Peter Eastman

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General Fiction

532

Rosa Nouchette Carey - Herb of Grace

Malcolm Herrick has it all: he is a lawyer, he has no financial problems, and he has wonderful friends and even an adopted sister. He is a dutiful boy to his mother. He is a loving friend. But he wanted something...

Peter Eastman and 3 more 15 hours 40 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

445

Robert W. Chambers - In Search of the Unknown

Robert Chambers was a contemporary of Lovecraft, and this book consists of «weird supernatural tales» in a somewhat similar manner, except that the emphasis is on humor rather than horror. The narrator works for the...

Peter Eastman 9 hours 14 minutes

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Science Fiction

474

Francis Donovan - Short Life

At two years old, Timmy was an imbecile, incapable of talking or controlling his own body. At four years old, he abruptly stood up and began speaking in full sentences. Within a few years, he was a genius. But it was...

Peter Eastman 2 hours 35 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

555

Short Science Fiction Collection 057

Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is possible. The only rules are those set forth by the author. The speculative...

Craig Franklin and 13 more 8 hours 39 minutes Short Science Fiction Collections

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Action & Adventure Fiction

441

James Edwin Gunn - Breaking Point

Machines are infallible. Humans are not. The crew of The Ambassador knew their ship could not possibly fail, but what of themselves? And how could they defend against an unknown enemy with unknown motives and...

Peter Eastman 2 hours 10 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

454

Edmond Hamilton - Legion of Lazarus

Those convicted of the most heinous crimes are sentenced to the Humane Penalty: they are ejected from the airlock of a ship, to freeze in the icy chill of outer space. Death is instantaneous. But in some cases, not...

Peter Eastman 2 hours 38 minutes

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Literary Fiction

443

Sōseki Natsume - I Am A Cat (excerpt)

These are the first two chapters of Natsume Sōseki's masterpiece, «I Am A Cat» (Wagahai wa Neko de Aru). It is recognized as a landmark of modern Japanese literature, with its humorous but insightful depiction of...

Peter Eastman 3 hours 20 minutes

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Fictional Biographies & Memoirs

493

George Gissing - Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft

This novel consists of selections from the diary of an author, starting soon after his retirement and continuing until just before his death. There is very little in the way of plot, but a great deal of quiet musing...

Peter Eastman 7 hours 44 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

490

Dallas McCord Reynolds - Status Quo

Larry Woolford is a government agent, tasked with investigating subversive activity. He does everything an ambitious young man should do if he wants to succeed: wear the right clothes, listen to the right music, even...

Peter Eastman 3 hours 9 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

472

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 034

Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the English countryside; William Randolph Hearst and journalism; the philosophy of Soren Kierkegaard, John...

Garth Burton and 8 more 5 hours 50 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Literary Fiction

494

H. G. Wells - Mr. Britling Sees It Through

«Mr. Britling Sees It Through» is H. G. Wells' attempt to make sense of World War I. It begins with a lighthearted account of an American visiting England for the first time, but the outbreak of war changes...

Peter Eastman 17 hours 10 minutes

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Animals & Nature

498

Catherine Cate Coblentz - Blue Cat of Castle Town

«The mother cat had been quite upset when she first saw the blue kitten. She had looked fearfully then toward the river. For, like all cats, she had heard that a blue kitten could learn the river's song. Any kitten...

Peter Eastman 3 hours 16 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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