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Hans Christian Andersen: Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 1, 1835 to 1842

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Hans Christian Andersen - Hans Christian Andersen: Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 1, 1835 to 1842

A collection of some of Hans Christian Andersen's works. He is a Danish author and poet most famous for his fairy tales. (Summary by Kristingj)

doonaboon and 12 more 9 hours 41 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Andrew Lang - Olive Fairy Book

Andrew Lang’s Olive Fairy Book (1907) was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. This was followed by many other collections of fairy tales, collectively known as...

Jason Mills and 17 more 9 hours 27 minutes Andrew Lang's Fairy Books

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History

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John Reed - Insurgent Mexico

In the autumn of 1913 John Reed was sent to Mexico by the Metropolitan Magazine to report the Mexican Revolution. He shared the perils of Pancho Villa's army for four months, present with Villa's Constitutional Army...

TriciaG and 12 more 8 hours 48 minutes

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Literary Criticism

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Robert Lynd - Old and New Masters

Jane Austen, WB Yeats, Chesterton, Shaw… these are personal and intelligent short essays on a selection of great (and great-ish) writers: some well known, and some a bit more obscure to the average reader today....

chocmuse and 14 more 8 hours 31 minutes

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Romance

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Myrtle Reed - Spinner in the Sun

Myrtle Reed may always be depended upon to write a story in which poetry, charm, tenderness and humor are combined into a clever and entertaining book. Her characters are delightful and she always displays a quaint...

sylly and 3 more 8 hours 2 minutes

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

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Short Mystery Story Collection 007

Librivox’s Short Mystery Story Collection 007: a collection of 16 short works of mysterious fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox volunteers.

Simon Evers and 7 more 7 hours 47 minutes Short Mystery Collections

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Children's Fiction

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Olive Beaupre Miller - In the Nursery of My Bookhouse

Full of delightful nursery rhymes, charming poems and engaging stories, folk and fairy tales, this is the first volume of the «My Bookhouse» series for little ones. Originally published in the 1920's as a six volume...

Snapdragon and 37 more 7 hours 15 minutes My Bookhouse Series

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Wit and Humor of America, Vol 08

The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the eighth volume, 40 short stories and poems have been gathered from 35 authors. This volume is sure to delight listeners. (Summary by Linette Geisel)

Snapdragon and 9 more 6 hours 50 minutes Wit and Humor of America

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Humorous Fiction

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A. A. Milne - Sunny Side

The Sunny Side is a collection of short stories and essays by A. A. Milne. Though Milne is best known for his classic children's books, especially Winnie The Pooh, he also wrote extensively for adults, most notably in...

KalenXI and 17 more 6 hours 41 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

Short Ghost and Horror Collection 014

A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up your spine, the stench of human flesh, and the occasional touch of wonder.

Janet and 12 more 6 hours 39 minutes Short Ghost and Horror Story Collections

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New England Girlhood: Outlined From Memory

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Lucy Larcom - New England Girlhood: Outlined From Memory

Lucy Larcom was an American poet, teacher, and mil-worker. According to Wikipedia: «Larcom served as a model for the change in women's roles in society.» This is her colorful autobiography. Here, she tells about her...

Linda Velwest and 5 more 6 hours 20 minutes

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John Henry Ingram - Claimants to Royalty

A compilation of chronicles of the numerous impostors and impostures of kings, queens, and rulers. (Summary by Carmen H)

Guero and 12 more 6 hours 19 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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