Ruth P.

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Biography & Autobiography

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Smith Burnham - Hero Tales from History

This volume celebrates stories of great heroes from the pages of history from Moses and David through Clara Barton and Henry Longfellow. It is divided into nine sections: Mighty Men of Long Ago, Heroes of the Middle...

Larry Wilson and 18 more 10 hours 50 minutes

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Travel & Geography

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Travel Collection: Short Non-fiction

A collection of short, non-fiction travel memoirs or guides written in, or translated into, English. Material covered might be a museum, a village or town, or a particular voyage or train journey, or other travelogues...

KevinS and 7 more 4 hours 2 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Animal Story Book

Edited by Andrew Lang, this book is an anthology of interesting stories about a wide variety of diffferent animals collected from numerous sources. — Summary by Elsie Selwyn

Elsie Selwyn and 26 more 10 hours 33 minutes

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Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation, Harvesting, Curing and Uses (Version 2)

Cooking

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Maurice Grenville Kains - Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation, Harvesting, Curing and Uses (Version 2)

Culinary Herbs may be regarded as the secret to preparing good food from antiquity to the the height of culinary art. Maurice Grenville Kains gives a thorough introduction the the subject considering the history of...

Larry Wilson and 13 more 4 hours 17 minutes

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World’s Story Volume VII: Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland

Historical Fiction

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Eva March Tappan - World’s Story Volume VII: Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland

This is the seventh 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 23 more 17 hours 12 minutes World's Story

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Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)

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Samuel Phillips Day - Tea: Its Mystery and History

Samuel Phillips Day traces the history of tea from Asia to England, exploring some of the romance of this treasured drink and its place in British culture. — Summary by Larry Wilson

BettyB and 3 more 1 hour 35 minutes

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Animals & Nature

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Jane Grey Swisshelm - True Stories about Pets

Everyone who has pets can tell great stories about them. This volume collects 15 stories for children about pets: not only cats and dogs, but lambs, crows, even lions! — Summary by Carolin

Ruth P. and 11 more 2 hours 58 minutes

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Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1

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Frederick Whymper - Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1

Everything about the sea: history of ships, famous mariners and life on shipboard, adventure, shipwrecks and daring rescues. — Summary by Kikisaulite

Pete McElveen and 12 more 17 hours 17 minutes

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Silver Chimes in Syria: Glimpses of a Missionary's Experiences

Christianity - Biographies

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William S. Nelson - Silver Chimes in Syria: Glimpses of a Missionary's Experiences

William S. Nelson, D.D., was appointed as a missionary to Syria by the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church, USA in 1888. In this short works, as the title suggests, he gives glimpses into his life as...

Larry Wilson and 9 more 3 hours 1 minute

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Cooking

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Juliet Corson - Cooking Manual of Practical Directions for Economical Every-Day Cookery

Food is one of the necessities but also one of the greatest pleasures. Knowing how to cook a good meal is therefore extremely important for all of us. Maybe you can find some inspiration for tonight's dinner in this...

SaraHale and 4 more 3 hours 36 minutes

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Short works

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Children's Short Works, Vol. 027

Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 027: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.

Peter Thomlinson and 8 more 2 hours 56 minutes Children's Short Works Collections

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Family & Relationships

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Mrs. Humphry - Manners for Men

Many men who go out into the world while still very young to earn their living have few opportunities of acquiring a knowledge of social observances. Should this little manual of manners be of use to any such in...

Foon and 6 more 3 hours 35 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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