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Chapter VIII. Venice by Horatio Brown (part 1)

In The Cambridge Modern History, Volume 01, The Renaissance

Read by Aaron Carlow

Various

The Cambridge Modern History is a universal history covering the period from 1450 to 1910. It was published in 14 volumes between 1902 and 1…

Dame Biddy

In The Mother's Dream, and Other Poems

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Hannah Flagg Gould

This is a volume of poetry by Hannah Flagg Gould. Ms Gould was an immensely popular author of children's poetry during her lifetime, and her…

Part 2 Chapter 9: Theories of Planetary Evolution

In A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century

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Agnes Mary Clerke

A Popular History of Astronomy during the Nineteenth Century was thought to be Agnes Mary Clerke's greatest work. It covers developments mad…

The Field of the Magazine

In The History Teacher's Magazine, Vol. I, No. 1, September 1909

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Various

"The History Teacher’s Magazine is devoted to the interests of teachers of History, Civics, and related subjects in the fields of Geogr…

Book II, Chapter V: Of Profits

In Principles of Political Economy

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John Stuart Mill

The Principles of Political Economy, first published in 1848, was one of the most important texts on the subject of economy at that time. I…

Catiline - I - An Exhortation to Conspiracy

In The World’s Famous Orations, Vol. II: Rome

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William Jennings Bryan, Francis Whiting Halsey and Various,William Jennings Bryan

In 1906, William Jennings Bryan, himself a famous American orator, and Francis Whiting Halsey compiled a series of the most famous orations …

A Dog's Tale

Read by Aaron Elliott

Mark Twain

This short novel of Twain’s, from 1903, is told from the point of view of a loyal and beloved family pet. Themes of heroics, valor and heart…

De Profundis

Read by Aaron Elliott

Oscar Wilde

This short work of Wilde's was written during his two year incarceration for "gross indecency". This work is a letter which sorts …

Hospital Sketches

Read by Aaron Elliott

Louisa May Alcott

Alcott in 1862 served as a nurse in Georgetown, D.C during the Civil War. She wrote home what she observed there. Those harrowing and someti…