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The Story of My Boyhood and Youth
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"The only fire for the whole house was the kitchen stove, with a fire box about eighteen inches long and eight inches wide and deep,- scant space for three or four small sticks, around which in hard zero weather all the family of ten shivered, and beneath which in the morning we found our socks and coarse, soggy boots frozen solid." Thus, with perceptive eye for detail, the American naturalist, John Muir, describes life on a pioneer…
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Memoirs of a London Doll-Richard Henry Horne
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Borough-George Crabbe
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In a Belgian Garden and Other Poems-Frank Oliver Call
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Charles Simeon-Handley Carr Glyn Moule
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Feminism in Greek Literature-Frederick Adam Wright
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English Poems-Various
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Story of My Boyhood and Youth - John Muir
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Selected Poems-Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Christina Rossetti
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High Wind in Jamaica-Richard Hughes
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Sea and the Jungle-Henry Major Tomlinson
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Notes of An East Coast Naturalist-Arthur Henry Patterson
"Notes of An East Coast Naturalist" by Arthur Henry Patterson invites listeners into the rich tapestry of the author’s experiences and observations as he…
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Daredevil of the Army - Experiences as a ''Buzzer'' and Despatch Rider-Austin Patrick Corcoran
"Daredevil of the Army" by Austin Patrick Corcoran offers a gripping glimpse into the life of a despatch rider and "Buzzer" during a time of conflict. Through…
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Recollections of Old Liverpool by a Nonagenarian-James Stonehouse
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In a Syrian Saddle-Ada Goodrich-Freer
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Dogs Of Boytown-Walter Alden Dyer
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City of Dreadful Night and Other Poems-James Thomson
"City of Dreadful Night and Other Poems" by James Thomson offers a haunting exploration of despair and the human condition through its evocative poetry…
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For the Birds-U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus - Marcus Aurelius
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After Many Years - Henry Kendall
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Chateau and Country Life in France - Mary King Waddington
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Story of My Boyhood and Youth - John Muir
"Story of My Boyhood and Youth" by John Muir offers a vivid glimpse into the life of a young boy navigating the challenges of a pioneer Wisconsin farm in the…
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