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The Columbian Orator
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Caleb Bingham
The Columbian Orator, a collection of political essays, poems, and dialogues first published in 1797, was widely used in American schoolroom…
United Nations Agreements
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United Nations
The Charter of the United Nations signed at San Francisco on 26 June 1945 is the constituent treaty of the United Nations. It is as well one…
Shadowings
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Lafcadio Hearn
This is another of the popular books that Lafcadio Hearn wrote on various Japanese subjects. The first part "Stories From Strange Books…
Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 04
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Various
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…
Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 06
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Various
You get to choose what you want to read! (All recordings in English]) So long as the source is Public Domain for you, any short story or cha…
Toilers of the Sea (Version 2)
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Victor Hugo
The book is dedicated to the island of Guernsey, where Victor Hugo spent 15 years in exile. Hugo uses the setting of a small island communit…
With the Judæans in the Palestine Campaign
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John Henry Patterson
From the Preface: The formation of a Battalion of Jews for service in the British Army is an event without precedent in our annals, and the …
Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 12
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Various
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…
Tales from Jókai
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Mór Jókai
Móric Jókay de Ásva, known as Mór Jókai or Maurus Jokai, was a Hungarian dramatist and novelist. He was a…
The Golden Maiden and Other Folk Tales and Fairy Stories Told in Armenia
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A. G. Seklemian
Armenians trace their history back to before the time of the Babylonians and earliest recorded history - in fact, to Togarmah, a grandson of…
The Piazza Tales
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Herman Melville
A collection of six short stories by American writer Herman Melville, published in May 1856. Except for the newly written title story, "…
The Real Latin Quarter
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Frank Berkeley Smith
"Cocher, drive to the rue Falguière"--this in my best restaurant French.The man with the varnished hat shrugged his shoulde…
Duizend en één Nacht, Eerste deel
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William James McGlothlin
Koning Schahriar denkt door zijn vrouw bedrogen te zijn. Om herhaling te voorkomen besluit hij voortaan elke avond een nieuwe vrouw te trouw…
Mary: A Fiction
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Mary Wollstonecraft
Eliza, Mary's mother, is obsessed with novels, rarely considers anyone but herself, and favours Mary's brother. She neglects her daughter, w…
The House by the Medlar Tree
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Giovanni Verga
In a nineteenth century Sicilian fishing village, the Malavoglia family gambles everything on being able to profit from a cargo of lupin nut…
More Selected Classics of Washington Irving
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Washington Irving
Washington Irving is, arguably, one of America's greatest writers. He spent many years in Europe and kept records of his observations, which…
The Untempered Wind
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Joanna E. Wood
Upon publication of “The Untempered Wind” in 1894, Joanna Wood quickly rose to international prominence, becoming in the next few years the …
De Vorst
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Niccolò Machiavelli
Het boek bevat raadgevingen voor vorsten over hoe ze hun staat moeten besturen. De voornaamste bezigheid van de vorst moest volgens hem het …
Poems of American History, The Revolution
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Various
A history through poetry of the American Revolution, from the early days of unrest, through the Boston Tea Party, The Ride of Paul Revere, t…
Three Elephant Power and Other Stories
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Andrew Barton Paterson and Banjo Paterson
From Banjo Paterson, bush poet and favorite son of Australia, here is a collection of colorful stories from Australia that offer a window in…