Lee Smalley

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Published 1900 onward

471

Joseph Patterson - Rebellion

Cinematic in style and rich in characterization, this novel is set in early 20th century Chicago – in a barroom, at home, and in the workplace. An alcoholic convinces himself of the reasonableness of “just one drink”....

Lee Smalley 6 hours 41 minutes

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Fictional Biographies & Memoirs

671

W. Somerset Maugham - Bishop's Apron

«Canon Spratte saw himself as he thought others might see him: mediocre, pompous, self-assertive, verbose.» Maugham could have added ambitious, hypocritical, and vain. In this engrossing social satire, Theodore...

Lee Smalley 6 hours 35 minutes

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War & Military

437

Walter Wood - In the Line of Battle

“A COLLECTION OF absolutely authentic accounts by privates and non-commissioned officers… We see a great simplicity and directness of observation and recital, so admirable that one page of such writing is worth all...

Lee Smalley 6 hours 34 minutes

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Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers

589

Earl Derr Biggers - Inside the Lines

As World War I commences, a plucky young American woman in Europe on a business trip begins to realize that she may have remained too long. She and others anxious to leave for home are caught up in events swirling...

Lee Smalley 6 hours 31 minutes

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General Fiction

442

B. L. Farjeon - Devlin the Barber

The stabbing death of a beautiful young woman in a London park at night and the disappearance of her sister; a shocked and heartbroken young suitor; a terrified landlady and her simple husband; a recently unemployed...

Lee Smalley 6 hours 28 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

575

John Peter Toohey - Fresh Every Hour

This book is best described by its subtitle: “DETAILING the Adventures, Comic and Pathetic of one Jimmy Martin, Purveyor of Publicity, a Young Gentleman Possessing Sublime Nerve, Whimsical Imagination, Colossal...

Lee Smalley 6 hours 16 minutes

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Psychology

514

Wilhelm Stekel - Depths of the Soul

Wilhelm Stekel was an Austrian physician and psychologist and one of Freud’s earliest followers. This title, originally published in 1921, was the author’s favorite of his own work. Covering a variety of topics he...

Lee Smalley and 11 more 6 hours 14 minutes

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Political Science

894

H. G. Wells - Washington and the Riddle of Peace

As an observer at the WASHINGTON CONFERENCE FOR THE LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS held in 1921 and attended by the victorious nations of The Great War, the acclaimed author H. G. Wells wrote 29 short essays that were...

Lee Smalley 6 hours 3 minutes

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Published 1900 onward

577

Johan Bojer - Power of a Lie

Norby is requested to guarantee a bank loan for Wangen and he obliges, signing the loan document in the presence of a witness. Some time later the witness dies. Years after that Wangen defaults on the loan, requiring...

Lee Smalley 5 hours 41 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

503

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 030

Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include botany, dreams, farming, history, literature, nature, and religion. (summary by Sue Anderson)

Rachel Gatwood and 13 more 5 hours 41 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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War & Military

458

George Eggleston - Rebel's Recollections

George Cary Eggleston's Civil War memoir begins with a separate essay on the living conditions and political opinions of Virginia’s citizenry before secession. The body of the work contains vivid descriptions and...

Lee Smalley 5 hours 32 minutes

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*Non-fiction

539

Christy Mathewson - Pitching in a Pinch

In this book Mathewson is telling the reader of the game as it is played in the Big Leagues… It’s as good as his pitching and some exciting things have happened in the Big Leagues, stories that never found their way...

Lee Smalley 5 hours 30 minutes

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New

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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