Greg Giordano

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Biography & Autobiography

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William Still - Underground Railroad, Part 5

«I congratulate you that, after much patient research, careful preparation, and untiring labor, you have completed your voluminous work on „THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.“ I am sure your work will be found to be one of...

Michele Fry and 9 more 9 hours 56 minutes The Underground Railroad by William Still

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Literary Fiction

419

Lily Dougall - Zeit-Geist

«When travelling in Canada, in the region north of Lake Ontario, I came upon traces of the somewhat remarkable life which is the subject of the following sketch. Having applied to the school-master in the town...

Jacob Paul Starr and 1 more 3 hours 58 minutes

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General

439

Rupert S. Holland - Historic Boyhoods

Most boys grow up to be honest, maybe even good, men, but do not stand out from the crowd. Occasionally, along comes a boy who is destined, either by character or circumstance, to make his mark on the world. In this...

Lynne T and 10 more 6 hours 56 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

522

Jack London - Revolution, and other Essays

A collection of 13 essays written between 1900 and 1908, published in 1910. The lead essay, «Revolution», outlines how and why London renounced capitalism as a failed social system and declared himself an active...

Michele Fry and 9 more 6 hours 7 minutes

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Memoirs

450

Lucy Leavenworth Wilder Morris - Old Rail Fence Corners

Old Rail Fence Corners is an historical treasure trove containing the stories of the first significant waves of European-American settlers in the now state of Minnesota (United States of America). This book has direct...

Jill Engle and 15 more 11 hours 48 minutes

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Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 2.

Language learning

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Aesop - Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 2.

A celebration of all the wonderful dialects and accents found within the Librivox community! The goal being to record a 'phonetically relevant' text by as many volunteers as possible, and make this dialect/accent...

Bill Mosley and 19 more 24 minutes

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Anthologies

464

Princess Mary's Gift Book

In 1914, Princess Mary, then 17 years of age, gave her name to this collection of short stories and essays from the most prominent authors of the time for the purpose of raising funds for the «Work For Women Fund». A...

Greg Giordano and 7 more 5 hours 21 minutes

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Published 1900 onward

465

James Lane Allen - Doctor's Christmas Eve

A gentle reminiscence of a fictional country doctor as the year is drawing to a close. Unlike city doctors, the personal and professional life of a country doctor are closely intertwined. — Summary by Lynne Thompson

Lynne T and 2 more 5 hours 31 minutes

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Family

577

Blanche McManus - Our Little English Cousin

This delightful little book is another in the «Our Little Cousin» series that offered American children insight into what their young counterparts in other lands were like; the games they played and the life they...

Frances Brown and 4 more 1 hour 45 minutes Our Little Cousin Series

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Nature & Animal Fiction

449

Thornton W. Burgess - Adventures of Prickly Porky

A stranger from the North Woods has just arrived in the Green Forest causing a great stir among the woodland creatures who live there. They quickly discover that this odd fellow with the barbed spikes in his fur is...

Diana Majlinger and 6 more 1 hour 45 minutes

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Knickerbocker's History of New York, Vol. 1

Satire

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Washington Irving - Knickerbocker's History of New York, Vol. 1

Washington Irving, an author, biographer, historian, and diplomat, completed his first major work, a satire of contemporary local history and politics entitled A History of New-York from the Beginning of the World to...

Larry Wilson and 3 more 6 hours 59 minutes

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Cats: Their Points and Characteristics, with Curiosities of Cat Life, and a Chapter on Feline Ailments

Animals

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W. Gordon Stables - Cats: Their Points and Characteristics, with Curiosities of Cat Life, and a Chapter on Feline Ailments

How true is the old saw: «Dogs have families, but cats have staff»? Cats have been favorite domestic pets for thousands of years. This is a study of their history, characteristics and suitability as pets, together...

Lynne T and 9 more 9 hours 13 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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