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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.…

Philip Augustus

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William Holden Hutton


Philip Augustus (Philip II of France 1165-1223), grandfather of Saint Louis, was one of France's greatest kings. While England's Henry II wa…

An Englishwoman in the Philippines

Read by Ted Lienhart


Enid Dauncey


Enid Gambier Dauncey was a travel writer who, with her businessman husband, lived in a provincial city in the Philippines for nine months fr…

English Literature: Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the Englis…

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William J. Long


This book, which presents the whole splendid history of English literature from Anglo-Saxon times to the close of the Victorian Era, has thr…

Travels in Lancashire

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Various,William Roscoe


A collection of fiction, non-fiction and poetry on travels in Lancashire, England, with occasional sorties into adjacent counties. - Summary…

English Literature

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Geraldine Hodgson


This book is not meant to be a History of English Literature, but an introduction for those who do not know much about it, or who may be thi…

The Fortunes of Philippa

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Angela Brazil


The Fortunes of Philippa is based on the author's mother, Angelica Brazil, who had grown up in Rio de Janeiro and attended an English boardi…

A History of the Philippines

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David Prescott Barrows


This book is one of the earliest studies of Philippine history by an American scholar. In preparation for this book, the author conducted et…

Reading: An Essay

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Hugh Walpole


A famous English author's thoughts on the power of reading. - Summary by David Wales

The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 3, Chapter 11)

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Thomas Babington Macaulay


In chapter 11 William and Mary have been crowned and settle down to the task of ruling England. An endless succession of British noblemen jo…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 5, Chapter 25)

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Thomas Babington Macaulay


This is volume 5, chapter 25 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) and published after his death.To quote from the …

Recompence

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Robert Keable


The book is a sequel to ‘Simon called Peter’ by the same author. It picks up the separate stories of Peter and Julie, at first in South Afri…

An Amiable Charlatan (version 2)

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E. Phillips Oppenheim


A lively adventure of a father-daughter con team enjoying themselves in Edwardian London. - Summary by Cate Barratt

The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 3, Chapter 14)

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Thomas Babington Macaulay


This is volume 3 chapter 14 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resume of the his…

Around the World in Eighty Days (Dramatic Reading)

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Jules Verne


In London, 1872, a rich English gentlemen named Mr. Phileas Fogg argues with the members in the Reform Club, and takes on a journey around t…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 3, Chapter 15)

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Thomas Babington Macaulay


This is volume 3 chapter 15 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1959) in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resum…

My Discovery of England

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Stephen Leacock


"In the course of time a very considerable public feeling was aroused in the United States and Canada over this state of affairs. The l…

Riallaro: The Archipelago of Exiles

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Godfrey Sweven


John Macmillan Brown was born in New Zealand and a University professor, wrote under the pseudonym Godfrey Sweven. An excerpt from the Int…

Nick Warburton Every Book In The World



Every Book in the World By Nick Warburton The Victorian bibliomaniac Sir Thomas Phillipps aimed to own a copy of every book in the world. Bu…

Medieval English

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Stuart Lee


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