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French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France

Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Marie de France - French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France

The tales included in this little book of translations are derived mainly from the «Lays» of Marie de France. I do not profess them to be a complete collection of her stories in verse. The ascription varies. Poems...

Linda Hogan and 6 more 7 hours 29 minutes

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Life Sciences

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Jean-Henri Fabre - Mason-Bees

This is more than a book about bees and their lives; the author talks about his cats, red ants, and insect psychology in general. Jean Henri Fabre also made waves in his native 19th Century France by insisting that...

Bellona Times 7 hours 28 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 035

Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include how to swim, Navajo silversmithing, the sun, begonias and ferns, Martin Luther, U.S. Presidents Eisenhower and...

Glenn O'Brien and 12 more 7 hours 28 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Humorous Fiction

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William Makepeace Thackeray - Book of Snobs

The necessity of a work on Snobs, demonstrated from History, and proved by felicitous illustrations:—I am the individual destined to write that work—My vocation is announced in terms of great eloquence—I show that the...

Julie VW and 19 more 7 hours 21 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Mabel Osgood Wright - Flowers and Ferns in their Haunts

Pleasant non-fiction journey into the backwoods of the New England coastal countryside by the first president of the Connecticut Audubon Society, circa 1900. (Summary by BellonaTimes)

Bellona Times 7 hours 18 minutes

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Science Fiction

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Short Science Fiction Collection 051

Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is possible. The only rules are those set forth by the author. The speculative...

Guy Lederfein and 14 more 7 hours 16 minutes Short Science Fiction Collections

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General Fiction

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Alexandre Dumas, fils - Camille

The Lady of the Camellias (French: La Dame aux camélias) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils, first published in 1848, that was subsequently adapted for the stage. The Lady of the Camellias premiered at the Theatre...

Bellona Times and 10 more 7 hours 12 minutes

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Short Stories

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Short Story Collection Vol. 047

LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 047: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members, including stories by Poul Anderson, Aphra Behn, Kate Chopin, Joseph Conrad,...

Tom Crawford and 15 more 7 hours 11 minutes Short Story Collections

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Science Fiction

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Short Science Fiction Collection 036

Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and scientific method, but are not facts of the author’s contemporary world. The...

Jillian T. Weiss and 8 more 7 hours 10 minutes Short Science Fiction Collections

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Essays & Short Works

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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 037

Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, blow-pipe weapons, Oriental china; impressions of America by Enrico Caruso,...

Garth Burton and 12 more 7 hours 7 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Single Author Collections

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James Joyce - Dubliners

Masterful short stories about life in Dublin at the turn of the century, by James Joyce. (Summary by Hugh McGuire)

Richard Wallis and 9 more 6 hours 57 minutes

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General Fiction

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Short Science Fiction Collection 052

Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is possible. The only rules are those set forth by the author. The speculative...

Khaghbboommm and 10 more 6 hours 56 minutes Short Science Fiction Collections

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