Memoirs
Russia in 1919
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Arthur Ransome
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: On August 27, 1914, in London, I made this note in a memorandum book: "Met Arthur Ransome at_____'s; discussed a boo…
The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1660
Read by Nicole Lee
Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys was the first Secretary to the Admiralty during the reign of Charles II, instrumental in developing the Royal Navy and witness …
The Golden Age
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Kenneth Grahame
The Golden Age is a collection of reminiscences of childhood, written by Kenneth Grahame and originally published in book form in 1895, in L…
The White Heart of Mojave
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Edna Brush Perkins
"The White Heart of the Mojave" recounts a 1920's adventure "in the wind and sun and big spaces" of Death Valley by two …
Desde mi celda - cartas literarias
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Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
Esta obra de trata de 09 cartas literarias escritas por el autor durante su estadía en el monasterio de Veruela en el invierno de 186…
Auf Schneeschuhen übers Gebirge
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Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Nansen erzählt hier in Ich Form von einer Expedition mit Scheeschuhen in den Norwegischen Bergen. Die Reise führte ihn vo…
The Backwoods of Canada
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Catharine Parr Traill
The writer is as earnest in recommending ladies who belong to the higher class of settlers to cultivate all the mental resources of a superi…
Around the World on a Bicycle, Vol. 2
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Thomas Stevens
Thomas Stevens was the first person to circle the globe by bicycle, a large-wheeled Ordinary. His journey started in April 1884 in San Franc…
Four-Fifty Miles to Freedom
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Maurice Andrew Brackenreed Johnston and Maurice Andrew Brackenreed Johnstonandkenneth Darlaston Yearsley
Four-Fifty Miles to Freedom is the true but little known story of the escape of eight British Prisoners-of-War from a Turkish POW camp durin…
Primer viaje en torno del globo
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Antonio Pigafetta
Obra escrita por Antonio Pigafetta, cronista cuyas notas y testimonio han servido para dar a conocer la que fue la primera circunnavegaci&oa…
Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
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Mary White Rowlandson
This is the story of Mary Rowlandson’s capture by American Indians in 1675. It is a blunt, frightening, and detailed work with several momen…
Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front 1914-1915
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William James Mcglothlin
The title is, I think, self explanatory. The nurse in question went out to France at the beginning of the war and remained there until May 1…
De Profundis (version 2)
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Oscar Wilde
This is a letter written from prison in 1897 by Oscar Wilde to Lord Alfred Douglas, in which he recounts how he came to be in prison and cha…
Mein Weg als Deutscher und Jude
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Jakob Wassermann
Die Autobiographie "Mein Weg als Deutscher und Jude" skizziert die Lebens- und Sinnsuche des Schriftstellers Jakob Wassermanns. Di…
Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Father and His Youngest Sister
Read by Jim Clevenger
Ulysses S. Grant
Among the national leaders whose names will always hold an honorable place in American history is Ulysses S. Grant, the simple-hearted man a…
From the Darkness Cometh the Light, or Struggles for Freedom
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Lucy Ann Delaney
In From the Darkness Cometh the Light, or Struggles for Freedom Delaney tells the story of how she was born into slavery of her mother--a fr…
The Uncommercial Traveller
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Charles Dickens
The Uncommercial Traveller is a collection of literary sketches and reminiscences written by Charles Dickens. In 1859 Dickens founded a new …
The Journals of Robert Falcon Scott; Vol 1 of 'Scott's Last Expedition'
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Robert Falcon Scott
Capt. Robert F. Scott's bid to be the leader of the first expedition to reach the South Pole is one of the most famous journeys of all time.…
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 01 No. 3
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National Geographic Society
National Geographic Magazine Volume 1 Number 3 published in 1889. Topics of articles are:The Rivers and Valleys of PennsylvaniaTopographic M…