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Preface/Introductory

In Starved Rock: A Historical Sketch

Read by Veronica Jenkins


Eaton G. Osman


This book is an early history of the Starved Rock Area in Northern Illinois. In the pre-Columbian era, the Starved Rock area was home to Nat…

Helping Nancy Ellen and Robert to Establish a Home

In A Daughter of the Land

Read by Veronica Jenkins


Gene Stratton-Porter


Independent Kate Bates resents the fact that, as the youngest of a large family, she is expected to stay at home and help her parents while …

Chapter 6 - Subjective Necessity of Social Settlements

In Twenty Years at Hull House

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Jane Addams


Jane Addams was the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In a long, complex career, she was a pioneer settlement worker…

11 - Chapter 11 - THE WAR IN 1917

In A School History of the Great War

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McKinley, Coulomb, and Gerson and Albert E. Mckinley


A brief history of The Great War (World War I) designed for students in grades seven and eight. Special emphasis on European history leading…

Of the Pretty Girl and the Seven Jealous Women

In Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa

Read by Elizabeth Jenkins


Elphinstone Dayrell


A collection of folk stories and fairy tales from Southern Nigeria gathered by Elphinstone Dayrell, deputy commissioner of the region when t…

When Day is Done

In Short Science Fiction Collection 074

Read by James Jenkins


Arnold Castle


Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates

In Abraham Lincoln: A History (Volume 2)

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John Hay and John George Nicolay and John Hay


Abraham Lincoln: A History is an 1890 ten-volume account of the life and times of Abraham Lincoln, written by John Nicolay and John Hay, who…

The Super Opener

In Short Science Fiction Collection 075

Read by James Jenkins


Michael Zuroy


Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…

In memory of John P. Altgeld

In Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 022

Read by Veronica Jenkins


Clarence Darrow


A collection of nineteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen …

02 - The Larynx, part 1

In Anatomy of the Human Body, Part 5 (Gray's Anatomy)

Read by Veronica Jenkins


Henry Gray


Henry Gray's classic anatomy textbook was first published in 1858 and has been in continuous publication ever since, revised and expanded th…

Speech of John Hossack, Convicted of a Violation of the Fugitive Slave Law

In Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 021

Read by Veronica Jenkins


John Hossack


A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the re…

Old Shag

In Short Science Fiction Collection 072

Read by James Jenkins


Bob Farnham


Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…

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