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François Fénelon - Lives of the Ancient Philosophers

François Fénelon became a priest in 1675, Archbishop of Paris in 1679, was spiritual advisor to Madame Guyon, and was appointed tutor to Louis, Duke of Burgundy (1682-1712) by Louis XIV in 1689. He wrote Dialogues of...

Linda Johnson and 7 more 8 hours 34 minutes

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The Haunted Organist of Hurly Burly and Other Stories

Horror & Supernatural Fiction

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Rosa Mulholland - The Haunted Organist of Hurly Burly and Other Stories

This is a collection of 10 original ghost stories by Rosa Mulholland, published in 1880. Some only one section long; others spread out over 3 or 4 sections. Enjoy! Summary by Carolin

Betsy Walker and 11 more 8 hours 32 minutes

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Antiquity

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William Jennings Bryan - World’s Famous Orations, Vol. II: Rome

In 1906, William Jennings Bryan, himself a famous American orator, and Francis Whiting Halsey compiled a series of the most famous orations of all time. They are ordered by both geographic area and time period,...

alaskart and 8 more 7 hours 31 minutes World's Famous Orations

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Biography & Autobiography

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John M. Burke - Buffalo Bill from Prairie to Palace

William Frederick «Buffalo Bill» Cody is one of the legends of the American western frontier. As a teen he rode for the pony expressed and then drove for the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War. He later rejoined the...

Larry Wilson and 8 more 7 hours 13 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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Ibn Battuta - Travels of Ibn Batuta

Ibn Battuta (1304 – ca. 1369), was a Moroccan explorer. Over a period of thirty years, Ibn Battuta visited most of the known Islamic world as well as many non-Muslim lands. His journeys included trips to North Africa,...

Ian Prise and 6 more 7 hours 12 minutes

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World’s Famous Orations, Vol. III: Great Britain - I

Political Science

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William Jennings Bryan - World’s Famous Orations, Vol. III: Great Britain - I

In 1906, William Jennings Bryan, himself a famous American orator, and Francis Whiting Halsey published a series of the most famous orations of all time. They are ordered by both geographic area and time period,...

Phil Schempf and 7 more 6 hours 28 minutes World's Famous Orations

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Humor

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Kate Sanborn - Wit of Women

It is refreshing to find an unworked field all ready for harvesting. While the wit of men, as a subject for admiration and discussion, is now threadbare, the wit of women has been almost utterly ignored and...

Joseph Tabler and 9 more 6 hours 26 minutes

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General Fiction

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Wilkie Collins - My Lady's Money

Lady Lydiard has an uncomfortable bit of business to settle, and intends to do so with a five hundred pound note. But just as she is about to complete the letter with which she is to send the note off, an emergency...

ToddHW and 9 more 5 hours 55 minutes

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Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius, Book 3

Political Science

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Niccolò Machiavelli - Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius, Book 3

In «Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius», posthumous work by the author of The Prince, Machiavelli discusses the useful lessons that could be learnt from the past for the present. As the title mentions, the...

Josh Kibbey and 8 more 5 hours 47 minutes

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Animals & Nature

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Sarah Noble Ives - Dog Heroes of Many Lands

Dogs are great, everyone knows that. And they can be heroes, too! This book brings together eleven dogs from around the world who have proven themselves heroes. — Summary by Carolin

Scotty Smith and 7 more 5 hours 23 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

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Caroline Ticknor - Hypocritical Romance, and Other Stories

This is a collection of twelve original and entertaining little romances. Literature is an important anchor that helps us understand society in the American Gilded Age in the late ninteenth century, and these stories...

Sally Sharpe and 7 more 5 hours 10 minutes

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Anthologies

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Stories by Foreign Authors - Spanish

A collection of 5 short stories, written by Spanish authors and translated into English. — Summary by Lynne Thompson

Mayah and 3 more 4 hours 44 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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