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Drama

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Bayard Veiller - Thirteenth Chair

Your best friend has been murdered, stabbed in the back, and the police haven't been able to solve the case. You have consulted with the best detective in the area. You have asked friends and neighbors about the...

2 hours 1 minute

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn

Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh is the first in the series of Doctor Syn novels by Russell Thorndike and inspired a Disney movie called the Scarecrow of Romney Marsh starring Patrick Patrick McGoohan. In this...

Brett W. Downey and 3 more 7 hours 37 minutes

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Political Science

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Nellie Bly - Six Months In Mexico

This is an account of Nellie Bly's travels through Mexico in 1885. The book was originally a series of individual articles that she submitted to the Pittsburgh Dispatch newspaper for publication. In them she described...

James K. White 8 hours 13 minutes

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Romance

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Grace Livingston Hill - Marcia Schuyler (version 2)

A compelling love triangle. Marcia is young & sweet. Her older sister Kate is vain & selfish. Marcia deeply admires the man that Kate is to marry: handsome & respected David Spafford. But on the eve of the wedding,...

Aletha 10 hours 34 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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Benjamin F. Hasson - Escape From The Confederacy

Benjamin F Hasson was a Union officer in the Civil War of the United States. After being captured by the Confederacy, he escaped from a prison train taking prisoners to the infamous Andersonville prison. The short...

David Wales 1 hour 34 minutes

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Fantastic Fiction

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Marie Corelli - Secret Power

This Marie Corelli novel falls in the realm of fantasy and science fiction with a steampunk element. The story centers around Morgana Royal, a powerful woman who invents an airship, and Roger Seaton, her love interest...

Leena Emsley and 8 more 10 hours 19 minutes

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Fantasy Fiction

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Lord Dunsany - Book of Wonder (version 2)

The Book of Wonder (1912) is an amazing collection of fourteen tales by one of the pioneers and masters of the fantasy genre Lord Dunsany. Strangeness and humor abound in these delightful stories that were influential...

Sandra Cullum 2 hours 46 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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H. Rider Haggard - Queen Sheba's Ring

A famed archeologist, an aging doctor, and a young army engineer set out across the African desert on a great adventure. Professor Higgs is in search of new archeological discoveries, Dr. Adams seeks to rescue his...

Anfinwen and 4 more 10 hours 15 minutes

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Political Science

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Constantine Panunzio - Deportation Cases of 1919-1920

«The study here presented embodies the findings of an investigation into the recent [1919-1920] deportations of persons deemed to be unlawfully in the country... Its purpose is to call public attention to practices...

Sue Anderson 3 hours 37 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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Constantine Panunzio - Soul of an Immigrant

Constantine Panunzio (1884-1964) begins his autobiography by describing his childhood in Molfetta, Italy. At age 13, he left home as a sailor, landing in Boston in 1902. His trials finding work, learning English, and...

Sue Anderson 8 hours 47 minutes

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War & Military Fiction

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E. M. Delafield - War Workers

This is an early work by the author of «Diary Of A Provincial Lady». During the first world war, in the Midlands, there was a place where soldiers received sandwiches and a bit of comfort. It is run by Miss Vivian, an...

Denise Nordell and 1 more 8 hours 34 minutes

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John Gutenberg, First Master Printer: His Acts and Most Remarkable Discourses and his Death

Fictional Biographies & Memoirs

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Franz von Dingelstedt - John Gutenberg, First Master Printer: His Acts and Most Remarkable Discourses and his Death

This is a brief sketch of the last years of the life of Johannes (John) Gutenberg, the man who invented the movable letter press. We join him in Mayence, where he lives in poverty. We get to know his enemies and his...

Claudia Salto 2 hours 37 minutes

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