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30 Chapter XVIII

In Herndon's Lincoln

Read by Lucretia B.


William H. Herndon and Jesse William Weik and William H. Herndon


A biography of Abraham Lincoln by his long-time law partner, William Herndon and Herndon's collaborator, Jesse Weik. The book is notable for…

31 - Letters in Conclusion - Letter 1

In Basil

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Wilkie Collins


Basil, son of a father who values the family pedigree and who would not let him marry below his station, falls in love at first sight with a…

Address to Certain Goldfishes - Read by LB

In Address to Certain Goldfishes

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Hartley Coleridge


LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of Address to Certain Goldfishes by Hartley Coleridge. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project f…

An April Girl

In A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia

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Amanda Minnie Douglas


The early youth of an old town has a certain simplicity like the youth of human life. Its struggles, its romance, its unfolding come down th…

04 - Chapter 1D

In John Quincy Adams

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John T. Morse


This biography contains three main sections. the first covers Adams's early years and his time as a diplomat--both in America and overseas. …

Snow-Flakes - Read by MB

In Snow-Flakes

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


LibriVox volunteers bring you 21 recordings of Snow-Flakes by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 20…

"Presuppositions" in Old Testament Criticism (Parts 1-3)

In The Bible Under Trial

Read by Lucretia B.


James Orr


The papers composing this volume were prepared in response to urgent request as a popular apologetic series in defence of the Bible from the…

Lucretia

In Women of History

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Anonymous


An intriguing look at well known women in history from BC 500 to the mid 1800's. Each chapter is a brief overview of one woman's life. An in…

Lesson V. Class of Fishes

In The Elements of Herpetology and Ichthyology

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William Ruschenberger


This succinct little textbook from 1844 presents an introduction to herpetology and ichthyology. The information, albeit not current, is sti…

Chapter 13: Aristotle | Part 4: Physics, or the philosophy of nature, part 2

In A Critical History of Greek Philosophy

Read by Lucretia B.


Walter Terence Stace


This book contains the substance, and for the most part the words, of a course of public lectures delivered during the first three months of…

19 - THAT TO STUDY PHILOSOPY IS TO LEARN TO DIE

In Essays book 1

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Michel de Montaigne and Michel Eyquem De Montaigne


Michel Eyquem de Montaigne is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary …

Apocalypse by Richard Realf

In Poems of American Patriotism

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Brander Matthews


This book is a collection of patriotic poems by many authors. - Summary by Hannah Shaver

10 - Part VIa: The ____

In Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography

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Laurence Oliphant


Laurence Oliphant, author, international traveller, diplomatist and mystic, who spent a decade in later life under the influence of the spir…

Chapter XVIII - Popocatepetl. Amecameca. Tlamacas. Las Cruz. The Pico del Frail…

In The Boy Travellers in Mexico

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Thomas Wallace Knox


An engaging travelogue published in 1890, written conversationally among two youths and their guide and mentor. From the preface: "a bo…

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