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General Fiction

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Ada Leverson - Love's Shadow

The first in a trilogy of books known together as 'The Little Ottleys', this is a sparkling social comedy set in Edwardian London. Ada Leverson was a great friend and staunch supporter of Oscar Wilde and shared his...

Helen Taylor 5 hours 45 minutes

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General Fiction

462

Edgar Saltus - Mr. Incoul's Misadventure

Saltus has been compared to Oscar Wilde for wit and language. His novels are entertaining, yet philosophical, exposing the vagaries of human nature. The publishers promoted Mr. Incoul's Misadventure thus: «A novel...

Lynne T and 6 more 4 hours 29 minutes

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Family Life

437

Steele Rudd - On Our Selection

The humorous account of Dad and Dave and the rest of the Rudd clan as they attempt to carve a farming 'selection' out of the Australian wilderness in spite of fire, famine, snakebite, and a loony hired hand. — Summary...

Son of the Exiles 4 hours 45 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

433

F. Anstey - Voces Populi

F. Anstey was the nom de plume of Thomas Anstey Guthrie, a Londoner who was trained for the bar but found success as a writer of humorous pieces for Punch and humorous novels. Voces Populi, a collection of his Punch...

Don W. Jenkins 4 hours 48 minutes

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E. Nesbit - Lark

«The Lark» has all the charm and freshness which have made Miss Nesbit's former novels so justly popular, and yet the story ts entirely new and original. Two girls, Jane and Lucilla, are led by Jane's guardian to...

Grant Hurlock 9 hours 41 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

463

F. Anstey - Bayard from Bengal

The estimable gentleman, Chunder Bindabun Bhosh, ESQ., B.A., travels from his native India to England, with his impeccable English and manners, which immediately mark him as a foreigner, and embarks on an enviable...

Don W. Jenkins 2 hours 17 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

487

Caroline Lockhart - Dude Wrangler

Spoiled, handsome, 24 year old Easterner meets pretty, no-nonsense gal from Wyoming, is instantly smitten and does a sea-change to try and impress her in this genial romantic comedy. — Summary by BellonaTimes

Bellona Times 8 hours 52 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

446

F. Anstey - Tinted Venus

When a young newly engaged man finds himself bound for an amusement garden with an old flame, not his fiancee, it is not surprising that he still feels some attraction for her. When they escape the heat of the dance...

Don W. Jenkins 5 hours 47 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

613

Ring Lardner - Gullible's Travels, Etc.

Humorous stories of social climbing in America's «classless» society. — Summary by Winston Tharp

Winston Tharp 3 hours 55 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

444

Ellis Parker Butler - Adventures of a Suburbanite

Why is the neighbor so obsessed with his car? Where can we find a good gardener? Should we have a Santa Claus at our Christmas party? Yes, this is suburbia… much the same today as it was in 1911. — Summary by Sarah...

shawnoconnor1477 and 7 more 3 hours 18 minutes

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

434

George Barr McCutcheon - Yollop

Mr. Crittenden Yollop makes friends with the man who came to burglarize his home and sets out to help him return to where he really wants to be...prison. This humorous satire takes a somewhat different look at...

Barry Eads 1 hour 59 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

431

Bill Nye - Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories

Bill Nye was a respected journalist who also became known as a humorist. His short pieces range from a description of a visit to a friend residing in Ludlow prison, to “advice” to a son, to a wry commentary on his...

Don W. Jenkins 4 hours 38 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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