James K. White

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Literary Collections

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Ontario Readers: Fourth Book

A fourth grade English textbook published by the Minister of Education for Ontario in 1909. This reader features various pieces of Poetry and Prose by well known authors of the time. — Summary by David Lawrence

David Lawrence and 21 more 9 hours 36 minutes

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Gothic Fiction

419

Alexandre Chatrian - Man-Wolf

«The Man-Wolf» is a 38,000 word novella that appears in the English language collection of short stories entitled, The Man-Wolf and Other Tales. The other tales in that collection were not recorded for this project....

James K. White and 1 more 4 hours 19 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

519

Howard Pyle - Story of King Arthur and his Knights

Masterful artist, illustrator, and storyteller Howard Pyle brings new life to the legends of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table. The first in Pyle's series of four books about King Arthur, this volume...

George Allen and 8 more 11 hours 11 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

467

Elizabeth Ross Haynes - Unsung Heroes

This book consists of 17 biographies of remarkable men and women who, in 1921, were «unsung.» Some of them are now pretty well known while others are still, sadly, rather unrecognized. Written by Elizabeth Ross Haynes...

Jim Locke and 7 more 5 hours 19 minutes

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Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Volume 2

Culture & Heritage Fiction

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Songling Pu - Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Volume 2

«Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio» or «Strange Tales of Liaozhai» is a collection of nearly five hundred mostly supernatural tales written by Pu Songling during the early Qing Dynasty. It was written in Classical...

Nick J. Gold and 18 more 9 hours 50 minutes

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Science Fiction

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Harry Bates - Astounding Stories 19, July 1931

THE DOOM FROM PLANET 4 JACK WILLIAMSON A Ray of Fire, Green, Mysterious, Stabs Through the Night to Dan on His Ship. It Leads Him to an Island of Unearthly Peril. THE HANDS OF ATEN H. G. WINTER Out of the...

Richard Kilmer and 6 more 8 hours 33 minutes Astounding Stories Magazines Issues 1-20

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Biography & Autobiography

486

Edward Tyas Cook - Life of Florence Nightingale, Volume 1

A history of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the founder of modern nursing. Here's the definitive biography, gleaned from a lifetime of her notes, letters and writings, that goes way beyond the mere legend of «The...

Michele Fry and 12 more 20 hours 13 minutes

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Political Science

462

Nellie Bly - Six Months In Mexico

This is an account of Nellie Bly's travels through Mexico in 1885. The book was originally a series of individual articles that she submitted to the Pittsburgh Dispatch newspaper for publication. In them she described...

James K. White 8 hours 13 minutes

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Family

471

Laura E. Howe Richards - Five Minute Stories

Another collection of poems and short stories by Laura Richards. Yes, these are all short and mostly all delightfully innocent and sweet. Some have a moral for little children, and some are just funny or poignant or...

Roohi and 21 more 5 hours 36 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

521

Charles Robert Maturin - Melmoth The Wanderer

One of the first horror novels, it tells the story of Melmoth, who sells his soul so he could have an extended life. Throughout the novel, he wanders around the world in search of someone who would replace him and...

Beth Thomas and 11 more 28 hours 39 minutes

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Gothic Fiction

598

Ann Radcliffe - Romance of the Forest

A Gothic novel famously mentioned by Jane Austen in «Northanger Abbey» as an inspiration for the romantic ideals and supernatural fears of Catherine. Ann Radcliffe has been called the «Great Enchantress» of her age...

Beth Thomas and 11 more 13 hours 52 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

436

Elliott O'Donnell - Werwolves

Written in 1912 by a famous ghost hunter who was also an occult fantasy writer, this interesting book collects together folktales and traditions from across Europe, starting in the British Isles, through Spain,...

Beth Thomas and 9 more 6 hours 34 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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