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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 047

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Various and Plato


Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include philosophy and thought -- Plato, A…

Little Masterpieces of Autobiography: Actors

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George Iles


The playwright gives a play its plot, characters, dialog and form, but its sense of living reality is conveyed by the art of the actor. This…

The Lives of the Queens of England, Volume 9

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Agnes Strickland


The Lives of the Queens of England is a multi-volumed work attributed to Agnes Strickland, though it was mostly researched and written by he…

Among the Great Masters of the Drama

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Walter Rowlands


In "Among the great masters of the drama; scenes in the lives of famous actors; thirty-two reproductions of famous pictures with text&q…

An English Woman-Sergeant in the Serbian Army

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Flora Sandes


Flora Sandes was the only British woman officially to serve as a soldier in World War I. Initially a St. John Ambulance volunteer, she trave…

Podcast 2 1 Introduction to the Gospels as Portraits of Jesus


Philip A. Harland


Here I discuss some introductory issues regarding the gospels, including their status as ancient biographies or portraits of Jesus and the l…

Biographies In Sound 56 05 15 Recollections At Thirty



H. V. Kaltenborn narrates "A Salute to Network Radio on its 30th Anniversary," and tells of its history with clips from programs s…

The Life of Charlemagne

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Notker The Stammerer


Notker's work consists of anecdotes relating chiefly to the Emperor Charlemagne and his family. It was written for Charles the Fat, great-gr…

Word Portraits of Famous Writers

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Mabel E. Wotton


Mabel Elizabeth Wotton, an author herself, moved in the literary circles of the late nineteenth century establishing many close friendships,…

The Youth of Washington: Told in the Form of an Autobiography

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Silas Weir Mitchell


Departing from the usual third person narratives of biographies, this account is told in the first person as the reminiscences of a now reti…

Fighting the Flying Circus

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Eddie Rickenbacker


This is the WWI memoirs of Medal of Honor winner, Capt Eddie Rickenbacker. He fought in and eventually became commander of the 94th "Ha…

Reminiscences of My Life in Camp

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Susie King Taylor


Susie King Taylor was a Black nurse in the 33rd United States Colored Troops in the Union Army during the American Civil War, a teacher and …

May Song

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe


Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer and statesman. His body of work includes epic and lyric poetry written in a variety of metres…

Reminiscences of Captain Gronow

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Rees Howell Gronow


A collection of memoirs about the Peninsular War, the Battle of Waterloo, and society and personalities of Regency London and 19th century P…

The Newcomes

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William Makepeace Thackeray


The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family was written in serial form in 1854- 1855 by the author of such works as Vanity Fair, The …

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 4

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Giorgio Vasari


The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times, or Le Vite de' più eccellenti…

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 3

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Giorgio Vasari


The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times, or Le Vite de' più eccellenti…

A History of Astronomy

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Walter W. Bryant


In this book, Walter W. Bryant traces the history of astronomy through the ages. We start at the very beginning, where astronomy was an occu…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 051

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Various


Seventeen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include philosophy--Bertrand Russell, Spi…

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