James K. White

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H. G. Wells - Time Machine (Version 4)

The Time Machine is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells, published in 1895 for the first time and later adapted into at least two feature films of the same name, as well as two television versions, and a large...

Paul Adams and 3 more 3 hours 47 minutes

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General Fiction

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Charles Waddell Chesnutt - Conjure Woman

Published in 1899 by Houghton Mifflin, Chesnutt's first book, The Conjure Woman, was a collection of seven short stories, all set in «Patesville» (Fayetteville), North Carolina. While drawing from local color...

James K. White 3 hours 39 minutes

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Nautical & Marine Fiction

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Aaron Smith - Atrocities of the Pirates

In 1822, Aaron Smith, a young English seaman, was taken captive by Cuban pirates when his ship was boarded en route from Jamaica to England. Forced to work as a navigator and as a member of pirate boarding parties, he...

James K. White 3 hours 37 minutes

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Life and Adventures of Alexander Selkirk

Biography & Autobiography

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John Howell - Life and Adventures of Alexander Selkirk

This work was the true story of Alexander Selkirk (1676 to December 13, 1721), a Scottish sailor who was employed in a number of different trades during his early life. As a young man, Selkirk learned the skills of...

James K. White 3 hours 29 minutes

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Tales of Troy: Ulysses the Sacker of Cities

Children's Fiction

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Andrew Lang - Tales of Troy: Ulysses the Sacker of Cities

These are short stories about the life of Ulysses, the stealing of Helen, Paris, battles, Trojan horses, and more! — Summary by Maggie Travers

Eleanor Howard and 6 more 3 hours 26 minutes

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wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl, the Man who lost his Shadow

Fantastic Fiction

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Adelbert von Chamisso - wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl, the Man who lost his Shadow

Peter Schlemihl is an ordinary man until one day he bargains with the devil: He trades his shadow for a bottomless purse. While this sounds like a good idea at first, it turns out that having no shadow is considered...

Mihai Borobocea and 3 more 2 hours 39 minutes

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Law

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Emmerson W. Manning - Practical Instruction for Detectives

Having been connected for many years with two of the largest and most successful private detective agencies in this country, both as an operator and as an official, and having been requested to outline briefly and...

fiddlesticks and 4 more 2 hours 38 minutes

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General Fiction

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Herman Melville - Encantadas or Enchanted Isles

The Encantadas or Enchanted Isles is a novella by American author Herman Melville. First published in Putnam's Magazine in 1854, it consists of ten philosophical «Sketches» on the Encantadas, or Galápagos Islands. It...

James K. White 2 hours 33 minutes

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Meadow Sprite, and Other Tales of Modern Germany

Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Rudolf Baumbach - Meadow Sprite, and Other Tales of Modern Germany

Gertrude Schottenfels has collected and arranged eleven original tales from Germany in this volume. Ms Schottenfels alternates between stories written by Richard von Volkmann and Rudolf Baumbach, two authors active in...

Greg Giordano and 9 more 2 hours 32 minutes

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Nature & Animal Fiction

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Horacio Quiroga - South American Jungle Tales

The stories in South American Jungle Tales center on the relationships between people and the different creatures Quiroga came into contact with on his farm in Misiones, a region of jungle in Uruguay along the banks...

James K. White 2 hours 26 minutes

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Animals & Nature

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Harriet Anna Cheever - Lord Dolphin

«Now who ever heard of a fish's setting up and telling his own story...I am not a bit proud but just a good natured chap that has decided to spin a sea yard for the amusement, and I hope the instruction, it may be of...

James K. White and 3 more 2 hours 6 minutes

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Action & Adventure

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Thornton W. Burgess - Adventures of Peter Cottontail

This is the story of Peter Rabbit, a mischievous, but cautious, lagomorph who lives in the Green Meadows. Peter Rabbit begins his adventures with a quest for a new name, since his name is far too common for his taste....

Rosslyn Carlyle and 4 more 2 hours 3 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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