Literary Collections
Noted Speeches of Abraham Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln
A few of Lincoln's most famous speeches and the Lincoln-Douglas debate make for historic reading. (summary by David O)
Presidential Farewell and Last Addresses
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Various
This collection will put in one place, all the Farewell (or last) Addresses made by each of the 43 ex-US presidents.The first, George Washin…
The Apocryphal Acts of Paul, Peter, John, Andrew and Thomas
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Bernhard Pick
The full title of this book, published in 1909, is The Apocryphal Acts of Paul, Peter, John, Andrew and Thomas. As early as the second centu…
Selected House of Commons Speeches
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Winston S. Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874 – 1965) was a British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during W…
Woman in the Nineteenth Century
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Margaret Fuller
Margaret Fuller was an American feminist, writer, and intellectual associated with the Transcendentalist movement. Her book Woman in the Nin…
Diary of a Suicide
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Wallace E. Baker
“Mr. B. Russell Herts, c/o International Magazine, New York City.Under separate cover I am sending you a record of a young man who is about …
American Civil War Collection, Volume 1
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Various
Compilation of American Civil War related poems and short works of literature. Summary by Bill2147
The Ghosts of Piccadilly
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G. S. Street
Nothing spooky or supernatural, but a very personal gathering of gossip, letters, and fragments of biography of famous people who have lived…
Newspaper Articles by Mark Twain
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Mark Twain
This is a collection of newspaper articles written by Samuel Clemens, for various newspapers, between 1862 and 1881. After Feb 3rd 1863, he …
Mark Twain's Speeches, Part 2
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Mark Twain
This collection of the 195 known, publicly-printed speeches of Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was compiled by Paul Fatout and publish…
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 04
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Various
The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…
Mark Twain’s Journal Writings, Volume 3
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Mark Twain
This third volume of Mark Twain's journal writings continues on eclectic and varied path established by the first two volumes. Included in t…
Sermons on Several Occasions, Third-Fifth Series
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John Wesley
John Wesley, along with his brother Charles, are credited with founding the Methodist denomination. "The following Sermons contain the …
Canti orfici
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Dino Campana
Tra il 1912 e il 1913 Campana compone i versi che diventeranno poi (dopo alterne vicende e diverse riscritture) la sua opera più sign…
James Joyce in Context, Vol. 1: Telemachus
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Various
This is a project invented and created by LibriVox volunteers. It collects various works which James Joyce quotes and refers to in his epic…
Robert Burns 250th Anniversary
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Various
Robert Burns, the national bard (poet) of Scotland was born on the 25th January, 1759. Scotland and all Burns fans the world over, including…
Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books
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Variousandcharles William Eliot
Charles W. Eliot, 21st President of Harvard University, edited this volume of prefaces ... authored by a Who's Who of World Literature: Baco…
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 05
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Various
The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 07
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Various
The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…
United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection, volume 1
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Various
This collection comprises recordings of 17 historic speeches given to the UK House of Commons between 1628 and 1956. Readings are of speeche…