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Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol. 1, by Plutarchus. Part I.

Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings. The surviving lives, contain twenty-three pairs of biographies, each pair consisting of one Greek and one Roman, as well as four unpaired, single lives. Plutarch was not concerned with writing histories, as such, but in exploring the influence of character, good or bad, on the lives and destinies of famous men. The first pair of lives th...

Apr 02, 20261 hr 23 min

Daniel Boone, by John Stevens Cabot Abbott. Part VII.

This is a detailed biography of the life and adventures of Daniel Boone. His accomplishments are brushed over in history classes these days and not given the recognition they deserve. This biography clearly paints a picture of the benevolent person of Daniel Boone, as well as the activities he made in furthering European settlement in America. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Mar 30, 202657 min

Daniel Boone, by John Stevens Cabot Abbott. Part VI.

This is a detailed biography of the life and adventures of Daniel Boone. His accomplishments are brushed over in history classes these days and not given the recognition they deserve. This biography clearly paints a picture of the benevolent person of Daniel Boone, as well as the activities he made in furthering European settlement in America. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Mar 30, 20261 hr 3 min

Daniel Boone, by John Stevens Cabot Abbott. Part V.

This is a detailed biography of the life and adventures of Daniel Boone. His accomplishments are brushed over in history classes these days and not given the recognition they deserve. This biography clearly paints a picture of the benevolent person of Daniel Boone, as well as the activities he made in furthering European settlement in America. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Mar 30, 202657 min

Daniel Boone, by John Stevens Cabot Abbott. Part IV.

This is a detailed biography of the life and adventures of Daniel Boone. His accomplishments are brushed over in history classes these days and not given the recognition they deserve. This biography clearly paints a picture of the benevolent person of Daniel Boone, as well as the activities he made in furthering European settlement in America. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Mar 30, 20261 hr 24 min

Daniel Boone, by John Stevens Cabot Abbott. Part III.

This is a detailed biography of the life and adventures of Daniel Boone. His accomplishments are brushed over in history classes these days and not given the recognition they deserve. This biography clearly paints a picture of the benevolent person of Daniel Boone, as well as the activities he made in furthering European settlement in America. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Mar 30, 20261 hr

Daniel Boone, by John Stevens Cabot Abbott. Part II.

This is a detailed biography of the life and adventures of Daniel Boone. His accomplishments are brushed over in history classes these days and not given the recognition they deserve. This biography clearly paints a picture of the benevolent person of Daniel Boone, as well as the activities he made in furthering European settlement in America. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Mar 30, 202650 min

Daniel Boone, by John Stevens Cabot Abbott. Part I.

This is a detailed biography of the life and adventures of Daniel Boone. His accomplishments are brushed over in history classes these days and not given the recognition they deserve. This biography clearly paints a picture of the benevolent person of Daniel Boone, as well as the activities he made in furthering European settlement in America. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Mar 30, 20261 hr 37 min

Rain, by W. Somerset Maugham. Part III.

While stranded waiting for their ship to be released from quarantine, Dr. and Mrs. Macphail must share lodging with the insufferable Davidsons—self-righteous and over-zealous missionaries who also happen to be the only polite company on the god-forsaken island near Pago-Pago. But, things take a dreadful and unexpected turn when Mr. Davidson takes it upon himself to rescue the soul of their neighbor downstairs from second cabin—the insolent, carousing, and inimitable Miss Sadie Thompson. Advertis...

Mar 26, 202633 min

Rain, by W. Somerset Maugham. Part II.

While stranded waiting for their ship to be released from quarantine, Dr. and Mrs. Macphail must share lodging with the insufferable Davidsons—self-righteous and over-zealous missionaries who also happen to be the only polite company on the god-forsaken island near Pago-Pago. But, things take a dreadful and unexpected turn when Mr. Davidson takes it upon himself to rescue the soul of their neighbor downstairs from second cabin—the insolent, carousing, and inimitable Miss Sadie Thompson. Advertis...

Mar 26, 202627 min

Rain, by W. Somerset Maugham. Part I.

While stranded waiting for their ship to be released from quarantine, Dr. and Mrs. Macphail must share lodging with the insufferable Davidsons—self-righteous and over-zealous missionaries who also happen to be the only polite company on the god-forsaken island near Pago-Pago. But, things take a dreadful and unexpected turn when Mr. Davidson takes it upon himself to rescue the soul of their neighbor downstairs from second cabin—the insolent, carousing, and inimitable Miss Sadie Thompson. Advertis...

Mar 26, 202645 min

The Jumping Frog, by Mark Twain. Part II.

" The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County " is an 1865 short story by Mark Twain. It was also published as " The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County " and " Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog. " In it, the narrator retells a story he heard from a bartender, Simon Wheeler, at the Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, about the gambler Jim Smiley. Upon discovering a French translation of this story, Twain re-translated the story, word for word and keeping the French grammar structur...

