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English Costume
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Dion Clayton Calthrop
The world, if we choose to see it so, is a complicated picture of people dressing and undressing. The history of the world is composed of th…
A-Birding on a Bronco
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Florence A. Merriam and Florence A. Merriam Bailey
Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey was an American ornithologist and nature writer. She started observing bird behavior at a time when most bir…
The School Book of Forestry
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Charles Lathrop Pack
Written by a third-generation timberman, this book discusses what forests are, their primary enemies, and their benefits to others. Additio…
The Book of the Bush
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George Dunderdale
"While the world was young, nations could be founded peaceably. There was plenty of unoccupied country, and when two neighbouring patri…
The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets
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Jane Addams
Much of the material in the following pages has appeared in current publications. It is here presented in book form in the hope that it may …
Beacon Lights of History
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John Lord
Continuing the Beacon Lights of History Series, Mr. Lord discusses important European Statesmen Mirabeau, Edmund Burke, Napoleon, Prince Met…
使徒行傳
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Chinese Union Version
《聖經和合本》（簡稱和合本；今指國語和合本，舊稱官話和合本），是今日華語人士最普遍使用的《聖經》譯本。此譯本的出版起源自1890年在上海舉行的傳教士大會，會中各差會派代表成立了三個委員會，各自負責翻譯官話、淺文理及深文理（文言文）譯本。於1904年，《淺文理和合譯本》出版《新約》…
The Dixie Book of Days
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Page Andrews and Matthew Page Andrews
The author used a yearly calendar to focus on pieces written by Southern authors. Many of these writers are little known, having created for…
How a British Subject Became President of the United States
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Arthur P. Hinman
In 1880, the New York Times reported a curious story from St. Albans, Vermont, about a mysterious figure, an attorney and Democratic operati…
The Life of Richard Nash, Esq.
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Oliver Goldsmith
Beau Nash (1674–1762), born Richard Nash, was a celebrated dandy and leader of fashion in 18th-century Britain. He is best remembered as the…
Fraternal Charity
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Father Benoit Valuy and Father Benoît Valuy
This short treatise comes from a work by the Roman Catholic priest Father Valuy, S.J., and bears an imprimatur. It was written for members o…
United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection
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Various
This is the second LibriVox collection of speeches given in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The collection comprises recordings …
Starved Rock
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Eaton G. Osman
This book is an early history of the Starved Rock Area in Northern Illinois. In the pre-Columbian era, the Starved Rock area was home to Nat…
The Elements of Mammalogy
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William Ruschenberger
The Elements of Mammalogy is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This s…
The Tower of London
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Walter George Bell
A short book, whose chapters were originally published in The Daily Mail, which explores the history and facts of each of the structures tha…
Dr. John Dee
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G. M. Hort
A short biographical sketch of Dr. John Dee (born 1527), the English mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, occultist, and alchemist. “In an…
Short Nonfiction Collection
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Various
Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. Two U.S. Presidents are remembered in "A Colored Man's Reminiscences of James Madi…
Short Nonfiction Collection
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Various
Twenty-one short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "We must learn to dignify common labor." Booker T. Washington spoke plain…
The Rookeries of London
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Thomas Beames
Rev. Thomas Beames (1815 – 1864) was a preacher at St. James, Westminster in London. He compiled his own eye-witness accounts of the most no…
True Culture
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of True Culture by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 16, 2012…