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The Life of Captain James Cook

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Arthur Octavius Kitson

“In publishing a popular edition of my work, Captain James Cook, R.N., F.R.S., it has, of course, been necessary to condense it, but care ha…

Old New Zealand: Being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Tim…

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Frederick Edward Maning

Introduction to Old New ZealandPhilip SteerVictoria University February 2004Frederick Edward Maning is best known as an author, but he was a…

The Greenstone Door

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William Satchell

The Greenstone Door is a historical novel, set between 1830-1860’s New Zealand. The main character, Cedric Tregarthen, is remembering his pa…

Chapter XXVI

In Demos: A Story of English Socialism

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George Gissing

"Richard Mutimer is delighted to inherit a large fortune. As a socialist, he means to use it well: he will open a factory in which work…

MRS. PACKLETIDE'S TIGER

In The Chronicles of Clovis

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Saki

This is the third collection of short stories by Saki, following on from “Reginald” and “Reginald in Russia”. Although some of the stories h…

Chapter 23

In The Reason Why

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Robert Kemp Philp

This collection of useful information on "Common Things" is put in the interesting form of "Why and Because," and compre…

Book 8, Chapter 3 Part 1: Spheres of Action - Protestantism

In History of the Inquisition of Spain, Vol. 3

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Henry Charles Lea

The 3rd volume of Lea's monumental work on the Spanish Inquisition. This volume covers torture practices; the trial process; punishments; Je…

Queen Mary of England

In Kings, Queens and Pawns: An American Woman at the Front

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Mary Roberts Rinehart

A personal account of the American author's visit to Europe in January 1915 while a war correspondent in Belgium for The Saturday Evening Po…

Chapter 7: A Kettledrum at Lady Jane's

In The Story Of A Modern Woman

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Ella Hepworth Dixon

"This touching short novel tells the story of Mary Earl, a woman who has to fend for herself in London at the end of the 19th century. …

An Attempt At Murder

In The Smuggler of King's Cove

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Sylvanus Cobb, Jr and Sylvanus Cobb, Jr.

Young Percy Maitland is a naval pilot and guides his late father's brig to safety, thereby saving the ship, her crew and cargo despite being…