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Chapter XXII - Pneumatic Mail Tubes

In The Romance of Modern Mechanism

Read by Robin Lamb


Archibald Williams


In 1910, when this book was published, the advancement of modern mechanism was still moving at a rapid pace. It must have seemed like very d…

St. George of Merrie England

In English Fairy Tales

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Flora Annie Steel


This is a selection of the most well-known fairy tales told in England. It contains such very famous stories as Jack and the Beanstalk, and …

Book V. Ethandune: The First Stroke

In The Ballad of the White Horse (Version 3)

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G. K. Chesterton


This epic poem is about Alfred the Great's defense of Christian England against the pagan Viking invaders. The decisive battle is fought in…

Legend of the Gentian

In The Topaz Story Book: Stories and Legends of Autumn, Hallowe'en, and Thanksgivi…

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Ada M. Skinner


From the Introduction: "Nature stories, legends, and poems appeal to the young reader’s interest in various ways. Some of them suggest …

The Mabinogion - Part 7: The Story of Lludd and Llevelys

In The Junior Classics Volume 4: Heroes and Heroines of Chivalry

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William Patten


The purpose of The Junior Classics is to provide, in ten volumes containing about five thousand pages, a classified collection of tales, sto…

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