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Self-Help

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Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus - Morals (Moralia), Book 1

The Moralia (or The morals or Matters relating to customs and mores) is a work by the 1st-century Greek scholar Plutarch of Chaeronea. It is a collection of 78 essays and transcribed speeches that give an insight into...

Martin Geeson and 11 more 22 hours 14 minutes

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Autobiography Memories and Experiences, Volume 1

Biography & Autobiography

426

Moncure Daniel Conway - Autobiography Memories and Experiences, Volume 1

Moncure Daniel Conway was an American abolitionist, Unitarian, clergyman and author. This first volume of his autobiography covers roughly the years of his birth through the end of the US Civil War. (Summary by JoeD)

TriciaG and 9 more 19 hours 16 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

388

Insomnia Collection Vol. 002

Soporific dullness is in the ear of the listener, and what's tedium incarnate to one person will be another person's passion and delight. However, it is hoped that at least one from the range of topics here presented...

MaryAnn and 14 more 16 hours 2 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

563

Charles Dickens - Uncommercial Traveller

The Uncommercial Traveller is a collection of literary sketches and reminiscences written by Charles Dickens. In 1859 Dickens founded a new journal called All the Year Round and the Uncommercial Traveller articles...

Jonathan Henry and 18 more 15 hours 37 minutes

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Art, Design & Architecture

460

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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Children's Fiction

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Olive Beaupre Miller - Through Fairy Halls of My Bookhouse

Full of delightful fairy tales, charming poems and engaging stories, this is the third volume of the «My Bookhouse» series for little ones. Originally published in the 1920's as a six volume set, these books, edited...

Oxenhandler and 28 more 13 hours 37 minutes My Bookhouse Series

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449

Edward Jesse - Anecdotes of Dogs

«Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends.» The character, sensibilities, and intellectual faculties of animals have always been a favourite study, and they are, perhaps,...

Stephanie Lee and 16 more 13 hours 30 minutes

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Children's Fiction

472

Caroline Emelia Stephen - French History for English Children

A history of France from Ancient Gaul up until 1880, written in short easy to comprehend chapters aimed at teaching English children. (Summary by Guero)

Guero and 15 more 12 hours 3 minutes

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Children's Fiction

504

Margaret Gatty - Parables from Nature

Parables From Nature is a collection of short stories which were originally published as 4 separate volumes. They are inspired from Nature and written for children. Nevertheless, Gatty uses children's literature...

Julie Parmenter and 12 more 11 hours 14 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

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Short Ghost and Horror Collection 015

A collection of twenty 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.

Sarah and 11 more 10 hours Short Ghost and Horror Story Collections

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Mystery of the 'Ocean Star' - A Collection of Maritime Sketches

Action & Adventure Fiction

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William Clark Russell - Mystery of the 'Ocean Star' - A Collection of Maritime Sketches

This is a collection of short stories of mystery and romance, set at sea, in the times of the great sea voyages.

Lala Young and 16 more 9 hours 58 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Olive Beaupre Miller - Up One Pair of Stairs of My Bookhouse

Full of delightful fairy tales, charming poems and engaging stories, this is the second volume of the «My Bookhouse» series for little ones. Originally published in the 1920's as a six volume set, these books, edited...

Emily Jones and 28 more 9 hours 45 minutes My Bookhouse Series

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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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