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Published 1900 onward

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Theodore Dreiser - Financier

In Philadelphia, Frank Cowperwood, whose father is a banker, makes his first money by buying cheap soaps on the market and selling it back with profit to a grocer. Later, he gets a job in Henry Waterman & Company, and...

Richard Kilmer 21 hours 49 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

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Georgette Heyer - Black Moth (version 2)

Jack Carstares, oldest son of the Earl Wyncham, has been disgraced by his brother. Gone for six years, living the life a highwayman he meets the woman he will fall in love with. Saving her from being kidnapped by a...

Terra Mendoza 10 hours 5 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Jakob Andreae - Epitome of the Formula of Concord

Formula of Concord (1577) is an authoritative Lutheran statement of faith (called a confession, creed, or «symbol») that, in its two parts (Epitome and Solid Declaration), makes up the final section of the Lutheran...

Jonathan Lange 1 hour 57 minutes Christian Book of Concord (Concordia)

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

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Louisa May Alcott - Mysterious Key and What It Opened

In this delightful short story, we discover the secrets of the Trevlyn family. 'The Mysterious Key and What it Opened' is a mystery entwined with romance (Introduction by ashleighjane)

ashleighjane 1 hour 54 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Johnston McCulley - Black Star

The Black Star was a master criminal who took great care to never be identifiable, always wore a mask so nobody knew what he looked like, rarely spoke to keep his voice from being recognized, and the only mark left at...

Roger Melin 8 hours 6 minutes

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Religion

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Martha Finley - Elsie's Girlhood

In the third book of Martha Finley's much-loved Elsie Dinsmore series, Elsie's life is traced from the tender age of 12 or 13 to the mature age of 21. Her life is not all sunshine and roses, but she is secure in the...

GabrielleC and 5 more 9 hours 1 minute Elsie Dinsmore Series

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General Fiction

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Henry Brooks Adams - Democracy - An American Novel

Not until after his death in 1918 was it revealed that Henry Adams was the anonymous author of Democracy, which had been published to great acclaim in 1880. Though the book avoids dates and the characters are...

Nicholas Clifford 7 hours 16 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Sigmund Freud - Psychopathology of Everyday Life

Professor Freud developed his system of psychoanalysis while studying the so-called borderline cases of mental diseases, such as hysteria and compulsion neurosis. By discarding the old methods of treatment and...

Mary Schneider 7 hours 15 minutes

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Romance

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Mary Elizabeth Braddon - John Marchmont's Legacy

Like Wuthering Heights, the center of this story is a dramatic love triangle, the setting is a huge English manor. Olivia Marchmont has always «done her duty.» However, when she falls in love and her beloved is in...

Cate Barratt 17 hours 7 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Caroline Snowden Guild - Violet: A Fairy Story

A charming fairytale — with realistic touches — from the mid-19th Century.(Summary by BellonaTimes)

Phil Chenevert and 3 more 2 hours 22 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

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Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 022

A collection of nineteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, science, women's...

Daniel Christopher June and 14 more 5 hours 7 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Hamilton Wright Mabie - Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know

This is a collection of well known fairy tales by various authors, including the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault and many others. (Summary by Elli)

Michael Packard and 17 more 10 hours 55 minutes

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