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Children of the Ghetto

Read by Adrian Praetzellis


Israel Zangwill



In this 1892 novel of London's Jewish East End, Israel Zangwill sets the apparently irrational and decidedly indecorous religious practices …

Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts

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Frank R. Stockton



Buccaneers is non-fiction, a highly readable history of how piracy began and spread throughout the region in response to the plundering of S…

The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln

Read by Bill Boerst


Francis Fisher Browne



This detailed biography covers the places in Lincoln's life: Indiana, Illinois, Washington. It also traces his various roles as storekeeper,…

Oscar Wilde

Read by Martin Geeson


Frank Harris



Consumers of biography are familiar with the division between memoirs of the living or recently dead written by those who "knew" t…

The New Organon

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Francis Bacon



The Novum Organum is a philosophical work by Francis Bacon published in 1620. The title translates as "new instrument". This is a …

The Chemical History of A Candle

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Michael Faraday



The Chemical History of a Candle is a series of 6 lectures on chemistry presented to a juvenile audience in 1848. Taught by Michael Faraday …

Three Essays on Religion

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John Stuart Mill



In Three Essays on Religion, John Stuart Mill explores the intricate relationship between faith, reason, and the human experience. Composed …

Sophistical Elenchi

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Aristotle



The Sophistical Elenchi is the sixth of Aristotle's six texts on logic which are collectively known as the Organon ("Instrument").…

The Awakening of Europe

Read by Laura Caldwell


M. B. Synge



The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge invites listeners on a journey through a transformative period in European history, spanning from 152…

Commentary on the Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians

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John Calvin



John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. Calvin's writing and preachings provided the …

The Life of God in the Soul of Man

Read by J L Raimundo


Henry Scougal



Henry Scougal was born in Scotland in 1650. The son of the Bishop of Aberdeen, he flourished under rigorous teaching to become Professor of …

Flowers from the Garden of Saint Francis

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Saint Francis Of Assisi



This is a collection of 365 moral admonitions of Saint Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) and other notable Franciscans. The compiler of this ant…

American Psychology

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Various



This is the second of what is intended to be three projects featuring journal articles which chart the development of psychology as an acade…

The Cricket on the Hearth

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Charles Dickens



John Peerybingle, a carrier, lives with his wife Dot (who is much younger than he), their baby, their nanny Tilly Slowboy, and a mysterious …

Birds of the Air

Read by Laura Caldwell


Arabella B. Buckley



Arabella Buckley had a great love of nature and wished to impart that love to children. Birds of the Air will encourage children to observe …

My Southern Home

Read by James K. White


William Wells Brown



William Wells Brown was born a slave, near Lexington, Kentucky. His mother, Elizabeth, was a slave; his father was a white man who never ack…

A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy

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Laurence Sterne



After the bizarre textual antics of "Tristram Shandy", this book would seem to require a literary health warning. Sure enough, it …

On the Popular Judgment

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Immanuel Kant



This tripartite essay – published variously as “On the Popular Judgment” (J. Richardson trans.), “On the Old Saw” (E.B. Ashton trans.), or “…

The New Testament

Read by J A Carter


Twentieth Century New Testament



Published in 1904, The Twentieth Century New Testament is considered the first translation of the Bible into modern English. It was produced…

The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ

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Anne Catherine Emmerich



Anne Catherine Emmerich was a German Augustinian nun who had visions about Christ's life and death. This book relates her visions regarding …

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