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Action & Adventure Fiction

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François Rabelais - Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book II

The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel (in French, La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel) is a connected series of five novels written in the 16th century by François Rabelais. It is the story of two giants, a...

Martin Geeson and 5 more 6 hours 45 minutes

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Twentieth Century Inventions: A Forecast

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George Sutherland - Twentieth Century Inventions: A Forecast

This work from 1901 predicts what technological developments will manifest in the twentieth century. The author, a technical journalist, presents ideas for inventions and new developments in the areas of power,...

Availle and 8 more 6 hours 42 minutes

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Art, Design & Architecture

473

Arts and Crafts Essays

A series of essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society with a preface by William Morris who writes «It is this conscious cultivation of art and the attempt to interest the public in it which the Arts...

realisticspeakers and 11 more 6 hours 41 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

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William Lyon Phelps - Essays on Modern Novelists

A collection of essays on 19th century novelists, both famous ones and those largely forgotten now. Among the writers presented most wrote in English, but three foreign authors are also discussed. Phelps taught a...

Anna Simon and 4 more 6 hours 38 minutes

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His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes

Detective Fiction

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes

In this collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, the great detective continues doing what he does best: averting political scandals, tracking down murderers, dragging Dr. Watson into unpleasant situations. As always,...

Kalynda and 7 more 6 hours 38 minutes

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Upward Path: A Reader For Colored Children

Children's Fiction

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Upward Path: A Reader For Colored Children

From the preface of the book: «To the present time, there has been no collection of stories and poems by Negro writers, which colored children could read with interest and pleasure and in which they could find a...

Diana Schmidt and 3 more 6 hours 32 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

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Short Ghost and Horror Collection 006

A collection of fifteen stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up your spine, the stench of human flesh, and the occasional touch of wonder.

Kalynda and 10 more 6 hours 32 minutes Short Ghost and Horror Story Collections

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Jacob Abbott - Romulus

Jacob Abbott wrote many historical books for children. He was careful to ensure historical accuracy, and as he said himself in the preface to this book «Whatever of interest… these stories may possess is due solely to...

sherlock85 and 5 more 6 hours 31 minutes

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Family

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Annie Fellows Johnston - Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding

In the previous book in this series, Lloyd was the maid of honor, but now it will be the Little Colonel's turn to be the bride. But who will be the groom? Will it be one of our old friends from previous books such as...

avocado and 7 more 6 hours 17 minutes The Little Colonel Series

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Anthologies

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Elizabeth Jordan - Different Girls

This is a collection of the best short stories about girls published in Harper's Magazine from 1895 to 1906. The girls in these stories are not the typical 'girl' from late 19th century novels. They are..different....

BettyB and 5 more 6 hours 12 minutes

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Single Author Collections

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Saki - Chronicles of Clovis

This is the third collection of short stories by Saki, following on from “Reginald” and “Reginald in Russia”. Although some of the stories have characters that do not appear elsewhere in the collection, many of them...

Anna Simon and 14 more 6 hours 9 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

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Wit and Humor of America, Vol 04

The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the fourth volume, 40 short stories and poems have been gathered from 33 authors. This volume is sure to delight listeners. (Summary by Linette Geisel)

Katine and 16 more 6 hours 7 minutes Wit and Humor of America

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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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