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O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921

Short Stories

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O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921

In 1918 the Society of Arts and Sciences established the O. Henry Memorial Awards to reward the very best short stories published during the previous year with cash prizes. 1921 was a particularly productive year with...

Mike Pelton and 9 more 12 hours 53 minutes

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General Fiction

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Wilkie Collins - Evil Genius

The Evil Genius, one of Wilkie Collins' last works, is subtitled «A Domestic Scene». It is the intriguing tale of family Linley, including the «evil genius», and their governess Sydney Westerfield. In colorful...

ToddHW and 14 more 12 hours 50 minutes

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Jesuits in North America in the 17th Century

*Non-fiction

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Francis Parkman, Jr. - Jesuits in North America in the 17th Century

Parkman has been hailed as one of America's first great historians and as a master of narrative history. Numerous translations have spread the books around the world. The American writer and literary critic Edmund...

David Lawrence and 7 more 12 hours 1 minute Parkman - France and England in North America

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Memoirs

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E. E. Cummings - Enormous Room

«For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost; and is found.» He was lost by the Norton-Harjes Ambulance Corps. He was officially dead as a result of official misinformation. He was entombed by the...

Nemo and 4 more 10 hours 46 minutes

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Detective Fiction

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Arthur J. Rees - Hand in the Dark

An ancient English country house with a storied and bloody history is the setting for this intriguing mystery. It is the autumn of 1918. The War to End All Wars is still raging in Europe, but in this peaceful setting...

Jacquerie 10 hours 43 minutes

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Romance

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E. M. Hull - Sheik

The novel on which the famous silent movie starring Rudolf Valentino was based. The plot is set in motion as Lady Conway disapproves of Diana's planning a desert trip with just her Arab guides to accompany her. Diana...

L D Hamilton and 5 more 10 hours 33 minutes

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Early Modern

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Francis Parkman, Jr. - Pioneers of France in the New World

Parkman has been hailed as one of America's first great historians and as a master of narrative history. Numerous translations have spread the books around the world. The American writer and literary critic Edmund...

Sibella Denton and 7 more 10 hours 22 minutes Parkman - France and England in North America

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Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 1: The Borgias and The Cenci

Biography & Autobiography

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Alexandre Dumas - Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 1: The Borgias and The Cenci

Dumas's 'Celebrated Crimes' was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language--has minced no words--to describe the violent scenes of a violent time. In some instances facts appear distorted out...

Neeru Iyer and 11 more 10 hours 17 minutes

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Published 1900 onward

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William John Locke - Red Planet

Set during WWI in England, The Red Planet is a rich tale about the life in a little English town from the point of view of Major Duncan Meredyth, a disabled veteran of the Boer Wars. As he struggles to keep his life...

Ruth Golding and 9 more 10 hours 13 minutes

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Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate

Modern (19th C)

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Eliza P. Donner Houghton - Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate

The Donner Party was a group of California-bound American settlers caught up in the «westering fever» of the 1840s. After becoming snowbound in the Sierra Nevada in the winter of 1846–1847, some of the emigrants...

Alana Jordan and 7 more 10 hours 11 minutes

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Bonaventure, A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana

Historical Fiction

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George Washington Cable - Bonaventure, A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana

This is a gentle, delightful story of life and love on the bayoux of Acadian Louisiana during the latter half of the 19th century. Bonaventure is a Creole raised among the Acadians. He loves learning, and through his...

Jacquerie 9 hours 54 minutes

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Romance

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Edith Wharton - Reef

George Darrow, Anna Leath’s first love, is finally coming from London to propose to her. However, he drifts to an affair with Sophy Viner, Anna’s daughter’s naïve and young governess. Sophy’s relationship with Darrow...

Elli and 8 more 9 hours 33 minutes

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