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59 - Book 4, Chapters 37 - 40

In Amadis of Gaul

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Vasco de Lobeira and Vasco De Lobeira


Amadis of Gaul (Amadís de Gaula, in Spanish) was not the first, but certainly one of the best known knight-errantry tales of the 16th…

The Darling

In Best Russian Short Stories

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Anton Chekhov


In this collection of Russian stories, editor and compiler Thomas Seltzer selects from a range of the best examples of 19th and early 20th c…

Chapter 11 - Immigrants and their Children

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…

1 - A Strange Woman

In The Curtezan Unmasked

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Anonymous


"The Curtezan unmasked or, the Whoredomes of Jezebel Painted to the Life: With Antidotes against them, or Heavenly Julips to cool Men i…

Foreword & Biographical Sketch

In Noted Speeches of Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln


A few of Lincoln's most famous speeches and the Lincoln-Douglas debate make for historic reading. (summary by David O)

Chapter 32

In The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen

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Rudolf Erich Raspe


The stories about Münchhausen were first collected and published by an anonymous author in 1781. An English version was published in Lo…

The Good King Hezekiah

In Hurlbut's Story of the Bible Part 5

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Jesse Lyman Hurlbut


Some years ago, the editor of an English magazine sent a communication to "the hundred greatest men in Great Britain" asking them …

23 - The Trance of Cessation

In Buddhist Writings

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Henry Clarke Warren, translator and Varioustranslated Byhenry Clarke Warren


An anthology of Buddhist scriptures, appropriate as an introduction to its vast literature, or as a sampler for those who want to better und…

24-1 - The Grand Canyon of the Colorado, part 1

In Steep Trails

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John Muir


A collection of Muir's previously unpublished essays, released shortly after his death. "This volume will meet, in every way, the high …

Preface

In English Synonyms and Antonyms

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James Champlin Fernald


English Synonyms and Antonyms is basically a vocabulary builder that students might use as they prepare for entrance or exit exams. Each ent…

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