General Fiction

974 books

All Stories Novels

New TOP Discussed

General Fiction

845

Gertrude Atherton - Ancestors: A Novel

Flora, the daughter of a clergyman, grew up the playmate of the castle children but learned early on that a certain prettiness and good breeding did not put her in the same class as her friends. With the sudden death...

Lynne T 20 hours 58 minutes

No comments

General Fiction

903

Mrs. Henry de la Pasture - Lonely Lady of Grosvenor Square

Elizabeth de la Pasture, the author of this work, is the mother of the more well known E. M. Delafield- author of Diary Of A Provincial Lady. Jeanne Marney, a country girl, comes to London to care for her ailing aunt....

jenno and 5 more 8 hours 50 minutes

No comments

General Fiction

884

Henry James - Tragic Muse

Art or politics, this is the question Nick Dormer dealls with in the course of this novel. Mirian Ruth, an aspiring actress, is the «tragic muse» of the title. Her concerns are a bit different: would proper society...

shihping and 5 more 23 hours 15 minutes

No comments

Crime & Mystery Fiction

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - His Last Bow (version 3)

His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of previously published Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, including the titular short story, «His Last Bow. The War Service of Sherlock...

David Clarke 7 hours 10 minutes

No comments

General Fiction

Anthony Trollope - Barchester Towers (version 2)

Barchester Towers, published in 1857, is the 2nd novel in Anthony Trollope's series known as the «Chronicles of Barsetshire». It follows on from The Warden, set some years later, with some of the same characters....

Nick Whitley 24 hours 54 minutes Barsetshire Series by Anthony Trollope

No comments

General Fiction

852

Ivan Turgenev - Torrents of Spring

The Torrents of Spring, also known as Spring Torrents (Russian: Вешние воды), is a novel written by Ivan Turgenev during 1870 and 1871 when he was in his fifties. The story centers around a young Russian landowner...

tovarisch 6 hours 9 minutes

No comments

General Fiction

Leo Tolstoy - Family Happiness

After a brief romance, the 17 year old Marya falls in love with the much older Sergyei Mikhailitch, an old family friend, and the two are married. They share an initially blissful life but after moving to St....

EvanJ 2 hours 59 minutes

No comments

Coffee Break Collection 012 - The Performing Arts

General Fiction

1.1K

Coffee Break Collection 012 - The Performing Arts

This is the twelfth collection of our «coffee break» series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in length. These are great for study breaks, commutes, workouts, or any time you'd like to...

Son of the Exiles and 10 more 2 hours 25 minutes Coffee Break Collections

No comments

General Fiction

821

Susan Glaspell - Glory Of The Conquered

«The Glory Of The Conquered, The Story Of A Great Love» is Susan Glaspell's first novel. It tells the story of Karl, who was blinded after being injured by a lab experiment and his wife, Ernestine, who nursed...

Sheila and 8 more 9 hours 55 minutes

No comments

Crime & Mystery Fiction

892

Fergus Hume - Red Money

Greed and lost love collide to create dark secrets. Through twists and turns, corrupt aristocrats let family and honor overshadow love and true happiness. In the end, evil passes and good endures. (Summary by Sharon...

Sharon Kilmer 9 hours 49 minutes

No comments

Grace Harlowe with the Marines at Chateau Thierry

Children's Fiction

923

Jessie Graham Flower - Grace Harlowe with the Marines at Chateau Thierry

Grace continues her war adventures over seas in France, continuing her work for the Red Cross. Set during World War I, Loyal Heart finds herself in much peril as she helps with the fight against the Germans. Summary...

ashleighjane 5 hours 23 minutes Grace Harlowe Series

No comments

General Fiction

990

Lewis Carroll - Phantasmagoria and other poems

This is a collection of numerous lesser known poems by Lewis Carroll, with a tendency towards entertaining nonsense verses and unusual approaches to subject matter. Some of the poems are rather meta or introspective...

Rosslyn Carlyle 1 hour 53 minutes

No comments

New

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

Show all