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  • France At War On the Frontier of Civilization-Rudyard Kipling

    France At War On the Frontier of Civilization-Rudyard Kipling
    2026/08/27
    The author: "This little tale was begun at first merely for my own amusement. It is published that I may reconcile my conscience to the time which it has employed, by making it in some degree useful. Let not the term so implied provoke a smile! If my book is read, its uses to the author are obvious. Nor is a work of fiction necessarily unprofitable to the readers." Jane Austen comments about this novel in a letter to her sister: “I am looking over Self Control again, & my opinion is confirmed of its’ being an excellently-meant, elegantly-written Work…” - Summary by Author and Jane Austen
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    1 時間 42 分
  • Bill Nye and Boomerang; Or the Tale of a Meek-Eyed Mule, and Some Other Literary Gems-Bill Nye

    Bill Nye and Boomerang; Or the Tale of a Meek-Eyed Mule, and Some Other Literary Gems-Bill Nye
    2026/08/26
    The author: "This little tale was begun at first merely for my own amusement. It is published that I may reconcile my conscience to the time which it has employed, by making it in some degree useful. Let not the term so implied provoke a smile! If my book is read, its uses to the author are obvious. Nor is a work of fiction necessarily unprofitable to the readers." Jane Austen comments about this novel in a letter to her sister: “I am looking over Self Control again, & my opinion is confirmed of its’ being an excellently-meant, elegantly-written Work…” - Summary by Author and Jane Austen
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    8 時間 10 分
  • Story of a Modern Woman (Version 2)-Ella Hepworth Dixon

    Story of a Modern Woman (Version 2)-Ella Hepworth Dixon
    2026/08/25
    The author: "This little tale was begun at first merely for my own amusement. It is published that I may reconcile my conscience to the time which it has employed, by making it in some degree useful. Let not the term so implied provoke a smile! If my book is read, its uses to the author are obvious. Nor is a work of fiction necessarily unprofitable to the readers." Jane Austen comments about this novel in a letter to her sister: “I am looking over Self Control again, & my opinion is confirmed of its’ being an excellently-meant, elegantly-written Work…” - Summary by Author and Jane Austen
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    7 時間 16 分
  • Guide to Health-Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

    Guide to Health-Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
    2026/08/24
    The author: "This little tale was begun at first merely for my own amusement. It is published that I may reconcile my conscience to the time which it has employed, by making it in some degree useful. Let not the term so implied provoke a smile! If my book is read, its uses to the author are obvious. Nor is a work of fiction necessarily unprofitable to the readers." Jane Austen comments about this novel in a letter to her sister: “I am looking over Self Control again, & my opinion is confirmed of its’ being an excellently-meant, elegantly-written Work…” - Summary by Author and Jane Austen
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    3 時間 27 分
  • Imperialism and World Politics, Part 3 of 4-Parker Thomas Moon

    Imperialism and World Politics, Part 3 of 4-Parker Thomas Moon
    2026/08/23
    The author: "This little tale was begun at first merely for my own amusement. It is published that I may reconcile my conscience to the time which it has employed, by making it in some degree useful. Let not the term so implied provoke a smile! If my book is read, its uses to the author are obvious. Nor is a work of fiction necessarily unprofitable to the readers." Jane Austen comments about this novel in a letter to her sister: “I am looking over Self Control again, & my opinion is confirmed of its’ being an excellently-meant, elegantly-written Work…” - Summary by Author and Jane Austen
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    6 時間 38 分
  • Wisdom of the Ancients, A Series of Mythological Fables-Sir Francis Bacon

    Wisdom of the Ancients, A Series of Mythological Fables-Sir Francis Bacon
    2026/08/22
    The author: "This little tale was begun at first merely for my own amusement. It is published that I may reconcile my conscience to the time which it has employed, by making it in some degree useful. Let not the term so implied provoke a smile! If my book is read, its uses to the author are obvious. Nor is a work of fiction necessarily unprofitable to the readers." Jane Austen comments about this novel in a letter to her sister: “I am looking over Self Control again, & my opinion is confirmed of its’ being an excellently-meant, elegantly-written Work…” - Summary by Author and Jane Austen
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    3 時間 17 分
  • Moral Letters, Vol. II-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

    Moral Letters, Vol. II-Lucius Annaeus Seneca
    2026/08/21
    The author: "This little tale was begun at first merely for my own amusement. It is published that I may reconcile my conscience to the time which it has employed, by making it in some degree useful. Let not the term so implied provoke a smile! If my book is read, its uses to the author are obvious. Nor is a work of fiction necessarily unprofitable to the readers." Jane Austen comments about this novel in a letter to her sister: “I am looking over Self Control again, & my opinion is confirmed of its’ being an excellently-meant, elegantly-written Work…” - Summary by Author and Jane Austen
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    8 時間 31 分
  • H.M.S. Pinafore; Or, The Lass That Loved A Sailor-W. S. Gilbert

    H.M.S. Pinafore; Or, The Lass That Loved A Sailor-W. S. Gilbert
    2026/08/20
    The author: "This little tale was begun at first merely for my own amusement. It is published that I may reconcile my conscience to the time which it has employed, by making it in some degree useful. Let not the term so implied provoke a smile! If my book is read, its uses to the author are obvious. Nor is a work of fiction necessarily unprofitable to the readers." Jane Austen comments about this novel in a letter to her sister: “I am looking over Self Control again, & my opinion is confirmed of its’ being an excellently-meant, elegantly-written Work…” - Summary by Author and Jane Austen
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    1 時間 3 分