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History

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Leonard Woolsey Bacon - History of American Christianity

Published in 1897, this book describes the advent of Christianity in the United States from the landing of the first explorers with their mission to convert the natives to the time immediately following the Civil War....

KHand 10 hours 46 minutes

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Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)

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Virgil - Aeneid, prose translation

The Aeneid is the most famous Latin epic poem, written by Virgil in the 1st century BC. The story revolves around the legendary hero Aeneas, a Trojan prince who left behind the ruins of his city and led his fellow...

Bob Neufeld and 9 more 10 hours 42 minutes

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General Fiction

481

Anonymous - Ordeal of Elizabeth

An unforgettable family saga which revolves around the beautiful young Elizabeth. Elizabeth is orphaned and raised by her spinster aunts. As an adult, she finds herself trapped in a loveless marriage and ultimately...

Lani Small and 10 more 10 hours 42 minutes

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Under Drake's Flag: A Tale Of The Spanish Main

Action & Adventure Fiction

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G. A. Henty - Under Drake's Flag: A Tale Of The Spanish Main

An exciting tale set on the high seas, in a period ruled by exploration, with the ever-present dangers of nature and the weather, together with pirates of the famed Spanish Main. — Summary by Lynne Thompson

Lynne T and 7 more 10 hours 40 minutes

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Christianity - Other

501

Jeremy Taylor - Rule and Exercises of Holy Dying

Written by a Church of England clergyman in the time of Cromwell, this work is praised for both its style and content. Taylor's work was much admired by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, for its devotional...

KHand and 13 more 10 hours 22 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

575

Frank Norris - Vandover and the Brute

Vandover is a student who succumbs to a gambling addiction. This addiction causes him to divest himself of his cherished possessions and to lose his status in life, whilst his friends prosper. Eventually he is...

Lynne T and 5 more 10 hours 6 minutes

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Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense

Modern

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Thomas Reid - Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense

«That excellent book by Thomas Reid, the Inquiry into the Human Mind (first edition, 1764; 6th edition, 1810), as a negative proof of the Kantian truths, affords us a very thorough conviction of the inadequacy of...

Steven Reynolds and 1 more 10 hours 3 minutes

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General Fiction

450

Susan Glaspell - Glory Of The Conquered

«The Glory Of The Conquered, The Story Of A Great Love» is Susan Glaspell's first novel. It tells the story of Karl, who was blinded after being injured by a lab experiment and his wife, Ernestine, who nursed...

Sheila and 8 more 9 hours 55 minutes

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Golden Treasury of the Best Songs and Lyrical Pieces In the English Language

Anthologies

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Francis T. Palgrave - Golden Treasury of the Best Songs and Lyrical Pieces In the English Language

Palgrave's principal contribution to the development of literary taste was contained in his Golden Treasury of English Songs and Lyrics (1861), an anthology of the best poetry in the language constructed upon a plan...

Joe Brenneman and 16 more 9 hours 50 minutes

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Action & Adventure

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Thomas Mayne Reid - Giraffe Hunters

The Young Yägers, Hans and Hendrik Von Bloom, Groot Willem and Arend Van Wyk, are again on a hunting expedition. This time, the reader will find their old acquaintances in Africa, on the banks of the Limpopo River....

Laurie Richards and 11 more 9 hours 45 minutes

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Golden Slipper, and Other Problems for Violet Strange

Detective Fiction

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Anna Katharine Green - Golden Slipper, and Other Problems for Violet Strange

Miss Violet Strange is young, petite and attractive and has a wealthy father. She also has the knack for solving problems. This collection contains nine mysteries or problems for her to solve in an early example of...

gothicaf and 7 more 9 hours 30 minutes

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Beacon Lights of History, Vol 6: Renaissance and Reformation

Middle Ages/Middle History

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John Lord - Beacon Lights of History, Vol 6: Renaissance and Reformation

Volume 6 blends literature, exploration, science, and the start of Protestantism with discussions of Chaucer, Dante, Luther and others. — Summary by KHand

KHand 9 hours 24 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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