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The Doings of Raffles Haw

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


The people of the small town of Tamfield are not used to exciting things happening. When millionaire Raffles Haw moves to town, rumors sprea…

2-06-The Law

In The Social Contract

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau


The Social Contract outlines Rousseau's views on political justice, explaining how a just and legitimate state is to be founded, organized a…

03- Symbols of Music Defined (continued)

In Music Notation and Terminology

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Karl Wilson Gehrkens


Until relatively recently, music students at all levels of study—from the conservatories to public schools—had few resources available for t…

01 - Contradictory Letters

In The Underground City or the Child of the Cavern

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Jules Verne


Covering a time span of over ten years, this novel follows the fortunes of the mining community of Aberfoyle near Stirling, Scotland. Receiv…

Leather

In The Art of Travel

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Sir Francis Galton


The Art of Travel is a handbook of practical advice for the adventure seeking Victorian. We hear how to organize all steps of a voyage, from…

Introduction

In How to Appreciate Music

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Gustav Kobbé


Originally published in 1906, this book is essentially a how to guide on music appreciation. Includes sections on the pianoforte, orchestral…

Book 1, Chapter 1

In Off on a Comet

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Jules Verne


The story starts with a comet that touches the Earth in its flight and collects a few small chunks of it. Some forty people of various natio…

Chapter 42 - Psalms 120 - 127

In Bible (KJV) 19: Psalms (version 2)

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King James Version


The book of Psalms is a collection of the works of at least six authors.The book of Psalms has been a source of inspiration to all those bel…

06 - [Part I. The History of Atlantis]: Chapter V. The Testimony of the Sea.

In Atlantis: The Antediluvian World

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Ignatius Loyola Donnelly


"Atlantis: The Antediluvian World is a book published during 1882 by Minnesota populist politician Ignatius L. Donnelly, who was born i…

06 - Squinty on a Journey

In Squinty the Comical Pig

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Richard Barnum


"This comical children's tale about the funny adventures of a funny pig written by an unknown author. The publisher has hired authors t…

11 - Five Weeks in Back Cup

In Facing the Flag

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Jules Verne


Like The Begum's Millions, which Verne published in 1879, it has the theme of France and the entire world threatened by a super-weapon (what…