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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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H. G. Wells - Sea Lady

The Sea Lady is a novel written by H. G. Wells. It was serialized from July to December 1901 in Pearson's Magazine before being published by D. Appleton and Co. in 1902. The story involves a mermaid who comes ashore...

ToddHW and 5 more 4 hours 24 minutes

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Family

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Frances Hodgson Burnett - Fair Barbarian

The setting is a small English village in the 19th century. When her niece shows up on her doorstep unexpectedly, a quiet spinster finds her life turned upside down. (Summary by Linda Andrus)

Linda Andrus and 13 more 4 hours 21 minutes

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Arthur Wing Pinero, Playwright - A Study

Biography & Autobiography

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Hamilton Fyfe - Arthur Wing Pinero, Playwright - A Study

A discussion about the life and works of the playwright Arthur Wing Pinero. The perfect accompaniment to the plays by Pinero available here at Librivox. (Refer to the etext for cast lists of plays — through 1901 —...

Larry Wilson and 6 more 4 hours 17 minutes

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Poetry

Charles Godfrey Leland - Songs of the Sea and Lays of the Land

This is a volume of poetry by Charles Godfrey Leland. The first half of this volume is taken up by the Songs of the Sea, with rather romantic songs about seafaring, mermaids, and adventures, and the second half of the...

Stephen Christie and 20 more 4 hours 16 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

G. A. Henty - Tales from the Works of G.A.Henty

George Alfred Henty was an English newspaper correspondent who became a prolific author of, predominantly, adventure stories for boys. Most were based on true historical events. In this volume, published posthumously,...

John-Paul Nelson and 9 more 4 hours 15 minutes

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Romance

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Amanda McKittrick Ros - Irene Iddesleigh

Amanda McKittrick Ros, a Northern Irish writer, did for the novel what William McGonagall did for poetry and Florence Foster Jenkins for the coloratura voice. She published a number of novels (all at her own...

Andy Minter and 7 more 3 hours 55 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

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James Francis Thierry - Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons

The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons: Being one of the Exciting Episodes in the Career of the Famous Detective Hemlock Holmes as Recorded by his Friend Dr. Watson is a parody of the Sherlock Holmes stories....

SirQueezle and 6 more 3 hours 52 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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L. Frank Baum - Wonderful Wizard of Oz (version 4)

When Dorothy is swept away from her home in Kansas by a cyclone, she finds herself in a mysterious land inhabited by equally mysterious people. She is told that only Oz, the great Wizard, can help her get back home,...

Minni Ang and 7 more 3 hours 44 minutes Oz books

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Fantastic Fiction

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Edward Bellamy - Dr. Heidenhoff's Process

Henry Burr's fiance, Madeline, is seduced by another man. The guilt and painful memories she has as a result cause him to refer her to Dr. Heidenhoff, who has developed a method to remove such memories from people's...

Mike Golczynski and 6 more 3 hours 38 minutes

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Epistolary Fiction

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Maurice Baring - Lost Diaries

Within these pages find passages from the «lost diaries» of a wide range of people: royal, regular, famous, infamous, historical, and fictional. — Summary by A. Gramour

Nemo and 5 more 3 hours 35 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Andrew Barton Paterson - Three Elephant Power and Other Stories

From Banjo Paterson, bush poet and favorite son of Australia, here is a collection of colorful stories from Australia that offer a window into the past and the culture of the region. — Summary by A. Gramour

Beth Thomas and 7 more 3 hours 33 minutes

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Literary Fiction

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Charles Weathers Bump - Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories

A collection of offbeat stories. Some are a bit out of the ordinary as suggested by the title story about a freshwater mermaid; some are not. — Summary by Amy Gramour

Brice and 7 more 3 hours 32 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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