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On the Sublime

Read by Amelia Chesley


Unknowntranslated Byherbert Lord Havell and Translated Byherbert Lord Havell


This is a classical text on aesthetics and proper style in writing and rhetoric, including commentary on various ancient Greek works such as…

The Arte or Crafte of Rhethoryke

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Leonard Cox


This text is a reprint of the first English-language book on rhetoric, including an introduction and notes from Frederic Ives Carpenter of t…

The City of Din

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Dan McKenzie and Dan Mckenzie


A treatise on the increasing loudness of modern life, including philosophical and scientific discussion of what noise is, how effects us phy…

Letters to Catherine E. Beecher in Reply to an Essay on Slavery and Abolitionism

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Angelina Emily Grimké


This is a collection of thirteen letters from Angelina Grimké on the subjects of abolitionism and human rights in the United States.

Confidential

In Little Women (version 4)

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Louisa May Alcott


Little Women is the classic story of the March family, which consists of Mr. and Mrs. March and their four girls–Practical, yet fashion cons…

Eclipses in Shakespeare and the Poets

In The Story of Eclipses

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George F. Chambers


Solar eclipses have both frightened and fascinated humankind for thousands of years. At first believed to be caused by angry gods punishing …

Tadpoles

In Plum Pudding: Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned

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Christopher Morley


Chrisopher Morley was an American literary luminary whose prolific writings included novels, essays, poetry, plays and great journalistic ou…

King Lear, Part 2: Goneril and Regan

In The Shakespeare Story-Book

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Mary Macleod


This book contains many of Shakespeare's most famous plays, retold for children. - Summary by kathrinee

The Two Fundamentals, by Mary Salome Cutler

In Why do we need a public library?

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Various


Internet Archive, which hosts our audio books, is in the midst of their annual fund-raising. They have also begun a drive to provide a mirr…

The First Part. Chapter II

In The Natural History of Chocolate

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D. de Quelus, D. De Quelus and D. De Quelustranslated Byrichard Brookes


The Natural History of Chocolate being a Distinct and Particular Account of the Cocoa-tree, its Growth and Culture, and the Preparation, Exc…

To His Coy Mistress - Read by AC

In To His Coy Mistress (version 2)

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Andrew Marvell


Andrew Marvell was an English metaphysical poet, satirist and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1…

The Storks

In Faery Tales from Hans Christian Andersen

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Hans Christian Andersen


This is a 1910 edition of the Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen. This volume is nicely mixed, containing both the most famous tales as …

Chapter 9

In The Old Adam

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Arnold Bennett


Edward Henry Machin, whose rise from humble beginnings to prosperity was told in 'The Card', leads a comfortable life in the English Midland…