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162 books
Historical Fiction
1.1K
Bolesław Prus - Pharaoh and the Priest
The Pharaoh and the Priest (Polish: Faraon) is the fourth and last major novel by the Polish writer Bolesław Prus. It was the sole historical novel by an author who had earlier disapproved of historical novels on the...
26 hours 23 minutes
*Non-fiction
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Thomas Stevens - Around the World on a Bicycle, Vol. 1
Thomas Stevens was the first person to circle the globe by bicycle, a large-wheeled Ordinary. His journey started in April 1884 in San Francisco from where he cycled to Boston to take a steamer to England. Crossing...
22 hours 29 minutes
General Fiction
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Sir Walter Scott - Guy Mannering, or, The Astrologer
Guy Mannering is a young astrologer, just down from Oxford. While travelling in Scotland, he loses his way and unexpectedly comes to stay at Ellangowan, just as the son of Godfrey Bertram is born. Guy Mannering...
20 hours 1 minute
*Non-fiction
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Thomas Stevens - Around the World on a Bicycle, Vol. 2
Thomas Stevens was the first person to circle the globe by bicycle, a large-wheeled Ordinary. His journey started in April 1884 in San Francisco from where he cycled to Boston to take a steamer to England. Crossing...
19 hours 52 minutes
Historical Fiction
1.8K
Eva March Tappan - World’s Story Volume I: China, Japan and the Islands of the Pacific
This is the first 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,...
18 hours 32 minutes