Mar 26, 202626 min

The Jumping Frog, by Mark Twain. Part I.

" The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County " is an 1865 short story by Mark Twain. It was also published as " The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County " and " Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog. " In it, the narrator retells a story he heard from a bartender, Simon Wheeler, at the Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, about the gambler Jim Smiley. Upon discovering a French translation of this story, Twain re-translated the story, word for word and keeping the French grammar structur...

Mar 26, 202639 min

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 2: The Massacres of the South, by Alexandre Dumas. Part VII.

Dumas's ' Celebrated Crimes ' was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language--has minced no words--to describe the violent scenes of a violent time. In some instances facts appear distorted out of their true perspective, and in others the author makes unwarranted charges. The careful, mature reader, for whom the books are intended, will recognize, and allow for, this fact. (Summary from publishers note.) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out...

Mar 23, 20261 hr 6 min

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 2: The Massacres of the South, by Alexandre Dumas. Part VI.

Dumas's ' Celebrated Crimes ' was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language--has minced no words--to describe the violent scenes of a violent time. In some instances facts appear distorted out of their true perspective, and in others the author makes unwarranted charges. The careful, mature reader, for whom the books are intended, will recognize, and allow for, this fact. (Summary from publishers note.) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out...

Mar 23, 20261 hr 3 min

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 2: The Massacres of the South, by Alexandre Dumas. Part V.

Dumas's ' Celebrated Crimes ' was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language--has minced no words--to describe the violent scenes of a violent time. In some instances facts appear distorted out of their true perspective, and in others the author makes unwarranted charges. The careful, mature reader, for whom the books are intended, will recognize, and allow for, this fact. (Summary from publishers note.) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out...

Mar 23, 20261 hr 28 min

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 2: The Massacres of the South, by Alexandre Dumas. Part IV.

Dumas's ' Celebrated Crimes ' was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language--has minced no words--to describe the violent scenes of a violent time. In some instances facts appear distorted out of their true perspective, and in others the author makes unwarranted charges. The careful, mature reader, for whom the books are intended, will recognize, and allow for, this fact. (Summary from publishers note.) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out...

Mar 23, 20261 hr 2 min

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 2: The Massacres of the South, by Alexandre Dumas. Part III.

Dumas's ' Celebrated Crimes ' was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language--has minced no words--to describe the violent scenes of a violent time. In some instances facts appear distorted out of their true perspective, and in others the author makes unwarranted charges. The careful, mature reader, for whom the books are intended, will recognize, and allow for, this fact. (Summary from publishers note.) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out...

Mar 23, 20261 hr 37 min

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 2: The Massacres of the South, by Alexandre Dumas. Part II.

Dumas's ' Celebrated Crimes ' was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language--has minced no words--to describe the violent scenes of a violent time. In some instances facts appear distorted out of their true perspective, and in others the author makes unwarranted charges. The careful, mature reader, for whom the books are intended, will recognize, and allow for, this fact. (Summary from publishers note.) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out...

Mar 23, 20261 hr 22 min

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 2: The Massacres of the South, by Alexandre Dumas. Part I.

Dumas's ' Celebrated Crimes ' was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language--has minced no words--to describe the violent scenes of a violent time. In some instances facts appear distorted out of their true perspective, and in others the author makes unwarranted charges. The careful, mature reader, for whom the books are intended, will recognize, and allow for, this fact. (Summary from publishers note.) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out...

Mar 23, 20261 hr 24 min

Australian Legendary Tales Folk-Lore of the Noongahburrahs, by K. Langloh Parker. Part IV.

A Collection of Australian Aboriginal Legendary Folk-Lore Tales, legends of the Narran tribe, known among themselves as Noongahburrahs. 1 - Dinewan the Emu, and Goomblegubbon the Bustard 2 - The Galah, and Oolah the Lizard 3 - Bahloo the Moon, and the Daens 4 - The Origin of the Narran Lake 5 - Gooloo The Magpie, and the Wahroogah 6 - The Weeoombeens and the Piggiebillah 7 - Bootoolgah The Crane and Goonur The Kangaroo Rat, The Fire Makers 8 - Weedah The Mocking Bird 9 - The Gwinerboos The Redbr...

Mar 19, 202649 min

Australian Legendary Tales Folk-Lore of the Noongahburrahs, by K. Langloh Parker. Part III.

A Collection of Australian Aboriginal Legendary Folk-Lore Tales, legends of the Narran tribe, known among themselves as Noongahburrahs. 1 - Dinewan the Emu, and Goomblegubbon the Bustard 2 - The Galah, and Oolah the Lizard 3 - Bahloo the Moon, and the Daens 4 - The Origin of the Narran Lake 5 - Gooloo The Magpie, and the Wahroogah 6 - The Weeoombeens and the Piggiebillah 7 - Bootoolgah The Crane and Goonur The Kangaroo Rat, The Fire Makers 8 - Weedah The Mocking Bird 9 - The Gwinerboos The Redbr...

