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Autobiography Memories and Experiences, Volume 2

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Moncure Daniel Conway



Moncure Daniel Conway was an American abolitionist, Unitarian, clergyman and author. This second volume of his autobiography covers the year…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 061

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Various



Seventeen short nonfiction works in the public domain independently chosen by the readers. Volume 61 features articles and essays on both cu…

Royal Romances of Today

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Kellogg Durland



"In the year 1907, the Woman’s Home Companion commissioned me to go to Russia to write the story of the early days, courtship and marri…

The Indians in Wisconsin's History

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John M. Douglass



Pre-European arrival history of Wisconsin's Native American tribes, with discussions of their way of life, crafts, clothing, shelter, huntin…

The Freedom of Life

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Annie Payson Call



'The Freedom of Life' is a mind-illuminating book, in which author Annie Payson Call (1853-1940) wrote about many of the troubles that we us…

Notes On Democracy

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H. L. Mencken



American journalist H.L. Mencken’s Notes On Democracy was originally published in 1926, yet is still relevant almost 100 years later.Mencken…

Bushido: The Soul of Japan (Version 2)

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Inazō Nitobe



Bushido: The Soul of Japan is a study of the way of the samurai. A best-seller in its day, it was read by many influential foreigners, among…

Soup of Alphabets, Volume 002

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Various



A second helping of Alphabet Books! This collection has a wide-ranging variety of short books, and not only for younger readers, but also fo…

At Home From Church

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Sarah Orne Jewett



LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of At Home From Church by Sarah Orne Jewett. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for June 19…

The Flowers of Shakespeare

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Esther Singleton



A lovely collection of information about those flowers that appear in William Shakespeare's work. The brief chapters are categorized by the …

The Alps, the Danube and the Near East

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Frank G. Carpenter



Journeying through many countries including Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Switzerland and Greece, the author gives an in-depth account of many …

After Music

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Josephine Preston Peabody



LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of After Music by Josephine Preston Peabody. This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 10, 20…

The Meeting of the Waters

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Thomas Moore



LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of The Meeting of the Waters by Thomas Moore. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for Novemb…

Everglades Wildguide

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Jean Craighead George



This is a United States National Parks guidebook written by a popular young people's nature writer, Jean Craighead George. It covers the Eve…

Sketches by Boz, version 2

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Charles Dickens



A collection of early writings of Charles Dickens under his early pseudonym, "Boz." They first appeared in various publications f…

A Bachelor Girl in Burma

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Geraldine Edith Mitton



Miss Mitton was an unusual English woman of her time. As a published author, this unmarried woman in her early 30s recorded her visit to Bu…

Umbrellas and Their History

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William Sangster



A whimsically serious look at the umbrella and society. (summary by Clarica)

The Indian Corn Planter

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E. Pauline Johnson



LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of The Indian Corn Planter by E. Pauline Johnson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 2…

The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss

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George Prentiss



This memoir was undertaken at the request of many of Mrs. Prentiss' old and most trusted friends, who felt that the story of her life should…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 054

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Various



Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include Science and Exploration--a tribute …

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