Greg Giordano

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Biography & Autobiography

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Samuel G Goodrich - Life of Benjamin Franklin

This little book was intended for the education of school children and includes tales, sketches and anecdotes of his life written for the children of the mid 1800's and written in the English languge of that period....

maryagneskatherine and 10 more 3 hours 44 minutes

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General

523

Unknown - Ontario Public School Geography

This Ontario Public School textbook, published in 1922, contains some fascinating facts of a world which no longer exists. It seems politically incorrect in some of its descriptions by modern day standards. (Summary...

David Lawrence and 16 more 12 hours 58 minutes

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Published 1900 onward

498

Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Double: A Petersburg Poem

This is the story of a mild-mannered civil servant, Mr. Golyadkin, who begins to see his «doppelganger» appearing in his life (at work, in society, etc). This «double» has all the qualities that the protagonist lacks....

Greg Giordano and 1 more 6 hours 20 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

550

Captain Quincy Allen - Outdoor Chums in the Big Woods

“That looks like a challenge, Frank.” “It was well fired, at any rate, Bluff!” “I should say yes, because it knocked my hat clear off my head. Do we stand for that sort of thing, or shall we accept the dare?” “There...

Joy Leavesley and 4 more 4 hours 32 minutes

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Romance

523

George MacDonald - Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood

This delightful story begins in a little town called Marshmallows, where a young man, the new vicar, Harry Walton, has just arrived. As he begins his work Harry realizes that everything is not quite 'right' in his...

Lee Smalley and 9 more 15 hours 25 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

486

William Still - Underground Railroad, Part 3

«Never before has the working of the Underground Railroad been so thoroughly explained. Here we have in complete detail the various methods adopted for circumventing the enemies of freedom, and told, as it is, with...

Lynne T and 9 more 8 hours 33 minutes The Underground Railroad by William Still

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Nature

492

Jean-Henri Fabre - Story Book of Science

The famed French naturalist Fabre covers a large variety of subjects in these 70 short but fascinating essays about insects, animals and nature in general. The translator explains in her foreword, «The young in heart...

Frances Brown and 12 more 10 hours 51 minutes

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Single author

539

Walter De la Mare - Collected Poems 1901-1918

Early poems written by Walter de la Mare. de la Mare is best remembered for his works for children. This collection includes: Poems: 1906 The Listeners: 1914 Motley: 1918 Songs of Childhood: 1901 (Summary by...

Claire Schreuder and 19 more 3 hours 46 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

496

George Fullerton Evans - College Freshman's Don't Book

A short, humorous guide of what not to do in your first year of college. (Summary by Jill Engle)

Kevin W. Davidson and 4 more 36 minutes

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Sports Fiction

421

Morgan Scott - Rival Pitchers of Oakdale

Play Ball!!! It's the start of another baseball season at Oakdale Academy. But there is a rivalry brewing between the pitchers. One wants to be a starting pitcher, but he is inconsistent. Another, a new kid from...

Michele Eaton and 7 more 5 hours 21 minutes

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Single Author Collections

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Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Short Stories

This is a collection of short stories by Fyodor Dostoevsky, the Russian novelist and short story writer. (Summary by sidhu177)

Greg Giordano and 9 more 9 hours 23 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

529

Hamilton Wright Mabie - Young Folks' Treasury, Volume 2

This is the second book in a twelve volume series, and highlights myths and legendary heroes from around the world, from Ancient Greece to Scandinavia and the Far East. They are aimed at the junior audience. (Summary...

Lynne T and 25 more 18 hours 56 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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