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Action & Adventure Fiction

449

William Le Queux - Stolen Souls

This is a collection of 14 of William le Queux' best mystery stories. (Summary by Carolin)

bala and 10 more 7 hours 11 minutes

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General Fiction

416

Mary Hallock Foote - Touch of the Sun and Other Stories

Four short stories by Mary Hallock Foote (1847–1938), an American author and illustrator. She is best known for her illustrated short stories and novels portraying life in the mining communities of the...

David Wales 6 hours 20 minutes

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General Fiction

549

O. Henry - Gentle Grafter

If Jefferson «Parleyvoo» Pickens had appeared in print just a few years later, he might have been the «Gentle Grifter» instead of the «Gentle Grafter», the name O. Henry picked for him. His situation as an ethical...

Leslie Walden 4 hours 36 minutes

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Children's Fiction

508

Olive Beaupre Miller - Treasure Chest of My Bookhouse

Full of delightful fairy tales, charming poems and engaging stories, this is the fourth volume of the «My Bookhouse» series for little ones. Originally published in the 1920's as a six volume set, these books, edited...

Pascal Ramseier and 28 more 13 hours 2 minutes My Bookhouse Series

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Nature & Animal Fiction

529

Coffee Break Collection 008 - Animals

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

Rosie and 14 more 2 hours 44 minutes Coffee Break Collections

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Action & Adventure Fiction

438

Mary Hallock Foote - In Exile and Other Stories

Six short stories by Mary Hallock Foote (1847–1938), an American author and illustrator. She is best known for her illustrated short stories and novels portraying life in the mining communities of the...

David Wales 5 hours 36 minutes

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Romance

632

Will Lillibridge - Arcadia in Avernus

Unhappy wife leaves marriage of convenience for another man, the couple running away to the Dakota prairie to set up housekeeping. All seems romantically well… until the ex shows up. Surprisingly modern (if a little...

Bellona Times 2 hours 46 minutes

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Short Stories

475

Achmed Abdullah - Ten-foot Chain

True love can survive anything. Or can it? Four popular authors were lunching with an editor and the question came up: «What mental and emotional reaction would a man and a woman undergo, linked together by a ten-foot...

Phil Chenevert and 4 more 2 hours 33 minutes

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General Fiction

659

Short Story Collection Vol. 055

LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 055: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members, including stories by J. M. Barrie, O. Henry, Jerome, Joyce, London, Saki,...

Arnie Horton and 12 more 6 hours 27 minutes Short Story Collections

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General Fiction

638

Short Story Collection Vol. 054

LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 054: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Lars Rolander and 11 more 6 hours 55 minutes Short Story Collections

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Action & Adventure Fiction

451

Robert Barr - In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories

Thirteen short stories by one of the most famous writers in his day. Robert Barr was a British Canadian short story writer and novelist, born in Glasgow, Scotland. In London of the 1890s Barr became a more prolific...

David Wales 6 hours 37 minutes

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Children's Fiction

478

Hamilton Wright Mabie - Famous Stories Every Child Should Know

The group of stories brought together in this volume differ from legends because they have, with one exception,no core fact at the centre, from myths because they make no attempt to personify or explain the forces or...

Lynne T and 8 more 10 hours 24 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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