Gloria Begemann

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Abraham Cahan - Rise of David Levinsky

Coming to New York from the Russian Empire, Abraham Cahan founded the Jewish Daily Forward to help Yiddish-speaking immigrants adjust to life in New York. He also became a popular novelist, best known for his...

Mark Chulsky and 9 more 18 hours 51 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

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William Clark Russell - Death Ship

William Clark Russell is well-known for his maritime stories, for which he could draw upon his own experiences as a sailor in the British Navy. This is one of the finest examples of his maritime ghost stories....

saloni and 5 more 12 hours 36 minutes

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In the Irish Brigade: A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain

Historical Fiction

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G. A. Henty - In the Irish Brigade: A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain

In this adventure story by the novelist and war correspondent, G.A. Henty, Desmond Kennedy, a young Irishman flees political oppression and religious persecution at home to serve in the French armies of Louis XIV. We...

Rachel and 10 more 12 hours 13 minutes

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House & Home

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Marion Harland - Marion Harland's Complete Etiquette

Haven't you always wondered how to properly accept a formal dinner invitation? Perhaps you have a débutante under your wing, in which case you need to make sure her appearance in society goes perfectly, to increase...

Lynda Marie Neilson and 11 more 11 hours 23 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Ethel Lilian Voynich - Gadfly

An adventure thriller set in 1840s Italy under the dominance of Austria, a time of revolt and uprisings. The story of faith, disillusionment, revolution, romance, and heroism centres on the life of the protagonist,...

Gloria Begemann and 5 more 11 hours 8 minutes

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Romance

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Frank R. Stockton - Kate Bonnet

«She carried a fishing rod and line, and her name was Kate Bonnet. She was a bright-faced, quick-moving young person, and apparently did not expect to catch many fish, for she had no basket in which to carry away her...

jenno and 6 more 10 hours 43 minutes

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Historical Fiction

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Florence Morse Kingsley - Stephen: A Soldier of the Cross

This is a unique sequel to the book Titus: A Comrade of the Cross written in a very different style, though none the less memorable, full of excitement and suspense! The author combines several stories together...

Rachel and 12 more 8 hours 34 minutes

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Animals & Nature

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Marshall Saunders - 'Tilda Jane's Orphans

When the story of 'Tilda Jane appeared serially in The Youth's Companion in 1901, the original manuscript was very much condensed. When the time for book publication arrived nearly all the omitted matter was...

Kayli Ziervogel and 7 more 8 hours 20 minutes

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Humor

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Kate Sanborn - Wit of Women

It is refreshing to find an unworked field all ready for harvesting. While the wit of men, as a subject for admiration and discussion, is now threadbare, the wit of women has been almost utterly ignored and...

Joseph Tabler and 9 more 6 hours 26 minutes

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Action & Adventure

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John Robert Hutchinson - Quest of the Golden Pearl

A classic boys' adventure story, with two intrepid boys pursuing a jewel thief despite deadly perils and a haunted temple on a desolate island. The book has been made into an online game for modern-day treasure...

Lynne T and 5 more 6 hours 26 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Louisa May Alcott - Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag Vol. 6

The last volume of Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag is another collection of stories by Louisa May Alcott. From preparing for Thanksgiving (with your parents away!) to the adventures two dolls had on their way to Maine, to the...

Gloria Begemann and 6 more 6 hours 1 minute

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General Fiction

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Stanley G. Weinbaum - Dark Other

The Dark Other is a horror novel by Stanley G. Weinbaum. The novel concerns Patricia Lane who is in love with Nicholas Devine, a quiet and gentle writer. Devine undergoes sudden changes becoming cold and calculating....

Dan Gurzynski and 5 more 5 hours 57 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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