Peter John Keeble

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Literary Fiction

Charles Dickens - Oliver Twist (version 3)

Oliver Twist was published in 1838 as a three volume book. The novel was the first of Dickens' works to realistically portray the degradation and impoverishment of the London underworld and its denizens. Dickens...

Peter John Keeble 15 hours 49 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

944

Guy Boothby - Lust of Hate

This is the third Dr Nikola book in a series of five written by Guy Boothby. The main character is Gilbert Pennethorne a man whom «Lady luck» has deserted. A number of commercial failures, estrangement from his...

Peter John Keeble 7 hours 18 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

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Francis Marion Crawford - Witch of Prague: A Fantastic Tale

The Wanderer is looking far and wide for the love of his life, Beatrice. Try as he may, he cannot find her again. Appealing to a witch might help, but instead of using her powers to help the lovers find one another...

Mark Nelson and 7 more 14 hours 44 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

969

Guy Boothby - 'Farewell, Nikola'

Farewell Nikola is the fifth and last novel of the Dr Nikola series. We are reacquainted with Richard «Dick» Hatteras, former South Seas adventurer and Roustabout who clashed with Dr Nicola in “A Bid for...

Peter John Keeble 6 hours 15 minutes

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General Fiction

1.5K

Wilkie Collins - New Magdalen

Mercy Merrick is living a difficult life on the streets, but when she meets the young and charismatic clergyman Julian Gray, she desires to leave this life behind and start afresh. She packs her things and volunteers...

ToddHW and 11 more 10 hours 56 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

913

Guy Boothby - Dr. Nikola’s Experiment

Guy Boothby's fourth novel of five about the svelte mysterious anti-hero Dr Nikola sees him progress further on his search for immortality. Here we find him deep in the wilds of Northumbria conducting an experiment of...

Peter John Keeble 5 hours 15 minutes

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Nautical & Marine Fiction

1.5K

William Henry Giles Kingston - Three Midshipmen

This is the start of a series of four books following three friends through their career in the navy. Terence, Jack and Alick first meet at a boarding school, and become fast friends, not least because together they...

EMBischoff and 11 more 17 hours 16 minutes

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John Deane of Nottingham: Historic Adventures by Land and Sea

Action & Adventure Fiction

927

William Henry Giles Kingston - John Deane of Nottingham: Historic Adventures by Land and Sea

This is the story of John Deane of Nottingham, a person who, according to the author, really existed. John Deane is born in 1679 to wealthy parents, but starts out in relative poverty, working as a drover around...

April6090 and 6 more 12 hours 5 minutes

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Literary Fiction

Charles Dickens - Bleak House (version 4)

Bleak house is one of Dickens finest achievements. It was written for serialisation in 1853 when Dickens was at the peak of his career. Monthly sales substantially exceeded his previous bestseller David Copperfield....

Peter John Keeble 34 hours 4 minutes

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

931

Guy Boothby - Doctor Nikola Returns

Guy Boothby’s character Doctor Antonio Nikola was one of the first great diabolical criminal masterminds. He was a Victorian forerunner to Fu Manchu and a sometime literary rival to Sherlock Holmes. He was ruthless in...

Peter John Keeble 7 hours 46 minutes

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Memoirs

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Through the Magic Door

I care not how humble your bookshelf may be, nor how lowly the room which it adorns. Close the door of that room behind you, shut off with it all the cares of the outer world, plunge back into the soothing company of...

Gail Nelson and 8 more 4 hours 49 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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