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10 - Cruise of the Pallas

In Autobiography of a Seaman, Vol. 1

Read by Timothy Ferguson

Thomas Cochrane and Lord Thomas Cochrane

This two volume work is the autobiography of Lord Cochrane, a naval captain of the Napoleonic period. His adventures are seminal to the deve…

Book 4 Chapter 5

In British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions

Read by Timothy Ferguson

Wirt Sikes

The British Isles, in particular Wales, are renowned for legend and folklore. The author, an American journalist working in Europe, was appo…

Sauces

In A Poetical Cook-Book

Read by Timothy Ferguson

Maria J. Moss

This is an interesting mix of recipes and poetry about cookery and food. The author has written this book during and in the aftermath of the…

11 - A True Account of Three Notorious Pirates, Part 3

In Great Pirate Stories

Read by Timothy Ferguson

Joseph Lewis French

Piracy embodies the romance of the sea at its highest expression. It isa sad but inevitable commentary on our civilization, that, so far as …

Arthur Guiterman: Sixteen Don'ts for Poets

In Literature in the Making, by Some of its Makers

Read by Timothy Ferguson

Variousandjoyce Kilmer

This is a collection of 23 essays based on interviews conducted by Joyce Kilmer with some of the most famous authors of the time (1917). Kil…

01 - Introduction

In On War (Volume 1)

Read by Timothy Ferguson

Carl von Clausewitz and Carl Von Clausewitz

A classic work on military strategy by a veteran of the Napoleonic Wars. The author's style is dialectical: he makes two strong but opposing…

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