Roger Melin

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World’s Story Volume V: Italy, France, Spain and Portugal

Historical Fiction

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Eva March Tappan - World’s Story Volume V: Italy, France, Spain and Portugal

This is the fifth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art , edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature,...

Sonia and 24 more 18 hours 54 minutes World's Story

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*Non-fiction

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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 058

Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. The human condition is variously explored in Chesterton's essay «The Contented Man,» Shōtoku Taishi's «Laws» outlining the...

Larry Wilson and 10 more 5 hours 3 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Detective Fiction

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Lily A. Long - Hemlock Avenue Mystery

«The Hemlock Avenue Mystery» is one of a series of mysteries written by Lily Augusta Long using the pseudonym Roman Doubleday. A lawyer is accused of killing a rival lawyer, both having battled in court on...

Roger Melin 6 hours 54 minutes

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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 056

Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the impact of World War I on human society and endeavor: In 1916, Woodrow Wilson declares that «real glory»...

VfkaBT and 7 more 2 hours 13 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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War & Military

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Chester D. Berry - Loss of the Sultana

April, 1865. The country was in turmoil. The U.S. Civil War had come to an end, thousands of Union prisoners of war had recently been released, and President Lincoln had just been assassinated. The steamship 'Sultana'...

Roger Melin 12 hours 26 minutes

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Westerns

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B. M. Bower - Lonesome Land

Val had come to Montana to marry a cowboy named Manley, envisioning a life of wedded bliss, freedom, and was anticipating happiness in her adopted part of the country. She would soon learn that the winters could be...

Roger Melin 8 hours 40 minutes

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Published 1900 onward

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Ellis Parker Butler - Jack-Knife Man

A lighthearted tale which revolves around old Peter Lane, who lives in a houseboat on the Mississippi River and mostly whiles away his time whittling with his jack-knife and not really doing much else. That is,...

Roger Melin 5 hours 46 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

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Barry Pain - Exchange of Souls

Although only lightly known as an author of horror stories, Barry Pain departs from his typical themes with 'An Exchange of Souls'. In this novel, respected doctor Daniel Myas is a scientist who has developed a...

Roger Melin 4 hours 41 minutes

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Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 10 - Legal

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Robert G. Ingersoll - Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 10 - Legal

For those who like courtroom drama, here are Ingersoll’s Opening and Closing arguments on the most famous trials of his career--the Star Route Trials which stretched over 2 years, revealing high government...

Michele Fry and 5 more 24 hours 36 minutes

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Detective Fiction

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Carolyn Wells - Clue

Once Carolyn Wells began, or re-invented her writing career, 'The Clue' was her initial book which strayed from children's writings into mysteries and detective stories. It is also when we are introduced to her...

Roger Melin 8 hours 1 minute

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Family & Relationships

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Frank Allaben - Concerning Genealogies

Written over a century ago, this comprehensive book offers insight into the methods used (still to this day, in spite of modern computers) to research and compile a family history. As stated in the preface of the...

Roger Melin 1 hour 56 minutes

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Culture & Heritage Fiction

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Albert A. Young - Stories from the Adirondacks

A collection of five stories all of which take place in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York, and most which contain elements of some mystery hidden deep within the forests. — Summary by Roger Melin

Roger Melin 1 hour 39 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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