Kristine Bekere

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Clifton Johnson - Fir-Tree Fairy Book

In this volume, Clifton Johnson has compiled his favourite fairy tales. We hear a lot of animals, because fairy tales with animals in them are Mr. Johnson's favourite stories, but we also hear of fairies, of wizards,...

Greg Giordano and 20 more 6 hours 44 minutes

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General Fiction

536

Eva March Tappan - When Knights Were Bold

This book is in no degree an attempt to relate the involved and intricate history of the Middle Ages. Its plan is, rather, to present pictures of the manner of life and habits of thought of the people who lived...

Laura Caldwell and 10 more 6 hours 39 minutes

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His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes

Detective Fiction

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes

In this collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, the great detective continues doing what he does best: averting political scandals, tracking down murderers, dragging Dr. Watson into unpleasant situations. As always,...

Kalynda and 7 more 6 hours 38 minutes

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Children's Non-fiction

484

Tudor Jenks - Book of Famous Sieges

History is dominated by war, battles, and sieges. Our history books are full of these. But history books usually don't explain sieges in such an accessible and at times entertaining way as Tudor Jenks manages in this...

Daniel Sagner and 10 more 6 hours 34 minutes

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Historical Fiction

480

Stanley Waterloo - Story of Ab

This is the story of Ab, a man of the Age of Stone, who lived so long ago that we cannot closely fix the date, and who loved and fought well. (Summary from the introduction)

Kristine Bekere and 8 more 6 hours 31 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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Technology & Engineering

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Harry Chase Brearley - Time Telling Through the Ages

A history of timekeeping from the stone age through to American mass production, covering timepieces from the sundial and water clock through the key inventions driving advances in the accuracy of clocks and watches...

Claudia Salto and 6 more 6 hours 23 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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John Henry Ingram - Claimants to Royalty

A compilation of chronicles of the numerous impostors and impostures of kings, queens, and rulers. (Summary by Carmen H)

Guero and 12 more 6 hours 19 minutes

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Detective Fiction

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E. W. Hornung - Dead Men Tell No Tales

Ernest William Hornung (June 7, 1866 – March 22, 1921) was an English author. Hornung was the third son of John Peter Hornung, a Hungarian, and was born in Middlesbrough. He was educated at Uppingham during some of...

Cori Samuel and 11 more 6 hours 10 minutes

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General

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Jacob Abbott - William the Conqueror

There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels desirous of informing himself of the leading outlines of their history,...

Kristine Bekere and 5 more 6 hours 7 minutes

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Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman Vol. 1

General Fiction

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Laurence Sterne - Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman Vol. 1

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (or, more briefly, Tristram Shandy ) is a novel by Laurence Sterne. It was published in nine volumes, the first two appearing in 1759, and seven others following...

Gesine and 8 more 5 hours 55 minutes

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Animals

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Helen M. Winslow - Concerning Cats: My Own and Some Others

«I have known, and loved, and studied many cats, but my knowledge of her (Pretty Lady, a cat) alone would convince me that cats love people--in their dignified, reserved way, and when they feel that their love is not...

Patricia Oakley and 1 more 5 hours 53 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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