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Nuts to Crack or Quips, Quirks, Anecdote and Facete of Oxford and Cambridge cover
Rating 2.5
Nuts to Crack or Quips, Quirks, Anecdote and Facete of Oxford and Cambridge Richard Gooch Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Marks in the Margins of Old Paper cover
Rating 3.8
Marks in the Margins of Old Paper 伍立杨 Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House · 2026 This book gathers essayist Wu Liyang's reading notes accumulated over many years. The essays range widely—rare books and fine writing, old tales of th…
My Cat and I Stay Indoors (Phoenix Branch Series) cover
Rating 4.0
My Cat and I Stay Indoors (Phoenix Branch Series) 王家葵 Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2026 This book collects academic essays written by Mr. Wang Jiakui over the past decade, divided into five parts: Art Miscellany, Casual Remarks from Beyon…
Gazing into the Mirror: A Collection cover
Rating 3.1
Gazing into the Mirror: A Collection 寒烈 Jiangsu Kuwei Culture Development Co., Ltd. · 2026 I have written a fair number of pieces, after all. The content may not be the finest, but it is worth a read. Someone once asked why I didn't publish …
Brush Talks from the Plum Blossom Thatched Cottage cover
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Brush Talks from the Plum Blossom Thatched Cottage 张大复 · 2024 Traditional Chinese thought and culture have a long history, marked by a high degree of originality, inventiveness and literary quality. Early intelle…
In Love with the Mortal World cover
Rating 3.8
In Love with the Mortal World 刘原 Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. · 2024 Humorist Liu Yuan's first new book in ten years. Wandering through the mortal world—food and scenery, family and friendship, the many faces of the cit…
Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Christopher Morley cover
Rating 1.7
Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Christopher Morley Morley, Christopher, 1890-1957 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Birds and All Nature, Vol. 4, No. 4, October 1898 cover
Rating 2.7
Birds and All Nature, Vol. 4, No. 4, October 1898 Various Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Birds and All Nature, Vol. 4, No. 3, September 1898 cover
Rating 2.7
Birds and All Nature, Vol. 4, No. 3, September 1898 Various Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Birds and All Nature, Vol. 4, No. 2, August 1898 cover
Rating 2.7
Birds and All Nature, Vol. 4, No. 2, August 1898 Various Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Cats: History, Manners, Observations, Anecdotes. cover
Rating 3.7
Cats: History, Manners, Observations, Anecdotes. Champfleury, 1821-1889 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Fish Stories cover
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Fish Stories Henry Abbott Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Camping at Cherry Pond cover
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Camping at Cherry Pond Henry Abbott Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Camps and Trails cover
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Camps and Trails Henry Abbott Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Cobwebs from a Library Corner cover
Rating 2.8
Cobwebs from a Library Corner Bangs, John Kendrick, 1862-1922 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
In the Yule-Log Glow, Book II cover
Rating 3.2
In the Yule-Log Glow, Book II Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Science in Arcady cover
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Science in Arcady Allen, Grant, 1848-1899 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Walks and Interiors cover
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Walks and Interiors François Coppée Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Passages from the English Notebooks, Volume 1. cover
Rating 3.6
Passages from the English Notebooks, Volume 1. Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Passages from the English Notebooks, Volume 2. cover
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Passages from the English Notebooks, Volume 2. Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …