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Nature & Animal Fiction

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Joseph Conrad - Typhoon

Typhoon is a short novel by Joseph Conrad, begun in 1899 and published in Pall Mall Magazine in 1902. It is a classic sea yarn that describes how Captain Macwhirr sails the Siamese steamer Nan-Shan into a...

Russ Maxwell and 5 more 3 hours 3 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

508

R. M. Ballantyne - Golden Dream

Thoroughly engaging, at times even harrowing, adventure tale set in the San Francisco gold rush. Detailed depiction of its time and place, complete with everything from mining techniques to societal attitudes. You'll...

Lee Elliott 9 hours 47 minutes

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Romance

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Pierre Abélard - Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise

Heloise was a strong-willed and gifted woman who was fluent in Latin, Greek and Hebrew, and came from a lower social standing than Abelard. At age 19, and living under her uncle Fulbert's roof, Heloise fell in love...

icyjumbo and 1 more 3 hours 36 minutes

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Historical Fiction

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Anthony Trollope - Can You Forgive Her?

“Can You Forgive Her?” is the first in a series of six Trollope novels dealing broadly with 19th Century English political scene. It introduces the reader to Plantagenet and Glencora Palliser, as they court, marry,...

Laura Koskinen and 16 more 32 hours 16 minutes Palliser Novels by Anthony Trollope

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Self-Help

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Arnold Bennett - How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day

«Which of us lives on twenty-four hours a day? And when I say 'lives,' I do not mean exists, nor 'muddles through.'» — Arnold Bennett knew a «rat race» when he saw one. Every day, his fellow white-collar Londoners...

Mark F. Smith 1 hour 36 minutes

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Travel & Geography

532

Mark Twain - Roughing It

Roughing It is semi-autobiographical travel literature written by American humorist Mark Twain. It was authored during 1870–71 and published in 1872 as a sequel to his first book Innocents Abroad. This book tells of...

John Greenman 16 hours 57 minutes

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General

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Lucy Maud Montgomery - Chronicles of Avonlea

Chronicles of Avonlea is a collection of short stories by L.M. Montgomery, related to the Anne of Green Gables series. It features a number of stories relating to the fictional Canadian village of Avonlea, and was...

Sibella Denton 6 hours 15 minutes Anne of Green Gables and related works

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*Non-fiction

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Mary MacLane - Story of Mary MacLane

At the age of 19 in 1902, MacLane published her first book, The Story of Mary MacLane . It sold 100,000 copies in the first month and was popular among young girls, but was strongly criticized by conservative...

Kristin Hughes 5 hours 20 minutes

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*Non-fiction

437

Thomas Gilbert Pearson - Bird Study Book

Do you enjoy birdwatching? Would you like to learn a little more about the early conservations efforts to protect wild birds? In the Preface to The Bird Study Book, Pearson tells us “This book was written for the...

J. M. Smallheer 4 hours 1 minute

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*Non-fiction

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Marcus Aurelius - Meditations

Marcus Aurelius wrote Meditations in Greek while on campaign between 170 and 180, as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement. These memos survive and continue to inspire others to this day. These writings...

Aegist and 7 more 6 hours 59 minutes

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Published 1800 -1900

501

Thomas Hardy - Trumpet Major

Our heroine, Anne Garland, lives quietly in a rural community deep in the English countryside. However, the arrival of several regiments preparing for an expected invasion brings colour and chaos to the county. A...

Rebecca Dittman and 9 more 11 hours 49 minutes

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Philosophy

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David Hume - Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

In Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, philosopher David Hume examines whether belief in God can be rational. The work takes the form of a debate between three characters: Cleanthes, who argues that the existence...

Leon Mire 4 hours 2 minutes

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