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Chapter 31, part 6

In History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688…

Read by Andrew Nelson


David Hume


David Hume is one of the great philosophers of the Western intellectual tradition. His philosophical writings earned him lasting fame and re…

Chapter 23 - The Law of Wages

In The Principles of Economics with Applications to Practical Problems

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Frank Albert Fetter


Frank Albert Fetter was an American economist of the Austrian school, but referred to himself as a member of the “American Psychological Sch…

20 - Manizikert (1057-1081)

In The Byzantine Empire

Read by Andrew Nelson


Charles William Chadwick Oman


Fifty years ago the word “Byzantine” was used as a synonym for all that was corrupt and decadent, and the tale of the East-Roman Empire was …

Ch. II: The work of Ground Water

In The Elements of Geology

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William Harmon Norton


Geology is a science of such rapid growth that no apology is expected when from time to time a new text-book is added to those already in th…

Umboo Is Lost

In Umboo, The Elephant

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Howard R. Garis


Have you ever wondered what it is like to be in a circus? What if, rather than choosing to be in one, you were captured and taken away from…

Investigation Overview, part 2

In A Failure of Initiative: Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Inv…

Read by Andrew Nelson


United States House of Representatives and United States House Of Representatives


In September 2005, the House of Representatives created the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to H…

Euthyphro

Read by Andrew Miller


Plato


Awaiting his trial on charges of impiety and heresy, Socrates encounters Euthyphro, a self-proclaimed authority on matters of piety and the …

Letters of Pliny

Read by Andrew Coleman


Pliny The Younger


The largest surviving body of Pliny's work is his Epistulae (Letters), a series of personal missives directed to his friends, associates and…

Up from Slavery: An Autobiography (version 3)

Read by Andrew Kennedy


Booker T. Washington


Up from Slavery is the autobiography of American educator Booker T. Washington, describing his personal path up from the position of a slave…

The Invisible Man (Version 3)

Read by Andrew Gaunce


H. G. Wells


A mysterious, bandaged stranger arrives in the small English village of Iping - and chaos follows close behind. H.G. Wells' classic story of…

Recruit for Andromeda

Read by Andrew Huguelet


Stephen Marlowe


No one comes back from the Nowhere Journey, whatever they say about some “rotation.” When Kit Temple's drafted, he figures he's leaving his …

Black Spirits and White: A Book of Ghost Stories

Read by Andrew Gaunce


Ralph Adams Cram


A collection of six ghostly tales by Ralph Adams Cram, ranging from the demonic to the deeply sad. Gruesome apparitions, oppressive atmosphe…