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Oliver Herford


This 1910 short work is by the English-born American humorist, satirist, and illustrator Oliver Herford, aided by another caricaturist and i…

The Christmas Bishop

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Winifred M. Kirkland


This 1913 story is far more than a Christmas tale. It is a story about spiritual wisdom; the seeking of wisdom, the getting of wisdom, even…

Sir Christopher Wren: Scientist, Scholar and Architect

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Lawrence Weaver


This 1923 monograph on the life and work of Sir Christopher Wren was written by Lawrence Weaver, an English architectural writer and editor.…

Post Mortems Two: Mere Mortals: Medico-Historical Essays

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Charles Maclaurin


This 1925 collection of extensive essays (a second book following the first of similar title) comprises well written biographies of a few fa…

Anglo-American Memories

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George Washburn Smalley


“These Memories [1911] were written in the first instance for Americans and have appeared week by week each Sunday in the New York Tribune….…

Tall Tales Of Cape Cod

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Marillis Bittinger


“The title of this volume is perhaps misleading. Tall Tales of Cape Cod they are, yes, but in a broader sense that are the feel and the basi…

The Easter Mystery Of Jesus Christ; A Miscellany Of Readings, Poems, And Hymn T…

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Various


The story of Jesus Christ is a treasure of Western civilization. Understanding that life and story is necessary for a proper understanding …

Jeremy At Crale; His Friends, His Ambitions And His One Great Enemy

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Hugh Walpole


This 1927 work is the third and final in Walpole’s Jeremy series. (The others are Jeremy and Jeremy And Hamlet.) Jeremy’s home is in Polches…

How We Elected Lincoln; Personal Recollections of Lincoln and Men of His Time

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Abram J. Dittenhoefer


Dittenhoefer as a young man campaigned for Lincoln in 1860 and was an elector for Lincoln in the presidential election of 1864. Born in Cha…

The British Soldier: His Courage And Humour

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Edward John Hardy


The Reverend Edward John Hardy, ordained in the Church Of Ireland, was a chaplain in the British army for thirty one years. His 1915 collec…

Composed Among the Ruins - Read by DL

In Composed Among the Ruins of a Castle in North Wales

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William Wordsworth


In celebration of Saint David's Day 2016 (or Dydd Dewi Sant), LibriVox.org presents multiple readings of Composed Among the Ruins of a Castl…

Bk. III, Ch. VI, Pt. 1, Departure from New South Wales, etc.

In The First Voyage of James Cook Volume 2

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James Cook


Following his discovery and circumnavigation of New Zealand recorded in Volume 1, Cook sailed westwards to Australia, whose east coast was a…

Part 2: The Conquest and Settlement of the Principality of Wales—1274-1301

In King Edward I of England: Three Essays

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Thomas Frederick Tout


Edward I (1239 – 1307), was King of England from 1272 to 1307. The eldest son of Henry III, Edward was involved from an early age in the p…

Chapter 3 - Deserter

In Certified - The True Story of David Harris

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David Harris


Certified is the pacey, true life account of David Harris; how he went from typical Aussie kid to mentally deranged criminal, then experienc…

Prologue: On Carrying A Cane

In Walking-Stick Papers

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Robert Cortes Holliday


Robert Cortes Holliday (1880 – 1947) was an American writer and literary editor. Writer and friend, Christopher Morley, wrote of Holliday…

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