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Humorous Fiction

812

Earl Derr Biggers - Love Insurance

A young man came to Lloyds of London. He knew they took out policies on unusual risks… And what he wanted was love insurance. What follows is a comic novel, by the creator of the Chinese detective — Charlie Chan! —...

Linda Andrus and 5 more 7 hours 31 minutes

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Short Stories

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H. A. Guerber - Story of the Greeks

This book is a collection of stories and histories about the Ancient Greeks, including many of their famous myths! — Summary by Ann Boulais

Donald Cummings and 44 more 7 hours 35 minutes

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Single author

1.2K

Conrad Aiken - House of Dust: A Symphony

The House of Dust is a poem written in the four-movement format of a classical symphony. Hauntingly beautiful despite its bleak post-World War I depictions of human mortality and loss, the poem develops its movements...

Expatriate 2 hours 21 minutes

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Single author

1.3K

Thomas Hardy - Wessex Poems

A collection of poetry by Thomas Hardy, some of which were previously published or adapted into his prose works. — Summary by Libby Gohn

Libby Gohn 2 hours 11 minutes

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Historical

810

Charlotte Mary Yonge - Unknown to History

During the captivity of Mary, Queen of Scots, plots, conspiracies, and intrigue engulfed the country. Catholics were apprehensive of Protestants; Scots mistrusted the English. No one felt completely safe. Into the...

Tanica 16 hours 4 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

783

William Hope Hodgson - Boats of the 'Glen Carrig'

Eighteenth-century sailors adrift in a lifeboat encounter strange lands and weird creatures in their search for home. A creepy tale of nautical adventure. — Summary by Jason Mills

Jason Mills 4 hours 49 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

784

Algernon Blackwood - Willows (version 2)

«The Willows» is one of Algernon Blackwood's best known creepy stories. American horror author H.P. Lovecraft considered it to be the finest supernatural tale in English literature. He wrote in his treatise...

Phil Chenevert 2 hours 20 minutes

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Poetry

897

John Brownlie - Hymns of the Early Church

This collection of hymns have been translated from the poetry to the Latin church, arranged in the order of the Christian year. «This volume is intended for hours of devotion, and the vast storehouse of sacred poetry...

Denise Nordell and 10 more 2 hours 30 minutes

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General Fiction

850

William John Locke - Beloved Vagabond

The vagabond, Paragot, a truly eccentric bohemian and a wandering scholar with a mysterious past, adopts a London street urchin (whom he calls Asticot) by purchasing him from his mother for half a crown. Paragot leads...

Simon Evers 8 hours 24 minutes

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Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)

828

Alice Morse Earle - Home Life in Colonial Days

CHAPTER I HOMES OF THE COLONISTS When the first settlers landed on American shores, the difficulties in finding or making shelter must have seemed ironical as well as almost unbearable. The colonists found a...

Susan Morin 13 hours 2 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

852

E. Phillips Oppenheim - Great Secret

English gentleman Hardross Courage has a good life. He has all the money he needs, enjoys sports and hunting, manages the family estate, and in general leads a satisfying life. On a trip to London to participate in a...

Tom Weiss 7 hours 27 minutes

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Literary Fiction

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H. G. Wells - Mr. Britling Sees It Through

«Mr. Britling Sees It Through» is H. G. Wells' attempt to make sense of World War I. It begins with a lighthearted account of an American visiting England for the first time, but the outbreak of war changes...

Peter Eastman 17 hours 10 minutes

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