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Romance

473

Molly Elliot Seawell - Throckmorton

This is a novel about the lives of the members of the Temple family and their connections in Tidewater, Virginia, in the Reconstruction era. The widow Judith Temple and her sister in law Jacqueline live quietly on the...

MaryAnn and 5 more 7 hours 16 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

435

Gertrude Atherton - Rezanov

This novel by the prolific Californian author Gertrude Horn Atherton is based on the real life story of Nikolai Rezanov, a man who, in 1806, pushed for the Russian colonization of Alaska and California. «Not twenty...

Lynne T and 6 more 7 hours 12 minutes

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Literary Fiction

557

Henry Fielding - Amelia (Vol. 1)

This is the first volume of a three volume novel. In this novel, Amelia marries William Booth against her mother's desires, and the two must move to London. Fielding explores the issues of married life such as...

Brooke Cunningham and 10 more 7 hours 12 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

525

Henry R. Schoolcraft - Indian Fairy Book

These Indian fairy tales are chosen from the many stories collected by Mr. Henry R. Schoolcraft, the first man to study how the Indians lived and to discover their legends. He lived among the Indians in the West and...

Susan Morin and 11 more 7 hours 11 minutes

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Published 1900 onward

477

Robert W. Chambers - Slayer of Souls

Tressa Norne is an American living in China. After her life was spared during a revolution in the area, Tressa finds herself taken as a slave and forced to serve Erlik, a demon-god, and his cult. She ends up escaping...

Lynne T and 4 more 7 hours 11 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

432

William Le Queux - Stolen Souls

This is a collection of 14 of William le Queux' best mystery stories. (Summary by Carolin)

bala and 10 more 7 hours 11 minutes

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Star-Chamber: An Historical Romance, Volume 1

Historical Fiction

493

William Harrison Ainsworth - Star-Chamber: An Historical Romance, Volume 1

A romance with the backdrop of the notorious Star Chamber of the English legal system. The Chamber began as purely administrative, but gradually took on more of a judicial role, enforcing the monarch's will when the...

Lynne T and 4 more 7 hours 10 minutes

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General Fiction

504

Anna Katharine Green - Mayor's Wife

Miss Saunders is out for an adventure. One, which is full of secrets, hints, and half-lies. One, which will require all of her wits. She is to be the companion to the Mayor's wife. The Lady is unhappy, and the reason...

Christian Mitchell and 10 more 7 hours 6 minutes

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Historical Fiction

553

Wilhelm Meinhold - Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch

Wilhelm Meinhold, a Pomeranian priest working on the Island of Usedom, relates the story of Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch. The author assures us that the story he has to tell is based on a manuscript he found in...

Mark Nelson and 9 more 7 hours 3 minutes

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Single Author Collections

681

Algernon Blackwood - Empty House and Other Ghost Stories

An anthology of short, chilling stories from Algernon Blackwood. They will make you start at noises in the night and wonder about your neighbors. These stories likely stem from Blackwood's investigations into haunted...

ChadH94 and 9 more 7 hours 1 minute

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Action & Adventure Fiction

439

Eleven Possible Cases

This book brings together eleven stories, each a case of intrigue where more is going on than seems at first. — Summary by A. Gramour

Lynne T and 5 more 6 hours 58 minutes

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Short Stories

564

Albert Payson Terhune - Buff: A Collie and Other Dog-Stories

Buff: A Collie and Other Dog-Stories is one of many popular books written by Albert Payson Terhune that have delighted dog lovers for decades. Terhune loved dogs, and he bred and raised collies at his Sunnybank...

Ellen Preckel and 5 more 6 hours 58 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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