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Devotions upon Emergent Occasions
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John Donne
Devotions upon Emergent Occasions is a 1624 prose work by the English writer John Donne. It is a series of reflections that were written as …
A to Zed Collection Vol. 001
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Various
A collection of pieces, both fiction and non-fiction, that have as its subject a word beginning with a specific letter of the English alphab…
Letters from England, 1846-1849
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Elizabeth Davis Bancroft
Elizabeth Bancroft went to England with her husband, historian George Bancroft, for three of the most dynamic years in European history. As …
Sämtliche Schriften 1911-1921, Teil 1
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Carl Von Ossietzky
Carl von Ossietzky (1889-1938), Journalist, Pazifist und Friedensnobelpreisträger [1935], zählte zu den herausragenden Persön…
The Whys of Cooking
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Janet McKenzie Hill
An entertaining yet informative look at the history of Crisco, its place in the "modern" kitchen, basic recipes and how to set up …
Screen Acting
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Mae Marsh
Silent film star, Mae Marsh, recounts her life as an actress in this publication, what she deems as being the answer to thousands of letters…
The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775
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Abraham Tomlinson
"Perceiving that much of the intrinsic value of these Journals would consist in a proper understanding of the historical facts to which…
London Labour and the London Poor Volume II
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Henry Mayhew
Subtitled, "A Cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work.&…
The Bolshevik Myth
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Alexander Berkman
The Bolshevik Myth (Diary 1920–1922) is a book by Alexander Berkman who with his partner Emma Goldman was deported from the USA under the 19…
Lullaby
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Louisa May Alcott
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of Lullaby by Louisa May Alcott. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 4th, 2009.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 5, Chapter 25)
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Thomas Babington Macaulay
This is volume 5, chapter 25 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) and published after his death.To quote from the …
The Elements of Ornithology
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William Ruschenberger
The Elements of Ornithology is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This…
The Mystery
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Paul Laurence Dunbar
LibriVox volunteers bring you 22 recordings of The Mystery by Paul Laurence Dunbar. This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 12, 2012,P…
La Royale Maison de Savoie
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Grégoire Hudry-Menos
Grégoire Hudry-Menos, modeste journaliste savoyard, apporte un nouveau point de vue sur l'histoire de la maison de Savoie, mont&eacut…
American Notes (Version 2)
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Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens records his impressions of America during his 1842 journey. - Summary by Brad "Hamlet" Filippone
American Philosophy Collection Vol. 2
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Various
This recording is the second in an ongoing series of collections highlighting foundational articles in early 20th Century American philosoph…
A Magician Among the Spirits
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Harry Houdini
Houdini, an escape artist and illusionist, became interested later in his life in debunking spiritualists, disbelieving anyone who claimed t…
Anecdotes of Dogs
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Edward Jesse
"Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends." The character, sensibilities, and intellectual facu…
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (version 2)
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Olive Gilbert
Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree) was born into slavery in 1797 (or thereabouts) in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York. This narrati…
The Chicago Race Riots, July 1919
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Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg's succinct reporting on and reflections upon the race riots that broke out In Chicago in July 1919. - Summary by KevinS