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Biography & Autobiography

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John Hay - Abraham Lincoln: A History (Volume 9)

Abraham Lincoln: A History is an 1890 ten-volume account of the life and times of Abraham Lincoln, written by John Nicolay and John Hay, who were his personal secretaries during the American Civil War. Volume 6...

MaryAnn and 6 more 13 hours 14 minutes Abraham Lincoln: A History in 10 Volumes

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Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

442

Gerard Manley Hopkins - Hurrahing in Harvest

Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ was an English poet, Catholic and Jesuit priest, whose posthumous fame established him among the leading Victorian poets. His manipulation of prosody (particularly his invention of sprung...

Algy Pug and 10 more 17 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

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Atlantic Classics

The Atlantic was a popular periodical with a wide range of essays and stories. In an effort to remain current, many strong and valid submissions ended up being pushed aside. The Atlantic Classic was an experimental...

MaryAnn and 10 more 7 hours 45 minutes

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Little Pilgrimages Among the Women Who Have Written Famous Books

Biography & Autobiography

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Edward Francis Harkins - Little Pilgrimages Among the Women Who Have Written Famous Books

The purpose of this book is to renew an intimate acquaintance with the women whom the American reading public regards as favorites, and to establish a like intimate acquaintance with the promising newcomers. The...

MaryAnn and 6 more 4 hours 59 minutes

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Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

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Kate Seymour MacLean - Thanksgiving

A tribute to the autumn season, taken from THE COMING OF THE PRINCESS, AND OTHER POEMS (1881) — Summary by David Lawrence

aravagarwal and 16 more 36 minutes

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Ring Lardner - Visit From Young Gloom

Ringgold Wilmer «Ring» Lardner was an American sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical writings about sports, marriage, and the theatre. He was a contemporary of Ernest Hemingway, Virginia...

aravagarwal and 13 more 19 minutes

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To The Dead in the Graveyard Underneath My Window

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Adelaide Crapsey - To The Dead in the Graveyard Underneath My Window

Her death was tragic. Full of the desire of life she yet was forced to go, leaving her work all unfinished. Her last year was spent in exile at Saranac Lake. From her window she looked down on the graveyard —...

Bruce Kachuk and 13 more 48 minutes

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450

Walter De la Mare - Listeners

This year's Hollowe'en offering is an eerie tale by Walter de La Mare. ( David Lawrence )

Amy Gramour and 11 more 25 minutes

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Edith M. Thomas - ''Frost To-Night''

Edith Matilda Thomas (August 12, 1854 – September 13, 1925) was an American poet who «was one of the first poets to capture successfully the excitement of the modern city.» This poem taken from the The Little Book...

Bruce Kachuk and 10 more 17 minutes

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Archibald Lampman - Refuge

Archibald Lampman FRSC was a Canadian poet. «He has been described as 'the Canadian Keats;' and he is perhaps the most outstanding exponent of the Canadian school of nature poets.» The Canadian Encyclopedia says that...

Bruce Kachuk and 17 more 20 minutes

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Cooking

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Catherine Owen - Choice Cookery

Choice cookery is not intended for households that have to study economy, except where economy is a relative term; where, perhaps, the housekeeper could easily spend a dollar for the materials of a luxury, but could...

MaryAnn and 3 more 5 hours 29 minutes

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George MacDonald - Autumn's Gold

George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. His writings have been cited as a...

Algy Pug and 12 more 16 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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