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10 - Part VIa: The ____

In Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography

Read by Lucretia B.


Laurence Oliphant


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

The Ninth Chapter

In Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch

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Wilhelm Meinhold


Wilhelm Meinhold, a Pomeranian priest working on the Island of Usedom, relates the story of Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch. The author ass…

17 - The Spaniel - Part 1

In Anecdotes of Dogs

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Edward Jesse


"Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends." The character, sensibilities, and intellectual facu…

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…

The Voice of the Winds

In The Houses of Sin

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Vincent O'Sullivan


This is a volume of poetry by notable American horror story author Vincent O'Sullivan. These poems are as dark as most of his other writings…

The Sower (13:18)

In Matthew, from Horae Homileticae

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Charles Simeon


Simeon's Works, as they were published 1832, fill twenty-one large octavo volumes, and the title-page reads, 'Horae Homileticae or Discourse…

The Chariots Go Forth to War by Tu Fu

In Gems of Chinese Verse

Read by Lucretia B.


Juyi Bai 白居易, Shen Cen 岑參, Zi'ang Chen 陈子昂, Fu Du 杜甫, Bai Li 李白, Haoran Meng 孟浩然, Wei Qui 邱為, Quanqi Shen 沈佺期, Shu Sikong 司空曙, Changling Wang 王昌齡, Wei Wang 王維, Tingyun Wen 溫庭筠, Jiuling Zhang 張九齡, Ji Zhang 張籍 and Various, Translated Byw. J. B. Fletcher


Translations of various Chinese poets' work. - Summary by KevinS

03 - Simeon Stylites the Syrian

In The Mintage

Read by Lucretia B.


Elbert Hubbard


Elbert Hubbard is best known as the author of the "Little Journeys To The Homes of Famous People". These 11 short stores show the …

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. …

Book II, Chapters 1 to 7

In On Christian Doctrine

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Saint Augustine of Hippo


De doctrina Christiana, On Christian Doctrine, is a famous treatise by Augustine of Hippo, consisting of four books that describe how to int…

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