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Charles Morris - Man and His Ancestor: A Study in Evolution

An examination of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and subsequent texts, written for the general public at the turn of the twentieth century, "[...] to dwell on the various significant facts that have been...

Kathleen Nelson and 3 more 6 hours 36 minutes

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Animals & Nature

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George Langford - Stories of the First American Animals

Combining beast fable with natural history, this is a highly engaging and informative account of some of the prehistoric mammals that once roamed across North America. Each short story tells us something about a...

Devorah Allen and 9 more 7 hours 11 minutes

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World’s Famous Orations, Vol. V: Great Britain - III

Political Science

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William Jennings Bryan - World’s Famous Orations, Vol. V: Great Britain - III

In 1906, William Jennings Bryan, himself a famous American orator, and Francis Whiting Halsey published a series of the most famous orations of all time. They are ordered by both geographic area and time period,...

T. P. Zahm and 12 more 7 hours 27 minutes World's Famous Orations

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Cooking

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Thomas J. Murrey - Oysters and Fish

Would it not be beneficial, were the average American to substitute fish for the everlasting steak and chop of the breakfast-table? For the sake of variety, if for no other reason, we should eat more fish; and it...

tommack and 2 more 2 hours

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Essays & Short Works

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G. K. Chesterton - Fancies Versus Fads

A Collection of 31 essays from G.K. Chesterton. “I have strung these things together on a slight enough thread; but as the things themselves are slight, it is possible that the thread (and the metaphor) may...

Larry Wilson and 15 more 7 hours 33 minutes

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Technology & Engineering

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Harry Chase Brearley - Time Telling Through the Ages

A history of timekeeping from the stone age through to American mass production, covering timepieces from the sundial and water clock through the key inventions driving advances in the accuracy of clocks and watches...

Claudia Salto and 6 more 6 hours 23 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Joseph A. Altsheler - Texan Scouts

This is a sequel to Texan Star and continues the adventures of young Ned Fulton as he finds himself a part of the struggle for Texans to defend against the Mexican army and reach independence. In his travels across...

Edmonds and 4 more 9 hours 7 minutes

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General Fiction

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Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Raw Youth

Arkady Dolgoruky, is a 19-year-old intellectual. He is the illegitimate son of a landowner and dreams to become rich. In his quest to fulfil his dream, he meets people who teach him many kinds of ideologies. Thus, the...

Joshua Stevens and 6 more 24 hours 34 minutes

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Technology & Engineering

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Archibald Williams - Romance of Modern Invention

This is a volume of exploration into the newest inventions of the turn of the previous century. Journalist Archibald Williams walks the reader through diverse inventions which were changing the world at just that...

Kobe Dadd and 12 more 9 hours 1 minute

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Action & Adventure

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J. W. Duffield - Bert Wilson at the Wheel

First volume of an adventure series for young adults — Summary by kathrinee

tommack and 4 more 5 hours 2 minutes

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Literary Criticism

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H. L. Mencken - American Language

«It was part of my daily work, for a good many years, to read the principal English newspapers and reviews; it has been part of my work, all the time, to read the more important English novels, essays, poetry and...

DrPGould and 10 more 15 hours 41 minutes

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Animals

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American Book of the Dog

Here is a period piece, covering 47 breeds, about the early days of dog breeding, the birth of the American Kennel Club (1884) which firmly established breed standards, and the development of bench shows and field...

Michele Fry and 16 more 24 hours 10 minutes

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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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