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Art, Design & Architecture

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John Ruskin - Stones of Venice, Volume 1

The Stones of Venice is a three-volume treatise on Venetian art and architecture by English art historian John Ruskin, first published from 1851 to 1853. Intending to prove how the architecture in Venice exemplified...

Stephanie Lee and 11 more 14 hours 13 minutes The Stones of Venice

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Biography & Autobiography

696

Flavius Josephus - Minor Works of Josephus

There are 3 parts to this collection. (1) Against Apion is a two-volume defence of Judaism as classical religion and philosophy, stressing its antiquity, as opposed to what Josephus claimed was the relatively...

Bill Mosley and 6 more 7 hours 17 minutes

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Poetry

1.5K

Short Poetry Collection 095

This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the months of February and March 2011.

Penelope Greenwell and 20 more 1 hour 47 minutes Short Poetry Collections

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Essays

823

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne - Essays book 1

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary genre and is popularly thought of as the father of Modern Skepticism. He...

Martin Geeson and 17 more 17 hours 5 minutes Essays by Michel Eyquem de Montaigne

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Poetry

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Short Poetry Collection 094

This is a collection of poems recorded by LibriVox volunteers for the month of January 2011.

Diana Majlinger and 24 more 1 hour 34 minutes Short Poetry Collections

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Health & Fitness

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Robert Burton - Anatomy of Melancholy Volume 2

The Anatomy of Melancholy is a book by Robert Burton, first published in 1621. On its surface, the book is a medical textbook in which Burton applies his large and varied learning in the scholastic manner to the...

MorganScorpion and 5 more 12 hours 58 minutes The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

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800

Paul Ehrlich - Histology of the Blood

This is a textbook on the science of blood and bloodwork by (1908) Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Paul Ehrlich. Should appeal to hematologists, phlebotomists, and just plain folks interested in how our bodies work. (Summary...

Availle and 5 more 6 hours 27 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

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Short Ghost and Horror Collection 009

A collection of fifteen stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up your spine, the stench of human flesh, and the occasional touch of wonder.

om123 and 10 more 7 hours 10 minutes Short Ghost and Horror Story Collections

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Early Modern

944

Benedict de Spinoza - Ethics

The Ethics is a philosophical book written by Baruch Spinoza. It was written in Latin. Although it was published posthumously in 1677, it is his most famous work, and is considered his magnum opus. In The Ethics,...

Leni and 18 more 11 hours 55 minutes

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General Fiction

Charles Dickens - Sketches by Boz: Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People

Sketches by Boz is a collection of short pieces published by Charles Dickens in 1836 accompanied by illustrations by George Cruikshank. It consists of 56 passages divided into four sections: «Our Parish», «Scenes»,...

David Barnes and 22 more 21 hours 57 minutes

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Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)

Publius (Ovid) Ovidius Naso - Metamorphoses

The Metamorphoses of Ovid is probably one of the best known, certainly one of the most influential works of the Ancient world. It consists of a narrative poem in fifteen books that describes the creation and history...

Leni and 20 more 14 hours 50 minutes

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925

James Champlin Fernald - English Synonyms and Antonyms

English Synonyms and Antonyms is basically a vocabulary builder that students might use as they prepare for entrance or exit exams. Each entry gives a list of synonyms, followed by a paragraph that briefly explains...

Denny Sayers and 13 more 19 hours 47 minutes

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New

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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