Julie VW

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John A. Joyce - Shakspere: Personal Recollections

A fictitious account of a «friend» of William Shakespeare, who accompanies him from his birth to his death and beyond, chronicling Shakespeare's life, adventures, speeches, and impromptu bursts of poetry. (Summary by...

Sibella Denton and 9 more 7 hours 39 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

William Makepeace Thackeray - Book of Snobs

The necessity of a work on Snobs, demonstrated from History, and proved by felicitous illustrations:—I am the individual destined to write that work—My vocation is announced in terms of great eloquence—I show that the...

Julie VW and 19 more 7 hours 21 minutes

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General Fiction

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Alexandre Dumas, fils - Camille

The Lady of the Camellias (French: La Dame aux camélias) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils, first published in 1848, that was subsequently adapted for the stage. The Lady of the Camellias premiered at the Theatre...

Bellona Times and 10 more 7 hours 12 minutes

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Short Stories

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Short Story Collection Vol. 034

LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 034: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Lucy Lo Faro and 14 more 6 hours 59 minutes Short Story Collections

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Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front 1914-1915

Medical

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Anonymous - Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front 1914-1915

The title is, I think, self explanatory. The nurse in question went out to France at the beginning of the war and remained there until May 1915 after the second battle of Ypres when she went back to a Base Hospital...

Ruth Golding and 3 more 6 hours 58 minutes

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Single Author Collections

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James Joyce - Dubliners

Masterful short stories about life in Dublin at the turn of the century, by James Joyce. (Summary by Hugh McGuire)

Richard Wallis and 9 more 6 hours 57 minutes

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Immanuel Kant - Critique of Practical Reason

The Critique of Practical Reason ( Kritik der praktischen Vernunft ) is the second of Immanuel Kant's three critiques, first published in 1788. It follows on from his Critique of Pure Reason and deals with his...

Sibella Denton and 9 more 6 hours 43 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Nathaniel Hawthorne - Tanglewood Tales

All mythology and/or Hawthorne lovers unite! Here is a delightful collection of charming stories from Greek Mythology. This collection features some very popular characters like our beloved Jason, Ulysses, King...

Neeru Iyer and 6 more 6 hours 27 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

Joseph Jacobs - Celtic Fairy Tales

Celtic Fairy Tales is a collection of 25 folk and fairy stories collected from Ireland and Scotland. At what I imagine is the Frontispiece, or the dedication page, is the phrase: _SAY THIS /Three times, with your eyes...

Sibella Denton and 5 more 6 hours 27 minutes

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Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman Vol. 1

General Fiction

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Laurence Sterne - Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman Vol. 1

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (or, more briefly, Tristram Shandy ) is a novel by Laurence Sterne. It was published in nine volumes, the first two appearing in 1759, and seven others following...

Gesine and 8 more 5 hours 55 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Sara Cone Bryant - How to Tell Stories to Children

Sarah Cone Bryant was an educator and storyteller who wrote several books on the importance of oral storytelling to children, and stories to tell children. This volume expounds on her theories and practices of...

Sean McGaughey and 4 more 5 hours 54 minutes

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Short non-fiction

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Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 011

A collection of sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, articles, speeches and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass a...

Bellona Times and 11 more 5 hours 48 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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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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