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Chapter 31

In The Cloister and the Hearth (version 2)

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Charles Reade


Set in the 15th century, the Cloister and the Hearth is a story Gerald Eliassoen, a young scribe and illuminator, who travels through seven …

The Rectory

In Paul Faber, Surgeon

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George MacDonald


In this sequel to "Thomas Wingfold, Curate" we follow an athiest who prides himself on being better than the Christians he knows a…

Siste, Viator

In From the Easy Chair Vol. 2

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George William Curtis


The second volume of essays and observations From the Easy Chair of William Curtis, editor of Harper's Weekly and one of the founders of the…

Chapter 19 Confirmation of the demands of the reasonable consciousness

In On Life

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Leo Tolstoy


What is the "good life" for us mortal beings? Two months spent recovering from a severe injury allowed Tolstoy to develop and orga…

Friends Again

In Emily of New Moon (Version 2)

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Lucy Maud Montgomery


Orphaned Emily Starr is sent to live at New Moon Farm on Prince Edward Island with her aunts Elizabeth and Laura Murray and her Cousin Jimmy…

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