Mike Pelton

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Children's Fiction

426

J. M. Barrie - Little White Bird

«A children's book, sharp social commentary and sad psychological thriller about a man's search for a sense of belonging. All in one amazing and lyrical collection. This is the first book in which Peter Pan starts to...

Mike Pelton and 6 more 7 hours 25 minutes

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Culture & Heritage Fiction

585

Mary Grant Bruce - Stone Axe Of Burkamukk

Mary Grant Bruce was an Australian children's writer who spent one year collecting Aboriginal stories in Gippsland — a part of Victoria which it is thought had a dense population of the early Australians. Sadly, now...

Availle and 9 more 6 hours 56 minutes

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Astronomy, Physics & Mechanics

442

Walter Kellogg Towers - Masters of Space

This is the story of talking at a distance, of sending messages through space. It is the story of great men—Morse, Thomson, Bell, Marconi, and others—and how, with the aid of men like Field, Vail, Catty, Pupin, the...

Mark and 9 more 5 hours 55 minutes

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Action & Adventure

509

Victor G. Durham - Submarine Boys and the Middies

The Pollard is about to be taken to Anapolis, where the United States Navy will train their midshipmen how to run the submarine. Jack, Hal and Eph are all to help with training and to see the sights in Anapolis. They...

Mike Pelton and 4 more 4 hours 5 minutes The Submarine Boys series

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Action & Adventure Fiction

432

James Oliver Curwood - Courage of Marge O'Doone

David Raine is travelling, trying to escape his own memories. On the train he meets Father Rolland, who invites him North, to a world of «mystery and savage glory», to help him find himself again. On the same train,...

Natalie Paula and 5 more 9 hours 57 minutes

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War & Military

552

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Visit to Three Fronts: June 1916

In the course of May 1916, the Italian authorities expressed a desire that some independent observer from Great Britain should visit their lines and report his impressions. It was at the time when our brave and...

Mike Pelton and 2 more 1 hour 35 minutes

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Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists

Biography & Autobiography

447

Elbert Hubbard - Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists

Elbert Hubbard describes the homes of authors, poets, social reformers and other prestigious people, reflecting on how their surroundings may have influenced them. These short essays are part biography and part...

Robin Cotter and 8 more 9 hours 39 minutes Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great

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Gothic Fiction

494

George MacDonald - Flight of the Shadow

A fantastical story of personal growth and a warning against the dangers of keeping secrets. This novel by George MacDonald is a deceptively easy read aimed to be accessible to teens, but the ideas will remain in your...

Beth Thomas and 8 more 6 hours 32 minutes

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Helping Himself; or Grant Thornton's Ambition (version 2)

General

450

Horatio Alger, Jr. - Helping Himself; or Grant Thornton's Ambition (version 2)

“wish we were not so terribly poor, Grant," said Mrs. Thornton, in a discouraged tone. «Is there anything new that makes you say so, mother?” Horatio Alger, Jr. (January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was a prolific...

Ed Humpal and 4 more 5 hours 11 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

444

Arlo Bates - Intoxicated Ghost And Other Stories

A charming collection of short stories, dealing with ghosts, magic, and other-worldly events that even the faint of heart will enjoy. 1. The Intoxicated Ghost — a woman tries to outsmart a ghost to save the family...

Patti Cunningham and 7 more 5 hours 3 minutes

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Action & Adventure

438

Victor G. Durham - Submarine Boys' Trial Trip

The torpedo submarine's inventor, Jack Farnum, is looking for investors to help him kick his new shipyard into high gear. He already has his crew set, with sixteen year old Jack Benson as the captain, and his friend...

Mike Pelton and 4 more 4 hours 14 minutes The Submarine Boys series

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Action & Adventure

474

Joseph A. Altsheler - Tree of Appomattox

«The Tree of Appomattox» concludes the series of connected romances dealing with the Civil War, begun in «The Guns of Bull Run,» and continued successively through «The Guns of Shiloh,» «The Scouts of Stonewall,» «The...

Michael Packard and 6 more 8 hours 46 minutes The Civil War Series

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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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