Mar 19, 202645 min

Australian Legendary Tales Folk-Lore of the Noongahburrahs, by K. Langloh Parker. Part II.

A Collection of Australian Aboriginal Legendary Folk-Lore Tales, legends of the Narran tribe, known among themselves as Noongahburrahs. 1 - Dinewan the Emu, and Goomblegubbon the Bustard 2 - The Galah, and Oolah the Lizard 3 - Bahloo the Moon, and the Daens 4 - The Origin of the Narran Lake 5 - Gooloo The Magpie, and the Wahroogah 6 - The Weeoombeens and the Piggiebillah 7 - Bootoolgah The Crane and Goonur The Kangaroo Rat, The Fire Makers 8 - Weedah The Mocking Bird 9 - The Gwinerboos The Redbr...

Mar 19, 202652 min

Australian Legendary Tales Folk-Lore of the Noongahburrahs, by K. Langloh Parker. Part I.

A Collection of Australian Aboriginal Legendary Folk-Lore Tales, legends of the Narran tribe, known among themselves as Noongahburrahs. 1 - Dinewan the Emu, and Goomblegubbon the Bustard 2 - The Galah, and Oolah the Lizard 3 - Bahloo the Moon, and the Daens 4 - The Origin of the Narran Lake 5 - Gooloo The Magpie, and the Wahroogah 6 - The Weeoombeens and the Piggiebillah 7 - Bootoolgah The Crane and Goonur The Kangaroo Rat, The Fire Makers 8 - Weedah The Mocking Bird 9 - The Gwinerboos The Redbr...

Mar 19, 202658 min

Science and Hypothesis, by Henri Poincaré. Part VII.

Jules Henri Poincaré (1854 – 1912) was one of France's greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists, and a philosopher of science. As a mathematician and physicist, he made many original fundamental contributions to pure and applied mathematics, mathematical physics and celestial mechanics. He was responsible for formulating the Poincaré conjecture, one of the most famous problems in mathematics. In his research on the three-body problem, Poincaré became the first person to discover a chao...

Mar 16, 20261 hr 6 min

Science and Hypothesis, by Henri Poincaré. Part VI.

Jules Henri Poincaré (1854 – 1912) was one of France's greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists, and a philosopher of science. As a mathematician and physicist, he made many original fundamental contributions to pure and applied mathematics, mathematical physics and celestial mechanics. He was responsible for formulating the Poincaré conjecture, one of the most famous problems in mathematics. In his research on the three-body problem, Poincaré became the first person to discover a chao...

Mar 16, 202651 min

Science and Hypothesis, by Henri Poincaré. Part V.

Jules Henri Poincaré (1854 – 1912) was one of France's greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists, and a philosopher of science. As a mathematician and physicist, he made many original fundamental contributions to pure and applied mathematics, mathematical physics and celestial mechanics. He was responsible for formulating the Poincaré conjecture, one of the most famous problems in mathematics. In his research on the three-body problem, Poincaré became the first person to discover a chao...

Mar 16, 20261 hr 2 min

Science and Hypothesis, by Henri Poincaré. Part IV.

Jules Henri Poincaré (1854 – 1912) was one of France's greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists, and a philosopher of science. As a mathematician and physicist, he made many original fundamental contributions to pure and applied mathematics, mathematical physics and celestial mechanics. He was responsible for formulating the Poincaré conjecture, one of the most famous problems in mathematics. In his research on the three-body problem, Poincaré became the first person to discover a chao...

Mar 16, 202644 min

Science and Hypothesis, by Henri Poincaré. Part III.

Jules Henri Poincaré (1854 – 1912) was one of France's greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists, and a philosopher of science. As a mathematician and physicist, he made many original fundamental contributions to pure and applied mathematics, mathematical physics and celestial mechanics. He was responsible for formulating the Poincaré conjecture, one of the most famous problems in mathematics. In his research on the three-body problem, Poincaré became the first person to discover a chao...

Mar 16, 202658 min

Science and Hypothesis, by Henri Poincaré. Part II.

Jules Henri Poincaré (1854 – 1912) was one of France's greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists, and a philosopher of science. As a mathematician and physicist, he made many original fundamental contributions to pure and applied mathematics, mathematical physics and celestial mechanics. He was responsible for formulating the Poincaré conjecture, one of the most famous problems in mathematics. In his research on the three-body problem, Poincaré became the first person to discover a chao...

Mar 16, 20261 hr
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