Siobhan McAlpin

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Wilhelm Hauff - Swanhilde, and other Fairy Tales

Wilhelm Hauff was a German poet and novelist, perhaps best known for his fairy tales (Märchen). Some of his stories, such as the Caliph Stork found in this volume, are popular in German-speaking countries to this day....

thestorygirl and 8 more 6 hours 50 minutes

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Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

434

Gerard Manley Hopkins - I Have Desired To Go

Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ was an English poet and Jesuit priest, whose posthumous fame established him among the leading Victorian poets. His manipulation of prosody (particularly his concept of sprung rhythm and use...

Algy Pug and 19 more 14 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

428

Frederick Trevor Hill - Lincoln, The Lawyer

This biography of Abraham Lincoln focuses on his practice as a lawyer. (Summary by MaryAnn)

Larry Wilson and 5 more 5 hours 22 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

500

Edmund Leamy - Golden Spears, and other Fairy Tales

This is a little volume of original fairy tales by Irish lawyer, author and politician Edmund Leamy. — Summary by Carolin

Cecilia Lui and 5 more 3 hours 25 minutes

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Poetry

454

Cale Young Rice - Sea Poems

This is a collection of poems by Cale Young Rice. In this collection, the sea is a recurring theme. The Kentucky poet uses it to express emotions and to paint an atmosphere. — Summary by Carolin

Nemo and 14 more 2 hours 8 minutes

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Humor

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Kate Sanborn - Wit of Women

It is refreshing to find an unworked field all ready for harvesting. While the wit of men, as a subject for admiration and discussion, is now threadbare, the wit of women has been almost utterly ignored and...

Joseph Tabler and 9 more 6 hours 26 minutes

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Poetry

438

Lizzie Doten - Poems from the Inner Life

Collection of reflective poetry by celebrated medium and clairvoyant, Lizzie Doten. She claims these poems were sent by her 'inner heaven', often while she was in a trance. She credits some of the poems to the spirits...

Lynne T and 10 more 3 hours 1 minute

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

464

Charles Norris Williamson - Great Pearl Secret

It is the afternoon before a grand society wedding between Juliet Phayre and the Duke of Claremanagh, when Emmy West drops by to visit the bride and to see the famed Tsarina pearls, only ever to be worn by the...

ToddHW and 10 more 6 hours 31 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

429

Harry Hazelton - Prisoner of the Mill

Subtitled «Captain Hayward's Body Guard”. An adventure story for boys.

Lynne T and 10 more 3 hours 43 minutes

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General

460

Frances Jenkins Olcott - Good Stories for Great Birthdays

«Here are over 200 stories celebrating 23 great birthdays of patriot-founders and upbuilders of the Republics of both North and South America. In the stories are more than 75 historical characters, men, women, and...

brianna and 11 more 10 hours 14 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Mentor 2

The Mentor Association was established to increase interest and knowledge among the public in the areas of art, literature, science, nature, history and travel. The association published a magazine twice monthly, each...

Colleen McMahon and 13 more 20 hours 44 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Charles Reade - It Is Never Too Late to Mend

A ruthless squire becomes obsessed with a younger woman and conspires against her lover, George Fielding, so that the squire can win her. With the squire's financial pressure turned up on his family, George goes to...

Gillian Hendrie and 14 more 26 hours 47 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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