Elsie Selwyn

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Children's Non-fiction

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Tudor Jenks - Book of Famous Sieges

History is dominated by war, battles, and sieges. Our history books are full of these. But history books usually don't explain sieges in such an accessible and at times entertaining way as Tudor Jenks manages in this...

Daniel Sagner and 10 more 6 hours 34 minutes

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State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1885 - 1888)

Political Science

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Grover Cleveland - State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1885 - 1888)

The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress, typically delivered annually. The address not only reports on the condition...

realisticspeakers and 5 more 6 hours 30 minutes State of the Union Addresses

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Christianity - Other

697

Hamilton Wright Mabie - Fruits of the Spirit

A collection of essays written by the renowned lecturer and author during the First World War, when he was quite depressed. The general themes of the collection are persevering in faith, guidance by the Holy Spirit...

Beth Thomas and 9 more 6 hours 8 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

600

G. K. Chesterton - Uses of Diversity

A collection of 35 essays by G.K. Chesterton originally published in his weekly columns in «The Illustrated London News» and the «New Witness». The subjects vary greatly from lamp posts to Jane Austen's Emma, from «On...

thestorygirl and 14 more 5 hours 37 minutes

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Crook in the Lot; or, The Sovereignty and Wisdom of God, in the Afflictions of Men, Displayed

Christianity - Commentary

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Thomas Boston - Crook in the Lot; or, The Sovereignty and Wisdom of God, in the Afflictions of Men, Displayed

A meditation on Ecclesiastes 7:3, «Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight which he hath made crooked?,» The Crook in the Lot considers the purposes of God for suffering and affliction in the life of...

Chris Bunn and 5 more 5 hours 25 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 064

Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. Eucken's «The Failure of Speculative Philosophy,» is one of several essays devoted to timeless questions. Others are by James Howell on man, nature and the...

Peter Thomlinson and 12 more 5 hours 21 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Children's Non-fiction

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Edmund Selous - Beautiful Birds

In this volume, Edmund Selous explains the beauty of birds to children. We meet some of the most beautiful birds in the world, and learn about their lives. We also learn what to do when our mothers decide to wear hats...

Scotty Smith and 5 more 5 hours 19 minutes

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Arthur Wing Pinero, Playwright - A Study

Biography & Autobiography

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Hamilton Fyfe - Arthur Wing Pinero, Playwright - A Study

A discussion about the life and works of the playwright Arthur Wing Pinero. The perfect accompaniment to the plays by Pinero available here at Librivox. (Refer to the etext for cast lists of plays — through 1901 —...

Larry Wilson and 6 more 4 hours 17 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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Mildred Duff - Catherine Booth

Catherine Booth (1829 – 1890) was the wife of William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army in England. She was a full-partner with her husband in the ministry and work of the movement which from the beginning...

Larry Wilson and 8 more 3 hours 16 minutes

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Silver Chimes in Syria: Glimpses of a Missionary's Experiences

Christianity - Biographies

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William S. Nelson - Silver Chimes in Syria: Glimpses of a Missionary's Experiences

William S. Nelson, D.D., was appointed as a missionary to Syria by the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church, USA in 1888. In this short works, as the title suggests, he gives glimpses into his life as...

Larry Wilson and 9 more 3 hours 1 minute

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Man's Rights; or, How Would You Like It?: Comprising Dreams

Culture & Heritage Fiction

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Annie Denton Cridge - Man's Rights; or, How Would You Like It?: Comprising Dreams

«Man's Rights; or, How Would You Like It?: Comprising Dreams» is the first known feminist utopian novel written by a woman. The text features nine dreams experienced by a first-person female narrator. In the first...

Elsie Selwyn and 6 more 2 hours 57 minutes

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Science

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Margaret Warner Morley - Bee People

«The Honey-bees are buzzy-fuzzy little pepper pots» Thus this wonderful nature writer begins to tell us about bees, their habits, their way of living and their many contributions to the world and to ourselves. The...

Larry Wilson and 7 more 2 hours 38 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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