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General Fiction

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Aphra Behn - Oroonoko, or The Royal Slave

Aphra Behn was the first woman writer in England to make a living by her pen, and her novel Oroonoko was the first work published in English to express sympathy for African slaves. Perhaps based partly on Behn's own...

Elizabeth Klett 2 hours 40 minutes

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Anthony Trollope - Prime Minister

The Prime Minister is the fifth in Trollope's series of six Palliser novels. With Phineas' difficulties resolved, Trollope introduces new characters. A respectable young girl forsakes the man her family had always...

Nicholas Clifford and 9 more 28 hours 28 minutes Palliser Novels by Anthony Trollope

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Culture & Heritage Fiction

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Sinclair Lewis - Job

'The Job' is an early work by American novelist Sinclair Lewis. It is considered an early declaration of the rights of working women. The focus is on the main character, Una Golden, who desires to establish herself...

MichelleHarris 11 hours 59 minutes

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Satire

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Thomas Love Peacock - Nightmare Abbey

Deep in the fens of the British coast sits the gloomy mansion that goes by the name Nightmare Abbey. It is inhabited by persons of very low opinion of the human race, and in fact they pride themselves in the depths...

Mark F. Smith 3 hours 23 minutes

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History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great

General Fiction

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Henry Fielding - History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great

This novel is sometimes thought of as [Fielding's] first because he almost certainly began composing it before he wrote Shamela and Joseph Andrews. It is a satire of Walpole that draws a parallel between Walpole and...

Denny Sayers 10 hours 17 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Arnold Haultain - Hints for Lovers

«Hints for Lovers» is a thorough analysis of relationships between men and women, about everything that lovers should know, and delves deep into the psychology of men and women, and the philosophy of courtship,...

Jennifer Stearns and 8 more 4 hours 19 minutes

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General Fiction

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Honoré de Balzac - Modeste Mignon

Modeste Mignon, a young provincial woman of romantic temperament, imagines herself to be in love with the famous Parisian poet Melchior de Canalis. However, he is not moved by her attentions. He invites his secretary...

Don W. Jenkins and 4 more 9 hours 28 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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G. A. Henty - True to the Old Flag

This book tells the story of the American war of Independence from the side of the British. The old flag mentioned in the title is the flag of England. This is a book for young readers, but — as a good book should be...

Chela and 6 more 10 hours 49 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Charles McRae - Fathers of Biology

An account given of the lives of five great naturalists (Hippocrates, Aristotle, Galen, Vesalius and Harvey) will not be found devoid of interest. The work of each one of them marked a definite advance in the science...

Availle and 4 more 1 hour 46 minutes

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School

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Jessie Graham Flower - Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School

Being a good and loyal friend is not easy, and Grace learns it the hard way. But, as in all children's books, good triumphs over evil. (Summary by Stav Nisser.)

Christine Blachford 3 hours 55 minutes Grace Harlowe Series

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General Fiction

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L. Frank Baum - Aunt Jane's Nieces

Jane Merrick is a wealthy, elderly, difficult invalid woman who is preparing for her approaching death. In her youth, she inherited her money and estate from her fiancé, Thomas Bradley, who died before their wedding...

Neeru Iyer and 11 more 5 hours 18 minutes Aunt Jane's Nieces series

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Action & Adventure

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James R. Driscoll - Brighton Boys in the Radio Service

The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service is a boys adventure story set in WWI — Three College Chums join the military and face the perils of spies, submarines and enemy soldiers in the trenches of embattled Europe. An...

Tom Clifton 3 hours 41 minutes

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