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Plays

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William Shakespeare - Hamlet

Hamlet is commonly regarded as one of the greatest plays ever written. Drawing on Danish chronicles and the Elizabethan vogue for revenge tragedy, Shakespeare created a play that is at once a philosophic treatise, a...

Elizabeth Klett 3 hours 53 minutes

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General Fiction

601

Arnold Bennett - Card

The ‘Card’ in question is Edward Henry Machin — His mother called him ‘Denry’. This light-hearted story is of his rise from humble beginnings as the son of a washerwoman and sempstress in the last quarter of the...

Andy Minter 7 hours 58 minutes

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Historical Fiction

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Geoffrey Chaucer - Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are...

Gesine and 18 more 19 hours 23 minutes

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Poetry

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Robert Bridges - Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins

Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–89) was an English poet, educated at Oxford. Entering the Roman Catholic Church in 1866 and the Jesuit novitiate in 1868, he was ordained in 1877. Upon becoming a Jesuit he burned much of...

Linda Leu 4 hours 54 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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L. Frank Baum - Enchanted Island of Yew

A fairy has become bored with her life, and convinces some young girls to transform her into a human boy so she can go on adventures. The adventures come fast and furious, as the newly-named Prince Marvel explores the...

Ted Delorme 4 hours 42 minutes

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Action & Adventure

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L. Frank Baum - Emerald City of Oz

The Emerald City of Oz (1910) was the sixth Oz book written by L. Frank Baum, a title he hoped would be the last. In this book, Dorothy and her impoverished Uncle Henry and Aunt Em are on the brink of losing their...

Judy Bieber 5 hours 26 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

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George Grossmith - Diary of a Nobody

The Diary of a Nobody is the fictitious record of fifteen months in the life of Charles Pooter, his family, friends and small circle of acquaintances. It first appeared, serialised in Punch magazine and might be...

Martin Clifton 4 hours 22 minutes

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Short Stories

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Short Story Collection Vol. 007

Librivox’s Short Story Collection 007: a collection of 20 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.

Glen Hallstrom and 15 more 6 hours 36 minutes

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Poetry

660

Edgar Lee Masters - Spoon River Anthology

This is a collection of poems, in the form of an entire community speaking from beyond the grave about their lives, and, in some cases, gossiping about their neighbors' lives. It's interesting to hear how other people...

Lokon and 43 more 6 hours 12 minutes

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General

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L. Frank Baum - Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The timeless story of the Wizard Of Oz. Follow Dorothy as she leaves Kansas for Oz on a cyclone. She meets many strange, and wonderful people and creatures along the way. Enjoy it again with your children and family....

J. Hall 3 hours 44 minutes

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Family Life

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Lucy Maud Montgomery - Rainbow Valley

Rainbow Valley, the seventh book in the Anne of Green Gables series explores the world of Anne & Gilbert’s six children along with the exploits of the Merediths, the children of the town’s new minister. With no mother...

Robin Cotter 8 hours 51 minutes

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Bibles

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World English Bible - Bible (WEB) NT 04: John

The book of John stands out among the Biblical writings about Jesus as an eloquent depiction of his deity, composed in detailed and elegant prose. It's believed to have been written by the apostle John near the end of...

rachelellen 1 hour 48 minutes

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