Mike Pelton

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Essays & Short Works

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George William Curtis - From the Easy Chair Vol. 2

The second volume of essays and observations From the Easy Chair of William Curtis, editor of Harper's Weekly and one of the founders of the American Republican party, and served Ulysses S. Grant; although he split...

Lynne T and 6 more 4 hours 33 minutes

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Short Stories

528

Barry Pain - Stories in Grey

This is a collection of short stories by Barry Pain. Pain was well-known in his time for his supernatural and horror stories. This collection contains 15 interesting examples of his work. — Summary by Carolin

Ian Stewart and 11 more 7 hours 11 minutes

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Some Haunted Houses of England and Wales

Psychology

507

Elliott O'Donnell - Some Haunted Houses of England and Wales

Old buildings necessarily have a history. It is not always a happy history and folklore abounds. Sometimes unhappy souls come back to haunt the current residents or their guests. Whether you believe in ghosts or not,...

Lynne T and 7 more 5 hours 21 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Albert Bigelow Paine - Hollow Tree and Deep Woods Book

«In the House of Many Windows which stands in a large city and is sometimes called a „flat“ by people who, because they are grown up, do not know any better, live the Little Lady and the Story Teller. The Little...

Elizabeth P. and 10 more 4 hours 6 minutes

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History

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Thomas Lathbury - Guy Fawkes; or, A Complete History of The Gunpowder Treason, A.D. 1605

Though the particulars connected with the Gunpowder Treason may be perused in the general histories of the period, yet I am not aware, that any modern narrative of that dark design is to be found in a separate form....

Mike Pelton and 3 more 4 hours 30 minutes

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Technology & Engineering

470

Thomas W. Corbin - Marvels of Scientific Invention

This is a chronicle of the 19 most interesting inventions of the early 20th century. Some of the inventions are still in use and of considerable impact today, while others are examples of the strong belief in progress...

Mike Pelton and 8 more 9 hours 19 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

453

Jim Kjelgaard - Rescue Dog of the High Pass

Jim Kjelgaard has long wanted to tell the story of the gallant dogs who have gone out with the monks of St. Bernard Hospice to rescue travelers lost in the deep snows of the Swiss mountain passes. Unable to find the...

Mike Pelton and 1 more 2 hours 41 minutes

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Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches

Single Author Collections

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Maurice Baring - Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches

In this urbane collection of short stories by Maurice Baring, characters ranging from legendary figures to schoolboys find themselves in step or out of sorts, where they are meant to be or warned not to go, out of...

Kate Follis and 9 more 6 hours 46 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

533

Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales

This lively collection of stories by Q, aka the imaginative and prolific man of letters Arthur Quiller-Couch, includes tales of mystery, horror, and adventure. Beware. There will be ghosts, pirates, scholars, death,...

Kate Follis and 3 more 11 hours 5 minutes

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Nature & Animal Fiction

454

Jim Kjelgaard - Trading Jeff and His Dog

A fight in the Midwest leaves the dog's owner dead. He searches for a new friend and encounters Trading Jeff. Jeff is a traveling peddler. Beware, though, because life as a peddler isn't easy (and it's definitely not...

Kristin Lewis and 1 more 5 hours 13 minutes

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Jefferson Bible - The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

Bibles

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Thomas Jefferson - Jefferson Bible - The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, commonly referred to as the Jefferson Bible, was a book constructed by Thomas Jefferson in the later years of his life by cutting and pasting with a razor and glue numerous...

Nick Bulka and 3 more 3 hours 8 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Thomas Wallace Knox - Talking Handkerchief, and Other Stories

This is a collection of 22 stories of action and adventure. We follow the narrators as they escape pirates and cannibals, overcome natural disasters, and are attacked by wild animals. Cunning plans are executed and...

Michael F. Plueger Sr. and 9 more 6 hours 4 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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