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Stories of the Royal Humane Society

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Frank Mundell


Established in 1774, the ‘Society for the Recovery of Persons Apparently Drowned’ published information on how to save people from drowning,…

An Idler In The Wilds

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Tickner Edwardes


Although he was well known around the South Downs in West Sussex as 'The Bee-man of Burpham', Tickner Edwardes also had a great affinity for…

The Burston Rebellion

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Thomas George Higdon


The early 20th century in Great Britain saw a seismic shift in political awareness especially amongst the working classes. This led to a sig…

Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China

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Robert Fortune


An account by Scottish botanist of his journey to China to discover the secret of producing tea and securing plants for propagation outside…

Of Carving

In Arts and Crafts Essays

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Various


A series of essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society with a preface by William Morris who writes "It is this conscio…

Spain and Gibraltar by Dwight L. Elmendorf

In The Mentor 2

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Dwight L. Elmendorf


The Mentor Association was established to increase interest and knowledge among the public in the areas of art, literature, science, nature,…

Foreword

In The Life Story of a Black Bear

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Harry Perry Robinson


This is the life story of a Black Bear in the western US, as told by the bear himself. He tells of the days when humans began to invade th…

The Threepenny Problem

In The Problem Club

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Barry Pain


The Problem Club is an infamous London Club which meets once a month to discuss a given problem. The problems have nothing to do with mathem…

The Village Blacksmith

In Short Poetry Collection 207

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


This is a collection of 70 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for August 2020.

The Symbols

In From Ritual to Romance

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Jessie Laidlay Weston


From Ritual to Romance is a 1920 book written by Jessie L. Weston.Weston's book is an examination of the roots of the King Arthur legends an…

The Causes of Earthquakes

In The Romance of Modern Geology

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Edwin Sharpe Grew


From the series, The Library of Romance, this book introduces the reader to the modern geology of the 1909, with topics that include the bui…

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