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Prose Romances from the Oxford and Cambridge Magazine (1856)

Fantastic Fiction

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William Morris - Prose Romances from the Oxford and Cambridge Magazine (1856)

William Morris initiated the genre of high fantasy in a number of short novels written toward the end of his life. But he had already experimented with the genre much earlier in stories written for the Oxford and...

Phil Benson 7 hours 10 minutes Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library

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Travel & Geography

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Elizabeth W. Grierson - Things Seen in Florence

One of the largest and wealthiest cities of medieval Europe, the home of Dante and Giotto has long been a magnet for lovers of art, architecture and history. In this short guide, Elizabeth Wilson Grierson shares her...

Phil Benson 3 hours 5 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Arnold Bennett - Old Adam

Edward Henry Machin, whose rise from humble beginnings to prosperity was told in 'The Card', leads a comfortable life in the English Midlands 'Five Towns'. Yet when he unexpectedly gains three hundred and forty-one...

Phil Benson and 6 more 9 hours 19 minutes

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Fantasy Fiction

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Sir Henry Newbolt - Aladore

Ywain, a knight bored with his administrative duties, abandons his estate to his younger brother and goes on a pilgrimage to seek his heart's desire. Following a will-o'-the-wisp resembling a child, his quest takes...

Phil Benson 6 hours 4 minutes Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

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Nat Gould - Who Did It?

Following the dissolution of the New South Wales government, Henry Bryce is ready to take on the Labour Party for the seat of Balmain East. But no sooner is the campaign underway than his body turns up in Sydney...

Phil Benson 6 hours 13 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

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David Lindsay - Haunted Woman

Isabel Loment is engaged to the affectionate, but unemotional, Marshall Stokes. House-hunting for her aunt, she comes to Runhill Court, an ancient home with a mysterious staircase that is only visible to those with...

Phil Benson 6 hours 36 minutes Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library

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Guides to Belle Vue Zoological Gardens 1891-1917

Sports & Recreation

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Guides to Belle Vue Zoological Gardens 1891-1917

Guides to the Belle Vue Zoological Gardens from the Chetham's Library Virtual Belle Vue Collection. The Belle Vue gardens opened in 1836 as a place of genteel entertainment for the middle classes of industrial...

Phil Benson 2 hours 57 minutes

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Fantasy Fiction

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William Morris - Story of the Glittering Plain

In this early example of the modern high fantasy genre, Hallblithe, a warrior of the House of Raven, sets out in pursuit of the pirates who have kidnapped his troth-plight maiden, the Hostage. Kidnapped himself,...

Phil Benson 5 hours 4 minutes Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library

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Poetry

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Short Poetry Collection 168

This is a collection of 40 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for May 2017.

Nemo and 16 more 1 hour 11 minutes Short Poetry Collections

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Single author

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William Roscoe - Selections from Harris's Cabinet

In the early 1800s, London publisher John Harris began producing small books for children that were designed not to instruct, but to entertain. One of these books, The Butterfly's Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast by...

Phil Benson 1 hour 7 minutes

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Anthologies

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Athenaeum Souvenir

The Manchester Athenaeum was founded in 1837 as a society for the «advancement and diffusion of knowledge». This short collection of poems was published to raise money for the society's annual bazaar. The collection...

Phil Benson 1 hour 31 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Ann Hawkshaw - Cecil's Own Book

Ann Hawkshaw's fourth and final collection was published privately and named for her young grandson, Cecil Wedgwood. Written for children, the volume alternates prose with poetry and is lighter in tone than her...

Phil Benson 2 hours 37 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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