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Epistolary Fiction

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Andrew Lang - Letters to Dead Authors

With twenty two letters, addressed to various already deceased authors, Andrew Lang discusses literary subjects with his usual humour and acidity. The impulse for the writing of the letters came, almost as a joke,...

Brian Mansi and 9 more 4 hours 36 minutes

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Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)

496

Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) - Odes and Carmen Saeculare

Flawlessly hammered out, as if from eternal bronze—«aere perennius»—The Odes of Horace are the consummate expression of the pride, the reserve, the tragic playfulness, the epicurean calm, the absolute distinction of...

KHand and 13 more 4 hours 28 minutes

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*Non-fiction

550

Arnold Haultain - Hints for Lovers

«Hints for Lovers» is a thorough analysis of relationships between men and women, about everything that lovers should know, and delves deep into the psychology of men and women, and the philosophy of courtship,...

Jennifer Stearns and 8 more 4 hours 19 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 060

Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain independently chosen by the readers. Volume 60 features excerpts from two German philosophers, Christian von Wolff and Hegel, as well as British theologian Edward...

Leni and 8 more 4 hours 15 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Single author

532

Dante Alighieri - Canzoniere

Le Rime (in English, The Rhymes) are the collection of lyric poems written by Dante Alighieri throughout his life. While the rest of Dante's works were prepared by himself for publication, these poems were written by...

Algy Pug and 11 more 3 hours 40 minutes

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Iracema, the Honey-Lips: a Legend of Brazil

Literary Fiction

438

José de Alencar - Iracema, the Honey-Lips: a Legend of Brazil

Iracema (translated as Iracema, the Honey Lips: a legend of Brazil) is considered one of the most important books of Brazilian romanticism, but also of Brazilian literature as a whole. It's been called a poem in...

Leni 3 hours 24 minutes

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Twenty-Five Cent Dinners for Families of Six

Cooking

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Juliet Corson - Twenty-Five Cent Dinners for Families of Six

Juliet Corson has put together a few books on economic housekeeping, and this is a fine example. Almost 150 years after publication (1878), it has become quite impossible to feed anyone on 25 cents, but the principles...

Leni and 3 more 3 hours 11 minutes

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Historical Fiction

484

Lew Wallace - Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Book 1

Lew Wallace's Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ «Book 1» gives a sideline view of events taking pace around the days of Christ. Book 1 gives the account of Christ's birth. (Summary by MHAIJH85)

David Lawrence and 8 more 3 hours 9 minutes

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Dialogue Concerning Oratory, or the Causes of Corrupt Eloquence

Education

468

Publius Cornelius Tacitus - Dialogue Concerning Oratory, or the Causes of Corrupt Eloquence

The scene of the Dialogus de Oratoribus, as this work is commonly known, is laid in the sixth year of Vespasian, 75 a.D. The commentators are much divided in their opinions about the real author; his work they all...

Leni 3 hours 1 minute

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General Fiction

439

Brazilian Tales

«Brazilian Tales» is a collection of six short stories selected by Isaac Goldberg as best representative of the Brazilian Literature of his period — the end of the 19th century. His comprehensive preface aims at...

Leni 2 hours 57 minutes

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Epistolary Fiction

484

Mariana Alcoforado - Letters of a Portuguese Nun

The Letters of a Portuguese Nun (Les Lettres Portugaises) were first published anonymously in Paris in 1669. The five passionate letters in book form were a publishing sensation since their appearance, with five...

Leni 2 hours 21 minutes

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Short Stories

558

Coffee Break Collection 003 - Nature

This is a collection of short (15 minute or less readings) works in English suitable for a coffee break at work or a short commuter ride. The theme for this collection is Nature in various genres — fiction and...

Mark F. Smith and 10 more 2 hours 18 minutes Coffee Break Collections

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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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