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The Valet's Tragedy, and Other Studies

Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912

Explore The Valet's Tragedy, and Other Studies through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under...

HistoryWorld history
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The Water of the Wondrous Isles

Morris, William, 1834-1896

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Fantasy fiction
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The Wood Beyond the World

Morris, William, 1834-1896

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Fantasy fiction
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The Wound Dresser A Series of Letters Written from the Hospitals in Washington during the War of the Rebellion

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892; Bucke, Richard Maurice, 1837-1902 [Editor]

Explore The Wound Dresser A Series of Letters Written from the Hospitals in Washington during the War of the Rebellion through a focused reading session. P...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- HospitalsWhitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- CorrespondenceWhitman, Louisa Van Velsor, 1795-1873
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Tono-Bungay

Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946

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Science fictionSatireEngland -- Fiction
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Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 1 of 2) During the Years 1858, 1859, and 1860

Mouhot, Henri, 1826-1861; Mouhot, Charles [Editor]

Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 1 of 2) During the Years 1858, 1859, and 1860 — English source edition. Subject...

Cambodia -- Description and travelThailand -- Description and travelNatural history -- Indochina
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Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 2 of 2) During the Years 1858, 1859, and 1860

Mouhot, Henri, 1826-1861; Mouhot, Charles [Editor]

Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 2 of 2) During the Years 1858, 1859, and 1860 — English source edition. Subject...

Cambodia -- Description and travelThailand -- Description and travelNatural history -- Indochina
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Travels with a donkey in the Cevennes

Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894; Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 [Illustrator]

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Cévennes Mountains (France) -- Description and travelAuthors, Scottish -- 19th century -- BiographyStevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 -- Travel -- France -- Cévennes Mountains
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Tudor school-boy life: the dialogues of Juan Luis Vives

Vives, Juan Luis, 1492-1540; Watson, Foster, 1860-1929 [Translator]

Tudor school-boy life: the dialogues of Juan Luis Vives — English source edition. Subject: Dialogues, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Translations into Engl...

Dialogues, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Translations into EnglishGreat Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603 -- SourcesStudents -- England -- History -- 16th century -- Sources
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Twelve Stories and a Dream

Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946

Explore Twelve Stories and a Dream through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under “Short stor...

Short storiesScience fiction, English
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