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Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (1852)(gutenberg.org)

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The Last Evolution, by John W Campbell Jr. (1932)(gutenberg.org)

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Leviathan (1651)(gutenberg.org)

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The Enchiridion by Epictetus(gutenberg.org)

76 points by atropoles 9 months ago | 32 comments

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (1923)(gutenberg.org)

34 points by thomassmith65 10 months ago | 12 comments

George Bernard Shaw by G. K. Chesterton (1909)(gutenberg.org)

16 points by lordleft 1 year ago | 4 comments

William Wordsworth's letter: "The Law of Copyright" (1838)(gutenberg.org)

29 points by petethomas 1 year ago | 20 comments

Second Variety, by Philip K. Dick (1953)(gutenberg.org)

67 points by djoldman 1 year ago | 20 comments

Center Pieces and Lunch Sets in Crochet Work (1915)(gutenberg.org)

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“A Course of Pure Mathematics” – G. H. Hardy (1921) [pdf](gutenberg.org)

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An epitome of electricity and galvanism (1809)(gutenberg.org)

6 points by petethomas 1 year ago | 2 comments

Wired Love: A Romance of Dots and Dashes (1880)(gutenberg.org)

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Disqualified (1954)(gutenberg.org)

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To the Person Sitting in Darkness (1901)(gutenberg.org)

52 points by ebcode 2 years ago | 19 comments

Technical Manual TM 11-410: The Homing Pigeon (1945)(gutenberg.org)

110 points by wolfgang42 2 years ago | 24 comments

The Eyes Have It (1953)(gutenberg.org)

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Eight or Nine Wise Words about Letter-Writing by Lewis Carroll(gutenberg.org)

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A Child's History of the World(gutenberg.org)

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Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (2003)(gutenberg.org)

123 points by keepamovin 3 years ago | 44 comments

The Odyssey by Homer, Translated by Samuel Butler(gutenberg.org)

67 points by agomez314 3 years ago | 71 comments

How to Pick a Mate (1946)(gutenberg.org)

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