Edith van der Have-Raats

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Family Life

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Maria Montessori - Mother and the Child

«The mother and the child» is a lecture given by Maria Montessori in 1915. The famous educational reformer speaks about the importance to give children freedom and a suitable environment, so they will be able to fully...

Edith van der Have-Raats 32 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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Jacob Stroyer - My Life in the South

My Life in the South is the vivid and touching autobiography of African-American former slave, Jacob Stroyer. It recounts experiences from his early childhood on the planation up to his involvement in Confederacy's...

Jeffrey Carr and 5 more 2 hours 45 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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William Ruschenberger - Elements of Botany

The Elements of Botany is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. It is a succinct little textbook that presents a solid introduction to plant science....

Amy Gramour and 5 more 5 hours 5 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Lucy Fitch Perkins - Belgian Twins

This story is based upon the experiences of two Belgian refugees in World War I. When their parents are marched of by Germans, Jan and Marie are left alone. Now they, along with their dog, have to find their parents!...

ashleighjane and 4 more 2 hours 20 minutes

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Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 2

Anthologies

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Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 2

The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern , is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offering «American households a mass of good reading», the editors drew from...

Andrew David King and 26 more 24 hours 5 minutes Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern

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Christianity - Other

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Saint Benedict of Nursia - Rule of St. Benedict

Quote: The Rule of Saint Benedict (Regula Benedicti) is a book of precepts written by St. Benedict of Nursia for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot. Since about the 7th century it has also been...

Phil Chenevert and 5 more 2 hours 39 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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James T. Nichols - Birdseye Views of Far Lands

Birdseye Views of Far Lands is an interesting, wholesome presentation of something that a keen-eyed, alert traveler with the faculty of making contrasts with all classes of people in all sorts of places, in such...

RudeJohn and 12 more 6 hours 23 minutes

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Historical

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Alice Turner Curtis - Yankee Girl at Fort Sumter

Sylvia Fulton is a ten-years-old girl from Boston who stayed in Charleston, South Carolina, before the opening of the civil war. She loves her new home, and her dear friends. However, political tensions are rising,...

Amber Hamilton and 8 more 3 hours 52 minutes

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Poetry

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G. K. Chesterton - Chesterton Calendar

Go through the year, day by day, with the wit and wisdom of G.K. Chesterton! Compiled from the writings of 'G.K.C', both in verse and in prose, each day of the year is provided with a generally short quotation from...

debolee and 7 more 4 hours 41 minutes

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Nature's Miracles Volume 2: Energy and Vibration

Science

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Elisha Gray - Nature's Miracles Volume 2: Energy and Vibration

Elisha Gray was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is best known for his development of a telephone prototype in 1876 in Highland Park, Illinois and is...

Michael Packard and 16 more 5 hours 41 minutes

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Nature's Miracles Volume 1: World Building and Life

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Elisha Gray - Nature's Miracles Volume 1: World Building and Life

Elisha Gray (August 2, 1835 – January 21, 1901) was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is best known for his development of a telephone prototype in 1876 in...

Steve Belleguelle and 10 more 5 hours 46 minutes

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Elizabeth Keckley - Behind the Scenes

This is the autobiography of Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave who bought her freedom with the money she earned as a seamstress. She eventually worked for Mary Lincoln. It is a fascinating book, filled with many...

Laura Victoria and 10 more 6 hours 7 minutes

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New

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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