Delmar H Dolbier

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Frances Hodgson Burnett - Fair Barbarian

The setting is a small English village in the 19th century. When her niece shows up on her doorstep unexpectedly, a quiet spinster finds her life turned upside down. (Summary by Linda Andrus)

Linda Andrus and 13 more 4 hours 21 minutes

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William H. Herndon - Herndon's Lincoln

A biography of Abraham Lincoln by his long-time law partner, William Herndon and Herndon's collaborator, Jesse Weik. The book is notable for its extensive use of first hand interviews (unusual for its time) and for...

Ralph Kerwin and 9 more 19 hours 5 minutes

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General Fiction

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A. E. W. Mason - Four Feathers

The Four Feathers is a 1902 adventure novel by British writer A.E.W. Mason that has inspired many films of the same title. The novel tells the story of British officer, Harry Feversham, who resigns his commission in...

Becky Cook and 10 more 11 hours 26 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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William Morris - House of the Wolfings

William Morris was a writer, illustrator and medievalist from the Romantic period and associated with other renowned authors of the time such as Dante Rossetti. His fascination with ancient Germanic and Norse people...

Elizabeth Klett and 10 more 8 hours 17 minutes Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library

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Children's Fiction

492

Frank Gee Patchin - Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies

The Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies is the first book in the 12 part series by Frank Gee Patchin. (Summary by ashleighjane) Next book in the series: The Pony Rider Boys Texas

Jennifer Wiginton and 5 more 4 hours 43 minutes The Pony Rider Boys series

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Short Stories

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Short Story Collection Vol. 049

LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 049: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members. 'How the Hodja Saved Allah' by Cyrus Adler and Allan Ramsay

Leonard Wilson and 12 more 8 hours 53 minutes Short Story Collections

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Essays & Short Works

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Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 022

A collection of nineteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, science, women's...

Daniel Christopher June and 14 more 5 hours 7 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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General

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James Parton - Captains of Industry

In this volume are presented examples of men who shed lustre upon ordinary pursuits, either by the superior manner in which they exercised them or by the noble use they made of the leisure which success in them...

Issa Deas and 8 more 9 hours 56 minutes

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Detective Fiction

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Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 1

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes was a British TV series from the early 70s that dramatized stories written contemporaneously with the Sherlock Holmes stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This anthology contains twelve of...

Beth Thomas and 12 more 11 hours 3 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Caroline Emelia Stephen - French History for English Children

A history of France from Ancient Gaul up until 1880, written in short easy to comprehend chapters aimed at teaching English children. (Summary by Guero)

Guero and 15 more 12 hours 3 minutes

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General Fiction

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Victor Hugo - Man Who Laughs

The Man Who Laughs is a novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title L'Homme qui rit. Also published under the title «By Order of the King». (Introduction by Wikipedia)

wvthcomp and 27 more 24 hours 53 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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