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Anthony Hope - Lucinda

It's 1914 London, and it's Waldo and Lucinda's wedding day. Unfortunately, Lucinda is nowhere to be found. A messenger boy brings Lucinda's note to her mother — ‘I can’t do it, Mother. So I’ve gone.’ There seems to be...

Nick Bulka 8 hours 59 minutes

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Rolf Boldrewood - Plain Living

Seemingly down-on-his-luck Australian sheep rancher and orchard grower kindly teaches his loving family the value of money through 'plain living'. Fellow fans of Jon Cleary's «The Sundowners», set a generation later,...

VfkaBT 8 hours 13 minutes

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Bram Stoker - Dracula (version 3)

Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and the...

Kara Shallenberg 15 hours 58 minutes

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George Gibbs - Madcap

Quote: «To the quiet Titine her mistress created an impression of bringing not only herself into the room, but also the violent horse and the whole of the out-of-doors besides.» --Chapter 1 of Madcap. --In the same...

Tony Oliva 11 hours 49 minutes

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Absalom Martin - Kastle Krags: A Story of Mystery

A series of murders occur at the remote seaside mansion of a millionaire in Florida. The mystery is heightened via local lore of pirates and hidden treasure, not to mention a fabled ancient octopus said to have a...

VfkaBT 5 hours 50 minutes

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George W. M. Reynolds - Mysteries of London Vol. II

The Mysteries of London was a best-selling novel in mid-Victorian England, published in four volumes. This is the second volume. Initially serialized in weekly installments, they were the forerunners of today's soap...

Lynne T and 26 more 47 hours 27 minutes

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Short Science Fiction Collection 055

Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is possible. The only rules are those set forth by the author. The speculative...

Alex Deva and 9 more 12 hours 42 minutes Short Science Fiction Collections

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George Gibbs - In Search of Mademoiselle

Preface note by George Gibbs: There were no more vivid episodes in the colonization of the New World than those resulting from the attempts of the French people to gain a permanent foothold on our shores… The most...

Tony Oliva 11 hours 26 minutes

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Harold L. Goodwin - Smugglers' Reef

Seventh entry in the Rick Brant Science Mystery Adventure series has Rick and buddy Scott using infrared technology on the trail of smuggling no-goodniks in the vicinity of Spindrift Island, Rick's home and location...

VfkaBT 5 hours 42 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Mildred A. Wirt Benson - Clue of the Silken Ladder

In THE CLUE OF THE SILKEN LADDER, Penny investigates multiple mysteries. What is the purpose of the singular silken ladder made by the secretive and somewhat sinister old Japanese curio shop owner? How can the...

Cheryl Adam 4 hours 21 minutes

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Arthur M. Winfield - Rover Boys on the Great Lakes

The continuing saga of those rambunctious Rover Boys, brothers Dick, Tom, and Sam, takes them to the Great Lakes region of the northern U.S… Expect the usual adventure and ultimately heroic encounters with bad apples,...

VfkaBT 5 hours 1 minute

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Jules Eckert Goodman - Treasure Island: A Play in 4 Acts

Arrgh and Shiver Me Timbers! Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver! This is Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale as made into a play for The Punch and Judy Theatre Company in 1915. — Summary by ToddHW Cast list:...

2 hours 44 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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