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Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 4: Karl-Ludwig Sand (version 2)

Biography & Autobiography

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Alexandre Dumas - Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 4: Karl-Ludwig Sand (version 2)

This is the fourth volume of Alexandre Dumas' studies of celebrated crimes and their perpetrators. This volume is concerned with the story of Karl Ludwig Sand, who stabbed August von Kotzebue to death in 1819. August...

John Van Stan 1 hour 59 minutes

Ten Common Trees

Nature

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Susan Stokes - Ten Common Trees

These are short sketches of ten common trees found in North America — Black Willow, American Elm, Apple Tree, Horse-Chestnut, Birch, White Oak, Chestnut, Walnut, Cone Bearers, Red Maple. The simple writing style makes...

Larry Wilson and 6 more 1 hour 51 minutes

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Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 7: Part 2: Countess de Saint-Geran

True Crime

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Alexandre Dumas - Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 7: Part 2: Countess de Saint-Geran

This story details the crimes and trial surrounding the unexpected pregnancy and subsequent childbirth of the Countess de Saint-Geran in 1640s France. Familial jealousies harbored by her sister-in-law, the Marchioness...

John Van Stan 1 hour 47 minutes

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 6: Part 3: Martin Guerre

Historical Fiction

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Alexandre Dumas - Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 6: Part 3: Martin Guerre

Martin Guerre was a French peasant that, during a long absence, was famously impersonated in the 16th century. Although the real Martin Guerre is suspected of no serious crimes, his imposter, Arnaud du Tilh, engaged...

John Van Stan 1 hour 46 minutes

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 6: Part 2: The Man in the Iron Mask

Biography & Autobiography

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Alexandre Dumas - Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 6: Part 2: The Man in the Iron Mask

In the late 1600s a man was doubly-imprisoned: his body in an iron cell and his face in an iron mask. Who the “man in the iron mask” was, why he was imprisoned, and how he was treated during imprisonment, remains a...

John Van Stan 1 hour 42 minutes

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 7: Part 3: Murat

War & Military

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Alexandre Dumas - Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 7: Part 3: Murat

Amidst the political winds from Napoleon’s downfall, this tale turns our attention to the flight of a former French marshal and King of Naples, Joachim Murat. Murat, unhappy with the deal he made to obtain pardon from...

John Van Stan 1 hour 33 minutes

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 4: Part 3: Nisida

Biography & Autobiography

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Alexandre Dumas - Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 4: Part 3: Nisida

This story details the many crimes (attempted rape, assault, filicide, etc.) surrounding a significant historical confrontation between a fisherman from the island of Nisida, named Gabriel, and the Italian Prince of...

John Van Stan 1 hour 29 minutes

Place Of Burial In The South Of Scotland

Culture & Heritage Fiction

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William Wordsworth - Place Of Burial In The South Of Scotland

This poem is part of the «Ecclesiastical Sonnets,» writen by Wordsworth between 1821 — 22. — Summary by David Lawrence

Algy Pug and 13 more 19 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories

Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2)

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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