Julia Niedermaier
145 books
Essays & Short Works
1.2K
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 033
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include astronomy, religion, United States history, football, child raising, Tokyo firebombing, and more. (summary by...
6 hours 49 minutes
Science Fiction
934
Camille Flammarion - Omega: The Last Days of the World
Omega: The Last Days of the World is a science fiction novel published in 1894 by Camille Flammarion. On 25th century Earth, a comet made mostly of Carbonic-Oxide (CO) could possibly collide with the Earth. It is...
6 hours 46 minutes
Crafts & Hobbies
740
Frederick Milnes Edge - Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion
Paul Morphy, born in New Orleans in 1837, was considered the greatest chess player of his era. He was a child prodigy who learned playing chess simply by watching family members play, and when he was only 9 years old,...
5 hours 38 minutes
*Non-fiction
776
Samuel H. M. Byers - With Fire and Sword (Byers)
Samuel H. M. Byers was an American poet, diplomat, and soldier in the Civil War. «In war some persons seek adventures; others have them in spite of themselves. It happened that the writer of this book belonged to a...
4 hours 41 minutes
