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“The Flu”: A Brief History of Influenza in U. S. America, Europe, Hawaii

Read by Grace Buchanan

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…

The Best Nonsense Verses

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Josephine Daskam Bacon

From Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky to limericks written by Anonymous, some of the crankiest, most logical and lyrical people turn common sense…

Pure Liquid Honey in Glass Jars

In The American Bee Journal. Vol. XVII, No. 11, Mar. 16, 1881

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Various

The American Bee Journal is the “oldest bee paper in America established in 1861 devoted to scientific bee-culture and the production and sa…

The Dedication, The Approbation

In Zadig or The Book of Fate (Version 2)

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Voltaire

"there is no Evil under the Sun, but some Good proceeds from it:" -- this quote from this novel sums it up. One of Voltaire's most…

I. PROSPER LE GAI RIDES OUT

In The Forest Lovers

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Maurice Henry Hewlett

My story will take you into times and spaces alike rude and uncivil. Blood will be spilt, virgins suffer distresses; the horn will sound thr…

“Grandmither, think not I forget”

In April Twilights and Other Poems

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Willa Sibert Cather and Willa Cather

A selection of thirty-six poems by American writer Willa Cather. (summary by mleigh)

Preface

In Doctor Grimshawe’s Secret

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

Dr. Grimshawe is a spider-cultivating eccentric. The central secret of the book is an all-encompassing spiders web. The central character is…

Anthem

In First Chapter Collection 006

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Ayn Rand

The first chapter of a book is often the hook to draw a reader in. It could make you eager for more or realize it isn't for you. Here we off…