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Great Britain and the American Civil War

Adams, Ephraim Douglass, 1865-1930

Great Britain and the American Civil War — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Foreign public opinion.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Foreign public opinionUnited States -- Foreign relations -- Great BritainGreat Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States
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Great commanders of modern times and The campaign of 1815.

Morris, William O'Connor, 1824-1904

Explore Great commanders of modern times and The campaign of 1815. through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-la...

Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Military leadership
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Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made

McCabe, James Dabney, 1842-1883; Bensell, Edmund Birckhead, 1842-1894 [Illustrator]; Bensell, George F. (George Frederick), 1837-1879 [Illustrator]

Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made — English source edition. Subject: United States -- Biography.

United States -- Biography
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Grimm's Fairy Stories

Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863; Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859; Gruelle, Johnny, 1880-1938 [Illustrator]; Owen, Robert Emmett, 1878-1957 [Illustrator]

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Grimm's Fairy Tales

Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863; Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859; Olcott, Frances Jenkins, 1872-1963 [Editor]; Cramer, Rie, 1887-1977 [Illustrator]

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Fairy talesChildren's stories, German -- Translations into EnglishFairy tales -- Germany
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Grimms' Fairy Tales

Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863; Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859

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Fairy tales -- Germany
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Hamlet

William Shakespeare

A prince receives a demand for revenge but cannot easily separate knowledge from suspicion. Hamlet explores how people act when evidence is incomplete and...

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Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales. First Series

Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875; Stickney, J. H. (Jenny H.), 1840- [Editor]; Hart, Edna F. [Illustrator]

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Fairy talesFairy tales -- DenmarkChildren's stories, Danish -- Translations into English
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Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales. Second Series

Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875; Stickney, J. H. (Jenny H.), 1840- [Editor]; Hart, Edna F. [Illustrator]

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Fairy talesFairy tales -- DenmarkChildren's stories, Danish -- Translations into English
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Harding's luck

Nesbit, E. (Edith), 1858-1924; Millar, H. R. (Harold Robert), 1869-1942 [Illustrator]

Explore Harding's luck through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under “Fantasy fiction”. Begi...

Fantasy fiction
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