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The Flowers of Shakespeare
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Esther Singleton
A lovely collection of information about those flowers that appear in William Shakespeare's work. The brief chapters are categorized by the …
The Indians in Wisconsin's History
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John M. Douglass
Pre-European arrival history of Wisconsin's Native American tribes, with discussions of their way of life, crafts, clothing, shelter, huntin…
Royal Romances of Today
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Kellogg Durland
"In the year 1907, the Woman’s Home Companion commissioned me to go to Russia to write the story of the early days, courtship and marri…
The Freedom of Life
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Annie Payson Call
'The Freedom of Life' is a mind-illuminating book, in which author Annie Payson Call (1853-1940) wrote about many of the troubles that we us…
After Music
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Josephine Preston Peabody
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of After Music by Josephine Preston Peabody. This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 10, 20…
The Meeting of the Waters
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Thomas Moore
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of The Meeting of the Waters by Thomas Moore. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for Novemb…
Notes On Democracy
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H. L. Mencken
American journalist H.L. Mencken’s Notes On Democracy was originally published in 1926, yet is still relevant almost 100 years later.Mencken…
Umbrellas and Their History
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William Sangster
A whimsically serious look at the umbrella and society. (summary by Clarica)
The Indian Corn Planter
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E. Pauline Johnson
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of The Indian Corn Planter by E. Pauline Johnson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 2…
Everglades Wildguide
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Jean Craighead George
This is a United States National Parks guidebook written by a popular young people's nature writer, Jean Craighead George. It covers the Eve…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 054
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Various
Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include Science and Exploration--a tribute …
A Bachelor Girl in Burma
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Geraldine Edith Mitton
Miss Mitton was an unusual English woman of her time. As a published author, this unmarried woman in her early 30s recorded her visit to Bu…
The Alps, the Danube and the Near East
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Frank G. Carpenter
Journeying through many countries including Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Switzerland and Greece, the author gives an in-depth account of many …
An Ode
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Táhirih
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of An Ode by Táhirih (Fátimih Baraghání) (1814/1817 – 1852), Transla…
Sketches by Boz, version 2
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Charles Dickens
A collection of early writings of Charles Dickens under his early pseudonym, "Boz." They first appeared in various publications f…
An Essay on Demonology, Ghosts and Apparitions, and Popular Superstitions
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James Thacher
An essay on demonology, ghosts and apparitions, and popular superstitions, also, an account of the witchcraft delusion at Salem, in 1682. - …
The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss
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George Prentiss
This memoir was undertaken at the request of many of Mrs. Prentiss' old and most trusted friends, who felt that the story of her life should…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 062
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Various
Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Volume 62 features several introspective essays: b…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 066
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Various
Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Why Women Should Vote" (Jane Addams, 1910) is one of several selections devo…
Great Epochs in American History, Volume II
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Francis Whiting Halsey
This is the second volume in ten volume series of great epochs in the history of the United States, from the landing of Columbus to the buil…