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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Hans Christian Andersen - Andersen's Fairy Tales

A collection of eighteen fairy tales — some popular, some lesser known — by famous Danish author H.C. Andersen. (Summary by Gesine)

Kara Shallenberg and 14 more 5 hours 51 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

513

Henry James - International Episode

Two men visting the US from London meet a pair of charming women who return the visit the following year in London. Romantic intrigues, miscommunication and cultural faux pas abound in this short but delightful novel....

Alex Foster and 5 more 3 hours 1 minute

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Children's Fiction

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William Trowbridge Larned - American Indian Fairy Tales

With no written language, Native Americans living in the Lake Superior region passed their cultural identity down through the generations by way of stories. Far more than mere tales to amuse children, they passed...

Chip 2 hours 49 minutes

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Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Action & Adventure Fiction

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Mark Twain - Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Come and hear the strange tail of The Boss Hank Morgan, a modern day (at the time of publication) Connecticut Yankee who inexplicably finds himself transported to the court of the legendary King Arthur (as the title...

Steve Andersen 13 hours 42 minutes

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General Fiction

906

Charles Dickens - Christmas Carol

A classic tale of what comes to those whose hearts are hard. In a series of ghostly visits, Scrooge visits his happy past, sees the difficulties of the present, views a bleak future, and in the end amends his mean...

Mark Bradford and 4 more 3 hours 14 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

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P. G. Wodehouse - My Man Jeeves

Bertram Wooster is an English gentleman living in New York, who seems to get himself into all sorts of jams. It’s up to his manservant Jeeves to come up with the plan to save the day from unpleasant houseguests,...

Mark Nelson 5 hours 12 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Nellie Bly - Around the World in Seventy-Two Days

This is a true account by American woman journalist who, in 1889, set out to see whether she could beat the fictional journey in Jules Verne’s 1873 novel, Around the World in Eighty Days . Wearing one dress and...

Mary Reagan 6 hours 5 minutes

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General Fiction

592

Charlotte Brontë - Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre is not your typical romance. It is a story of a woman who struggles with a world in which she doesn't quite fit. Once finished with her schooling, and with no family that really cares of her she strikes...

Cagirlwithasoutherndrawl and 20 more 20 hours 37 minutes

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Last of the Mohicans - A Narrative of 1757 (version 2)

Historical Fiction

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James Fenimore Cooper - Last of the Mohicans - A Narrative of 1757 (version 2)

This story is set in the British province of New York during the French and Indian War, and concerns a Huron massacre (with passive French acquiescence) of from 500 to 1,500 unarmed Anglo-American troops, who had...

Robin Cotter and 18 more 15 hours 25 minutes

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Published 1900 onward

570

E. F. Benson - Queen Lucia

E. F. Benson was born at Wellington College in Berkshire, where his father, who later went on to become the Archbishop of Canterbury, was the first Headmaster. He wrote 105 books in all. Queen Lucia (first...

Martin Clifton 8 hours 45 minutes

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Romance

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Florence Louisa Barclay - Rosary

«The Rosary» is a beautiful love story. Gareth Dalmain falls in love with the Honorable Jane Champion. She loves him back, but does not trust his love, as is known to be a great lover of beauty, and she — alas — is...

Maria Elmvang and 7 more 11 hours 9 minutes

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Published 1900 onward

594

Gene Stratton-Porter - Girl of the Limberlost

A Girl of the Limberlost, a novel written by the American writer and naturalist Gene Stratton-Porter, was first published in August, 1909. The story takes place in Indiana, in and around the Limberlost Swamp, during...

Kymm Zuckert and 9 more 11 hours 25 minutes

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