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Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 3

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Charles F. Horne - Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 3

A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 3 of...

realisticspeakers and 10 more 18 hours 26 minutes

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State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1885 - 1888)

Political Science

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Grover Cleveland - State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1885 - 1888)

The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress, typically delivered annually. The address not only reports on the condition...

realisticspeakers and 5 more 6 hours 30 minutes State of the Union Addresses

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Culture & Heritage Fiction

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Henry Blake Fuller - Cliff-Dwellers

Between the former site of old Fort Dearborn and the present site of our newest Board of Trade there lies a restricted yet tumultuous territory through which, during the course of the last fifty years, the rushing...

Bhavya and 12 more 7 hours 28 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Frank R. Stockton - Floating Prince and Other Fairy Tales

This is a collection of original and interesting fairy tales. We have here princes and princesses, pirates, wizards, and all the other ingredients for entertaining stories for kids. — Summary by Carolin

Lynda Marie Neilson and 6 more 6 hours 24 minutes

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Animals & Nature

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Arthur Scott Bailey - Tale of Billy Woodchuck

This collection of short stories is about the amusing adventures of Billy Woodchuck and the other animals he encounters around Pleasant Valley. He is often getting himself into a variety of situations and learns...

Jenn Broda and 4 more 1 hour 24 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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Mildred Duff - Catherine Booth

Catherine Booth (1829 – 1890) was the wife of William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army in England. She was a full-partner with her husband in the ministry and work of the movement which from the beginning...

Larry Wilson and 8 more 3 hours 16 minutes

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Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)

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Saint Augustine of Hippo - On Christian Doctrine

De doctrina Christiana, On Christian Doctrine, is a famous treatise by Augustine of Hippo, consisting of four books that describe how to interpret and teach the Scriptures. The first three books, published in 397, set...

Phil Chenevert and 8 more 7 hours 12 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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Maisie Ward - Gilbert Keith Chesterton

This is the first and only authorized biography of G.K. Chesterton, written by his friend, Maisie Ward. Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 – 1936), was an English writer, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist,...

Larry Wilson and 7 more 24 hours 58 minutes

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Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific-Expedition and the Telegraph Line Commission

Memoirs

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Candido Mariano da Silva Rondon - Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific-Expedition and the Telegraph Line Commission

The Roosevelt–Rondon Scientific Expedition was the famous survey that took place in 1913-14 to follow the path of the Rio da Dúvida («River of Doubt») in the Amazon basin. The expedition was jointly led by Theodore...

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Silver Chimes in Syria: Glimpses of a Missionary's Experiences

Christianity - Biographies

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William S. Nelson - Silver Chimes in Syria: Glimpses of a Missionary's Experiences

William S. Nelson, D.D., was appointed as a missionary to Syria by the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church, USA in 1888. In this short works, as the title suggests, he gives glimpses into his life as...

Larry Wilson and 9 more 3 hours 1 minute

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Christianity - Biographies

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Louise Imogen Guiney - Blessed Edmund Campion

Saint Edmund Campion, S.J., (1540 – 1581) was an English Catholic Jesuit priest and martyr. While conducting an underground ministry to the persecuted Catholics of Elizabethan England, Campion was arrested by priest...

KevinS and 6 more 3 hours 48 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Unknown - Santa Claus Story Book

This is a collection of fairy tales. The first story is a Christmas story in verse, and of course the Christmas holidays are the best time for fairy tales, but the other stories in this volume are fairy tales that can...

BettyB and 7 more 4 hours 41 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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