom Jones, A Foundling
Tom Jones is considered one of the first prose works describable as a novel. The novel is divided into 18 smaller books. Tom Jones is a foundling discovered on the property of a very kind, wealthy landowner, Squire...
36 hours 5 minutes
*Non-fiction
969
Frank Lewis Dyer - Edison, His Life and Inventions
A detailed biography of Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of such things as the telephone, the microphone, the electric motor, the storage battery, and the electric light. In the words of the authors, «It is designed in...
29 hours 42 minutes
*Non-fiction
996
William H. Prescott - History of the Conquest of Mexico
(Note: This project had some missing and duplicate sections. This has been corrected as of July 9, 2010. The affected sections were 12, 13, 27, 28, 33, & 34.) Much have I travell'd in the realms of gold, And...
24 hours 35 minutes
*Non-fiction
1.1K
Charles Darwin - Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species (publ. 1859) is a pivotal work in scientific literature and arguably the pivotal work in evolutionary biology. The book’s full title is On the Origin of Species by Means of...
24 hours 22 minutes
*Non-fiction
925
James Champlin Fernald - English Synonyms and Antonyms
English Synonyms and Antonyms is basically a vocabulary builder that students might use as they prepare for entrance or exit exams. Each entry gives a list of synonyms, followed by a paragraph that briefly explains...
19 hours 47 minutes
