Historical Fiction

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Historical Fiction

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R. M. Ballantyne - Post Haste

In this book, Ballantyne weaves the story of Phillip Mayland and his friend, George Aspel with an interesting portrayal of the British Post Office as it existed in the 19th century. In the words of R. M. Ballantyne...

AlaynaMay and 9 more 9 hours 18 minutes

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Children's Non-fiction

506

H. A. Guerber - Story of the Romans

A collection of short stories and histories of Rome, from its beginning to its end. (Ann Boulais)

twalter8 and 34 more 7 hours 31 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

502

William Harrison Ainsworth - Windsor Castle, Book 5

Book 5 — Mabel Lyndwood. The focus of the novels is on the events surrounding Henry VIII's replacing Catherine of Aragon with Anne Boleyn as his wife. During Henry's pursuit of Boleyn, the novel describes other...

acousticwave and 4 more 1 hour 45 minutes Windsor Castle

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Action & Adventure Fiction

438

Théophile Gautier - Romance of a Mummy and Egypt

The account he gives, in his novel, of the ancient city of Thebes, of the great necropolis in the valley of Biban el Molûk, of the subterranean tombs, of the precautions taken by the designers to baffle curiosity, of...

Nadine Eckert-Boulet and 6 more 7 hours 21 minutes

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Historical Fiction

434

Allen French - Story of Rolf and the Viking's Bow

Rolf, a youth in early Christian Iceland, loses first his father, then his property, and finally his freedom to the schemes of a greedy neighbor. Outlawed from Iceland, Rolf travels abroad, meeting with shipwreck,...

Erin Schellhase 6 hours 25 minutes

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Family Life

494

Martha Finley - Elsie's Children

This book continues the delightful «Elsie Dinsmore» series. Elsie's children, introduced in the previous volume, live life, grow up, and encounter various problems of their own. — Summary by GabrielleC...

David Lawrence and 12 more 6 hours 53 minutes Elsie Dinsmore Series

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Action & Adventure Fiction

435

William Hope Hodgson - Boats of the 'Glen Carrig'

Eighteenth-century sailors adrift in a lifeboat encounter strange lands and weird creatures in their search for home. A creepy tale of nautical adventure. — Summary by Jason Mills

Jason Mills 4 hours 49 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

449

Joseph Conrad - Under Western Eyes

Under Western Eyes (1911) is a novel by Joseph Conrad. The novel takes place in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Geneva, Switzerland, and is viewed as Conrad's response to the themes explored in Crime and Punishment,...

Expatriate 11 hours 1 minute

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Action & Adventure Fiction

411

Andre Norton - Ride Proud, Rebel!

Drew Rennie, served as a cavalry scout in Confederate general John Hunt Morgan's command. He had left home in 1862 after a final break with his harsh grandfather, who despised him since his birth because of his...

Richard Kilmer 7 hours 35 minutes

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Historical Fiction

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Arnold Bennett - Ghost: A Modern Fantasy

The novel opens with Carl Foster, a recently qualified doctor, coming to London to try and make his fortune. He meets a famous tenor, Signor Alresca, who suffers a dreadful injury backstage and Foster tends to him. He...

Simon Evers 5 hours 58 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

557

A. E. W. Mason - Watchers

A dark tale of adventure, piracy, murder, and revenge set on a rugged Cornish island in the mid-1700s. Told with the literary excellence to be expected from the author of The Four Feathers, the tale begins with a...

Jacquerie 6 hours 7 minutes

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

521

Fergus Hume - Bishop's Secret

Bishop Pendle is the Church of England bishop in a small fictitious English cathedral town. Several years into his work, he receives a visit from a disreputable-looking visitor. The bishop is much upset. What...

David Wales 12 hours 41 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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