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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Oscar Wilde - Fisherman and His Soul (Version 2)

To get what we want is often the greatest curse of all. The fisherman here accidentally catches a mermaid in his net. He falls in love with the Mermaid and tells her that he wants to marry her. She tells him that he...

Phil Chenevert 1 hour 32 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

564

John Peter Toohey - Fresh Every Hour

This book is best described by its subtitle: “DETAILING the Adventures, Comic and Pathetic of one Jimmy Martin, Purveyor of Publicity, a Young Gentleman Possessing Sublime Nerve, Whimsical Imagination, Colossal...

Lee Smalley 6 hours 16 minutes

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Detective Fiction

540

R. Austin Freeman - John Thorndyke's Cases

Detective John Thorndyke never disappoints when solving crime in this collection of Freeman's works. — Summary by A. K. Morton

Sandra Cullum 8 hours 52 minutes

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Romance

593

George Gibbs - Yellow Dove

A World War 1 spy vs spy novel. Oh! And perhaps I should also mention, a bit of romance? «I am sorry,” he said coolly, „awfully sorry. As you know, I would have had things different. You may still doubt me when I...

Tony Oliva 10 hours 51 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

619

Mark Twain - Mysterious Stranger

Mark Twain wrote this fairytale style story about 3 boys who meet Satan's cousin and they experience many things during this time. The story is narrated by one of the boys many years later. Mark Twain ends the story...

Patrick79 5 hours 30 minutes

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General

532

Laura Lee Hope - Story of a Nodding Donkey

One of the twelve Make Believe Stories by Laura Lee Hope, The Nodding Donkey is one of the toys made with care in Santa's workshop. He then comes to earth, where he belongs to some fortunate boy or girl, and the...

Nan Dodge 1 hour 47 minutes

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Commentary on the Gospel of John. Book 10

Christianity - Commentary

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Cyril of Alexandria - Commentary on the Gospel of John. Book 10

Book 10 of Commentary on St John's Gospel covers John 14:21 — 16:13 — Summary by The Reader

A LibriVox Volunteer 5 hours 24 minutes Commentary on the Gospel of John by Cyril of Alexandria

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Historical Fiction

521

Rafael Sabatini - Lion's Skin

Justin Caryll was an unwilling hero: an unwilling plotter of revenge, an unwilling spy and an unwilling pursuer of the woman he loves. Justin must thread a perilous path through various sticky wickets, between the...

Carol Pelster 10 hours 43 minutes

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Religion

620

Martha Finley - Mildred at Roselands

In order to recover her health, Mildred Keith goes to visit her mother's extended family, the Dinsmores, in the South. Mildred makes new friends while at Roselands, learns important lessons and grows in her faith in...

Amy 5 hours 38 minutes

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New Republic; or Culture, Faith and Philosophy in an English Country House

Historical Fiction

471

William Hurrell Mallock - New Republic; or Culture, Faith and Philosophy in an English Country House

A group of upper class men and women gather together in an English country house to discuss their ideas for a utopia (their «New Republic»). The novel is a satire mocking most of the important figures at Oxford...

Foon 9 hours 13 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

438

Charles Waddell Chesnutt - Frederick Douglass A Biography

Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass became one of America's great icons. He escaped slavery to become one of our great abolitionists, statesman, writer, orator, all around social reformer and intellectual of our...

KirksVoice 2 hours 33 minutes

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Children's Fiction

508

Laura Lee Hope - Six Little Bunkers at Grandma Bell's

This book is the first part of the Six Little Bunkers series, written using the pseudonym of Laura Lee Hope. It follows the lives of the Bunker family, with six children. — Summary by bhavya

Bhavya and 6 more 4 hours 25 minutes

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