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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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Romance

514

Henry Fielding - Amelia (Vol. 2)

The second volume of Amelia. — Summary by Libby Gohn

Gabriela Cowan and 11 more 7 hours 31 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

558

A. E. W. Mason - Watchers

A dark tale of adventure, piracy, murder, and revenge set on a rugged Cornish island in the mid-1700s. Told with the literary excellence to be expected from the author of The Four Feathers, the tale begins with a...

Jacquerie 6 hours 7 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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General Fiction

444

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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Romance

473

Wilkie Collins - Miss or Mrs.?

Natalie Graybrooke is in love with her cousin Launcelot Linzie, but engaged to Mr. Turlington, an older man who covets her fortune and whom she detests. Turlington is the executor of Natalie's father's estate. When...

Jacquerie 3 hours 28 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

434

William Le Queux - Stolen Souls

This is a collection of 14 of William le Queux' best mystery stories. (Summary by Carolin)

bala and 10 more 7 hours 11 minutes

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War & Military

453

Sarah Morgan Dawson - Confederate Girl's Diary

Sarah Morgan Dawson was a young woman of 20 living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, when she began this diary. The American Civil War was raging. Though at first the conflict seemed far away, it would eventually be brought...

Jacquerie 13 hours 13 minutes

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General Fiction

552

Mrs. Henry Wood - Channings

This is a saga about life in a small town in England during the Victorian era. The «stars» of this saga are the Channings. Mr. Channing was ill and, because of his poverty, his six children have to work. Many things...

Elizabeth Klett and 12 more 20 hours 6 minutes

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Detective Fiction

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Anna Katharine Green - Circular Study

In this well-plotted, character-driven mystery, Detective Gryce receives a cryptic message calling him to the scene of a “strange” crime. He soon finds that the adjective is correct, for in a quiet brownstone house in...

Jacquerie 6 hours 15 minutes

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General Fiction

390

Zona Gale - Miss Lulu Bett

Lulu Bett is a spinster, living at the turn of the 20th century essentially as a servant with her sister Ina and brother-in-law Dwight. She is, uncomplainingly, «the family beast of burden,» living in the background...

Jacquerie 4 hours 39 minutes

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Romance

435

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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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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