Arnold

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Humorous Fiction

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Ellis Parker Butler - Adventures of a Suburbanite

Why is the neighbor so obsessed with his car? Where can we find a good gardener? Should we have a Santa Claus at our Christmas party? Yes, this is suburbia… much the same today as it was in 1911. — Summary by Sarah...

shawnoconnor1477 and 7 more 3 hours 18 minutes

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Children's Fiction

490

Edward L. Wheeler - Deadwood Dick Jr. Branded

«Deadwood Dick», the straight shooting, hard riding hero of the dime novel series «Deadwood Dick» takes on train robbers and other villans in this rip-snotrin', tale of the old west. Deadwood Dick has made his way...

MaryAnn and 2 more 2 hours 46 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

470

Frederick Marryat - Snarleyyow

This is a quite amusing nautical tale of the British Navy of the around the year 1700. While, as with much early 'humor', it is somewhat heavy-handed, the sympathies of the author are clear and good, and cruelty is...

Arnold 16 hours 52 minutes

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Short Stories

462

Anthony Trollope - Editor's Tales

These 'tales' describe a series of encounters between various magazine editors and those who wish to have their works published. While containing some amusing bits, the tales are relatively grim, compared to most...

Arnold 8 hours 56 minutes

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Published 1800 -1900

463

Wilkie Collins - Queen of Hearts

The elderly Brothers Owen, Morgan and Griffith live a quiet, retired life in the countryside, which is turned upside-down by Griffith's ward, the young Jessie Yelverton. Originally, her visit to them was to last only...

Peter John Keeble and 10 more 15 hours 47 minutes

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Published 1800 -1900

457

Anthony Trollope - Ralph the Heir

As usual, Trollope creates a nice variety of characters of different English classes, sentiments and positions. The primary themes are the inheritance of property, extravagance or reason in the spending of assets, the...

Arnold 23 hours 24 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

518

Anthony Trollope - Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson

Billed as a satire concerning the dishonest advertising and business practices of the day, it tells the tale of an upstart clothing business doomed from the get-go to utter failure. Its senior partner (the elderly...

Arnold 8 hours 7 minutes

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Historical Fiction

595

Anthony Trollope - Christmas at Thompson Hall

«A Mid-Victorian Christmas Tale»; tells of a night time encounter between relatives who had never before met, resulting in minor injuries, embarassment, and Trollope's usual 'nice' social interactions. (Summary by...

Arnold 1 hour 48 minutes

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Humor

521

Robert C. Benchley - Of All Things

A collection of amusing essays satirizing serious consideration of topics including natural history, social etiquette, or indeed, civilized behavior (especially of the upper classes). (Summary by Arnold Banner)

Melora and 1 more 4 hours 27 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

427

Robert Pitcher Woodward - On A Donkey's Hurricane Deck

" A Tempestous Voyage of Four Thousand and Ninety-Six Miles Across the American Continent on a Burro, in 340 Days and 2 Hours — starting without a dollar and earning my way." The journey could be...

Arnold and 9 more 13 hours 47 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

449

George Wilbur Peck - Sunbeams

George W. Peck was at times a writer, newspaper publisher and politician. Many of the Sunbeam essays had been published in Peck's paper, «The Sun», as amusing and often critical comments on social and political...

Arnold and 1 more 5 hours 35 minutes

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Short works

482

Ellen Robena Field - Buttercup Gold And Other Stories

A charming collection of short stories and verses for young children. First published by the Bangor, Maine Kindergarten Association. (Summary by Lynne Thompson)

Lynne T and 6 more 1 hour 3 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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