Sandra Estenson

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Alessandro Manzoni - Betrothed (I Promessi Sposi)

The Betrothed (I Promessi Sposi) presents a kaleidoscope of individual stories, which are all tied together by the story of Lucia and Renzo, two young persons of humble origin that are deeply in love with one another....

TriciaG and 14 more 29 hours 11 minutes

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General Fiction

602

Thomas Peckett Prest - Varney, the Vampyre Vol. 3

This is volume 3 of 3. — Originally published as a penny dreadful from 1845 until 1847, when it first appeared in book form, Varney the Vampyre is a forerunner to vampire stories such as Dracula , which it heavily...

TriciaG and 20 more 23 hours 8 minutes

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General Fiction

561

Maria Edgeworth - Belinda

When Belinda was published in 1801, it became both controversial and popular. Controversial because of the inter-racial marriage presented in the novel, and popular because it's a very good comedy of manners, like...

Mimi Wang and 10 more 19 hours 35 minutes

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Detective Fiction

468

Charlotte M. Brame - Fair Mystery

(Written by Charlotte M. Brame under the pen name Bertha M. Clay.) Honest Mark Brace is about to lose his farm, land of his ancestors, home to his wife, Patty, and small daughter, Mattie, when out of a dark and...

Lynne T and 8 more 19 hours 11 minutes

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Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Part 2

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Charles Darwin - Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Part 2

Part 2 of 3 of a book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second great book on evolutionary theory, following his 1859 work, On The Origin of Species....

Availle and 7 more 15 hours 11 minutes Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex by Charles Darwin

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Published 1900 onward

483

Payne Erskine - Eye of Dread

The Civil War is upon the United States, and the town of Leauvite has sent away its young men, among them Peter Junior and Richard Kildene. When they leave, Betty Ballard is but a child, but by the time the war has...

Chelsea Baker and 10 more 14 hours 58 minutes

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Romance

479

Payne Erskine - Mountain Girl

A delightful love-story, genuinely American in feeling and treatment. The story is stirring, the heroine is ideal. (Summary by the Chicago Tribune, from time of publishing)

MaryAnn and 8 more 12 hours 51 minutes

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Epistolary Fiction

540

Wilkie Collins - Black Robe

The church has lost out on a valuable piece of land through wars and transfers. Father Benwell is determined to reclaim that property by the conversion of the owner, Lewis Romayne. Enter beautiful Stella, who...

Barbara Derksen and 6 more 12 hours 19 minutes

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Detective Fiction

444

Wilkie Collins - Jezebel's Daughter

A brilliant chemist and a shrewd businessman — die on the same day. The widow of the chemist, Mrs. Fontaine, is left with the poisons he was researching, while Mrs. Wagner is left with her husband's mental health...

Tim Ferreira and 9 more 11 hours 26 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Andrew Lang - Violet Fairy Book

Andrew Lang’s Violet Fairy Book (1901) was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. This was one of many other collections of fairy tales, collectively known as Andrew...

BDSEmpire and 19 more 10 hours 4 minutes Andrew Lang's Fairy Books

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General Fiction

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Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors

A 1908 NaNoWriMo forerunner, told in twelve chapters, each with a different author. The basic plot was to show how an engagement or marriage would affect and be affected by an entire family. The project became...

Tom Lennon and 11 more 7 hours 32 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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E. Nesbit - Harding's Luck

Harding's luck is sequel to E. Nesbit's «The House of Arden». It tells the story of Dickie Harding, a disabled boy, who one day accidentelly discovers an old magic, that allows him to travel into his own past. There...

Sonja and 6 more 7 hours 28 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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