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Fifteen Years Among the Top-Knots; Or, Life in Korea

Lillias H. Underwood

Rajah Brooke: the Englishman as ruler of an eastern state

Sir Spenser St. John

In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83

J. J. Smith

The Russian Turmoil; Memoirs: Military, Social, and Political

Anton Ivanovich Denikin

The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 5 (of 9) Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private

Thomas Jefferson

Extracts from the Diary and Correspondence of the Late Amos Lawrence; With a Brief Account of Some Incidents of His Life

Amos Lawrence

Richard Strauss

Herbert F. Peyser

Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi

Joseph Grimaldi

Lives of the English Poets Gay, Thomson, Young, Gray, &c.

Samuel Johnson

Cover of Stanley's Story; Or, Through the Wilds of Africa
A Thrilling Narrative of His Remarkable Adventures, Terrible Experiences, Wonderful Discoveries and Amazing Achievements in the Dark Continent

Stanley's Story; Or, Through the Wilds of Africa A Thrilling Narrative of His Remarkable Adventures, Terrible Experiences, Wonderful Discoveries and Amazing Achievements in the Dark Continent

Feather, A. G., Col.

Cover of Sketches of the Christian life and public labors of William Miller: Gathered from his memoir by the late Sylvester Bliss, and from other sources

Sketches of the Christian life and public labors of William Miller: Gathered from his memoir by the late Sylvester Bliss, and from other sources

James White

The Freedmen's Book

Lydia Maria Child

The Life and Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Ogier Ghislain de Busbecq

John Barleycorn

Jack London

The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi

David Livingstone