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Chapter 8

In Ran Away to Sea

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Thomas Mayne Reid


"I was just sixteen when I ran away to sea." So begins the story of Will, a young man attracted to the romance of the sea. But t…

Among Autumn Leaves

In Wood Wanderings

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Winthrop Packard


American naturalist, Winthrop Packard, takes us on a wandering journey into the woods alerting us to the many inhabitants and their habitat.…

The Chambered Nautilus - KCS

In The Chambered Nautilus

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.


LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of The Chambered Nautilus by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project f…

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In The Hope of Happiness

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Meredith Nicholson


A hot and sultry day in the mid-west finds Bruce Storrs trying to cool off and clear his head. He has received a troubling death-bed letter …

A Wayside Berry

In The Evolutionist at Large

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Grant Allen


These Essays originally appeared in the columns of the 'St. James's Gazette,' and I have to thank the courtesy of the Editor for kind permis…

A New Leaf

In The Adventures of a Cat, and a Fine Cat Too!

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Alfred Elwes


Having already presented us with fascinating stories of dog and bear, Alfred Elwes gives us quite a mature account of a very fine cat. He sa…

Charlotte Bronte and her Sisters

In When They Were Children: Stories of the Childhood of Famous Men and Women

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Amy Steedman


Sketches about the childhood of many famous men and women, written just for children!

Sonnet (2)

In A Hundred Great Poems

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William Wordsworth


This is a compilation by Richard Cross of 100 poems by various poets. - Summary by Mozartjr

CHAPTER IV

In All Roads Lead to Calvary

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Jerome K. Jerome


"All Roads Lead to Calvary is a 1919 novel by the British writer Jerome K. Jerome. It was one of the last works written by Jerome, bett…

At Whittier’s Birthplace

In Literary Pilgrimages of a Naturalist

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Winthrop Packard


Noted American Naturalist, Winthrop Packard, who gave us such titles as “Woodland Pastures,” “Wood Wanderings,” and “Wildwood Ways,” now tak…

Mungoongarlee the Igguana and Ouyouboolooey the Black Snake

In More Australian Legendary Tales

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K. Langloh Parker


The present series of legends have all been collected by myself from the Blacks, as were the previous ones. But in this instance, I had much…

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