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Ch. I: The Work of the Weather, pt 2

In The Elements of Geology

Read by Roger Melin

William Harmon Norton

Geology is a science of such rapid growth that no apology is expected when from time to time a new text-book is added to those already in th…

The Parlor-Maid's Story

In The Secret Passage

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Fergus Hume

Excellent murder mystery. On September 9, 1905, the NY Times Saturday Review of Books described this book as follows: "That painstaking…

16 The English Water Spaniel

In The American Book of the Dog

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Various

Here is a period piece, covering 47 breeds, about the early days of dog breeding, the birth of the American Kennel Club (1884) which firmly …

Recipes for Eatmor Fresh Cranberries

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 056

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Anonymous

Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the impact of World War I on human …

Chapter 34

In The Humbugs of the World

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P. T. Barnum

P. T. Barnum exposes some of the chief humbugs of the world with his usual entertaining style. He looks at medicine and quacks, ghosts, witc…

Chapter I

In Edison's Conquest of Mars

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Garrett P. Serviss

Edison's Conquest of Mars, by Garrett P. Serviss, is one of the many science fiction novels published in the nineteenth century. Although sc…

Prologue - But Paladins Ride Far Between

In The Lucky Piece: A Story of the North Woods

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Albert Bigelow Paine

While riding a stage back to the city late in the summer, a youngster had no money to spend, and so gives his lucky piece as payment to a yo…

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