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Essays in Literature and History

Froude, James Anthony, 1818-1894; Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953 [Commentator]

Explore Essays in Literature and History through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under “Hist...

HistoryLiterature
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Essays on the Microscope Containing a Practical Description of the Most Improved Microscopes, a General History of Insects, etc., etc.

Adams, George, 1750-1795; Kanmacher, Frederick [Editor]

Essays on the Microscope Containing a Practical Description of the Most Improved Microscopes, a General History of Insects, etc., etc. — English source edi...

Microscopy -- Early works to 1800Insects -- Early works to 1800
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Etidorhpa; or, The End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and the Account of a Remarkable Journey

Lloyd, John Uri, 1849-1936; Knapp, J. Augustus [Illustrator]

Etidorhpa; or, The End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and the Account of a Remarkable Journey — English source edition. Subject: Scien...

Science fictionFantasy fictionOccultism -- Fiction
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Far Away and Long Ago: A History of My Early Life

Hudson, W. H. (William Henry), 1841-1922

Far Away and Long Ago: A History of My Early Life — English source edition. Subject: Hudson, W. H. (William Henry), 1841-1922 -- Childhood and youth.

Hudson, W. H. (William Henry), 1841-1922 -- Childhood and youthAuthors, English -- 20th century -- BiographyHudson, W. H. (William Henry), 1841-1922 -- Homes and haunts -- Argentina
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General History of Connecticut, from Its First Settlement Under George Fenwick to its Latest Period of Amity with Great Britain

Peters, Samuel, 1735-1826; McCormick, Samuel Jarvis [Annotator]

General History of Connecticut, from Its First Settlement Under George Fenwick to its Latest Period of Amity with Great Britain — English source edition. S...

Connecticut -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775Connecticut -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
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Geology and Revelation or, the Ancient History of the Earth, considered in the geological facts and revealed religion.

Molloy, Gerald, 1834-1906; Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895 [Contributor]

Geology and Revelation or, the Ancient History of the Earth, considered in the geological facts and revealed religion. — English source edition. Subject: B...

Bible and scienceBible and geology
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