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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…
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
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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 …
Adventskalender
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Various
Diese Sammlung ist ein Adventskalender und enthält für jeden Tag vom 1. bis 24. Dezember eine Aufnahme über Weihnachten, den …
An Ode
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Táhirih
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of An Ode by Táhirih (Fátimih Baraghání) (1814/1817 – 1852), Transla…
Great Epochs in American History
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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…
Recollections of Napoleon at St. Helena
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Elizabeth Balcombe Abell
In this memoir written by Betsy Balcombe, who was a precocious 14 year old at the time of events, we are provided with a rare account of the…
Neighbourhood – A Year’s Life in and About an English Village
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Tickner Edwardes
Tickner Edwardes (properly Edward Tickner Edwardes) served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during WWI and later became the vicar of the West…
Short Nonfiction Collection
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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…
North-Pole Voyages
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Zachariah Atwell Mudge
For more than three hundred years an intense desire has been felt by explorers to discover and reveal to the world the secrets of the immed…
Short Nonfiction Collection
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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…
Short Nonfiction Collection
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Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Salve! ye dumb hearts. Let us be still and wait by the roadside." With these…
Силуэты русских писателей
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Yuly Aykhenvald
Бесконечно преданный русской литературе, Юлий Айхенвальд видел писателя как уникальную личность и не признавал литературных школ и течений. …
Short Nonfiction Collection
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Various
Twenty short nonfiction works, individually chosen by the readers. "The ground rose and fell in successive furrows, like the ruffled wa…
Turns About Town
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Robert Cortes Holliday
Robert Cortes Holliday was an early 20th century essayist, editor, and librarian. Writer Christopher Morley said that he "has the genu…
Builders of United Italy
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Rupert S. Holland
Holland 's provides us with an engaging history of the Unification ("Risorgimento") of Italy by exploring the lives of some of i…
Life
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Sir Walter Raleigh
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of Life by Sir Walter Raleigh. This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 25th, 2010.
The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science
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Ludwig Von Mises
This is the last book that von Mises wrote. It reflects a lifetime of learning and writing about economics as the leader of the Austrian Sch…
Short Nonfiction Collection
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Various
Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. A review of William Carlos Williams' "Kora in Hell" by Robert McAlmon is one …