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A Christmas Carol (Version 13)

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Charles Dickens

Ebenezer Scrooge is a covetous, miserable old man who lives his life apart from his fellow man and is incapable of showing love or understan…

The Little Match Girl

In Christmas Short Works Collection 2023

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Hans Christian Andersen

Enjoy the 2023 Christmas collection, with selections chosen by many volunteers. This year's readings include a combination of sacred and sec…

Whiz Bang Editorials

In Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2, No. 22, July, 1921

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W. H. Fawcett

"Captain Billy's Whiz Bang" was an iconic magazine of wit and humor launched by W.H. Fawcett in 1919. Each 64-page issue was packe…

The Missing Documents

In The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake

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Laura Lee Hope

"The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake; Or Stirring Cruise of the Motor Boat Gem" is the second volume is a series of adventure books …

Reason Free (Greece and Rome)

In A History of Freedom of Thought

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John Bagnell Bury

The great civil liberties we enjoy today, like Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press, have their foundation in Freedom of Thought. With…

Chapter XV. Spain under Philip II by Martin Hume (part 4)

In The Cambridge Modern History. Volume 03, The Wars of Religion

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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…

1 - Polly Pepper’s Chicken Pie

In Five Little Peppers in the Little Brown House

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Margaret Sidney

“What ever became of Polly Pepper’s famous Chicken Pie, and also Phronsie’s red-topped shoes?” the friends of the “Five Little Peppers” keep…

Spesse Volte (On the Suppression of Catholic Institutions) August 5, 1898

In Encyclical Letters of Pope Leo XIII

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Pope Leo Xiii

Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903) wrote eighty-eight Encyclicals during his twenty-five year pontificate (1878-1903). Fifty-six of those are include…

Constancy; The Story of George Washington: Chapter VI

In Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 29, May 18, 1880

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Various

Harper's Young People is an illustrated weekly publication for children that includes short stories, tales from history, natural history, po…

Chapter 19

In Emily's Quest

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Lucy Maud Montgomery

This is the third and final book in the "Emily of New Moon" trilogy.This is the story of Emily Starr's uneven climb from success i…