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Our Letter Box Part 3
Read by Piotr Nater
Various
In The American Bee Journal, Vol. XXXIII, No. 2, Jan 1894
The American Bee Journal is the “oldest bee paper in America established in 1861 devoted to scientific bee-culture and the production and sa…
Brendan
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Ed.
In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 083
“Oh, mother, I would like to know everything.” “You can never know everything, my child, but you can learn many things from books.” Accordin…
Ricimer
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Ed.
In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 094
"Fine experience lies at one's own doorstep" writes Raymond S. Spears, suggesting that boating on the Mississippi River offers &qu…
The Photographic Image: What It Is
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Various
In Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881
The Scientific American may be the oldest continuously published periodical in the United States, havinge launched its first publication in …
Dutch East India Company
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Ed.
In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 085
"A regard for decency, even at the cost of success, is but the regard for one's own dignity" was novelist Joseph Conrad's take on …
The Moon and Her Surface
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David Todd
In Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies
The progress of astronomy from age to age has been far from uniform—rather by leaps and bounds: from the earliest epoch when man's planet ea…
Cień
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Stefan Grabiński
In Na wzgórzu róż
Drugi zbiór opowiadań przedwojennego pisarza specjalizującego się w opowieściach niesamowitych.Tym razem czytelnik otrzymuje 6 histor…
Armistice
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Ed.
In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 088
"With opinions, possession is more than nine points of the law. It is next to impossible to dislodge them." Woodrow Wilson's Study…
Drinks
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Marion Harland
In Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery
This is a practical guide to running a household in 1883. Marion Harland not only walks us through a number of important topics such as how …
Mysterious Disappearances, Part 2
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John B. Lewis
In Stratagems and Conspiracies to Defraud Life Insurance Companies: An Authentic Record of Remarkable Cases
A thorough treatise on different ways people have tried to defraud life insurance companies, with many entertaining examples. The present . …
I
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Florence Marryat
In The Blood of the Vampire
The Blood of the Vampire is a Gothic novel, often compared to Bram Stoker's Dracula and Le Fanu's Camilla. Harriet is a vampire who kills ac…
Chapter 2: St. Kilda
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Anthony Trollope
In How the "Mastiffs" Went to Iceland
Anthony Trollope recounts his travel with the other passengers of the ship, Mastiff, to Iceland. He describes their journey by ship as well …
Fishhead
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Irvin S. Cobb
In Short Ghost and Horror Collection 050
A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-legged beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up yo…
Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855)
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Ed.
In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 101
"Of all effects of weather, snow makes the greatest change in animal economy in the countryside, and weeks often pass before the old or…
Chapter 1 from Kościuszko
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Monica Mary Gardner
In First Chapter Collection 011
The first chapter of a book is often the hook to draw a reader in. It could make you eager for more or realize it isn't for you. Here we off…
Chapter 10 - Letter of recommendation
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Alfredo D'Escragnolle Taunay
In Innocencia: a story of the prairie regions of Brazil
The story of Innocencia, an 18-year-old girl who lives in the prairies of Brazil, is a twist on the traditional love triangle. The plot has …
Część 10
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Deotyma
In Zwierciadlana zagadka
Jadwiga Łuszczewska była dziewiętnastowieczną poetką i powieściopisarką, której pseudonim nawiązuje do greckiej poetki antycznej.W po…
12 - Śmierć na bagnie
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Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
In Tajemnica Baskerville'ów
Tajemnica Baskerville'ów (ang. The Hound of the Baskervilles - Pies Baskerville'ów) - powieść detektywistyczna sir Artura Cona…
11 - THE RAVEN
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Edgar Allan Poe
In 12 Creepy Tales
This is a collection of 12 creepy stories by that master of creepiness, Poe. The Black Cat; The Fall of the House of Usher, The Raven; The T…
The Wellman Polar Expedition
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National Geographic Society
In The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 10 - 09. September 1899
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol X, September 1899.It includes the following articles:The Commercial Developmen…