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  • Absolute Surrender and Other Addresses by Andrew Murray
  • All Things Considered by G. K. Chesterton
  • A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella L. Bird
  • Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma Goldman
  • Short Nonfiction Collection by Various
  • The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton
  • Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases by Grenville Kleiser
  • Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death by Patrick Henry
  • The Sadhana: Realisation of Life by Rabindranath Tagore
  • As a Man Thinketh by James Allen
  • What’s Wrong With the World by G. K. Chesterton
  • A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation of the Inequality Among Mankind by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • Ancient Greek Philosopher-Scientists by Varous
  • 1912: Short Works Collection by Unknown
  • The Golden Age by Kenneth Grahame
  • Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus by Francis Pharcellus Church
  • A Short History of England by G. K. Chesterton
  • Our Island Story by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
  • Love and Friendship by Jane Austen
  • The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing by Joseph Trienens
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    Absolute Surrender and Other Addresses by Andrew Murray

    Absolute Surrender and Other Addresses by Andrew Murray

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    Since Dec 25, 2019 00:00 UTC
    This is a series of short messages written by the South African minister, Andrew Murray. They deal with the necessity […]
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    All Things Considered by G. K. Chesterton

    All Things Considered by G. K. Chesterton

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    Since Dec 22, 2020 00:00 UTC
    Another delightful and sharply pointed excursion into the topics of the day, and of this day as well, with Gilbert […]
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    A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella L. Bird

    A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella L. Bird

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    Since Dec 11, 2023 00:00 UTC
    Isabella Bird began travelling while in her early twenties to help alleviate illness that had plagued her since childhood. She […]
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    Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma Goldman

    Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma Goldman

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    Since Oct 14, 2020 00:00 UTC
    Chicago, May 4, 1886. In the Haymarket region of the city, a peaceful Labor Day demonstration suddenly turns into a […]
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    Short Nonfiction Collection by Various

    Short Nonfiction Collection by Various

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    Since Dec 24, 2023 00:00 UTC
    A collection of ten short essays or other short nonfiction works in the public domain.
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    The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton

    The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton

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    Since Aug 4, 2020 00:00 UTC
    In order to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution in the late 1780s, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and […]
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    Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases by Grenville Kleiser

    Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases by Grenville Kleiser

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    Since Jul 22, 2023 00:00 UTC
    Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases is a practical handbook written by Grenville Kleiser. Grenville is known for his writings on humor, […]
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    Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death by Patrick Henry

    Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death by Patrick Henry

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    Since Oct 7, 2020 00:00 UTC
    This speech was given March 23, 1775, at St. John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia, and is credited with having singlehandedly […]
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    The Sadhana: Realisation of Life by Rabindranath Tagore

    The Sadhana: Realisation of Life by Rabindranath Tagore

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    Since Dec 26, 2021 00:00 UTC
    Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, philosopher, visual artist, playwright, composer, and novelist whose work reshaped Bengali literature and music […]
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    As a Man Thinketh by James Allen

    As a Man Thinketh by James Allen

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    Since Oct 4, 2020 00:00 UTC
    “A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts,” is one of […]
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    What’s Wrong With the World by G. K. Chesterton

    What’s Wrong With the World by G. K. Chesterton

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    Since Dec 19, 2023 00:00 UTC
    Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936) has been called the “prince of paradox.” Time magazine observed of his writing style: “Whenever possible […]
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    A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation of the Inequality Among Mankind by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation of the Inequality Among Mankind by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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    Since Oct 12, 2020 00:00 UTC
    This work presents Rousseau’s belief in the profoundly transformational effects of the development of civilization on human nature, which Rousseau […]
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    Ancient Greek Philosopher-Scientists by Varous

    Ancient Greek Philosopher-Scientists by Varous

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    Since Oct 12, 2020 00:00 UTC
    The Pre-Socratic Greek philosophers, that is, the philosopher-scientists who lived before or contemporaneously to Socrates, were the first men in […]
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    1912: Short Works Collection by Unknown

    1912: Short Works Collection by Unknown

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    Since Sep 19, 2020 00:00 UTC
    This is a collection of public domain works either published in 1912, or written in 1912 and published before 1923. […]
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    The Golden Age by Kenneth Grahame

    The Golden Age by Kenneth Grahame

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    Since Sep 16, 2020 00:00 UTC
    If you’ve loved and cherished The Wind in The Willows, you’ll be delighted to read The Golden Age. In this […]
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    Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus by Francis Pharcellus Church

    Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus by Francis Pharcellus Church

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    Since Dec 26, 2020 00:00 UTC
    “Is There A Santa Claus?” was the headline that appeared over an editorial in the September 21, 1897 edition of […]
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    A Short History of England by G. K. Chesterton

    A Short History of England by G. K. Chesterton

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    Since Oct 10, 2020 00:00 UTC
    Gilbert Keith Chesterton was a prolific writer on many topics. His views of history were always from the standpoint of […]
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    Our Island Story by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall

    Our Island Story by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall

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    Since Aug 16, 2020 00:00 UTC
    Tailored specially to make history more palatable and interesting to children, Our Island Story, by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall, is a […]
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    The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing by Joseph Trienens

    The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing by Joseph Trienens

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    Since Nov 21, 2023 00:00 UTC
    Written in 1910, this “cyclopedia” is full of information that was quite useful at the time. A hundred years later, […]
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