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On the Irrawaddy, A Story of the First Burmese War

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G. A. Henty - On the Irrawaddy, A Story of the First Burmese War

With the exception of the terrible retreat from Afghanistan, none of England's many little wars have been so fatal--in proportion to the number of those engaged--as our first expedition to Burma. It was undertaken...

Mike Harris 8 hours 47 minutes

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Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina, Book 6

Anna Karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious Anna and the dashing officer, Count Vronsky. Tragedy unfolds as Anna rejects her passionless marriage to follow her heart and must...

David Cole and 6 more 5 hours 53 minutes Anna Karenina (Garnett English Translation)

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Rudyard Kipling - Plain Tales from the Hills

Named a «prophet of British imperialism» by the young George Orwell, and born in Bombay, India, Rudyard Kipling had perhaps the clearest contemporary eye of any who described the British Raj. According to critic...

Mike Harris 7 hours 4 minutes

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Mór Jókai - Eyes Like the Sea

He was a painter, a poet, a novelist. He lived during the Hungarian revolution and his love of freedom meant his life was often in peril. She was his first love, this girl with the eyes like the sea. She was at heart...

MaryAnn 9 hours 12 minutes

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G. A. Henty - Tiger of Mysore

During the Indian war with Tippoo Saib, 15 year old Dick Holland and his mother set out from England to find and rescue his father, shipwrecked 6 years earlier, and believed to be held prisoner by the 'Tiger of...

Mike Harris 11 hours 30 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Upton Sinclair - Prisoner of Morro

Upton Sinclair, born in 1878 was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author. He wrote over 90 books in many genres. Best known for his muckraking novel, The Jungle</a href>, Sinclair also wrote adventure...

Tom Weiss 5 hours 30 minutes

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Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina, Book 5

Anna Karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious Anna and the dashing officer, Count Vronsky. Tragedy unfolds as Anna rejects her passionless marriage to follow her heart and must...

Phil Griffiths 6 hours 36 minutes Anna Karenina (Garnett English Translation)

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Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina, Book 4

Anna Karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious Anna and the dashing officer, Count Vronsky. In Book 4, Anna's husband considers drastic measures to address the flagrant infidelity of...

MaryAnn 3 hours 39 minutes Anna Karenina (Garnett English Translation)

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Alexandre Dumas - Vicomte De Bragelonne

After The Three Muskateers and Twenty Years After the adventurous story of Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan continues! The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (French: Le Vicomte de Bragelonne ou...

Kristen Zaza and 16 more 20 hours 29 minutes d'Artagnan Romances (in English translation)

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Dragon and the Raven: Or The Days of King Alfred

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G. A. Henty - Dragon and the Raven: Or The Days of King Alfred

During the reign of King Alfred, Danish forces have invaded the English countryside. Although the English try to repulse these attacks, they are overrun by the savagery and sheer numbers of the Danes. One of...

Mike Harris 7 hours 22 minutes

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G. A. Henty - At Agincourt - White Hoods of Paris

The story begins in a grim feudal castle in Normandie. The times were troublous, and soon the king compelled Lady Margaret de Villeroy, with her children, to go to Paris as hostages. Guy Aylmer went with her. Paris...

Mike Harris 10 hours 13 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Joseph A. Altsheler - Star of Gettysburg

The Army of Northern Virginia, still victorious after three hard years of fighting, capitalize on their victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, and a young Harry Kenton, is an eyewitness to the Confederate...

MaryAnn and 5 more 10 hours The Civil War Series

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