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Greek Athletics

Read by Heather Eney

Frederick Adam Wright

The history of Greek athletics as it pertains to the Olympics. Describes various activities such as boxing, wrestling, etc. and accounts fro…

Chapter I: In the Listening Time

In English Literature for Boys and Girls

Read by Heather Eney

Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall

"Has there ever been a time when no stories were told? Has there ever been a people who did not care to listen? I think not."Thus …

Riches and Charity, Part 2

In Thrift

Read by Heather Eney

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…

Origin and History of Wild-Animal Training

In The Training of Wild Animals

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Frank Charles Bostock

Today, performing animals are frowned on by many but in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, traveling menageries afforded entertainment …

PETER RABBIT FINDS OLD MR. TOAD

In The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad (version 2)

Read by Heather Eney

Thornton W. Burgess

Old Mr. Toad decides to join the Chorus at the Smiling pool - with unexpected results. He encounters Buster Bear as well as the famous Pete…

The Eddas by William H. Carpenter

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…