Jacquelyn Bengfort

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Isaac Watts - Psalms of David

Isaac Watts was a poet, hymn-writer and musician. He wrote many of what we regard as «classical hymns» such as «Joy to the World» and «When I survey the wondrous cross». His translations of the Psalms are therefore...

Jael Baldwin and 20 more 8 hours 22 minutes

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Published 1900 onward

507

Gertrude Stein - Three Lives

Three Lives tells the stories of three women from the same fictitious town of Bridgeport. The first story is of Anna, a servant to the wealthy, or those who seem to be wealthy. She finds herself taking on...

KHand and 3 more 7 hours 50 minutes

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Science Fiction

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H. G. Wells - Door in the Wall, and Other Stories

A collection of short stories by H. G. Wells, author of «The Time Machine» and «War of the Worlds». The science fiction master ranges over a variety of topics, each original and unexpected. Included in this collection...

J. Olpecre and 7 more 5 hours

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Culture & Heritage Fiction

402

Elizabeth Bibesco - Balloons

Elizabeth, Princess Bibesco, was an English writer and socialite. The daughter of a British Prime Minister and the wife of a Romanian aristocrat, she drew on her experience in British high society in her work. Her...

Beth Thomas and 8 more 3 hours 58 minutes

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Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)

527

Ida M. Tarbell - Business of Being a Woman

How were women's roles changing in the 1900's? Ida Tarbell explores this in a well written, witty and insightful series of essays. «The object of this little volume is to call attention to a certain distrust, which...

MaryAnn and 7 more 3 hours 46 minutes

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Clark Ashton Smith - Ebony and Crystal

As stated in L'Alouette: A Magazine of Verse, «Ebony and Crystal is an artist's intrepid repudiation of the world of trolleys and cash-registers, Freudian complexes and Binet-Simon tests, for realms of exalted and...

Mike Pelton and 14 more 3 hours 46 minutes

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Poetry

529

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

J. Olpecre and 8 more 3 hours

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Poetry

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox - Kingdom of Love

This is a volume of poetry by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, named after the poem 'the Kingdom of Love'. — Summary by Carolin

Michele Fry and 11 more 2 hours 38 minutes

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E. Nesbit - Rainbow and the Rose

A collection of poetry in the whimsical style of Edith Nesbit, author of «The Five Children and It» and «The Railway Children». These poems are primarily for adults, although a few are written for her daughters. The...

Eleanor Howard and 15 more 2 hours 15 minutes

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Aldous Huxley - Leda

Though he gained recognition for his later essays and novels, Aldous Huxley started his writing career as a poet. Published in 1920, Leda is his fourth compilation of poetry. It begins with the passionate and...

sdaeley17 and 6 more 1 hour 55 minutes

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Poetry

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Sara Teasdale - Helen of Troy and Other Poems

Sara Teasdale was an American poet, originally from Missouri, later attaching herself more to New York. Helen of Troy was one of her first great successes. This volume also contains the small drama On the Tower, which...

Katie Rose and 16 more 1 hour 51 minutes

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Poetry

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Edwin Arlington Robinson - Children of the Night

This is a collection of poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson, titled the Children of the Night, and including, besides the famous title poem, several ballads, and poems dedicated to other authors and poets. — Summary by...

Jacquelyn Bengfort and 12 more 1 hour 42 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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