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Murchison and Babbage

In Science in Short Chapters

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W. Mattieu Williams


This is a collection of articles written by W. Mattieu Williams on different subjects, that in his opinion "are likely to be interestin…

Battle of Bannockburn, AD 1314 by Andrew Lang

In The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07

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Charles F. Horne


A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narrati…

Nathaniel Greene, the Hero of the South, and Francis Marion, the ''Swamp Fox,''…

In American Leaders and Heroes

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Wilbur F. Gordy


Historian Wilbur F. Gordy presents short chapters on well-known American figures from the viewpoint of the early twentieth century, includin…

Inaugural Address by the 16th President of the United States

In LibriVox 16th Anniversary Collection

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Abraham Lincoln


"LibriVox is a hope, an experiment, and a question: can the net harness a bunch of volunteers to bring books in the public domain to li…

Chapter 8

In The Green Millennium

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Fritz Leiber


From the classic science-fiction and fantasy author Fritz Leiber comes this intriguing tale of a green cat. From the author's introduction:…

Real Troubles in Birdland

In How To Have Bird Neighbors

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S. Louise Patteson


The author provides the listener with anecdotes from her life of her experiences with birds. She describes their habits and antics, their fo…

Thor's Adventures on his Journey to the Land of the Giants from the Snorra Edda

In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 13

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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…

Mr. Wagner Buys a Goat

In Billy Whiskers, The Autobiography of a Goat (Version 2)

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Frances Trego Montgomery


This is the original story in the beloved series of Billy Whisker books by Frances Trego Montgomery. Billy is a loveable goat whose adventur…

Preface

In The Forgotten Man and Other Essays

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William Graham Sumner


Sumner's popular essays were to give him a wider audience to distribute his anti-imperialism, his advocacy of free markets and the gold stan…

Diplomacy and Dixie

In G. K. Chesterton's Newspaper Columns: The New Witness - 1921

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G. K. Chesterton


A collection of the newspaper columns/essays written by G.K. Chesterton for "The New Witness", under the heading "At the Sign…

Science and Modern Thought

In The Outline of Science, Vol 4

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J. Arthur Thomson


The Outline of Science was written specifically with the man-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Covering scientific subjects rang…

Chapter 12

In The Famous Missions of California

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William Henry Hudson


Naturalist William Henry Hudson was born in Argentina of immigrant parents from England, and later settled there. He published books on orn…

Don in the City

In Don, a Runaway Dog: His Many Adventures (Version 2)

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Richard Barnum


Don is a dog with a yearning for adventure. After he escapes from home, he makes new friends and has a run-in with the dog-catcher, but he p…

The Art of Living, Part 1

In Thrift

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Samuel Smiles


"This book is intended as a sequel to Self-Help and Character. It might, indeed, have appeared as an introduction to these volumes; for…

He Worked to Secure a Foot-Hold William Dean Howells

In How They Succeeded

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Orison Swett Marden


Success! Alluring, fascinating, informative. Why are some people successful while others languish on the scrap heap of life? Hard work? Luc…

Ch. 13 Charles Francis Hall [etc.]

In The Great White North

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Helen S. Wright


Sketches of those who braved the 'Great White North' in exploration and adventure. - Summary by KevinS

James Lawrence

In Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 2

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Charles F. Horne


A collection of writings about a variety of men and women from history who were some of the most prominent people around at the time. Marsha…