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The Life of Captain James Cook

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Arthur Octavius Kitson

“In publishing a popular edition of my work, Captain James Cook, R.N., F.R.S., it has, of course, been necessary to condense it, but care ha…

Old New Zealand: Being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Tim…

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Frederick Edward Maning

Introduction to Old New ZealandPhilip SteerVictoria University February 2004Frederick Edward Maning is best known as an author, but he was a…

The Greenstone Door

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William Satchell

The Greenstone Door is a historical novel, set between 1830-1860’s New Zealand. The main character, Cedric Tregarthen, is remembering his pa…

Chapter 7: A Kettledrum at Lady Jane's

In The Story Of A Modern Woman

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Ella Hepworth Dixon

"This touching short novel tells the story of Mary Earl, a woman who has to fend for herself in London at the end of the 19th century. …

Capacity for Friendship

In Beethoven, A Character Study

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George Alexander Fischer

A book of the life of the German Composer, Beethoven. - Summary by Jessie Yun

Book 8, Chapter 3 Part 2: Spheres of Action - Protestantism

In History of the Inquisition of Spain, Vol. 3

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Henry Charles Lea

The 3rd volume of Lea's monumental work on the Spanish Inquisition. This volume covers torture practices; the trial process; punishments; Je…

Lady Decie's Story

In Kings, Queens and Pawns: An American Woman at the Front

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Mary Roberts Rinehart

A personal account of the American author's visit to Europe in January 1915 while a war correspondent in Belgium for The Saturday Evening Po…

Ch.32 The Journey To Cloudland

In Oldtown Folks

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

1870's rural Massachusetts communities became famous as “Oldtown” in Harriet Beecher Stowe's 7th novel and national bestseller. Based partia…

How the Court of Vladimir Received a Visitor Part 1

In The Russian Storybook

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Richard Wilson

Reverend Richard Wilson went to the heart of Russia to find stories from the eastern outposts of Christianity, untouched by the renaissance …