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85 books
Science Fiction
489
George Griffith - Mummy and Miss Nitocris: A Phantasy of the Fourth Dimension
" Certain it should be that, beyond and about this World of Length, and Breadth, and Thickness, there is another World, or State of Existence, consisting of these and another dimension of which only those beings...
8 hours 28 minutes
Religion
486
George Herbert - Country Parson: His Character and Rule of Life
George Herbert was an English poet, orator, and priest. In The Country Parson he describes the roles of the priest and offers practice advice to English clergymen about how to fulfill their duties. — Summary by...
3 hours 30 minutes
Humorous Fiction
450
B. P. Shillaber - Life and Sayings of Mrs. Partington and Others of the Family
Mrs. Partington, not unlike Mrs. Malaprop, is prone to using the wrong words when expressing her sentiments. However, the «inappropriate» word choices often cause one to look at a situation in a new way. (Introduction...
8 hours 21 minutes
*Non-fiction
508
Thomas Stevens - Around the World on a Bicycle, Vol. 1
Thomas Stevens was the first person to circle the globe by bicycle, a large-wheeled Ordinary. His journey started in April 1884 in San Francisco from where he cycled to Boston to take a steamer to England. Crossing...
22 hours 29 minutes
