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The Outline of Science, Vol 1 (Version 2)
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J. Arthur Thomson
The Outline of Science, Volume 1 was written specifically with theman-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Coveringscientific subje…
A Man from the North
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Arnold Bennett
Richard Larch, a young man from the north of England, arrives in London to seek his fortune. By day he works as a clerk in an office but has…
Monologues
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Richard Middleton
This is a collection of 32 highly diverting essays of English author Richard Middleton. Although Middleton is now best remembered for his gh…
Reading: An Essay
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Hugh Walpole
A famous English author's thoughts on the power of reading. - Summary by David Wales
Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books
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Variousandcharles William Eliot
Charles W. Eliot, 21st President of Harvard University, edited this volume of prefaces ... authored by a Who's Who of World Literature: Baco…
Now We Are Six
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A. A. Milne
Milne's second book of children's poetry: “We have been nearly three years writing this book. We began it when we were very young ... and no…
Die Totenhochzeit
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
Vier Erzählungen von einem Meister unheimlicher Literatur. Zusammen mit Hermann Melville und Edgar Allan Poe zählt Hawthorne zur '…
George Bernard Shaw
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G. K. Chesterton
Chesterton and Shaw were famous friends and enjoyed their arguments and discussions. Although rarely in agreement, they both maintained good…
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Read by Martin Clifton
G. K. Chesterton
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an influential and prolific English writer of the early 20th century. He was a journalist, a poet a…
A Bid For Fortune; Or, Dr Nikola's Vendetta
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Guy Boothby
Guy Newell Boothby (1867 – 1905) was a prolific Australian writer. He moved to London in 1894 and became most well-known for his Dr.Nikola m…
Blindfolded
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Earle Ashley Walcott
Giles Dudley is called upon by his cousin Henry Wilton to assist him in San Francisco, but the reason for the summons is not at all clear. D…
The Advance of Science in the Last Half-Century
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Thomas Henry Huxley
Thomas H. Huxley, an English biologist and essayist, was an advocate of the theory of evolution and a self-proclaimed agnostic. A talented w…
Bill Nye's Cordwood
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Bill Nye
From Galileo to Grover Cleveland, from wasps to cattle, from dinosaurs to the railroad, Bill Nye's wide ranging wit pokes gentle fun at ever…
Modern Essays
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Christopher Morley
Thirty three essays by more or less well-known authors of Britain, the United States, and Canada, each fronted by an introductory paragraph.…
An Amiable Charlatan
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E. Phillips Oppenheim
An Englishman is enjoying his dinner at Stephano's, at which he is a regular diner. A man enters quickly, sits at his table, starts eating h…
The Pupil
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Henry James
Pemberton, a young American with an Oxford education and out of money, takes a job tutoring Morgan Moreen, the 12-year old son of an America…
An Alphabet of History
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Wilbur D. Nesbit
An alphabet of historical characters presented in poetical form! In their original form, the contents of thisbook appeared in the Chicago Su…
Pilgrims' Project
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Robert F. Young
Robert F. Young works in a machine shop by day, and at night goes home and writes anti-machine stories! Pilgrims' Project is different: not …
Just William
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Richmal Crompton
William is a mischievous eleven year old who is puzzled by the adult world, which is no less puzzled by him. The humor is gentle and pleasin…