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Unbeaten Tracks in Japan

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Isabella L. Bird


Isabella Lucy Bird was a 19th century English traveller, writer, and natural historian. She was a sickly child, however, while she was trave…

The Secret Garden (version 3)

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Frances Hodgson Burnett


When Mary Lennox, who has been brought up in India in a spoiled manner, is orphaned she has to move to Yorkshire, England, to live with her …

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…

Fifty Famous Stories Retold (version 2)

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James Baldwin


Some have a slight historical value; some are useful as giving point to certain great moral truths; others are products solely of the fancy,…

The Story of the Pony Express

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Glenn D. Bradley


The Story of the Pony Express offers an in depth account behind the need for a mail route to connect the eastern U.S. with the rapidly popul…

The Ego and His Own

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Max Stirner


In this book, his most famous, Max Stirner presents a philosophical case for a radical egoism that shuns the socially-oriented outlooks of b…

The Gilded Age, A Tale of Today (version 2)

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Mark Twain


Originally published in 1873, The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is the only novel Twain co-wrote (C.D. Warner was a good friend and neighbor o…

The Byzantine Empire

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Charles William Chadwick Oman


Fifty years ago the word “Byzantine” was used as a synonym for all that was corrupt and decadent, and the tale of the East-Roman Empire was …

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

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Mary Wollstonecraft


Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) is best known for A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, in which she argued that women are not naturally inferior…

Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol. 2

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Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus


Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral …

The Gettysburg Address

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Abraham Lincoln


It was a cloudy November day in 1863 when thousands gathered to hear renowned orator Edward Everett dedicate a national cemetery at the site…

Unidentified Flying Objects

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United States Federal Bureau Of Investigation


Through the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) this series of communications has been de-classified and made public. Most names have bee…

Zadig or the Book of Fate

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Voltaire


Zadig, ou La Destinée, ("Zadig, or The Book of Fate") (1747) is a famous novel written by the French Enlightenment philosop…

On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church

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Martin Luther


Early in the course of the Reformation (1520) Martin Luther penned a trilogy of foundational documents addressing the German Nobility, the C…

Troilus and Criseyde

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Geoffrey Chaucer


Troilus and Criseyde is a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer which re-tells in Middle English the tragic story of the lovers Troilus and Criseyde set …

Lives of the Saints: With Reflections for Every Day in the Year

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Alban Butler


Compiled from the much larger 12 book set of "Butler's Lives of the Saints", this volume contains short biographies of the Saints,…

The Dynamic Manager's Guide To Sales Techniques: How To Create New Prospects And…

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Dave Donelson


Selling is a creative act when you do it Dave Donelson’s way. You’ll build new demand for your products and services, find more new customer…

Nights With Uncle Remus

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Joel Chandler Harris


That the little boy loved Uncle Remus and his stories was so obvious that the tale-spinning sessions began drawing additional listeners. Dad…

Andersonville Diary, Escape And List Of The Dead

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John L. Ransom


John L. Ransom was the quartermaster of Company A, 9th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry during the American Civil War and a Union prisoner in the …

The Book of Hallowe'en

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Ruth Edna Kelley


This book is intended to give the reader an account of the origin and history of Hallowe'en, how it absorbed some customs belonging to other…

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