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The Greek War of Independence (1821-1827)

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Charles D. Chambers

Written in the style and language of Thucydides, and intended for students in the early stages of learning to read Ancient Greek, this brief…

Selected entries from John Evelyn's diary

In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 14

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Various

The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…

Of Extraction, part 1

In The Theory and Practice of Brewing

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Michael Combrune

This is an elaborate treatise on how to brew beer. That art is as noble today as it was in 1761, when this book was first published, and Mr.…

Der Bärenhäuter

In Kinder- und Hausmärchen

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Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm and Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

Eine Sammlung der bekannten Volksmärchen, herausgegeben von den Brüdern Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm. Summary by Sonia

The Squire's Sixpence

In The Pot of Gold and Other Stories

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Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

Celebrated prolific 19th century author of dozens of short stories and novels brings us a wistful and whimsical collection of delightful chi…

Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3d Marquess of Salisbury - On the Desertio…

In The World’s Famous Orations, Vol. V: Great Britain - III

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William Jennings Bryan, Francis Whiting Halsey and Various,William Jennings Bryan

In 1906, William Jennings Bryan, himself a famous American orator, and Francis Whiting Halsey published a series of the most famous orations…

BOOK III. The War in Wales. Chapter IX

In Uther and Igraine

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Warwick Deeping

This beautifully written book imagines the lives of Igraine and Uther Pendragon before the legend of Arthur began. (Summary by A. Gramour)

Convocation of the States General

In The French Revolution

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Robert Matteson Johnston

A companion volume to his previous "lightning biography" of Napoleon, this book is an outline of the overall shape and impact of t…