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Noughts and Crosses: Stories, Studies and Sketches

Literary Fiction

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Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - Noughts and Crosses: Stories, Studies and Sketches

This is a collection of well-written engaging short stories written by «Q», the pen name of the prolific and eccentric Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch. — Summary by Amy Gramour

Andrew Dougherty and 10 more 4 hours 56 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - Poison Island

Mysterious old Captain Coffin not only has a wild story about a Honduran island where treasure lies, he has a map. But they must be wary because it also holds “a poison that kills a man and keeps him fresh as paint”....

Daniel Goodson and 10 more 9 hours 10 minutes

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Historical Fiction

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Martha Finley - Elsie's New Relations

In this ninth book in the classic Elsie Dinsmore series, the family finishes their summer at the seaside and returns to Ion. The narrative turns from Elsie to Violet's family, particularly her step-children Max and...

Lily Marie and 7 more 6 hours 26 minutes Elsie Dinsmore Series

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Poetry

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Rupert Brooke - 1914, and Other Poems

This is a volume of poems by Rupert Brooke, named after the famous poems «1914», written during and about World War I. Brooke himself died while taking part in a naval expedition to the Dardanelles, and was buried in...

Jael Baldwin and 5 more 1 hour 1 minute

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Poetry

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Madison Cawein - Voice on the Wind, and Other Poems

This is a volume of poems by Madison Julius Cawein, «the Keats of Kentucky» , published at the height of his popularity in 1902. — Summary by Carolin

Sonia and 8 more 1 hour 27 minutes

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Perverted Proverbs: A Manual of Immorals for the Many

Poetry

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Harry Graham - Perverted Proverbs: A Manual of Immorals for the Many

This is a volume of humorous poems by Harry Graham, writing under his pseudonym Col. D. Streamer. In this volume, Graham brings us a unique and original view of popular proverbs, in his own peculiar humorous verse. —...

Gaby and 4 more 35 minutes

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Parodies on Tennyson's Charge of the Light Brigade

Humorous Fiction

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Walter Hamilton - Parodies on Tennyson's Charge of the Light Brigade

This extract, taken from Parodies of the works of English and American Authors, vol 1, of parodies of Tennyson's Charge of the Light Brigade covers such topics as the Clergy, the Fairer Sex, Doctors, Engineers and...

Emma Charlotte and 5 more 1 hour 3 minutes

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Christian Fiction

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Rosalind Goforth - Chinese Diamonds for the King of Kings

In this small book Rosalind Goforth tells many stories of 'diamonds' in China that have been tested and come out pure in the King of Kings' hand for His service. Sketch 9 speaks of the awful facts of the «heathen»...

pattymarie and 9 more 3 hours 10 minutes

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War & Military

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Mandell Creighton - Queen Elizabeth

«The Princess Elizabeth of England was born at Greenwich, between three and four of the afternoon of September 7, 1533. Her birth was a matter of small rejoicing to her parents, who were sorely disappointed that their...

Pamela Nagami 8 hours 54 minutes

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Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

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Eric Mackay - Thunderstorm at Night

George Eric Mackay was an English minor poet, now remembered as the sponging half-brother of Marie Corelli, the best-selling novelist. Mackay and Corelli, born Mary Mackay, were the children of Charles Mackay, by...

Bruce Kachuk and 13 more 17 minutes

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Published 1900 onward

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Rose Macaulay - Making of a Bigot

“How various is man! How multiplied his experience, his outlook, his conclusions!”—H. Belloc. “And every single one of them is right.”—R. Kipling. Written while Macaulay worked in the Propaganda Department of...

Rhys Lawson and 6 more 7 hours 31 minutes

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Animals

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Elizabeth Brightwen - Wild Nature Won by Kindness

This is a delightful collection of stories about a few of the birds, puppies, ant-lions, spiders and other assorted bugs this lady either rescued or found and then observed carefully as they made their way to...

Logan Lorenz and 10 more 3 hours 59 minutes

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