George Allen

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Saint Augustine of Hippo - On Christian Doctrine

De doctrina Christiana, On Christian Doctrine, is a famous treatise by Augustine of Hippo, consisting of four books that describe how to interpret and teach the Scriptures. The first three books, published in 397, set...

Phil Chenevert and 8 more 7 hours 12 minutes

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Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius, Book 2

Political Science

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Niccolò Machiavelli - Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius, Book 2

In «Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius», posthumous work by the author of The Prince, Machiavelli discusses the useful lessons that could be learnt from the past for the present. As the title mentions, the...

merendo07 and 4 more 4 hours 39 minutes

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History

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History Teacher's Magazine, Vol. I, No. 5, January 1910

«The History Teacher’s Magazine is devoted to the interests of teachers of History, Civics, and related subjects in the fields of Geography and Economics. It aims to bring to the teacher of these topics the latest...

George Allen and 6 more 2 hours 49 minutes

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Sagas

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R. Eivind - Finnish Legends

One dark winter's day in the north of Finland, Father Mikko seeks shelter in an isolated cabin till a storm abates. After dinner the family sit around the fire, and the daughter asks him to tell them «all the stories...

Sonia and 6 more 4 hours 35 minutes

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Well at the World's End: Book 4: The Road Home

Action & Adventure Fiction

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William Morris - Well at the World's End: Book 4: The Road Home

In The Well at the World's End, Ralph of Upmeads, youngest son of the King of Upmeads, leaves home (where nothing exciting ever happens) without permission and sets out looking for adventure. When he hears rumors of a...

David Lawrence and 11 more 5 hours 27 minutes

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Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)

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Marcus Aurelius - Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

The Meditations is divided into 12 books that chronicle different periods of Marcus' life. Each book is not in chronological order and it was written for no one but himself. The style of writing that permeates the...

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Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)

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Virgil - Aeneid of Virgil (Version 2)

The Aeneid is a Latin epic written by Virgil in the 1st century BC that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. The first six of the poem’s...

George Allen 13 hours 5 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Howard Pyle - Story of King Arthur and his Knights

Masterful artist, illustrator, and storyteller Howard Pyle brings new life to the legends of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table. The first in Pyle's series of four books about King Arthur, this volume...

George Allen and 8 more 11 hours 11 minutes

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Poetry

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William Morris - Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems

This is a volume of early narrative poems by William Morris, first published in 1858. While at the time of writing the most important stages of William Morris' career are still ahead of him, his ideas are already...

Peter Tucker and 4 more 3 hours 31 minutes

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State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1817 - 1828)

Literary Collections

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John Quincy Adams - State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1817 - 1828)

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...

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Poetry

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Algernon Charles Swinburne - Dark Month

This is a sequence of poems by Algernon Charles Swinburne. The poems were written in 1881, during the one month in which his seven year old neighbor, Herbert (Bertie) Mason was away.Swinburne describes in 31 poems his...

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Poetry

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Edwin Arlington Robinson - Three Taverns: A Book of Poems

This is a volume of poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson. This volume contains, among other poems, the famous poems The Valley of the Shadow and Lazarus. — Summary by Carolin

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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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