Ted Garvin

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Historical Fiction

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Sir Walter Scott - Waverley, Volume 2

Waverley is set during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, which sought to restore the Stuart dynasty in the person of Charles Edward Stuart (or 'Bonnie Prince Charlie'). It relates the story of a young dreamer and...

doublemirrors and 6 more 9 hours 17 minutes

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French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France

Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Marie de France - French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France

The tales included in this little book of translations are derived mainly from the «Lays» of Marie de France. I do not profess them to be a complete collection of her stories in verse. The ascription varies. Poems...

Linda Hogan and 6 more 7 hours 29 minutes

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War & Military

Gaius Julius Caesar - Commentaries on the Gallic War

Commentarii de Bello Gallico (English: Commentaries on the Gallic War) is Julius Caesar's firsthand account of the Gallic Wars, written as a third-person narrative. In it Caesar describes the battles and intrigues...

James Christopher and 6 more 7 hours 16 minutes

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Historical Fiction

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G. A. Henty - In Freedom's Cause

Another stirring tale from the master of historical fiction set in the time of Robert Bruce and William Wallace and their struggle for Scotland's independence. (Summary by Annise)

Mike Harris and 3 more 10 hours 16 minutes

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Animals

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Pliny the Elder - Natural History Volume 2

Naturalis Historia (Latin for «Natural History») is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman empire to the modern day and...

Chris Danes and 17 more 4 hours 43 minutes The Natural History by Pliny

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Action & Adventure Fiction

Alexandre Dumas - Vicomte De Bragelonne

After The Three Muskateers and Twenty Years After the adventurous story of Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan continues! The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (French: Le Vicomte de Bragelonne ou...

Kristen Zaza and 16 more 20 hours 29 minutes d'Artagnan Romances (in English translation)

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Rafael Sabatini - Tavern Knight

Follow the exploits of Sir Crispin Galliard, also known as The Tavern Knight, in his defence of the King of England against Cromwell and his Puritan Entourage. (Summary by Ric Cornwall)

Deborah Knight and 3 more 6 hours 50 minutes

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Piloting Directions for the Gulf of Finland

Travel & Geography

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John William Norie - Piloting Directions for the Gulf of Finland

Norie's series of piloting and sailing directions was something of a staple in the chart-room of 19th century British (and other) merchant vessels. The description of landmarks and ports, as well as the rules and...

Pentti Hirvonen and 3 more 2 hours 10 minutes

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Essays

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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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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Jacob Abbott - Romulus

Jacob Abbott wrote many historical books for children. He was careful to ensure historical accuracy, and as he said himself in the preface to this book «Whatever of interest… these stories may possess is due solely to...

sherlock85 and 5 more 6 hours 31 minutes

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General Fiction

Victor Hugo - Man Who Laughs

The Man Who Laughs is a novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title L'Homme qui rit. Also published under the title «By Order of the King». (Introduction by Wikipedia)

wvthcomp and 27 more 24 hours 53 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Vasco de Lobeira - Amadis of Gaul

Amadis of Gaul (Amadís de Gaula, in Spanish) was not the first, but certainly one of the best known knight-errantry tales of the 16th century. Not only is its authorship doubtful, but even the language in which it was...

Leni and 14 more 29 hours 18 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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