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The History of the Suez Canal

by Ferdinand de Lesseps • Read by Availle • 4.4★

A lively picture of the origin and completion of the Suez Canal (built between 1859 and 1869) and his architect, Vicomte de Lesseps. This is…

Nami-ko

by Kenjiro Tokutomi • Read by Availle • 4.4★

Nami-ko, a young woman of a noble Japanese family, has recently married the naval officer Takeo, the only heir of a friend of her father's. …

A Color Notation

by Albert Henry Munsell • Read by Availle • 4★

A Color Notation is a method developed by A. H. Munsell in order to produce a unified system of color classification. The system identifies …

The Wind

by Dorothy Scarborough • Read by Availle • 4.2★

After her mother's death, Letty is forced to move in with her only relative, cousin Bev. From the start, the naive 18-year-old finds it diff…

The Principles of Secularism

by George J. Holyoake • Read by Availle • 5★

George Jacob Holyoake was an English secularist and newspaper editor. He was one of the last people convicted for blasphemy and served six m…

El Filibusterismo (The Reign of Greed)

by José Rizal • Read by Availle • 3.9★

The Philippines, still a Spanish colony, are more or less run by the Catholic friars, and with an iron fist.. However, here and there are po…

Tales from Jókai

by Mór Jókai • Read by Availle • 4★

Móric Jókay de Ásva, known as Mór Jókai or Maurus Jokai, was a Hungarian dramatist and novelist. He was a…