Mary Schneider

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Reuben Gold Thwaites - Historic Waterways

Historic Waterways, Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing down the Rock, Fox and Wisconsin Rivers. This volume is the record of six hundred miles of canoeing experiences on historic waterways in Wisconsin and Illinois...

Linda Fredericks and 8 more 6 hours 9 minutes

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Art, Design & Architecture

473

John Ruskin - Two Paths

«The Two Paths» is a collection of five lectures delivered in 1858 and 1859 by John Ruskin on art and architecture. This is how the author himself presents the book: «The following addresses, though spoken at...

Michael Packard and 3 more 6 hours 1 minute

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Essays & Short Works

500

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 026

A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, travel, embroidery, science,...

Eberle Thomas and 15 more 5 hours 44 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Short Stories

467

Im Bang - Korean Folk Tales

«To any one who would like to look somewhat into the inner soul of the Oriental, and see the peculiar spiritual existences among which he lives, the following stories will serve as true interpreters, born as they are...

Lynne T and 11 more 5 hours 23 minutes

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American Idyll: The Life of Carlton H. Parker

Memoirs

413

Cornelia Stratton Parker - American Idyll: The Life of Carlton H. Parker

In a memoir marked by joy, love, and an unbending sense of adventure, Cornelia Stratton Parker reveals the heart of a unique man and their life together. As a member of California's turn-of-the-20th-century...

Mary Schneider 5 hours 16 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

436

Agnes Repplier - Americans and Others

A collection of sometimes biting, always clever commentaries on some of life's foibles — as apt today as when Ms. Repplier wrote them in 1912. Though less know to modern readers, Repplier was in her prime ranked among...

Mary Schneider 5 hours 7 minutes

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Writing & Linguistics

450

Julian Sharman - Cursory History of Swearing

This is a very readable scientific account of Swearing and Cursing in the English Language. Not only is an enlightening historical account given, but also several excursions are made into other languages and certain...

Alimay and 7 more 4 hours 53 minutes

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Children's Fiction

482

Elbridge Streeter Brooks - Historic Girls

Twelve short stories of real girls who have influenced the history of their times. (Summary by Carmen H)

Carmen H and 7 more 4 hours 49 minutes

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David Wark Griffith: A Brief Sketch of His Career

Biography & Autobiography

418

Robert Edgar Long - David Wark Griffith: A Brief Sketch of His Career

An authorized biography of D.W. Griffith, the self-proclaimed «Father of Filmmaking.» Written in collaboration with the director, Robert Edgar Long's biographical sketch traces Griffith's early life, his career as an...

Chuck Williamson and 1 more 4 hours 37 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

450

Agnes Repplier - In Our Convent Days

With her usual wit and charm, Ms. Repplier recalls her days at Eden Hall, the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Torresdale, north of Philadelphia. She shares the highlights (and some of the low lights) of her time there....

Mary Schneider 4 hours 14 minutes

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*Non-fiction

471

Patrick Weston Joyce - Story of Ancient Irish Civilisation

This little book has been written and published with the main object of spreading as widely as possible among our people, young and old, a knowledge of the civilisation and general social condition of Ireland from the...

constatine and 12 more 4 hours 6 minutes

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*Non-fiction

447

Jane Addams - Spirit of Youth and the City Streets

Much of the material in the following pages has appeared in current publications. It is here presented in book form in the hope that it may prove of value to those groups of people who in many cities are making a...

Mary Schneider 2 hours 49 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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