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Deephaven

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Sarah Orne Jewett



Sarah Orne Jewett is best known for her clean and clear descriptive powers that at once elevate common-place daily events to something remar…

弟子规 Di Zi Gui

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Yuexiu Li



Di Zi Gui (弟子规), in English, means the Standards for being a Good Student and Child. It is an ancient book based on the teaching of the grea…

How to Cook Fish

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Myrtle Reed



Olive Green is the pseudonym for the prolific late 19th Century/early 20th Century author, Myrtle Reed. She wrote over thirty-three books an…

Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who…

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Irwin Leslie Gordon



A short, humorous biography of famous people from 5000 BC to 1914. -- S. McGaughey From the Introduction, "The editor begs leave to in…

The World’s Story Volume III: Egypt, Africa and Arabia

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Eva March Tappan



This is the third volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Ta…

Exercises in Knitting

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Cornelia Mee



Mrs. Mee, her husband, and her sister ran a yarn and needlework import/warehouse business in Bath, England. Her books primarily contain prac…

The Amateur Emigrant

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Robert Louis Stevenson



In July 1879, Robert Louis Stevenson left Scotland to meet his future wife in her native California. Leaving by ship from Glasgow, Scotland,…

Preußische Jugend zur Zeit Napoleons

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Karl Immermann



Die Jugenderinnerungen Karl Leberecht Immermanns sind ursprünglich in den drei Bänden »Memorabilien« eingeschlossen, d…

Nature's Miracles Volume 1: World Building and Life

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Elisha Gray



Elisha Gray (August 2, 1835 – January 21, 1901) was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Compan…

A Description of New England

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Captain John Smith



Captain John Smith (c. January 1580 – June 21, 1631) Admiral of New England was an English soldier, explorer, and author. He was knighted fo…

Bible (Reina Valera) 17: Ester

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Reina-Valera



El libro de Ester es la historia real de una joven en el reino persa, Ester, quien fue obligada a participar en un concurso de belleza para …

A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times vol 3

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François Pierre Guillaume Guizot



François Pierre Guillaume Guizot was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics prior…

For Heaven's Sake: Little Talks to Little Folks

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Rev. Gerald T. Brennan



This is the second book in the "Angel Food" series by the author. It consists of a series of short sermons for children, in the fo…

Bible (Reina Valera) NT 05: Hechos de los Apostoles

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Reina-Valera



Los Hechos de los Apóstoles es el segundo de dos libros del Nuevo Testamento escritos por Lucas. Al igual que el Evangelio que lleva …

Practical Mysticism: A Little Book for Normal People

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Evelyn Underhill



Underhill’s definition of mysticism, her exploration of the stages of spiritual progress along the mystical path, and her argument about the…

Among Typhoons And Pirate Craft

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Lindsay Anderson



Anderson served as third officer aboard the Eamont. Eamont was an opium clipper built in Cowes. Eamont was involved in the opening of Japan …

American Cookery

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Amelia Simmons



American Cookery, by Amelia Simmons, was the first known cookbook written by an American, published in 1796. Until this time, the cookbooks …

Winds of Doctrine: Studies in Contemporary Opinion

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George Santayana



Even before the Great War turned the world upside down, Western civilization was being revolutionized at all levels: intellectually, philos…

Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton



Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of the premier movers in the original women’s rights movement, along with Susan B. Anthony, her best friend f…

Meditations from the Pen of Mrs. Maria W. Stewart

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Maria W. Stewart



Maria W. Stewart was America's first black woman political writer. Between 1831 and 1833, she gave four speeches on the topics of slavery a…

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