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William Sanger - History of Prostitution

Common sense asks for a full investigation of all the evils attending prostitution. In the every-day affairs of life, any man who feels the pressure of a particular evil looks at once for its cause. He may be neither...

Anna Simon and 25 more 31 hours 55 minutes

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War & Military

Jefferson Davis - Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 2

The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (1881) is written by Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Davis wrote the book as a straightforward...

Bruce Kachuk and 13 more 30 hours 15 minutes

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Historical Fiction

Henryk Sienkiewicz - With Fire and Sword

In 1647, Poland is a land facing complete destruction with fire and sword. It may come from without, as the Tartar hordes swarm over the steppes, turning cities to ash and the Poles to slaves. It may come from within...

David Leeson and 2 more 29 hours 53 minutes

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Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant

Literary Collections

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Ulysses S. Grant - Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant

The Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents is an eleven-volume series of tomes comprising of proclamations, special messages, and inaugurations from several presidents throughout United States...

Jim Clevenger and 14 more 26 hours 29 minutes

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Historical Fiction

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Bolesław Prus - Pharaoh and the Priest

The Pharaoh and the Priest (Polish: Faraon) is the fourth and last major novel by the Polish writer Bolesław Prus. It was the sole historical novel by an author who had earlier disapproved of historical novels on the...

Piotr Nater and 13 more 26 hours 23 minutes

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Life Sciences

Richard Swann Lull - Organic Evolution

Organic Evolution is a college textbook that describes the mechanism of biological evolution by natural selection. It then explores the evidences for evolution in various animals, including insects, reptiles, birds...

Lucretia B. and 26 more 26 hours 4 minutes

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Literary Collections

John Wesley - Sermons on Several Occasions, Second Series

John Wesley, along with his brother Charles, are credited with founding the Methodist denomination. «The following Sermons contain the substance of what I have been preaching for between eight and nine years last...

MaryAnn and 17 more 25 hours 45 minutes

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History of the Inquisition of Spain, Vol. 3

Middle Ages/Middle History

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Henry Charles Lea - History of the Inquisition of Spain, Vol. 3

The 3rd volume of Lea's monumental work on the Spanish Inquisition. This volume covers torture practices; the trial process; punishments; Jews, Moriscos, and Protestants; and censorship. — Summary by Sienna

Larry Wilson and 11 more 25 hours 8 minutes

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Business & Economics

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J. Laurence Laughlin - Principles of Political Economy

The Principles of Political Economy , first published in 1848, was one of the most important texts on the subject of economy at that time. It is broken up into five books; Production, Distribution, Exchange,...

Aaron Rivera and 19 more 25 hours 2 minutes

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James Boswell - Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. IV

This is the fourth volume of the Biography of Samuel Johnson. Samuel Johnson's Life has been documented in great detail by his friends, this biography being originally published by James Boswell, and then edited...

Barbara Baker and 12 more 24 hours 58 minutes The Life of Samuel Johnson

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Chemistry

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Thomas Thomson - History of Chemistry

Origin and progress of chemistry, from its beginnings in alchemy into the early 19th century including history and characters of important contributors to the science. (Summary by Sienna)

Sienna and 16 more 24 hours 27 minutes

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Historical Fiction

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Henryk Sienkiewicz - Deluge Volume 1

The Deluge (Polish: Potop) is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1886. It is the second volume of a three-volume series known to Poles as «the Trilogy,» having been preceded by...

Piotr Nater and 10 more 23 hours 56 minutes

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New

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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