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Chapter 18

In Candide

Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)


Voltaire


Candide, ou l’Optimisme, (“Candide, or Optimism”) (1759) is a picaresque novel by the Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire. Voltaire never ope…

The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas

In Ghost Story Collection 003

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Ellis Parker Butler


A collection of ten pieces, read by various readers, about the unreal edges of this world in legend and story; tales of love, death and beyo…

My Escape from Slavery

In African-American Collection

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Frederick Douglass


This collection recognizes Black History Month, February 2007. Two excellent resources for public domain African American writing are Africa…

Book 33

In Leaves of Grass

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Walt Whitman


American poet Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, is a collection of poems notable for its frank delight in and praise of the senses, during a t…

The Good King Hezekiah

In Hurlbut's Story of the Bible Part 5

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Jesse Lyman Hurlbut


Some years ago, the editor of an English magazine sent a communication to "the hundred greatest men in Great Britain" asking them …

23 - The Trance of Cessation

In Buddhist Writings

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Henry Clarke Warren, translator and Varioustranslated Byhenry Clarke Warren


An anthology of Buddhist scriptures, appropriate as an introduction to its vast literature, or as a sampler for those who want to better und…

Chapter 04

In The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen

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Rudolf Erich Raspe


The stories about Münchhausen were first collected and published by an anonymous author in 1781. An English version was published in Lo…

Part 1

In The First Book of Urizen

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William Blake


The Book of Urizen is one of the major prophetic books of the English poet William Blake, illustrated by Blake's own plates. It was original…

Fable

In The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 07

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Ralph Waldo Emerson


The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the seventh volume, 43 short stories and poems have been gathered from 35 autho…

19 - The Argonauts, Part 4

In Myths That Every Child Should Know

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Hamilton Wright Mabie


A selection of famous and timeless myths, adapted for a junior audience. (Summary by Lynne Thompson)

Lectures on Astronomy

In The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 05

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John Phoenix


The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the fifth volume, 43 short stories and poems have been gathered from 32 authors…

The Country America Opened to Civilization - Japan

In Birdseye Views of Far Lands

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James T. Nichols


Birdseye Views of Far Lands is an interesting, wholesome presentation of something that a keen-eyed, alert traveler with the faculty of maki…

A Chapter of Don'ts

In The Flower Garden: A Handbook of Practical Garden Lore

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Ida Dandridge Bennett


This book is a good reference on the perennial flower gardening and landscaping. It contains information on growing the plants from seed and…

18 - Chapter 16: The Passage Home

In American Notes for General Circulation

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Charles Dickens


American Notes for General Circulation is a travelogue by Charles Dickens detailing his trip to North America from January to June, 1842. Wh…

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