Sage Tyrtle

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Historical Fiction

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Anthony Trollope - Can You Forgive Her?

“Can You Forgive Her?” is the first in a series of six Trollope novels dealing broadly with 19th Century English political scene. It introduces the reader to Plantagenet and Glencora Palliser, as they court, marry,...

Laura Koskinen and 16 more 32 hours 16 minutes Palliser Novels by Anthony Trollope

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

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Anthony Trollope - Eustace Diamonds

Lizzie Greystock, a fortune-hunter who ensnares the sickly, dissipated Sir Florian Eustace, is soon left a very wealthy widow and mother. While clever and beautiful, Lizzie has several character flaws; the greatest...

Laura Koskinen and 19 more 27 hours 31 minutes Palliser Novels by Anthony Trollope

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General Fiction

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Henry James - Portrait of a Lady Vol 1

The Portrait of a Lady is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly and Macmillan's Magazine in 1880-1881 and then as a book in 1881. It is the story of a spirited young American...

Clarica and 12 more 12 hours 44 minutes

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Romance

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E. M. Forster - Howards End (version 2)

The Schlegels frequently encounter the Wilcoxes. The youngest, Helen, is rejected by the younger Wilcox brother, Paul. The eldest, Margaret, becomes friends with his mother Ruth Wilcox. Ruth's most prized personal...

Lucy Burgoyne and 12 more 12 hours 18 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

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Dorothy Scarborough - Famous Modern Ghost Stories

An entertaining selection of «modern» ghost stories selected «to include specimens of a few of the distinctive types of modern ghosts, as well as to show the art of individual stories.» Sure to please the love...

J. M. Smallheer and 12 more 9 hours 45 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

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Jane Austen - Northanger Abbey

Northanger Abbey is a hilarious parody of 18th century gothic novels. The heroine, 17-year old Catherine, has been reading far too many “horrid” gothic novels and would love to encounter some gothic-style terror —...

Kara Shallenberg and 17 more 8 hours 12 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Rudyard Kipling - Rewards and Fairies

Joseph Rudyard Kipling (December 30, 1865 – January 18, 1936) was an English author and poet, born in India, and best known today for his children’s books, including The Jungle Book , Just So Stories , and Puck of...

Kara Shallenberg and 10 more 7 hours 50 minutes

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School

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Mary C. Hungerford - Friendly Five

«There were neither examinations nor graduation exercises at the Coventry Institute. The only ceremony peculiar to the last day of school, except the farewells, was a little sermon from Mrs. Abbott, the principal,...

Annike Lindhout and 16 more 5 hours 37 minutes

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General Fiction

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Charles Dickens - Cricket on the Hearth

John Peerybingle, a carrier, lives with his wife Dot (who is much younger than he), their baby, their nanny Tilly Slowboy, and a mysterious lodger. A cricket constantly chirps on the hearth and acts as a guardian...

Jason Isbell and 3 more 3 hours 22 minutes

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Epistolary Fiction

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Jane Austen - Lady Susan (version 2)

Jane Austen demonstrated her mastery of the epistolary novel genre in Lady Susan, which she wrote in 1795 but never published. Although the primary focus of this short novel is the selfish behavior of Lady Susan as...

Brenda Dayne and 6 more 2 hours 42 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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