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José Maria de Eça de Queirós - Our Lady of the Pillar

A ghost story and love story all at once, set in medieval portugal. Don Ruy is in love with Dona Leonor, but her husband has guessed his feelings and hatches a plan. Don Ruy rides right into a trap, but on the way, a...

Leni 1 hour 23 minutes

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Coffee Break Collection 014 - New Beginnings

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Coffee Break Collection 014 - New Beginnings

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

Lynne T and 8 more 1 hour 11 minutes Coffee Break Collections

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Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 07, Dec. 16, 1879

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Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 07, Dec. 16, 1879

Harper's Young People upon its first publication in 1879 was an illustrated weekly publication containing delightful serialized stories, short stories, fiction and nonfiction, anecdotes, jokes, artwork, craft...

A LibriVox Volunteer and 6 more 1 hour 18 minutes Harper's Young People

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Anna Katharine Green - Thief

At a dinner party, a valuable coin is lost while being passed around among the guests to look at. One of the gentlemen insists to empty his pockets to the host to free himself of all suspicion, and the other gentlemen...

Crln Yldz Ksr 52 minutes

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Richard Harding Davis - Wasted Day

This is a delightful little story about the most successful banker on Wall Street, who finds his philanthropic side when one of his former employees is arrested and needs someone to vouch for his character… — Summary...

Crln Yldz Ksr 48 minutes

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Richard Harding Davis - Cynical Miss Catherwaight

This is the story of Miss Catherwaight, collector of «dishonored honors» — medals of honor pawned by the persons they were awarded to. Part of Miss Catherwaight's collection are also the stories behind each award, and...

Crln Yldz Ksr 43 minutes

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477

Pansy - Sunshine Factory

Seven very short sweet stories by Pansy that you will not soon forget! They are stories children will love, and everyone can enjoy. They will make you smile and laugh and bring tears to your eyes. And each one teaches...

fiddlesticks 31 minutes

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Short Stories

477

Anonymous - Kitty's Picnic and other Stories

A collection of short stories for boys and girls that spark the imagination and teach life lessons. (summary by Ladeebug)

Tihirih Lopez and 4 more 36 minutes

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Literary Fiction

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Henry James - Collaboration

It is Paris sometime after the Franco-Prussian War (1870--Germany won--the French Second Republic collapsed--France embittered). A French poet and a German composer come to admire one another's work and decide to...

David Wales 57 minutes

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Romance

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Francis Hopkinson Smith - Little Gray Lady

As every Christmas for the last 20 years, the Little Gray Lady lights a candle in her room and spends the evening alone, thinking of a great mistake she has made so long ago. This year, however, things are to play out...

Crln Yldz Ksr 41 minutes

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Washington Irving - Legend of Sleepy Hollow (version 3)

Everyone knows the story of the Headless Horseman but perhaps you, like me, did not remember what a marvelous story teller Washington Irving was. He observed human nature closely and like any good humorist, lets us...

Phil Chenevert 1 hour 25 minutes

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O. Henry - Five Beloved Stories by O. Henry

O. Henry wrote over 600 short stories. Naturally I have my personal top 20 stories that just seem to stand out because of their form, writing style and ability to convey real personalities in a very few words. From...

Phil Chenevert 1 hour 16 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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