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Fergus Hume - Dwarf's Chamber And Other Stories

Short Stories by Fergus Hume (1859 – 1932), a prolific English novelist. — Summary by wikipedia

David Wales 10 hours 6 minutes

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Chronicles of Avonlea (version 2 Dramatic Reading)

Dramatic Readings

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Lucy Maud Montgomery - Chronicles of Avonlea (version 2 Dramatic Reading)

In this first collection of stories following the characters from the «Anne of Green Gables» series, we see 12 vignettes into the lives of the other inhabitants of Avonlea. The case of Ludovic Speed as mentioned in...

6 hours 44 minutes Anne of Green Gables and related works

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Published 1800 -1900

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Henry James - Liar

A successful painter reconnects with the woman he once loved during a visit to an English country house. His surprise is great when he learns that her husband is susceptible to a very peculiar habit. — Summary by...

Deborah Percy 2 hours 29 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

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Henry James - Third Person

The Third Person is an amusing spoof on spooking. The 'ghostly man about the house' in whom two increasingly competitive maiden ladies come to take a proprietary interest is as unlikely to inspire terror as the wraith...

Anthony Orr 1 hour 2 minutes

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Lord Dunsany - Sword of Welleran and Other Stories

The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories is the third book by Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, Ursula K. Le Guin and others. It was first...

Ed Humpal and 8 more 3 hours 49 minutes

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Clara Dillingham Pierson - Among the Night People

No need to be afraid of the dark — here is a wonderful collection of stories about the creatures and personalities who live at night and sleep in the day. — Summary by Jude Somers

Jude Somers 3 hours 28 minutes

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Lord Dunsany - Tales of Three Hemispheres

Tales of Three Hemispheres is a collection of fantasy short stories by Lord Dunsany. The first edition was published in Boston by John W. Luce & Co. in November, 1919; the first British edition was published in London...

Sandra Cullum and 6 more 3 hours 3 minutes

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Short Stories

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Jack London - Road

Jack London credited his skill of story-telling to the days he spent as a hobo learning to fabricate tales to get meals from sympathetic strangers. In The Road, he relates the tales and memories of his days on the...

Barry Eads 4 hours 44 minutes

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Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre, Vol. 3

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Marguerite of Navarre - Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre, Vol. 3

THE HEPTAMERON (here Volume 3 of 5), first published posthumously in 1558, is divided into seven complete days containing 10 stories each, and an eighth day containing only 2 stories. The stories, many of which deal...

Mary J and 4 more 3 hours 58 minutes

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Thomas Nelson Page - Burial of the Guns

This is a book of short stories centered around the Civil War and its aftermath. The author was a prominent Virginian in his day, and his writing shows a talent for poignant reminiscences. The title comes from the...

Mark F. Smith 5 hours 52 minutes

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War & Military Fiction

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Leo Tolstoy - Sevastopol

Sevastopol Sketches (Russian: Севастопольские рассказы, Sevastopolskiye rasskazy) are three short stories written by Leo Tolstoy and published in 1855 to record his experiences during the Siege of Sevastopol...

David Wales 4 hours 55 minutes

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Lily Dougall - Dozen Ways of Love

This is a collection of (each in their own way) romantic short stories by Lily Dougall. — Summary by Carolin

hexabee and 7 more 8 hours 5 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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