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Robert Eustace - Brotherhood of the Seven Kings

«THAT a secret society, based upon the lines of similar institutions so notorious on the Continent during the last century, could ever have existed in the London of our day may seem impossible. Such a society,...

J. M. Smallheer 7 hours 50 minutes

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General Fiction

518

Thomas Peckett Prest - Varney, the Vampyre Vol. 1

This is volume 1 of 3. 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...

Annika Feilbach and 21 more 21 hours 6 minutes

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Detective Fiction

546

Edgar Allan Poe - Murders in the Rue Morgue

The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1841. Poe referred to it as a «tale of ratiocination» featuring the brilliant deductions of C. Auguste Dupin; it is today regarded as...

Reynard T. Fox 1 hour 34 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Roy J. Snell - Blue Envelope

A mystery and adventure story for girls set in Alaska.

Dawn Larsen 4 hours 37 minutes

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Case of the Pocket Diary Found in the Snow

Detective Fiction

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Grace Isabel Colbron - Case of the Pocket Diary Found in the Snow

The account of some adventures in the professional experience of a member of the Imperial Austrian Police. (from the text)

Dawn Larsen 1 hour 48 minutes

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Detective Fiction

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E. W. Hornung - Dead Men Tell No Tales

Ernest William Hornung (June 7, 1866 – March 22, 1921) was an English author. Hornung was the third son of John Peter Hornung, a Hungarian, and was born in Middlesbrough. He was educated at Uppingham during some of...

Cori Samuel and 11 more 6 hours 10 minutes

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Detective Fiction

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Edgar Wallace - Daffodil Mystery

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (April 1, 1875–February 10, 1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals. Over...

J. M. Smallheer and 11 more 6 hours 59 minutes

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Detective Fiction

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Short Mystery Story Collection 001

Librivox’s Short Mystery Story Collection 001: a collection of 10 short works of mysterious fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Mark Nelson and 8 more 7 hours 18 minutes Short Mystery Collections

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Detective Fiction

506

J. S. Fletcher - Middle of Things

A habitual late night stroll down Markendale Square plunges Viner into the middle of things most mysterious and most perplexing. A murder, an imposter, secret papers, all combine to mystify even the police themselves....

Nathalie J. 7 hours 24 minutes

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Detective Fiction

625

Charles Norris Williamson - Second Latchkey

Jewelry thefts, society parties, clairvoyance, and romance marks this mystery, which is set in England and the US in the early 20th century. (Summary by Gesine)

Esther and 5 more 8 hours 32 minutes

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Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective - Or, The Crime of the Midnight Express

Detective Fiction

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A. Frank Pinkerton - Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective - Or, The Crime of the Midnight Express

Dyke Darrel investigates an audacious train robbery that included the murder of a friend, and embarks on a man-hunt. High Victorian serial melodrama at its best! (Summary by Sibella Denton).

Sibella Denton 4 hours 5 minutes

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Detective Fiction

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Anne Austin - Murder at Bridge

Inhabitants of the small town of Hamilton joke that they are afraid of being the dummy when playing Bridge, for fear of being murdered. Meanwhile, Special Investigator Bonnie Dundee demands a re-enactment of the...

Gesine and 7 more 8 hours 54 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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