J A Carter

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Humor

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Pedro Carolino - English as She is Spoke

English as She is Spoke is a 19th century Portuguese-to-English phrasebook that has become a classic of absurdist humor, owing chiefly to the apparent fact that its writer had absolutely no knowledge of English. It...

J A Carter and 1 more 1 hour 3 minutes

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Christianity - Other

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Anonymous - Theologia Germanica

This short, anonymous work is thought to have been written in the 1300s by a member of the lay-religious group called ‘The Friends of God.’ Its central teaching is that humans can become one with God by living a holy,...

J A Carter 4 hours 10 minutes

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Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

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Christina Rossetti - Uphill

Rossetti began writing down and dating her poems from 1842, mostly imitating her favoured poets. From 1847 she began experimenting with verse forms such as sonnets, hymns and ballads; drawing narratives from the...

Bruce Kachuk and 13 more 20 minutes

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Christianity - Other

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Saint Francis de Sales - Introduction to the Devout Life

First published in the early 17th century, it has proven its value as a daily spiritual guide and helpful reference for living an authentic Christian life. Written specifically for laymen, it began as letters from...

Phil Chenevert and 23 more 10 hours 11 minutes

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*Non-fiction

506

William C. Hunter - Pep: Poise, Efficiency, Peace

Colonel William Crosbie Hunter was a businessman and self-help writer who was moderately popular in the early 20th century. His books set forth his personal philosophy on health, happiness, human relations, and...

J A Carter 3 hours 47 minutes

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Christianity - Other

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Irenaeus - Against Heresies

St. Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, describes several schools of Gnosticism which were prevalent among pre-Nicene Christianity. He then refutes these beliefs as heresies by contrasting them with what he describes as...

JoeD and 15 more 25 hours 39 minutes

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Bible (TCNT) NT 01-27: The New Testament

*Non-fiction

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Twentieth Century New Testament - Bible (TCNT) NT 01-27: The New Testament

Published in 1904, The Twentieth Century New Testament is considered the first translation of the Bible into modern English. It was produced in Britain over a period of 15 years by approximately 20 people —...

J A Carter 18 hours 52 minutes Bible (Twentieth Century New Testament)

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Bibles

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World English Bible - Bible (WEB) Old Testament - complete

The World English Bible is a modern English translation of the Bible, released directly into the public domain. (Summary by Leon Mire)

David Leeson and 37 more 58 hours 2 minutes Bible (World English Bible)

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*Non-fiction

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G. K. Chesterton - Orthodoxy

With his typical wit and erudition Chesterton presents Christianity as the best answer to a series of interlocking riddles that live in every human heart. — Summary by Pleonic

J A Carter 6 hours 2 minutes

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Detective Fiction

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He was devised by Scottish author and doctor Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant...

David Jaquay and 9 more 8 hours 34 minutes

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Poetry

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John Milton - Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost is the first epic of English literature written in the classical style. John Milton saw himself as the intellectual heir of Homer, Virgil, and Dante, and sought to create a work of art which fully...

Owen and 11 more 9 hours 41 minutes

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Poetry

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Short Poetry Collection 019

Librivox’s Short Poetry Collection 019: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Alan Davis Drake and 13 more 41 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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