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The Doings of Raffles Haw

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


The people of the small town of Tamfield are not used to exciting things happening. When millionaire Raffles Haw moves to town, rumors sprea…

06 - [Part I. The History of Atlantis]: Chapter V. The Testimony of the Sea.

In Atlantis: The Antediluvian World

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Ignatius Loyola Donnelly


"Atlantis: The Antediluvian World is a book published during 1882 by Minnesota populist politician Ignatius L. Donnelly, who was born i…

Chapter 42 - Psalms 120 - 127

In Bible (KJV) 19: Psalms (version 2)

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King James Version


The book of Psalms is a collection of the works of at least six authors.The book of Psalms has been a source of inspiration to all those bel…

01 - Contradictory Letters

In The Underground City or the Child of the Cavern

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Jules Verne


Covering a time span of over ten years, this novel follows the fortunes of the mining community of Aberfoyle near Stirling, Scotland. Receiv…

09 - Chapter IX

In Topsy-Turvy

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Jules Verne


Topsy Turvy is a translation of Sans dessus dessous (1889) . This anonymous translation was first published by J. G. Ogilvie (New York, 1890…

Chapter 36 - The Irish Terrier

In Dogs and All About Them

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Robert Leighton


This comprehensive guide on dog-rearing looks at dogs as more than just pets - as people's best friends. The author describes each breed of …

11 - How the Monkey Got Food When He Was Hungry

In Fairy Tales from Brazil

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Elsie Spicer Eells


This book, subtitled "How and Why Tales from Brazilian Folk-Lore", is a collection of short stories, most of them etiologial myths…

Book 1, Chapter 1

In Off on a Comet

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Jules Verne


The story starts with a comet that touches the Earth in its flight and collects a few small chunks of it. Some forty people of various natio…

02 - In which Kin-Fo and the Philosopher are more fully described

In The Tribulations of a Chinaman in China

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Jules Verne


The rich and phlegmatic Kin-Fo loses his fortune and decides to die, but not before experiencing some strong emotions. He asks his friend Wa…

06 - Squinty on a Journey

In Squinty the Comical Pig

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Richard Barnum


"This comical children's tale about the funny adventures of a funny pig written by an unknown author. The publisher has hired authors t…

11 - Five Weeks in Back Cup

In Facing the Flag

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Jules Verne


Like The Begum's Millions, which Verne published in 1879, it has the theme of France and the entire world threatened by a super-weapon (what…