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Humorous Fiction

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A. A. Milne - Once a Week

A collection of short stories by famed Winnie the Pooh author, A.A. Milne. This charmingly humorous work from Milne's earlier writing period was first published in Punch magazine. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)

Cate Barratt 7 hours 7 minutes

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Westerns

456

Bret Harte - Luck Of Roaring Camp And Other Sketches

Bret Harte (1836 – 1902) was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California… He moved to California in 1853, later working there in a number of capacities, including...

David Wales 7 hours 11 minutes

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E. Nesbit - Literary Sense

A collection of short stories written by the author of other literary greats such as The Railway Children, Five Children and It and The Phoenix and the Carpet. Many of her books have been made into television series...

Jean Bascom and 5 more 6 hours 20 minutes

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Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)

467

Aesop - Three Hundred Aesop's Fables

Aesop's Fables or the Aesopica are a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and story-teller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BCE. The fables remain a popular choice for moral...

Michael Armenta 5 hours 54 minutes

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In the Midst of Life; Tales of Soldiers and Civilians

Horror & Supernatural Fiction

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Ambrose Bierce - In the Midst of Life; Tales of Soldiers and Civilians

These stories detail the lives of soldiers and civilians during the American Civil War. This is the 1909 edition. The 1909 edition omits six stories from the original 1891 edition; these six stories are added to this...

David Wales 11 hours 11 minutes

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Westerns

421

Stewart Edward White - Arizona Nights

Arizona Nights is a collection of tales from the American West as told by those who took part in them. (Summary by Adam E. Maroney)

A. E. Maroney 5 hours 40 minutes

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Single Author Collections

436

Sir Charles G. D. Roberts - Hoof and Claw

These 14 short stories about animals are superb examples of Roberts smooth storytelling style. Knows as the Father of Canadian Poetry, he loved to also write in prose about the wilderness and the personalities of the...

Mike Pelton and 8 more 6 hours 1 minute

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421

Edna Ferber - One Basket

This sparkling collection of 7 short stories by Ferber includes some that are considered her all time best like The Woman Who Tried To be Good and The Maternal Feminine. Writing for and about women, Edna Ferber...

Phil Chenevert 5 hours 7 minutes

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Historical Fiction

454

J. M. Barrie - Echoes of the War

Short stories with dramatic parts about civilian life in London during the First World War. Some humorous moments. By the author of «Peter Pan». ( Summary by JCarson )

James E. Carson 3 hours

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Tar Baby and Other Rhymes of Uncle Remus

Humorous Fiction

464

Joel Chandler Harris - Tar Baby and Other Rhymes of Uncle Remus

26 of Uncle Remus's stories put into verse and song. With the exception of the Tar Baby story, they were all new to this publication of 1904 and cover a variety of humorous subjects from Adan and Eve (De Appile Tree)...

Phil Chenevert 1 hour 36 minutes

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477

Nathaniel Hawthorne - Mosses From An Old Manse

«Mosses from an Old Manse» is a short story collection by Nathaniel Hawthorne, first published in 1846. The collection includes several previously-published short stories and is named in honor of The Old Manse where...

Bob Neufeld 18 hours 59 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

514

Cal Stewart - Uncle Josh's Punkin Centre Stories

A collection of comedic short stories from the perspective of an old country man. (Summary by Philip Martin)

Philip Martin 2 hours 29 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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