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The Hawaiian Archipelago

Read by Jane Bennett

Isabella L. Bird

Six months among the palm groves, coral reefs, and volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands. - Summary by Isabella Bird

Princes and Poisoners: Studies of the Court of Louis XIV

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Frantz Funck-Brentano

The court of French King Louis XIV was not a safe place to be. It was filled with plots and intrigues, leaving observers and commentators wi…

Chapter 11

In My Actor-Husband

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Anonymous

In presenting this autobiography to the public, the author feels it incumbent upon herself to impress upon her readers the fidelity and stri…

The Murder of Escovedo

In Historical Mysteries

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Andrew Lang

Edited by Andrew Lang, Historical Mysteries is a collection of infamous unsolved mysteries from various points in history.

Chapter III Giovanni di Bicci, part 1

In The Medici, Volume 1

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G. F. Young

This work relates the history of the Medici family through three centuries and eleven generations, from its rise from obscurity, to its zeni…

Chapter XX Catherine de Medici, part 3

In The Medici, Volume 2

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G. F. Young

This work relates the history of the Medici family through three centuries and eleven generations, from its rise from obscurity, to its zeni…