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31 books
General Fiction
1.1K
Lucy Maud Montgomery - Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903
Lucy Maud Montgomery was born at Clifton (now New London), Prince Edward Island, Canada, on November 30, 1874. She achieved international fame in her lifetime, putting Prince Edward Island and Canada on the world...
7 hours 15 minutes
*Non-fiction
793
Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe - Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52
Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe moved to California from Massachusetts during the Gold Rush of the mid-1800’s. During her travels, Louise was offered the opportunity to write for The Herald about her travel...
6 hours 8 minutes
*Non-fiction
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Anonymous - Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery
This book, a reprint of a successful English publication, has been so enlarged as to be to all intents and purposes new. It has been carefully revised by a Reverend gentleman, who for some time filled the chair of...
7 hours 18 minutes
Historical Fiction
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Anthony Trollope - Can You Forgive Her?
“Can You Forgive Her?” is the first in a series of six Trollope novels dealing broadly with 19th Century English political scene. It introduces the reader to Plantagenet and Glencora Palliser, as they court, marry,...
32 hours 16 minutes
*Non-fiction
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Charles Austin Beard - History of the United States, Vol. I
Charles Austin Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science. He graduated...
2 hours 44 minutes
Animals & Nature
950
Rudyard Kipling - Just So Stories (version 3)
These whimsical short stories offer fanciful answers to a dozen of childhood's favorite «why» and «how» questions. With their generous sprinkling of nonsense words as well as a delightfully rhythmic storytelling...
3 hours 14 minutes
Self-Help
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Emily Post - Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home
From advice on planning the perfect wedding to eating an artichoke correctly, Emily Post offers instruction on how to live a well-mannered life circa 1922. With a sometimes gentle, sometimes sharp wit, she maintains...
21 hours 41 minutes
Historical Fiction
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William Makepeace Thackeray - History of Henry Esmond, Esq., A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne
A classic Victorian novel and a historical novel rolled into one! Read about court and army life during the reign of Queen Anne — a story of Catholic — Protestant intrigue, and the party which aspired to the...
19 hours 21 minutes
