Mike Pelton

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Short Stories

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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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Culture & Heritage Fiction

586

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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General

440

Rupert S. Holland - Historic Boyhoods

Most boys grow up to be honest, maybe even good, men, but do not stand out from the crowd. Occasionally, along comes a boy who is destined, either by character or circumstance, to make his mark on the world. In this...

Lynne T and 10 more 6 hours 56 minutes

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General Fiction

584

Edgar Jepson - Loudwater Mystery

Lord Loudwater is found murdered in his house one evening. Unfortunately for Detective Flexen, who is to investigate the case, Lord Loudwater was not a very agreeable sort of fellow and almost every person in his...

Richard Kilmer and 5 more 6 hours 50 minutes

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Science Fiction

485

Camille Flammarion - Omega: The Last Days of the World

Omega: The Last Days of the World is a science fiction novel published in 1894 by Camille Flammarion. On 25th century Earth, a comet made mostly of Carbonic-Oxide (CO) could possibly collide with the Earth. It is...

A. J. Carroll and 4 more 6 hours 46 minutes

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Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches

Single Author Collections

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Maurice Baring - Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches

In this urbane collection of short stories by Maurice Baring, characters ranging from legendary figures to schoolboys find themselves in step or out of sorts, where they are meant to be or warned not to go, out of...

Kate Follis and 9 more 6 hours 46 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

526

A. A. Milne - Sunny Side

The Sunny Side is a collection of short stories and essays by A. A. Milne. Though Milne is best known for his classic children's books, especially Winnie The Pooh, he also wrote extensively for adults, most notably in...

KalenXI and 17 more 6 hours 41 minutes

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Short Stories

498

Myrtle Reed - Threads of Grey and Gold

This is a collection of short stories and poems by Myrtle Reed. Many of the stories are short romances, and they share the unique, nostalgic, sometimes melancholy atmosphere so characteristic of Myrtle Reed's stories....

MaryAnn and 10 more 6 hours 40 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

430

Israel Zangwill - Grotesques and Fantasies

A set of often funny, sometimes tragic stories by Israel Zangwill. Most famous for his scathingly accurate portrayals of the Jewish ghetto, these stories have a wider stage, poking fun at social conventions and...

Mike Pelton and 9 more 6 hours 39 minutes

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War & Military

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Heywood Broun - Our Army at the Front

During the US deployment in Europe in the final years of the Great War (WWI), the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) was accompanied by notable New York Tribune war correspondent, Heywood Broun. Although Broun better...

Delmar H Dolbier and 9 more 6 hours 38 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

433

Elliott O'Donnell - Werwolves

Written in 1912 by a famous ghost hunter who was also an occult fantasy writer, this interesting book collects together folktales and traditions from across Europe, starting in the British Isles, through Spain,...

Beth Thomas and 9 more 6 hours 34 minutes

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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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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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