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Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905-1906

General Fiction

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Lucy Maud Montgomery - Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905-1906

Lucy Maud Montgomery was born at Clifton (now New London), Prince Edward Island, Canada, on November 30, 1874. She achieved international fame in her lifetime, putting Prince Edward Island and Canada on the world...

Cata and 14 more 9 hours 10 minutes Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories

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Down South or Yacht Adventure in Florida

Action & Adventure Fiction

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Oliver Optic - Down South or Yacht Adventure in Florida

«Down South» is the fifth and last volume but one of the «Great Western Series.» The action of the story is confined entirely to Florida; and this fact may seem to belie the title of the Series. But the young...

Stevan Simmons 6 hours 42 minutes

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White Jacket, or The World in a Man-of-War

Nautical & Marine Fiction

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Herman Melville - White Jacket, or The World in a Man-of-War

This is a tale based on Melville's experiences aboard the USS United States from 1843 to 1844. It comments on the harsh and brutal realities of service in the US Navy at that time, but beyond this the narrator has...

James K. White 16 hours 19 minutes

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General Fiction

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Sara Ware Bassett - Flood Tide

Willie Spence may have been a bit eccentric by most standards, but he had a knack for creating gadgets in his small workshop at his home on Cape Cod. Whenever he was 'ketched' by an 'idee' he had to see it to...

Roger Melin 8 hours 17 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe (version 2)

Shipwrecked and castaway, Daniel DeFoe’s hard-luck character is still the standard for “growing where you’re planted.” Captured by pirates, he makes his break in a small boat and undergoes desperate adventures before...

Mark F. Smith 11 hours 24 minutes

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Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901

General Fiction

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Lucy Maud Montgomery - Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901

Lucy Maud Montgomery was born at Clifton (now New London), Prince Edward Island, Canada, on November 30, 1874. She achieved international fame in her lifetime, putting Prince Edward Island and Canada on the world...

jedopi and 12 more 6 hours 26 minutes Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories

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Action & Adventure Fiction

497

Joseph Conrad - Nigger of the Narcissus

This is the story of a voyage of a merchant sailing ship from Bombay to England, set in the very late 19th century. “It was a bad winter off the Cape that year.” From Wikepedia: “The novel is seen as an allegory...

Tom Crawford 6 hours 21 minutes

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Nautical & Marine Fiction

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Harriet Theresa Comstock - Janet of the Dunes

Known primarily for her children's books, Harriet T. Comstock would occasionally depart from that genre and showcase her writing talent in adult prose as well. Janet of the Dunes is one such departure wherein she...

Roger Melin 7 hours 37 minutes

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Nautical & Marine Fiction

527

William Clark Russell - Frozen Pirate

Sailing adventure with storms, icebergs, shipwrecks, treasure, and the reawakening of a pirate frozen in suspended animation for nearly fifty years (Summary by P. Cunningham)

Patti Cunningham and 5 more 11 hours 39 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Wilkie Collins - Frozen Deep

The Frozen Deep is a story of a love triangle between Clara, Frank and Richard, spiced up with dangerous expeditions, mysterious visions and life-threatening circumstances. The end is as surprising and unexpected as...

Diana Majlinger 3 hours 6 minutes

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Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas

Action & Adventure Fiction

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Herman Melville - Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas

Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas is Herman Melville's sequel to Typee , and, as such, was also autobiographical. After leaving Nuku Hiva, the main character ships aboard a whaling vessel which...

TriciaG 11 hours 31 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Herman Melville - Benito Cereno

On an island off the coast of Chile, Captain Amaso Delano, sailing an American sealer, sees the San Dominick, a Spanish slave ship, in obvious distress. Capt. Delano boards the San Dominick, providing needed...

Nullifidian and 5 more 3 hours 53 minutes

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