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Published 1900 onward

448

Sherwood Anderson - Windy McPherson's Son

Windy McPherson's Son is the story of Sam McPherson's rise in the world of business and search for emotional enlightenment in later life. McPherson starts out as an ambitious newsboy in Caxton, Ohio, with drunkard of...

Lynne T and 5 more 10 hours 47 minutes

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Published 1900 onward

515

Gertrude Stein - Three Lives

Three Lives tells the stories of three women from the same fictitious town of Bridgeport. The first story is of Anna, a servant to the wealthy, or those who seem to be wealthy. She finds herself taking on...

KHand and 3 more 7 hours 50 minutes

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General

682

Charlotte Mary Yonge - Young Folks' History of Germany

An entertaining history for «young folks», covering the history of Germany from the ancient tribes of pre-Roman times to Wilhelm I (1870-1877). — Summary by Kara

Kara Shallenberg and 1 more 6 hours 28 minutes

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Poetry

480

Joseph Horatio Chant - Gleams of Sunshine

This is a volume of religious, and as the subtitle of the book says, 'optimistic' poems by J.H. Chant, a Canadian minister of the United Church. — Summary by Carolin

Jeff Moon and 15 more 3 hours 5 minutes

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Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 5

Art, Design & Architecture

460

Giorgio Vasari - Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 5

The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times, or Le Vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori da Cimabue insino a' tempi nostri, as it was...

MorganScorpion and 8 more 8 hours 36 minutes Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects by Giorgio Vasari, Volumes 1-7

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Travel Fiction

463

George Gissing - Emancipated

In Italy, everything is possible. Or, at least, much more than in the oppressive social order of the Victorian era. A group of British expatriats go to tour the country and do things they might live to either bless or...

Lynne T and 3 more 14 hours 7 minutes

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History

522

John Lord - Beacon Lights of History, Vol 2: Jewish Heroes and Prophets

Volume Two of the series, this book focuses on the leaders of the Jewish faith from Abraham to Saint Paul. Summary by KHand

KHand 8 hours 53 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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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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Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)

497

Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) - Odes and Carmen Saeculare

Flawlessly hammered out, as if from eternal bronze—«aere perennius»—The Odes of Horace are the consummate expression of the pride, the reserve, the tragic playfulness, the epicurean calm, the absolute distinction of...

KHand and 13 more 4 hours 28 minutes

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Science Fiction

512

Ray Cummings - Astounding Stories 16, April 1931

Contents of this issue :- MONSTERS OF MARS EDMOND HAMILTON — Three Martian-Duped Earth-Men Swing Open the Gates of Space That for So Long Had Barred the Greedy Hordes of the Red Planet. (A Complete Novelette.)...

Khaghbboommm and 8 more 8 hours 53 minutes Astounding Stories Magazines Issues 1-20

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Criminal Investigation: a Practical Handbook for Magistrates, Police Officers and Lawyers, Volume 2

Psychology

561

Hans Gross - Criminal Investigation: a Practical Handbook for Magistrates, Police Officers and Lawyers, Volume 2

Reputedly inspired by the Sherlock Holmes stories, Austrian criminal jurist and examining magistrate Hans Gross wrote the first handbook on criminal investigation. This treatise covers everything from the qualities of...

Steve and 18 more 14 hours 19 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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