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Comedy

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William Shakespeare - Two Gentlemen of Verona

The Two Gentlemen of Verona is the earliest comedy written by Shakespeare (and possibly his first play), probably written around 1590-91. It focuses on two friends, Valentine and Proteus, whose friendship is...

2 hours 7 minutes

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General Fiction

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Anthony Trollope - Last Chronicle of Barset

Both Trollope and some of his later critics have considered The Last Chronicle to be his greatest novel. Many of its characters are familiar from the earlier Barsetshire novels, including the Rev. Josiah Crawley, the...

Nicholas Clifford and 10 more 35 hours 19 minutes Barsetshire Series by Anthony Trollope

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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L. Frank Baum - American Fairy Tales

This collection of fantasy stories was originally serialized in regional newspapers, prior to being published as a complete volume. The stories, as critics have noted, lack the high-fantasy aspect of the best of...

Matthew Reece 2 hours 56 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Anonymous - Mabinogion, Volume 1

Sample a moment of magic realism from the Red Book of Hergest: On one side of the river he saw a flock of white sheep, and on the other a flock of black sheep. And whenever one of the white sheep bleated, one of...

Martin Geeson 4 hours 52 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Carroll Watson Rankin - Cinder Pond

Years ago, a manufacturer built a great dock, jutting out from and then turning parallel to the shore of a northern Michigan town. The factory was abandoned, and following the habits of small towns, the space between...

Betsie Bush 5 hours 18 minutes

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General Fiction

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Thomas W. Hanshew - Riddle of the Frozen Flame

Another full-length mystery story featuring Hamilton Cleek, whom we met first in Cleek: The Man of the Forty Faces . This time, Cleek investigates the sinister disappearance of people and the mysterious...

Ruth Golding 8 hours 7 minutes

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Detective Fiction

797

William Hope Hodgson - Carnacki, the Ghost Finder

Thomas Carnacki was a detective of the supernatural, created for a series of short stories by Wiliam Hope Hodgson. Hodsgon, also a noted photographer and bodybuilder, might have created more stories for this intrepid...

Samanem and 1 more 5 hours 2 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Children's Short Works, Vol. 008

Librivox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 008: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.

MaryAnn and 11 more 2 hours 20 minutes Children's Short Works Collections

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When Lighthouses are Dark: a Story of a Lake Superior Island

Action & Adventure

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Ethel C. Brill - When Lighthouses are Dark: a Story of a Lake Superior Island

The story of four children stranded on a Lake Superior island. They take refuge in a deserted lighthouse hoping to survive the winter. (Summary by Betsie Bush)

Betsie Bush 6 hours 54 minutes

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History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless, Vol. 1

Action & Adventure Fiction

903

Eliza Haywood - History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless, Vol. 1

The flirtations of a rich young maiden, Miss Betsy Thoughtless with several suitors, as she alienates the right man by refusing to take the issue of marriage seriously. Because of this her guardian commits her to...

Joyce Martin and 3 more 5 hours 54 minutes

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Kottō : being Japanese curios, with sundry cobwebs

Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Lafcadio Hearn - Kottō : being Japanese curios, with sundry cobwebs

Kottō contains 20 Japanese stories, collected from different sources and translated by Lafcadio Hearn. The types of stories in this collection are widespread: There are old ghost stories Hearn is best known for (The...

Scott Carpenter and 8 more 4 hours 19 minutes

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Published 1800 -1900

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Wilkie Collins - Dead Alive

Ill feelings exist between the Meadowcroft sons and John Jago, the foreman of the Meadowcroft estate. Then, John Jago disappears, and a body is found in a kiln. The Meadowcroft brothers stand accused of the crime,...

Nadine Eckert-Boulet and 5 more 2 hours 8 minutes

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