Kathleen Moore

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Biography & Autobiography

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Albert Bigelow Paine - Life and Lillian Gish

An authorized biography of Lillian Gish, the renowned silent film star known in her heyday as the First Lady of American Cinema. Albert Bigelow Paine chronicles Gish's early life, her close relationship with her...

Tomas Peter and 11 more 10 hours 2 minutes

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Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery

Cooking

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Marion Harland - Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery

This is a practical guide to running a household in 1883. Marion Harland not only walks us through a number of important topics such as how to select and manage servants and organise a dinner party (best engage a good...

Dusty Brailsford and 13 more 15 hours 33 minutes

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Family

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Eliza Orne White - Blue Aunt

This is a very cute children's book. Mr. West's half-sister Matilda is orphaned and she comes staying with the family for a while. It looks like Mr West doesn't like her very much, her being «blue» and all. What this...

Pseudonymous Nerd and 5 more 3 hours 27 minutes

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Catharine de Bora; or, Social and Domestic Scenes in the Life of Luther

Biography & Autobiography

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John G. Morris - Catharine de Bora; or, Social and Domestic Scenes in the Life of Luther

«There are many interesting and characteristic incidents in the domestic life of Luther which are not found in biographies of the great Reformer. The character of his wife has not been portrayed in full, and who does...

Bill Mosley and 3 more 2 hours 53 minutes

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Action & Adventure

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J. W. Duffield - Bert Wilson at the Wheel

First volume of an adventure series for young adults — Summary by kathrinee

tommack and 4 more 5 hours 2 minutes

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Short works

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Jane Eayre Fryer - Mary Frances Story Book

The Mary Frances Story Book is different from the other Mary Frances Books. They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and...

Jennifer Dallman and 7 more 9 hours 54 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

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Mabel E. Wotton - Word Portraits of Famous Writers

Mabel Elizabeth Wotton, an author herself, moved in the literary circles of the late nineteenth century establishing many close friendships, She presents for us here, not literary criticism nor biographical sketches,...

Larry Wilson and 22 more 7 hours 26 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Gertrude Landa - Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends

«My desire is to give boys and girls something Jewish which they may be able to regard as companion delights to the treasury of general fairy-lore and childish romance.» from the preface. These tales deal with the...

Mike Pelton and 8 more 5 hours 33 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

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Robert Lynd - Pleasures of Ignorance

From the pen of the Irish poet and essayist, Robert Lynd, comes a collection of humorous and satirical essays on topics as wide ranging as cats and weed to why we hate insects and morals of beans. — Summary by Larry...

Larry Wilson and 13 more 5 hours 35 minutes

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Self-Help

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Emory Adams Allen - Golden Gems of Life

Life is full of ups and downs, joys and trials. In this work, we are advised on how to deal with what fate deals us, the good and bad, the common and uncommon. Home, childhood, success and failure, perseverance,...

Lynne T and 24 more 19 hours 39 minutes

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Law

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John Salmond - Jurisprudence

"[This book] is written primarily for the use of those students of the law who are desirous of laying a scientific foundation for their legal education; yet I hope that it will not be found destitute of interest...

Ian Stewart and 10 more 18 hours 30 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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Benjamin Franklin - Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

In Benjamin Franklin's lifetime, he kept good record of his life and travels, and although Franklin was never a president, he still plays a crucial part in our American history. (Summary by Elijah Fisher)

Duane Desalvo and 7 more 7 hours 17 minutes

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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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