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A Guide to World Events in Context
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, historical context and recurring questions across the collection.
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NOKIV Public Domain Library: 98 Classic Works in Four Themed Categories
The NOKIV Public Domain Literature Library offers 98 public-domain works organized into four thematic categories: world events in context, magical and imaginary worlds, maritime adventures, and society, manners, and change. Each category includes 24 to 26 titles, with works from 99 authors. The library provides access to classic literature without copyright restrictions.
98 public-domain works99 represented authorsSource-attributed catalogue records
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Magic & Imaginary Worlds: Sources & Perspectives
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, historical context and recurring questions across the collection.
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Maritime Adventures: Sources & Perspectives
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, historical context and recurring questions across the collection.
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Society, Manners & Change: Texts & Context
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, historical context and recurring questions across the collection.
Literature — Editor’s Selection
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Society, Manners & Change: Texts & Context
Selected Stories of Bret Harte —...
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Start with legal historyFollow works on law, courts, constitutions and changing public institutions.Explore crime and investigationRead historical cases, prison accounts, forensic sources and investigative writing.Discover social historyLook at everyday life, customs, biographies and the institutions shaping communities.Browse military and political sourcesMove through battles, military organization, naval affairs and political conflict.
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