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Culture & Heritage Fiction

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Mark Twain - More Newspaper Articles by Mark Twain

«More Newspaper Articles by Mark Twain» fills in the gaps left by the first collection of newspaper articles: «Newspaper Articles by Mark Twain» . The missing articles, collected by twainquotes.com , consist of...

John Greenman 20 hours 49 minutes

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490

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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491

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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529

Harriet Beecher Stowe - Sam Lawson's Oldtown Fireside Stories

A sequel to Oldtown Folks, featuring some of the same characters, these are 15 charming short stories told by ole' Sam Lawson to entertain Horace and Bill, two impressionable, curious and clever young boys of Oldtown...

Michele Fry 5 hours 42 minutes

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General Fiction

512

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - Short Stories (Household Words 1850-53)

Elizabeth Gaskell was a regular contributor to Charles Dickens's weekly magazine, Household Words, from 1850 through to 1853 In addition to three serialized novels, Cranford, North and South, and My Lady Ludlow,...

Phil Benson 9 hours 57 minutes

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O. Henry - Options

O. Henry needs no introduction of course; the man who made the short story with the surprise ending famous. These 16 stories are all wonderful examples of his word sculpting art. They include: «The Rose of Dixie»; The...

Michele Fry and 8 more 7 hours 14 minutes

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Short Story Collection Vol. 061

LibriVox readers bring you 20 short works of fiction in the public domain. This collection includes stories by a variety of authors, including Anton Chekhov, Edgar Allan Poe, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Rebecca West, Lucy...

Jessie Yun and 12 more 8 hours 47 minutes Short Story Collections

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Literary Fiction

428

May Sinclair - Two Sides of a Question

Here are two gemlike novellas in one volume, written in May Sinclair’s clearest and cleverest prose and exploring the many ways in which a woman can be held captive, held back from the “intoxication of freedom.” In...

Expatriate 6 hours 56 minutes

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Short Story Collection Vol. 060

LibriVox readers bring you 20 short stories in various genres by authors including Edna Ferber, Charlotte Brontë, Stephan Crane, W. Somerset Maugham, Lord Dunsany, Saki and Honoré de Balzac.

Ben Adams and 10 more 8 hours 44 minutes Short Story Collections

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

497

Fergus Hume - Hagar of the Pawn-Shop

Hagar Stanley, a beautiful young Gypsy, is driven by sexual harassment to leave her tribe and seek refuge with her uncle Jacob, a miserly London pawnbroker. He dies after teaching Hagar the business, and she takes...

Grant Hurlock 8 hours 21 minutes

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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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Coffee Break Collection 010 - War and Conflict

General Fiction

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Coffee Break Collection 010 - War and Conflict

This is the tenth 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...

Son of the Exiles and 10 more 2 hours 23 minutes Coffee Break Collections

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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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