Esther
149 books
*Non-fiction
605
Frank R. Stockton - Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts
Buccaneers is non-fiction, a highly readable history of how piracy began and spread throughout the region in response to the plundering of Spanish colonialism. It is written with great flair for the dramatic by the...
7 hours 15 minutes
*Non-fiction
587
Joseph Devlin - How to Speak and Write Correctly
This is a 1910 guide for those who wish to learn how to correctly (though maybe not «properly») create sentences, use figures of speech, write letters, and more, all while choosing the right words and doing it with...
5 hours 42 minutes
Early Modern
528
Thomas Guthrie Marquis - Chronicles of Canada Volume 04 - Jesuit Missions: A Chronicle of the Cross in the Wilderness
These little books were designed to cover Canadian history in a scholarly and readable fashion. This volume, as suggested in the title, folows the Jesuit missionaries through North America as they attempt, with little...
3 hours 9 minutes
Humorous Fiction
530
Stephen Leacock - Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is a sequence of stories by Stephen Leacock, first published in 1912. It is generally considered to be one of the most enduring classics of Canadian humorous literature. The...
5 hours 59 minutes
