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Ian Bernard Stoughton Holborn - Child of the Moat

Ian Holborn (professor of archaeology and a writer) was on board the RMS Lusitania when it was torpedoed, and as it sank he rescued a 12 year old girl named Avis Dolphin. She later complained that books for girls...

Beth Thomas and 11 more 12 hours 10 minutes

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Action & Adventure

492

Tudor Jenks - Galopoff, the Talking Pony

These are the fantastic adventures of Galopoff, the talking pony, and his friends. Galopoff experiences some amazing adventures in Russia, meeting some famous people of his time, and joining a circus, until his story...

Scarlett Martin and 4 more 2 hours 56 minutes

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Action & Adventure

419

Charles Boardman Hawes - Dark Frigate

The frigate Rose of Devon rescues from a wreck in mid-ocean twelve men who show their gratitude by seizing the Rose, killing her captain and sailing toward the Caribbean where they hope to plunder Spanish towns and...

Kathrine Engan 7 hours 23 minutes

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Action & Adventure

589

Clarence Young - Ned, Bob and Jerry at Boxwood Hall

The seventeenth book in the popular «Motor Boys» series sees our heroes as college freshman. Written under the house pseudonym of Clarence Young. — Summary by Lynne Thompson

Christine Lehman and 6 more 5 hours 20 minutes

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Action & Adventure

466

Elijah Kellogg - Lion Ben of Elm Island

An adventure story for boys, in which the author aims to «impart pleasure, and, at the same time, inspire respect for labor, integrity and every noble sentiment». There is a sense of nostalgia, as Kellogg sets his...

A LibriVox Volunteer and 9 more 5 hours 24 minutes

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Action & Adventure

510

Leonora Blanche Lang - Strange Story Book (version 2)

This is the last book in the The Andrew Lang «Color» Fairy Books series published after his death by his wife. She wrote the stories and he had edited them before his demise. It is a collection of stories that are...

Linda Andrus 11 hours 5 minutes

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480

L. Frank Baum - Queen Zixi of Ix

Fairy Queen Lulea and her merry band, in a quest to relieve themselves of boredom, decide to create a new magical amusement. They weave a beautiful magic cloak that grants its wearer a single wish. The Queen tells a...

Beth Thomas and 6 more 3 hours 53 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

485

Marie of Romania Alexandra Victoria - Dreamer of Dreams

Eric, artist for the king, has created a marvelous painting of a royal wedding. It is finished except for the face of the queen, which appeared to him in a dream. When he awoke, he had forgotten the form of the...

iloveyu and 11 more 5 hours 49 minutes

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Action & Adventure

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Jack London - Cruise of the Dazzler

Young Joe Bronson, caught between poor grades and his father's threats of military school, runs away from home. He joins the crew of a sloop named the Dazzler, but quickly figures out his captain, Pete Le Maire...

Robert Keiper 3 hours 38 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

473

Mildred A. Wirt Benson - Secret Pact

PENNY PARKER is a teen-aged sleuth and amateur reporter with an uncanny knack for uncovering and solving unusual, sometimes bizarre mysteries. The only daughter of widower Anthony Parker, publisher of the «Riverview...

Cheryl Adam 4 hours 27 minutes

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Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel (version 2 Dramatic Reading)

Nature & Animal Fiction

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Thornton W. Burgess - Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel (version 2 Dramatic Reading)

Author and editor of numerous children's books, Thornton W. Burgess was also a noted conservationist. In writing for youngsters he combined a gift for storytelling with his love of the outdoors, creating an...

Hannah M. 1 hour 32 minutes

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Action & Adventure

475

Thomas Mayne Reid - Death Shot

Long time since this hand hath penned a preface. Now only to say, that this romance, as originally published, was written when the author was suffering severe affliction, both physically and mentally—the result of a...

Larry Wilson and 11 more 16 hours 6 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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