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The Ordeal of Mark Twain

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Van Wyck Brooks


This book, published in 1920, analyzes the literary progression of Samuel Clemens and his shortcomings (which are debatable). Brooks attribu…

25 - Theories of Knowledge

In Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education

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John Dewey


An important, controversial, and often cited work on public education. Dewey discusses the role of public education in a democracy and the d…

11 - Chapter 9, part 1 - The Preparations for Confinement

In The Prospective Mother

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J. Morris Slemons


A Handbook for Women During Pregnancy. This book, written for women who have no special knowledge of medicine, aims to answer the questions …

Chapter One, Part 2

In What is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of Government

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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon


What Is Property?: or, An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of Government (French: Qu'est-ce que la propriété ? ou Reche…

Chapter IX

In The Journal of John Woolman

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John Woolman


John Woolman was born at Northampton, N. J., in 1720, and died at York, England, in 1772. He was the child of Quaker parents, and from his y…

21 - Above Rubies

In How to Succeed

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Orison Swett Marden


In this volume, Orison Swett Marden explains the road to success in simple terms for the benefit of anyone, who wishes to follow in his foot…

Chapter 09 - The Fatal Ten-Srtike part 1

In The Abominations of Modern Society

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Thomas Dewitt Talmage and Thomas De Witt Talmage


The title gives an accurate description of the book! It is full of old and forgotten words and phrases, Amusing at times, but addressing the…

Chapter 14 - Algeria

In The History of Prostitution

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William Sanger


Common sense asks for a full investigation of all the evils attending prostitution. In the every-day affairs of life, any man who feels the …

14 - Ch.8 - The Fame of J.M. Synge

In Old and New Masters

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Robert Lynd


Jane Austen, WB Yeats, Chesterton, Shaw... these are personal and intelligent short essays on a selection of great (and great-ish) writers: …

01 - The Poet's Religion

In Creative Unity

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Rabindranath Tagore


Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore talks of the many things he feels is necessary for creativity through joy of unity, he covers many topics like t…

00 - Instructions

In Mince Pie

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Christopher Morley


Mince Pie is a compilation of humorous sketches, poetry, and essays written by Christopher Morley. Morley sets the tone in the preface: &quo…

Version 12

In Siberia

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James Clarence Mangan


LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 recordings of Siberia by James Clarence Mangan. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for September 2, 20…

06 – Madame Roland’s Entrance on the Scene

In Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty

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Imbert de Saint-Amand and Imbert De Saint-Amand


"Paris in 1792 is no longer what it was in 1789. In 1789, the old French society was still brilliant. The past endured beside the prese…

Seaside - Read by LB

In Seaside

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Rupert Brooke


LibriVox volunteers bring you 21 recordings of Seaside by Rupert Brooke. This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 19, 2012.Rupert Chawn…

[Discourses of Abdul Baha delivered in Cleveland.]: May 6, 1912, at Euclid Hall…

In The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Vol. I

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Abdu’l-Bahá ‘Abbás and Abdu’L-Bahá ‘Abbás


“Two years before the crash of world war shook the continents and upheaved oceans,” Howard MacNutt relates. “‘Abdu’l-Bahá ‘Abbá…