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The English Governess at the Siamese Court
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Anna Harriette Leonowens
In 1862 Anna Leonowens accepted an offer made by the Siamese consul in Singapore, Tan Kim Ching, to teach the wives and children of Mongkut,…
The Great Events by Famous Historians
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Charles F. Horne
A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narrati…
Pastoral Sketches
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Beverly Carradine
Beverly Carradine was an itinerant preacher during a golden era known as the holiness movement in America (late 19th, early 20th centuries).…
The Escape of a Princess Pat
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George Pearson
Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia'sCanadian Light Infantr…
Beacon Lights of History
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John Lord
Volume 8 of the Beacon Lights of History focuses on the great rulers of the ages. In this work, Lord discusses Alfred the Great, Queen Eliza…
Astoria
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Washington Irving
"Astoria" describes the many perilous adventures, discoveries, and disasters experienced by the brave Americans who joined the 181…
Lucretia Borgia
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Ferdinand Gregorovius
According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day. Lucretia Borgia is the most unfortunate woman in modern history. Is this beca…
A Brief History of Influenza in U. S. America, Europe, Hawaii
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A. Mouritz
PREFACEThis Booklet has been written and compiled for the use of any student or layman who seeks concise and clear information on the histor…
Arizona Sketches
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Joseph Munk
An introduction to Arizona from approximately a century ago. (Summary by BellonaTimes)
Canada's Hundred Days
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John Frederick Bligh Livesay
This is Part Two of Four of the incredible story of the actions of the men and women of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Canada's contribut…
Sixteenth-century Bristol
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John Latimer
Plague, piracy and payments to members of Parliament! The town of Bristol, England in the Sixteenth Century was a fascinating place, and Joh…
The Democracy of the Constitution
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge was a popular American Senator from Massachusetts. He did not only make a name for himself as a politician, but also as an…
The Confession of a Child of the Century
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Alfred De Musset
In this autobiographic novel, an aging man reflects on his past. We are witness to the relationships he has along the way, his mistakes, and…
The Confessions of Nat Turner
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Thomas R. Gray
This is a detailed description of the massacre that took place on August 21-23, 1831 that became known as Nat Turner's Rebellion. Nat Turner…
The Story of Peterloo
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Francis Archibald Bruton
On 16th August 1819 around 60,000 people gathered at St. Peter’s Fields, Manchester, to rally for parliamentary reform. Shortly after the me…
The Present Picture of New South Wales
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David Dickinson Mann
Convicted of forgery at the age of 23, David Dickenson Mann narrowly escaped hanging and was transported instead to New South Wales, where h…
London Labour and the London Poor
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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 Political History of France
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Muriel O. Davis
This little book opens on the eve of the French Revolution. The government is crippled by financial mismanagement, ruled by a King who, in t…
Die Gesetzgebung des Lykurgus und Solon
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Friedrich Schiller
Der Charakter eines ganzen Volks ist der treueste Abdruck seiner Gesetze und also auch der sicherste Richter ihres Werths oder Unwerths.(aus…