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L. Frank Baum - Mary Louise in the Country

The Bluebird Books is a series of novels popular with teenage girls in the 1910s and 1920s. The series was begun by L. Frank Baum using his Edith Van Dyne pseudonym, then continued by at least three others, all using...

Sibella Denton 4 hours 33 minutes

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General Fiction

433

John W. Grey - Master Mystery

While Harry Houdini didn't rise to fame as a screen actor, silent film makers of the day sought to capitalize on his fame. The Master Mystery was Houdini's first such attempt, and it was embraced by the viewing...

Roger Melin 7 hours 52 minutes

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General Fiction

453

L. Frank Baum - Mary Louise

The Bluebird Books is a series of novels popular with teenage girls in the 1910s and 1920s. The series was begun by L. Frank Baum using his Edith Van Dyne pseudonym,then continued by at least three others, all using...

Sibella Denton 4 hours 12 minutes

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Detective Fiction

439

R. Austin Freeman - Eye of Osiris

The Eye of Osiris is an early example from the Dr. Thorndyke series of detective stories written by R. Austin Freeman. In these stories, the author drew on his extensive medical and scientific knowledge for his main...

J. M. Smallheer 8 hours 51 minutes

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General Fiction

446

Earl Derr Biggers - Agony Column

English romantic adventure starring a young American in London and inspired by the personal ads (agony columns) in the London papers. In this treacherous tale of murder and intrigue young American Geoffrey West...

peac 2 hours 30 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

464

James Oliver Curwood - Flaming Forest

A tale of mystery, romance, and honor, as David Carrigan must choose between his duty as an officer of the law and a girl who holds him captive; a girl who Carrigan thinks he may have fallen in love with no less! Who...

Roger Melin 8 hours 36 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Poison Belt

Three years after the events that took place in The Lost World ( librivox.org/the-lost-world-by-sir-arthur-conan-doyle/ ), Professor Challenger urgently summons his fellow explorers (Professor Summerlee, Lord John...

Mark F. Smith 3 hours 18 minutes

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Detective Fiction

451

Arthur B. Reeve - Exploits Of Elaine

The Exploits of Elaine It tells the story of a young woman named Elaine who, with the help of a detective, tries to find the man, known only as «The Clutching Hand», who murdered her father. (Wikipedia)

Lucy Burgoyne 9 hours 26 minutes

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General Fiction

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Thomas Peckett Prest - Varney, the Vampyre Vol. 2

Originally published as a penny dreadful from 1845 until 1847, when it first appeared in book form, Varney the Vampyre is a forerunner to vampire stories such as Dracula , which it heavily influenced. Flora...

Roger Melin and 14 more 22 hours 45 minutes

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Detective Fiction

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H. Beam Piper - Murder in the Gunroom

The Lane Fleming collection of early pistols and revolvers was one of the best in the country. When Fleming was found dead on the floor of his locked gunroom, a Confederate-made Colt-type percussion .36 revolver in...

Anthony Wilson 6 hours 52 minutes

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General Fiction

545

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - Grey Woman

A «Bluebeard» story in which a young woman marries a man whom she discovers has killed his previous wives and is trying to kill her as well. (Summary by Jane Greensmith)

Jane Greensmith 2 hours 12 minutes

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Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Version 2)

General Fiction

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Robert Louis Stevenson - Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Version 2)

After hearing Mr. Enfield's account of a distressing event involving Edward Hyde, the heir of his friend, Henry Jekyll, John Utterson is convinced that Jekyll's relationship with Hyde is built on something...

Kristin Hughes 2 hours 49 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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