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12 Chapter XI

In The Andes and The Amazon

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James Orton

This book, with the subtitle "Across the Continent of South America" describes the scientific expedition of 1867 to the equatorial…

04 IV. The Artist

In Chopin: the Man and His Music

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James Huneker

A biography of the Polish composer and virtuoso pianist Frédéric Chopin and a critical analysis of his work by American music …

A Ballade of Suicide - Read by MJF

In A Ballade of Suicide

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G. K. Chesterton

LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of A Ballade of Suicide by G. K. Chesterton. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for May 20,…

Chapter 2

In Douglas Duane

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Edgar Fawcett

An introverted, kind-hearted book collector befriends a mad scientist, who isn’t exactly a good friend. When the scientist falls in love wit…

Africa, its Past and Future, Part 1

In The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 01 No. 2

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Gardiner Greene Hubbard (1822-1897) and National Geographic Society

National Geographic Magazine Volume 1 Number 2 published in 1889. Topics of articles are:Africa, its Past and FutureReports on:Geography of …

07 - The Newfoundland Dog - Part 1

In Anecdotes of Dogs

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Edward Jesse

"Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends." The character, sensibilities, and intellectual facu…

First Part, Chapter VIII, part 2a. The conquest of India, and of the spice coun…

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…

The Lovers - Read by MJF

In The Lovers

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Emily Dickinson

LibriVox volunteers bring you 27 recordings of The Lovers by Emily Dickinson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 27, 2012.The verses…

Chapter XXXI - Italy: Sinbad the Sailor

In The Count of Monte Cristo (version 2)

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Alexandre Dumas

The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and the Levant during the historical events of 1815–1838 (from just bef…