Kristin Hughes
159 books
*Non-fiction
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Thomas Babington Macaulay - History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 2, Chapter 08)
In this chapter of Thomas Babington Macaulay’s History of England we see conflict between James II and his subjects. James is Catholic but rules a Protestant country. There are some serious stand-offs with colleges at...
4 hours 6 minutes
Westerns
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Edward L. Wheeler - Deadwood Dick's Doom; or, Calamity Jane's Last Adventure
This western, published around 1899, is a dime novel that has it all: roguish gun men, hostile Indians, chilvarous gentlemen to protect the hapless females, and — in Calamity Jane — even a female who can hold her...
2 hours 41 minutes
Humorous Fiction
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Charles Wayland Towne - Foolish Dictionary
«The Foolish Dictionary» was written by «Gideon Wurdz» (the pen name for Charles Wayland Towne) and was published in 1904. According to the beginning of the book, it is «An exhausting work of reference to un-certain...
1 hour 45 minutes