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Twentieth Century Inventions: A Forecast

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George Sutherland - Twentieth Century Inventions: A Forecast

This work from 1901 predicts what technological developments will manifest in the twentieth century. The author, a technical journalist, presents ideas for inventions and new developments in the areas of power,...

Availle and 8 more 6 hours 42 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

497

Jacob Abbott - Romulus

Jacob Abbott wrote many historical books for children. He was careful to ensure historical accuracy, and as he said himself in the preface to this book «Whatever of interest… these stories may possess is due solely to...

sherlock85 and 5 more 6 hours 31 minutes

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Christianity - Commentary

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Charles H. Spurgeon - Treasury of David, Vol. 1 (Abridged)

Charles Spurgeon was a British Particular Baptist preacher who remains highly influential among Christians of different denominations, among whom he is still known as the «Prince of Preachers». In his lifetime,...

MaryAnn and 6 more 12 hours 11 minutes The Treasury of David

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Humorous Fiction

550

Eleanor H. Porter - Miss Billy's Decision

When Miss Billy closed, Miss Billy and Bertram were happily engaged. In this first sequel to Miss Billy will the path to wedded bliss run smooth or will misunderstandings and heartache cross their path? Find out...

Phil Chenevert and 6 more 7 hours 10 minutes Miss Billy Series

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Science

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Charles Kingsley - Madam How and Lady Why

Did you ever wish you knew how to explain natural phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes to your children? Search no more, this book has all the answers (at least all the ones that were known in 1869) and gives...

alwpoe and 10 more 7 hours 38 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

493

Barbara Hofland - Young Crusoe, or The Shipwrecked Boy

The Young Crusoe, or The Shipwrecked Boy (1829) Novel. At the novel's opening, Charles Crusoe, thirteen years of age, asks his mother if he is related to the famous Robinson Crusoe, and is told that he is not. His...

Rick Measham and 7 more 4 hours 7 minutes

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History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless, Vol. 1

Action & Adventure Fiction

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Eliza Haywood - History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless, Vol. 1

The flirtations of a rich young maiden, Miss Betsy Thoughtless with several suitors, as she alienates the right man by refusing to take the issue of marriage seriously. Because of this her guardian commits her to...

Joyce Martin and 3 more 5 hours 54 minutes

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Children's Fiction

552

Annie Fellows Johnston - Gate of the Giant Scissors

This is the story of Joyce, an American girl who has been sent abroad to France to study, and of her adventures in France, — the wonderful house with the gate of The Giant Scissors, Jules, her little playmate, Sister...

Maria Therese and 6 more 3 hours

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Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 3

Horror & Supernatural Fiction

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Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 3

In the six volumes of the Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Julian Hawthorne presents us thrilling and mysterious short stories from all corners of the world. Some of the stories appeared in...

Katie Riley and 10 more 11 hours 14 minutes Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories

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Poetry

540

George Wharton Edwards - Book of Old English Ballads

In this selection… the aim has been to bring within moderate compass a collection of these songs of the people which should fairly represent the range, the descriptive felicity, the dramatic power, and the genuine...

Mike Harris and 13 more 2 hours 34 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Ignatius Loyola Donnelly - Atlantis: The Antediluvian World

«Atlantis: The Antediluvian World is a book published during 1882 by Minnesota populist politician Ignatius L. Donnelly, who was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during 1831. Donnelly considered Plato's account of...

Nicholas James Bridgewater and 12 more 16 hours 54 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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L. Frank Baum - Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville

Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville is a 1908 young-adult novel written by L. Frank Baum, famous as the creator of the Land of Oz. It is the third volume in «the successful Aunt Jane Series,» following Aunt Jane's Nieces...

Charles Bice and 8 more 5 hours 11 minutes Aunt Jane's Nieces series

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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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