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Literary Collections

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Clement Shorter - Victorian Literature

Victorian Literature by Clement Shorter is a brief work that gives a good introduction to many of the important writers, historians, and critics of the Victorian era. Presented as a «gathering up (of) a few...

Mudlark and 4 more 5 hours 2 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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E. Nesbit - Wet Magic (version 2)

Are mermaids real? Well of course they are! Just ask the four very English children who, when on vacation by the sea, find out about one being held in a circus and, since 'they die in captivity' decide on a daring...

Mike Justice and 4 more 4 hours 53 minutes

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Short works

442

Margaret Gatty - Aunt Judy's Tales

This is a collection of six short stories by Margaret Gatty, writing as Mrs. Alfred Gatty. All told by 'an elder girl' in a large family to the 8 little ones gathered around. «There is not a more charming sight in the...

Aromli and 2 more 4 hours 46 minutes

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Enquiry Into The Causes Of The Late Increase Of Robbers

Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)

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Henry Fielding - Enquiry Into The Causes Of The Late Increase Of Robbers

Early eighteenth century England saw the criminal element bargaining with magistrates and lawyers to be released or receive lenient sentences. Neither party could be trusted and the situation grew worse. Enter famed...

Lynne T and 5 more 4 hours 10 minutes

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Poetry

434

Susan Coolidge - Few More Verses

Susan Coolidge was the pen name of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey, who is best known for her What Katy Did series. This is the second of three volumes of her verse. (Summary by Rachel)

Rachel and 9 more 4 hours 8 minutes

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

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E. W. Hornung - Shadow of a Man

Set in rural Australia, this mystery novel follows a pair of newlyweds who are determined to make their improbable marriage work, no matter the odds. But little do they know exactly how high the odds are stacked...

Brendan Nelson-Weiss and 11 more 3 hours 50 minutes

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Single Author Collections

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Louisa May Alcott - 4 Stories by Louisa May Alcott

Here are four delightful short stories written by the famous author specifically for girls. As she says in the tiny preface «These stories were written for my own amusement during a period of enforced seclusion. The...

Roohi and 3 more 3 hours 28 minutes

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Poetry

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Susan Coolidge - Verses

Susan Coolidge was the pen name of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey, who is best known for her What Katy Did series. This is the first of three volumes of her verse. (Summary by Rachel)

Rachel and 17 more 2 hours 56 minutes

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Single author

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E. Nesbit - Rainbow and the Rose

A collection of poetry in the whimsical style of Edith Nesbit, author of «The Five Children and It» and «The Railway Children». These poems are primarily for adults, although a few are written for her daughters. The...

Eleanor Howard and 15 more 2 hours 15 minutes

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Short works

504

Mary Louisa Molesworth - Five Minutes' Stories

This is a collection of short stories for children. Listeners may wish to have a look at the text at Project Gutenberg to see the many illustrations accompanying each story. — Summary by Carolin

Simon Sherriff Allen and 7 more 2 hours 4 minutes

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Alice in Wonderland, Retold in Words of One Syllable

Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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J.C. Gorham - Alice in Wonderland, Retold in Words of One Syllable

The well known and delightful tale of Alice in Wonderland but retold in simpler language. All the characters are there, even the Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter. Note that even though the title says 'words of one...

Mike T. and 7 more 1 hour 57 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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