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Growing Old

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Matthew Arnold


LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Growing Old by Matthew Arnold. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for April 17, 2011.Mat…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 3, Chapter 16)

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Thomas Babington Macaulay


This is volume 3 chapter 16 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resum…

The Gladstone Colony: An Unwritten Chapter of Australian History

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James Francis Hogan


This is an early history of the failed attempt to found the colony of North Australia at Gladstone, in what is now Central Queensland. (Summ…

The Inner Chapters, Volume 1

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Thomas Gideon


The Inner Chapters journal my own quest to improve in the craft of programming. Each chapter reflects on a specific practice or principle t…

Santa Claus's Partner

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Thomas Nelson Page


Livingstone has reached a pinnacle in his life. He is finally worth 7 figures, yet his bottom line requires that he cut back on charities th…

Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States : p…

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Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron Von Steuben


More commonly know as "The Blue Book" written by "Baron von Steuben" this publication was key to organizing the young Am…

Perfumes and their Preparation

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George William Askinson


Most of us take for granted the sense of smell. It gives pleasure, warning, anticipation and a sense of nostalgia. People have used perfumes…

The Chronicles of America Volume 08 - The Quaker Colonies

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Sydney Fisher


The Quaker Colonies describes the Quaker emigration to the colonies in the sixteen and seventeen hundreds and at the same time its involveme…

Apis Mellifica

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C. W. Wolf


Wolf's essay considers the homeopathic medicine Apis Mellifica, or the poison of the honey bee, as a therapeutic agent based on his experien…

The Apostle of Alaska: The Story of William Duncan of Metlakahtla

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John W. Arctander


This is this story of William Duncan, an English missionary, who established a colony among the Tsimshian people of the Pacific Northwest. …

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 013

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Various


A collection of sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were inde…

Canyon de Chelly; The Story of its Ruins and People

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Zorro A. Bradley


A 1973 U.S. government publication describing the history and physical characteristics of this Arizona national monument within the boundari…

Home Vegetable Gardening

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Fredrick Frye Rockwell


Either as hobby or a great economic help, home vegetable gardens are valued. With spare time limited, this book is a great aid to those who …

My Father As I Recall Him

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Mamie Dickens


"If, in these pages, written in remembrance of my father, I should tell you, my dear friends, nothing new of him, I can, at least, prom…

Deer Godchild

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Marguerite Bernard and Marguerite Bernardandedith Serrell


A young New-Yorker of twelve heard an appeal for the Fatherless Children of France and his heart was touched. He had no money, but he resolv…

The Catalog of Testimonies

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Jakob Andreae


This appendix to the 1580 edition of the Book of Concord is a compilation of Scripture passages together with citations from the fathers of …

Oracles of Nostradamus

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Charles A. Ward


Charles A. Ward was considered one of the most knowledgeable in his studies of the prophecies of Nostradamus. Ward viewed the prophecies of …

Three Essays by James Freeman Clarke

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James Freeman Clarke


Three diverse essays on souls in animals, a comparison of Buddhism and Christianity, and individualism in religion. Born in Hanover, New Ham…

Safe in their Alabaster Chambers

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Emily Dickinson


LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Safe in their Alabaster Chambers by Emily Dickinson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for M…

In Seven Stages: A Flying Trip Around the World by Elizabeth Bisland

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Elizabeth Bisland


In November 1889, the New York World announced that it was sending its reporter Nellie Bly around the world, in a bid to beat Phileas Fogg's…

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