Greg W.

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Biography & Autobiography

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Hamlin Garland - Son of the Middle Border

In all the region of autobiography, so far as I know it, I do not know quite the like of Mr. Garland's story of his life, and I should rank it with the very greatest of that kind in literature.... It is the poet who...

Greg W. and 1 more 15 hours 31 minutes

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General Fiction

586

Jack London - Martin Eden

Martin Eden (1909) is a novel by American author Jack London, about a struggling young writer. It was first serialized in the Pacific Monthly magazine from September 1908 to September 1909, and subsequently published...

Greg W. 14 hours 48 minutes

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General Fiction

445

Knut Hamsun - Growth of the Soil

Growth of the Soil (Markens Grøde) is the novel by Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun which won him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. The essential elements of this novel are expressed in the words of the English...

Greg W. 14 hours 38 minutes

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524

Robert Leighton - Dogs and All About Them

This comprehensive guide on dog-rearing looks at dogs as more than just pets — as people's best friends. The author describes each breed of dog in a detailed and systematic way, with complete notes on show-dogs....

Availle and 22 more 13 hours 37 minutes

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General Fiction

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Harold Frederic - Damnation of Theron Ware

The Damnation of Theron Ware (published in England as Illumination) is an 1896 novel by American author Harold Frederic. It is widely considered a classic of American realism. The novel reveals a great deal about...

Greg W. 12 hours 43 minutes

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General Fiction

443

Martin Andersen Nexø - Pelle the Conqueror, Volume 1

When the first part of «Pelle Erobreren» (Pelle the Conqueror) appeared in 1906, its author, Martin Andersen Nexo, was practically unknown even in his native country, save to a few literary people who knew that he had...

Greg W. 11 hours 32 minutes

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Short Stories

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Short Story Collection Vol. 040

LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 040: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Greg W. and 9 more 9 hours 15 minutes Short Story Collections

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General Fiction

458

Elizabeth von Arnim - Vera

Vera (1921) by Elizabeth von Arnim is a black comedy based on her disastrous second marriage to Earl Russell: a mordant analysis of the romantic delusions through which wives acquiesce in husbands' tyrannies. In...

Greg W. 8 hours 34 minutes

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General Fiction

492

Richard Meeker - Better Angel

In 1933, Forman Brown wrote, under the pseudonym Richard Meeker, a controversial novel called Better Angel, about a young man coming to terms with his homosexuality. This novel is regarded as «the first American...

Greg W. 8 hours

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General Fiction

437

Stephen Crane - Selected Short Stories

At the time of his death at the age of 28, Stephen Crane had become an important figure in American literature. He was nearly forgotten, however, until two decades later when critics revived interest in his life and...

Greg W. 7 hours 7 minutes

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General Fiction

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Knut Hamsun - Hunger

Hunger (Norwegian: Sult) is a novel by the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun and was published in its final form in 1890. The novel has been hailed as the literary opening of the 20th century and an outstanding example of...

Greg W. 6 hours 47 minutes

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General Fiction

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Thomas Beer - Fair Rewards

«The Fair Rewards» by Thomas Beer... is a really distiguished novel. The writing is far above the average: it has style and sophistication and personality, intermingled with a truly vivid show of imagination. It even...

Greg W. 6 hours 39 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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