Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
131 books
*Non-fiction
545
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
General Fiction
587
Henry Fielding - History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great
This novel is sometimes thought of as [Fielding's] first because he almost certainly began composing it before he wrote Shamela and Joseph Andrews. It is a satire of Walpole that draws a parallel between Walpole and...
10 hours 17 minutes
True Crime
515
Sir John Barrow - Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: Its Cause and Consequences
The mutiny on the Bounty occurred aboard a British Royal Navy ship on 28 April 1789. The mutiny was led by Fletcher Christian against the commanding officer, William Bligh. On 4 April 1789, after five months in...
10 hours 29 minutes
Romance
530
Lyndon Orr - Famous Affinities of History: The Romance of Devotion
«Famous Affinities of History» is a book of passion-filled accounts of the most famous love affairs of history. The stories of Cleopatra, Victor Hugo, Honore de Balzac, Jonathan Swift, Charles Dickens, Karl Marx,...
14 hours 57 minutes
Humorous Fiction
519
William Makepeace Thackeray - Book of Snobs
The necessity of a work on Snobs, demonstrated from History, and proved by felicitous illustrations:—I am the individual destined to write that work—My vocation is announced in terms of great eloquence—I show that the...
7 hours 21 minutes
