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History of the Inquisition of Spain, Vol. 1

Middle Ages/Middle History

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Henry Charles Lea - History of the Inquisition of Spain, Vol. 1

The first volume of Lea’s monumental work on the Inquisition of Spain, covering its origin and establishment and its relations with the state. Also included are appendices listing Tribunals, Inquisitors-General,...

Kristine Bekere and 19 more 24 hours 55 minutes

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Antiquity

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Flavius Josephus - Wars of the Jews

The Wars of the Jews (or The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem, or as it usually appears in modern English translations, The Jewish War — original title: Phlauiou Iôsêpou historia Ioudaïkou polemou pros...

Graham Redman and 18 more 23 hours 25 minutes

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Ancient

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Plato (Πλάτων) - Republic

The Republic is a Socratic dialogue by Plato, written in approximately 380 BC. It is one of the most influential works of philosophy and political theory, and arguably Plato's best known work. In it, Socrates and...

ontheroad and 13 more 13 hours 14 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Joseph Lewis French - Great Pirate Stories

Piracy embodies the romance of the sea at its highest expression. It is a sad but inevitable commentary on our civilization, that, so far as the sea is concerned, it has developed from its infancy down to a...

James Christopher and 11 more 8 hours 47 minutes

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Antiquity

534

Publius Cornelius Tacitus - Annals Vol 3

The Annals was Tacitus' final work, covering the period from the death of Augustus Caesar in the year 14. He wrote at least 16 books, but books 7-10 and parts of books 5, 6, 11 and 16 are missing. Book 6 ends with...

Claude Banta and 6 more 7 hours 52 minutes

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Antiquity

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Publius Cornelius Tacitus - Tacitus' Histories

The Histories was written between 110 and 100 B.C. It covered the Year of Four Emperors following the downfall of Nero, the rise of Vespasian, and the rule of the Flavian Dynasty up to the death of Domitian....

Andrew Coleman and 7 more 11 hours 2 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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T. Forester - Lives of the Twelve Caesars

The Twelve Caesars is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire. The work was written in 121 during the reign of the emperor Hadrian, while Suetonius was Hadrian's...

Graham Redman and 10 more 16 hours 2 minutes

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James Joyce in Context, Vol. 1: Telemachus

Literary Collections

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James Joyce in Context, Vol. 1: Telemachus

This is a project invented and created by LibriVox volunteers. It collects various works which James Joyce quotes and refers to in his epic novel Ulysses , and provides them in audio form. Perfect for Joyce...

Peter O'Sullivan and 16 more 9 hours 15 minutes

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History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy, Vol. 1

Middle Ages/Middle History

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Niccolò Machiavelli - History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy, Vol. 1

History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy is an historical account by Niccolò Machiavelli. Toward the end of 1520, the Cardinal Giulio of Medici, later Pope Clement VII, offered Machiavelli the appointment to...

ontheroad and 8 more 8 hours 52 minutes History of Florence

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Antiquity

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Publius Cornelius Tacitus - Annals Vol 1

The Annals was Tacitus' final work, covering the period from the death of Augustus Caesar in the year 14. He wrote at least 16 books, but books 7-10 and parts of books 5, 6, 11 and 16 are missing. Book 6 ends with...

ontheroad and 3 more 6 hours 23 minutes

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Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol. 2

*Non-fiction

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Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus - Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol. 2

Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings. The surviving lives contain twenty-three pairs of...

Leni and 5 more 8 hours 55 minutes Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans by Plutarch

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*Non-fiction

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Winston S. Churchill - Selected House of Commons Speeches

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874 – 1965) was a British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to...

musil and 13 more 9 hours 19 minutes UK Parliamentary Speeches

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