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Knight And Wamba
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Sir Walter Scott
A fun poem with a great rhythm . - Summary by Stav Nisser
A History of Astronomy
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Walter W. Bryant
In this book, Walter W. Bryant traces the history of astronomy through the ages. We start at the very beginning, where astronomy was an occu…
The Westminster Alice
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Saki
Published five years before John Kendrick Bangs had the same idea with Alice in Blunderland, Saki, in his 1902 series of satirical articles,…
The Closed Cabinet
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William James Mcglothlin
Here's Proof of the Love of the Weird and Mysterious in the Eighteenth Century. Eighteen-year-old Evie makes her first grown-up visit to her…
The Young Colonists: A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars
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G. A. Henty
In this book, Henty explores the wars of the British empire in Africa. His sympathies may be entirely with the English (as is our young pro…
International Short Stories Volume 2: English Stories
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Variousandwilliam Patten
The second volume of a 3 volume anthology, this work focuses on 'English' short stories, although it includes writers from other parts of th…
The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 3, Chapter 13)
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Thomas Babington Macaulay
This chapter traces the history of the Glorious Revolution in Scotland, including the reaction of the country's religious parties, the insta…
Dr Paull's Theory
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Alice Mangold Diehl
Hugh Paull's training in a London hospital is nearly complete, and he will soon be qualified as a doctor. But what fate is in store for him?…
Reflections on the rise, progress, and probable consequences, of the present co…
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John Erskine
Several late pamphlets composed with much art and ability have painted the claims and conduct of the North Americans; and thereby, have not …
Observations of an Orderly
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Ward Muir
Ward Muir brings us into the heart of an English war hospital, describing scenes of cleanliness, triumph, order and sadness. Through the eye…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 102
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Various
"It is difficult for the human mind to take a comprehensive view of a subject." This is how librarian Arthur Bostwick begins his e…
A Cabinet of Gems
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George MacDonald and Sir Philip Sidney
A Cabinet of Gems, cut and polished by Sir Philip Sidney; now, for the more radiance, presented without their setting by George MacDonald.&q…
R D. Wingfield Adequate Reasons
A young child has gone missing. There is a complex interplay between police, parents and kidnapper ... and a most surprising resolution. 'As…
Arthur Mervyn
Read by Margaret Espaillat
Charles Brockden Brown
Arthur Mervyn is the story of a young man from the country who arrives in a city stricken with Yellow Fever. He soon comes down with the ill…
Douglas Livingstone Road To Lisdoonvarna
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Road to Lisdoonvarna By Douglas Livingstone Most people who go to the match-making fair in County Clare protest that they're just …
The Fortunes of Glencore
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Charles James Lever
Viscount Glencore has retreated to live alone with his son in Glencore castle after his wife deserted him claiming she did not love him. He …
A Man from the North
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Arnold Bennett
Richard Larch, a young man from the north of England, arrives in London to seek his fortune. By day he works as a clerk in an office but has…
A London Life
Read by Deborah Percy
Henry James
A devoted sister attempts to check her sibling's scandalous behavior in the world of British high society. A delightful comedy of Anglo-Ame…
Malcolm Stewart Folly
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Saturday-Night Theatre Sat 17th Mar 1973, 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM Folly: a new radio play by Malcolm Stewart London, 190…
De Klok van Meester Humphrey
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Charles Dickens
Enkele korte verhalen uit het weekblad 'De klok van meester Humphrey'. In dit blad zijn 'Nelly' en 'Barnaby Rudge' gepubliceerd. 'Schetsen v…