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Literary Fiction
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Marguerite of Navarre - Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre, Volume 4
THE HEPTAMERON (here Volume 4 of 5), first published posthumously in 1558, is divided into seven complete days containing 10 stories each, and an eighth day containing only 2 stories. The stories, many of which deal...
3 hours 51 minutes
Children's Fiction
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Louisa May Alcott - Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag, Vol. 5
A book of short stories by Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women and Eight Cousins . It includes Two Little Travellers , a story about two very different little girls, Lunch , a story of two women who resolve...
3 hours 44 minutes
Family Life
969
Walter Besant - Stories of Successful Marriages
A collection of short stories by celebrated authors on the subject of successful marriages. Pieces originally appeared in other publications between 1858 and 1900 and were brought together by Walter Besant. — Summary...
3 hours 40 minutes
General
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Laura E. Howe Richards - Florence Nightingale the Angel of the Crimea
One evening, some time after the great Crimean War of 1854-55, a company of military and naval officers met at dinner in London. They were talking over the war, as soldiers and sailors love to do, and somebody said:...
3 hours 23 minutes
Religious Fiction
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Charlotte Maria Tucker - Children's Tabernacle; Or, Hand Work and Heart Work
Bored with whittling, embroidery and other amusements, five children and their mother set out to build a model of the tabernacle. As the pillars are fashioned and the curtains sewn, the children learn the importance...
3 hours 14 minutes
