Eva Davis

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Essays & Short Works

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Mabel E. Wotton - Word Portraits of Famous Writers

Mabel Elizabeth Wotton, an author herself, moved in the literary circles of the late nineteenth century establishing many close friendships, She presents for us here, not literary criticism nor biographical sketches,...

Larry Wilson and 22 more 7 hours 26 minutes

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Epistolary Fiction

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Anonymous - Unaddressed Letters

“I had a friend who loved me;” but he has gone, and the “great gulf” is between us. After his death, I received a packet of manuscript with these few words:—“What I have written may appeal to you because of our...

Eva Davis and 2 more 7 hours 10 minutes

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Anthologies

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John Lomax - Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads

John Avery Lomax is a towering figure in the field of early American musicology and folklore. Through intensive field work, Lomax built up the core body of work for the Library of Congress Archive. «Cowboy Songs and...

Larry Wilson and 21 more 6 hours 36 minutes

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Culture & Heritage Fiction

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Lafcadio Hearn - Gleanings in Buddha Fields

Lafcadio Hearn was one of the first Westerners to live in Japan during the early Meiji era, and a prolific writer. Although chiefly known for his collections of Japanese ghost stories (in particular Kwaidan ), he...

Availle and 6 more 6 hours 25 minutes

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Anthologies

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Elizabeth Jordan - Different Girls

This is a collection of the best short stories about girls published in Harper's Magazine from 1895 to 1906. The girls in these stories are not the typical 'girl' from late 19th century novels. They are..different....

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Animals

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Rowland E. Robinson - In New England Fields and Woods

Born in rural Vermont in 1833, and nearly unknown to today's readers, Rowland Evans Robinson was once one of Vermont's best-known writers. A talented artist, he drew cartoons in New York City for the “funny...

Nemo and 2 more 5 hours 38 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

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Robert Lynd - Pleasures of Ignorance

From the pen of the Irish poet and essayist, Robert Lynd, comes a collection of humorous and satirical essays on topics as wide ranging as cats and weed to why we hate insects and morals of beans. — Summary by Larry...

Larry Wilson and 13 more 5 hours 35 minutes

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Short Stories

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Im Bang - Korean Folk Tales

«To any one who would like to look somewhat into the inner soul of the Oriental, and see the peculiar spiritual existences among which he lives, the following stories will serve as true interpreters, born as they are...

Lynne T and 11 more 5 hours 23 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

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Richard Middleton - Monologues

This is a collection of 32 highly diverting essays of English author Richard Middleton. Although Middleton is now best remembered for his ghost stories, he was also an accomplished poet and essayist. The musings...

Scotty Smith and 12 more 5 hours 21 minutes

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Family Life

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Harriet Beecher Stowe - Palmetto Leaves

After the Civil War, Harriet and her husband Charles bought an Orange Plantation in Mandarin, on the upper east coast of Florida, where they lived during the winter months. Over the years they expanded their cottage...

Michele Fry and 8 more 5 hours 18 minutes

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Lafcadio Hearn - Shadowings

This is another of the popular books that Lafcadio Hearn wrote on various Japanese subjects. The first part «Stories From Strange Books» is a collection of Japanese tales about ghosts and strange occurrences. In the...

Availle and 7 more 5 hours 4 minutes

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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 050

Seventeen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include science and natural history--the donkey, forestry, grape vines, astronomy, historian Agnes Mary Clerke, and...

Melanie T and 8 more 4 hours 35 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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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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