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To Percy Bysshe Shelley

In Letters to Dead Authors

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Andrew Lang


With twenty two letters, addressed to various already deceased authors, Andrew Lang discusses literary subjects with his usual humour and ac…

22 - Mr Jabberjee places himself in the hands of a solicitor—with certain reser…

In Baboo Jabberjee, B.A.

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F. Anstey


Another delightful example of an English writer poking fun at his countrymen, or maybe all races' reactions to someone from a different back…

Monkey on his Back

In Short Science Fiction Collection 041

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Charles V. De Vet and Charles V. de Vet


Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…

Recent Disclosures concerning pre-Columbian Voyages to America in the Archives …

In The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 05

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William Eleroy Curtis and National Geographic Society


National Geographic Magazine Volume 5, articles published in 1893. Contents:Discoverers of America: Annual Address by the President, Gardine…

Chapter 5 Part 1 History

In Books Fatal to Their Authors

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Peter Hempson Ditchfield


This is a collection of stories of authors who have lost their fortunes and sometimes their lives after writing a book. The liberty of a per…

The Story of the Siren

In Short Ghost and Horror Collection 033

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E. M. Forster


A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up y…

RUNE XI. Lemminkainen's Lament

In The Kalevala: the Epic Poem of Finland (Crawford Translation)

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Elias Lonnrot and Elias Lönnrot


This is the epic of Finland. It is the combined folk tales of the Finnish nation starting with the birth of the world from the egg of a seab…

1 Nephi 17-19

In The Book of Mormon

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Joseph Smith, Jr.


The Book of Mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the Bible, used by Latter Day Saints. It is a record of God’s dealings with t…

God's Love to Fallen Man

In Sermons on Several Occasions, Second Series

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John Wesley


John Wesley, along with his brother Charles, are credited with founding the Methodist denomination. "The following Sermons contain the …

The First American Chess Congress

In The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion

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Frederick Milnes Edge


Paul Morphy, born in New Orleans in 1837, was considered the greatest chess player of his era. He was a child prodigy who learned playing ch…

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