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First Part, Chapter IV, part 4. Marco Polo.

In Celebrated Travels and Travellers, vol. 1

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Jules Verne


The famous writer of great adventure stories Jules Verne wrote also several lesser known, but good non-fiction works. "Celebrated trave…

To Sister Péronne Marie de Châtel at Lyons

In Selected Letters of Saint Jane Frances de Chantal

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Saint Jane Frances De Chantal


Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (1572 – 1641) is a Roman Catholic Saint, who founded The Congregation of the Visitation after the death of her…

Vol 1, Ch 3: Chemistry of the Arabians, Part 1

In The History of Chemistry

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Thomas Thomson


Origin and progress of chemistry, from its beginnings in alchemy into the early 19th century including history and characters of important c…

A Bright Idea

In Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag, Vol. 5

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Louisa May Alcott


A book of short stories by Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women and Eight Cousins. It includes Two Little Travellers, a story about two…

Hans Christian Andersen and Peter Christen Asbjornsen

In The Latch Key of My Bookhouse

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Olive Beaupre Miller


This is the final book in a six volume set of the "My Bookhouse" books. This final title in the series leaves off the format of th…

Sere Wisdom

In The Ride to the Lady, and Other Poems

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Helen Gray Cone


This is a volume of poems by New York poet Helen Gray Cone. - Summary by Carolin

Chapter 2 - Jenner and Pasteur by Sir J. R. Bennett, M. D.

In Little Masterpieces of Science - Health and Healing

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George Iles


One of a series of books, "Little Masterpieces in Science" edited by George Iles, Health and Healing is a collection of articles w…

Norway and the Vikings

In The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 05

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Magnus Andersen and National Geographic Society


National Geographic Magazine Volume 5, articles published in 1893. Contents:Discoverers of America: Annual Address by the President, Gardine…

This Day

In Friar Anselmo, and Other Poems

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Julia Caroline Dorr


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

A Discourse concerning some Influence of Respiration on the Motion of the Heart…

In Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol 1

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Edmond Halley


"The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous ex…

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