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In An Englishwoman's Love-Letters

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Laurence Housman


It need hardly be said that the woman by whom these letter were written had no thought that they would be read by anyone but the person to w…

1 - The Fur Hunters

In Chronicles of Canada Volume 18 - The 'Adventurers of England' on Hudson Bay

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Agnes C. Laut


The fur hunters were explorers who had blazed a trail across a continent and penetrated to the uttermost reaches of a northern empire the si…

Light - Chapter XX. The Science of Light

In Nature's Miracles Volume 2: Energy and Vibration

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Elisha Gray


Elisha Gray was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is best known for his develo…

Girl's Railway Acquaintance

In Coffee Break Collection 007 - Travel

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Unknown


This is the seventh collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in le…

08 - In which Kin-Fo makes a Serious Proposition to Wang, which the Latter no l…

In The Tribulations of a Chinaman in China

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Jules Verne


The rich and phlegmatic Kin-Fo loses his fortune and decides to die, but not before experiencing some strong emotions. He asks his friend Wa…

08 - Chapter VIII

In Topsy-Turvy

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Jules Verne


Topsy Turvy is a translation of Sans dessus dessous (1889) . This anonymous translation was first published by J. G. Ogilvie (New York, 1890…

Chapter 4, part 2

In How to Analyze People on Sight Through the Science of Human Analysis: The Five …

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Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict, Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Elsie Lincoln Benedictandralph Paine Benedict


In this popular American book from the 1920s, accomplished public speaker and self-help charlatan Elsie Lincoln Benedict outlines her pseudo…

03 - A Leader Among His People

In Chronicles of Canada Volume 17 - Tecumseh: A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader…

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Ethel T. Raymond


Tecumseh was a leader of the Shawnee and a large tribal confederacy that opposed the United States during the War of 1812. He became a folk …

Chapter 3 - Volcanoes

In Madam How and Lady Why

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Charles Kingsley


Did you ever wish you knew how to explain natural phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes to your children? Search no more, this book ha…

CH.3 STORAGE OF POWER

In Twentieth Century Inventions: A Forecast

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George Sutherland


This work from 1901 predicts what technological developments will manifest in the twentieth century. The author, a technical journalist, pre…

02- The Location of the Garden

In The Vegetable Garden: A Manual for the Amateur Vegetable Gardener

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Ida Dandridge Bennett


This book is a good reference on vegetable gardening. It covers the economic value of a vegetable garden, planning and locating the garden, …

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