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15 - Chapter VIII - Those Extraordinary Twins, Part 1

In The Ordeal of Mark Twain

Read by Lucretia B.

Van Wyck Brooks

This book, published in 1920, analyzes the literary progression of Samuel Clemens and his shortcomings (which are debatable). Brooks attribu…

09 Chapter VII

In Herndon's Lincoln

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William H. Herndon and Jesse William Weik and William H. Herndon

A biography of Abraham Lincoln by his long-time law partner, William Herndon and Herndon's collaborator, Jesse Weik. The book is notable for…

Vashti's Scroll

In Earlier Poems

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Julia Caroline Dorr

This is a collection of the earlier poems of Julia Caroline Dorr. - Summary by Carolin

An April Girl

In A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia

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Amanda Minnie Douglas

The early youth of an old town has a certain simplicity like the youth of human life. Its struggles, its romance, its unfolding come down th…

31 - Letters in Conclusion - Letter 1

In Basil

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Wilkie Collins

Basil, son of a father who values the family pedigree and who would not let him marry below his station, falls in love at first sight with a…

Oliver Goldsmith

In Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous

Read by Lucretia B.

Sarah Knowles Bolton

These characters have been chosen from various countries and from varied professions, that the youth who read this book may see that poverty…

19 - THAT TO STUDY PHILOSOPY IS TO LEARN TO DIE

In Essays book 1

Read by Lorraine B

Michel de Montaigne and Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary …

JAMES EDWIN CAMPBELL

In The Book of American Negro Poetry

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James Weldon Johnson and Joseph S. Cotter, Jr.

The Book of American Negro Poetry is one of the earliest and most essential anthologies of African-American verse ever brought to print. Edi…

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