Dr. Elsie Inglis by Frances Balfour ~ Full Audiobook [biography]

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The Pauper, the Thief, and the Convict. by Thomas Archer ~ Full Audiobook [history]

The Pauper, the Thief, and the Convict. by Thomas Archer audiobook. Genre: history First published in 1865, The Pauper, the Thief, and the Convict is a vivid work of Victorian social investigation in which Thomas Archer leads listeners through the streets, lodging houses, workhou ...  Show more

The Wild Irishman by T. W. H. Crosland ~ Full Audiobook [history]

The Wild Irishman by T. W. H. Crosland audiobook. Genre: history The Wild Irishman is a brisk, combative work of social commentary in which T. W. H. Crosland sets out to explain Ireland as he saw it in 1905 for British and American readers. Rather than telling a fictional story, ...  Show more

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