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The Discovery Of The Future

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H. G. Wells


The Discovery of the Future is a 1902 philosophical lecture by H. G. Wells that argues for the knowability of the future. It was originally …

The Romance of Missionary Heroism

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John C Lambert


The title page gives this book the subtitle, “True stories of the intrepid bravery and stirring adventures of missionaries with uncivilized …

Bernard Treves's Boots; A Novel Of The Secret Service

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Laurence Clarke


What has Manton gotten himself into? His impersonation has broader implications -- and more dangerous ones -- than he had imagined. (Summary…

Bible (KJV) NT 18: Philemon

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King James Version


The Epistle of Paul to Philemon, usually referred to simply as Philemon, is a prison letter to Philemon from Paul of Tarsus. Philemon was a …

In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories

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Robert Barr


Thirteen short stories by one of the most famous writers in his day. Robert Barr was a British Canadian short story writer and novelist, bor…

Blackfeet Tales of Glacier National Park

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James W. Schultz


James Willard Schultz, or Apikuni, (1859 – 1947) was a noted author, explorer, Glacier National Park guide, fur trader and historian of the …

Sherman’s Military Lessons Of The American Civil War, From His Memoirs

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William Tecumseh Sherman


This LibriVox recording comprises chapter 25 (Conclusion – Military Lessons Of The War) of Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Memo…

Round The Fire Stories

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


In the present [1908] collection those [stories] have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—suc…

The Story of the Other Wise Man

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Henry van Dyke


You know the story of the Three Wise Men of the East, and how they travelled from far away to offer their gifts at the manger-cradle in Beth…

Wilderness; A Journal Of Quiet Adventure In Alaska

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Rockwell Kent


The illustrator and author Rockwell Kent (1882-1971)wrote and illustrated this description of a trip to Alaska with his eldest son. Though a…

Myths And Legends Of California And The Old Southwest

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Katharine Berry Judson


"...The preparation of a volume of the quainter, purer myths, suitable for general reading, authentic, and with illustrations of the co…

Finn The Wolfhound

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Alec John Dawson


Dawson published over thirty books, the one best remembered today probably being the animal adventure story Finn the Wolfhound (1908)…. Hi…

Lanagan Amateur Detective

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Edward H. Hurlbut


This is a 1913 collection of ten short detective stories by a not well known writer. Jack Lanagan is a police reporter for a daily newspaper…

The Measure Of A Man; A Tale Of The Big Woods

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Norman Duncan


A tale of a singular man at work among lumber-jacks. Duncan's droll style and tongue-in-cheek viewpoint keep the reader and listener much en…

A Cruise in an Opium Clipper

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Lindsay Anderson


Eamont was an opium clipper built in Cowes. It was the subject of an 1891 book, A cruise in an opium clipper, by Captain Lindsay Anderson. …

Invention And Discovery: Curious Facts And Characteristic Sketches

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Unknown


"In this little volume are brought together a number of sketches and memoranda, illustrating the history of discovery, and the lives an…

The Case Of The Registered Letter

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Augusta Groner and Auguste Groner


A man is found shot dead and the man to whom all evidence points insists he is innocent. (Summary by David Wales)

The Madman: His Parables And Poems and The Forerunner: His Parables And Poems

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Kahlil Gibran


Two short books by the Lebanese-American writer, poet, and mystic. Reflections on existence and life, purpose and meaning. His most famous w…

Old Testament Legends Being Stories Out Of Some Of The Less-Known Apocryphal Bo…

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M. R. James


M R James was a well regarded English scholar who studied the medieval period (he also wrote great ghost stories!). Apocryphal books are a…

A Christmas When The West Was Young

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Cyrus Townsend Brady


Babies, new life, a bitter winter blizzard, death circling. How will it all end? (David Wales)

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