Lee Smalley

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Noble Woman The Life-Story of Edith Cavell

War & Military

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Ernest Protheroe - Noble Woman The Life-Story of Edith Cavell

Edith L. Cavell (1865–1915) was a British nurse who attended to soldiers of both sides during World War I, and helped some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium, for which she was arrested,...

Lee Smalley 2 hours 47 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

852

Frederic Stewart Isham - Nothing But the Truth

A young man, finding himself unexpectedly impecunious, attempts to improve his fortunes by wagering that he can speak nothing but the absolute truth for three weeks. He soon learns, however, that telling only the...

Lee Smalley 7 hours 28 minutes

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Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers

900

Upton Sinclair - 100%: The Story of a Patriot

«100%:The Story of a Patriot» dramatically recounts the adventures of a poor uneducated young man who lives by his wits and guile, as he becomes politicized during his involvement in the sometimes violent struggle...

Lee Smalley 8 hours 54 minutes

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War & Military

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Anonymous - German Deserter's War Experience

The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have his name made public, fearing reprisals against his relatives. The vivid...

Lee Smalley 5 hours 20 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

816

William Still - Underground Railroad, Part 4

«The work is intensely interesting. Many of the narratives thrill the reader through and through. Some of them awaken an indignation, a horror, or a sense of humiliation and shame that makes the blood curdle or the...

Michele Fry and 7 more 8 hours 33 minutes The Underground Railroad by William Still

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*Non-fiction

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Christy Mathewson - Pitching in a Pinch

In this book Mathewson is telling the reader of the game as it is played in the Big Leagues… It’s as good as his pitching and some exciting things have happened in the Big Leagues, stories that never found their way...

Lee Smalley 5 hours 30 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

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Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 030

Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include botany, dreams, farming, history, literature, nature, and religion. (summary by Sue Anderson)

Rachel Gatwood and 13 more 5 hours 41 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Biography & Autobiography

952

Samuel G Goodrich - Life of Benjamin Franklin

This little book was intended for the education of school children and includes tales, sketches and anecdotes of his life written for the children of the mid 1800's and written in the English languge of that period....

maryagneskatherine and 10 more 3 hours 44 minutes

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Romance

George MacDonald - Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood

This delightful story begins in a little town called Marshmallows, where a young man, the new vicar, Harry Walton, has just arrived. As he begins his work Harry realizes that everything is not quite 'right' in his...

Lee Smalley and 9 more 15 hours 25 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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William Still - Underground Railroad, Part 3

«Never before has the working of the Underground Railroad been so thoroughly explained. Here we have in complete detail the various methods adopted for circumventing the enemies of freedom, and told, as it is, with...

Lynne T and 9 more 8 hours 33 minutes The Underground Railroad by William Still

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Animals & Nature

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Aesop - Aesop for Children

A collection of Aesop's fables for children from the classic American book illustrated by Milo Winter. Read along and see the illustrations at: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19994. (Summary by Jill Engle)

Bob Neufeld and 18 more 3 hours 11 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

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George Fullerton Evans - College Freshman's Don't Book

A short, humorous guide of what not to do in your first year of college. (Summary by Jill Engle)

Kevin W. Davidson and 4 more 36 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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