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Fantasy Fiction

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James Branch Cabell - Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice

Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice is a fantasy book by James Branch Cabell, which gained fame (or notoriety) shortly after its publication in 1919. It is a humorous romp through a medieval cosmos, including a send-up of...

Mark Nelson 10 hours 6 minutes

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

845

William Nelson Taft - On Secret Service

Detective-Mystery stories based on real cases solved by government agents. Created initially in 1865, the U.S. Secret Service continued to expand over the years, particularly following the assassination of President...

Roger Melin 11 hours 55 minutes

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Literary Fiction

816

W. Somerset Maugham - Hero

James Parsons comes home to Little Primpton after serving in the Boer War. The whole town is proud of their new hero, who was awarded the Victoria Cross for risking his life to save a fellow soldier. However, for...

OCTL7 8 hours 18 minutes

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Mikado, Or The Town of Titipu (version 2)

Culture & Heritage Fiction

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W. S. Gilbert - Mikado, Or The Town of Titipu (version 2)

In the town of Titipu, flirting is punishable by death on the command of the Mikado himself! But what happens when the Lord High Executioner is himself condemned to die? And what secret does the wandering minstrel...

1 hour 33 minutes

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War & Military

815

Mandell Creighton - Cardinal Wolsey

Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (1473-1530) will always be remembered as the Lord Chancellor who fell from power when he failed to obtain the annulment of King Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon. The eminent British...

Pamela Nagami 7 hours 30 minutes

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Science - History of the Universe Vol. 3: Physics & Electricity

Astronomy, Physics & Mechanics

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Francis Rolt-Wheeler - Science - History of the Universe Vol. 3: Physics & Electricity

Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The third volume is on physics written by George Matthew and on electricity written by Professor William J. Moore. The section on physics covers matter —...

MaryAnn and 7 more 10 hours 44 minutes

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (version 2)

Biography & Autobiography

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Frederick Douglass - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (version 2)

Published in 1845, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself was written in response to critics who questioned the authenticity of the experiences Douglass drew on as a...

Jesse Zuba 4 hours 3 minutes

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General Fiction

840

Fergus Hume - Opal Serpent

An old pawnbroker is found strangled with his lips pinned together with an opal serpent broach. He has a beautiful daughter who is apparently the heir of his large estate. But another claimant has made herself known...

Richard Kilmer 9 hours 44 minutes

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War & Military

769

Arthur Hassall - Mazarin

Guilio Raimondo (Cardinal Mazarin, 1602-1661), Richelieu's designated successor as chief minister of France, was a master of diplomacy. Though a cardinal, he was not a priest and was probably secretly married to the...

Pamela Nagami 6 hours 11 minutes

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General

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Adah Louise Sutton - Little Maid in Toyland

The story portrays the adventures of a young girl and her friends as they magically go through the door of her doll house into a strange world called Toyland. (Summary by gloryb)

Gloria Begemann 4 hours 14 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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Horace Walpole - Horace Walpole's Letters: a selection

Horace Walpole, 4th earl of Orford, was a cultivated participant in, and observer of, the social and political life of Georgian England. His charming and witty letters are valuable pictures of the age. «A man so...

Barbara Baker 5 hours 44 minutes

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Literary Fiction

972

Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (Version 4)

After the death of his father, Nicholas must provide for his mother and sister. His wealthy uncle provides him with employment at a boys' school, run by the villainous Mr. Squeers. But when Nicholas has seen enough of...

Hamlet 31 hours 34 minutes

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