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Poetry

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William Theodore Parkes - Spook Ballads

This is a volume of ghost stories in verse by William Theodore Parkes. The poems in this volume are often humorous, and written in a parody of ye olde style of poetry. «Dealing largely with ghosts and legends...

Larry Wilson and 13 more 4 hours 43 minutes

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War & Military

Anonymous - Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy

A collection of true stories of the high seas, from the nineteenth century. Shipwrecks, mutiny, life and death decision-making — all far from home, while pitting themselves against the elements. The romance of the...

Larry Wilson and 15 more 14 hours 11 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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Art, Design & Architecture

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Theory of Colours

Newton's observations on the optical spectrum were widely accepted but Goethe noticed the difference between the scientific explanation and the phenomena as experienced by the human eye. He did not try to explain...

Lynne T and 17 more 8 hours 58 minutes

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Science Fiction

Simon Landis - Entirely New Feature of a Thrilling Novel! Entitled, The Social War of the year 1900; or, The Conspirators and Lovers!

Described by io9.com contributor Jess Nevins as “the worst science fiction novel of the 19th century,” The Social War of 1900, or The Conspirators and Lovers! has become infamous for its overwrought prose, flimsy...

Mark Nelson and 10 more 15 hours 20 minutes

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Gothic Fiction

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Charlotte Dacre - Zofloya

Victoria de Loredani lives the life of a fairy tale princess in Venice. She has everything one might desire and more, until the sinister Count Ardolph enters her world. The Count carries off Victoria's mother in an...

deongines and 9 more 11 hours 46 minutes

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Poetry

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Marian Longfellow - Contrasted Songs

This is a volume of collected poetry by American poet Marian Longfellow. The poems lack a uniform theme, but, as the author puts it, «Among these „Contrasted Songs“ I trust that the reader will find something to which...

Larry Wilson and 8 more 2 hours 1 minute

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu - Carmilla (Version 2)

Laura grew up on a castle in the Austrian mountains with her father, slightly lonely as there are no potential companions around. Her loneliness is at an end when a carriage accindent close by their castle brings a...

ashleighjane and 3 more 3 hours 11 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Mary Macleod - Shakespeare Story-Book

This book contains many of Shakespeare's most famous plays, retold for children. — Summary by kathrinee

Jason in Panama and 11 more 12 hours 24 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Thomas Wallace Knox - Talking Handkerchief, and Other Stories

This is a collection of 22 stories of action and adventure. We follow the narrators as they escape pirates and cannibals, overcome natural disasters, and are attacked by wild animals. Cunning plans are executed and...

Michael F. Plueger Sr. and 9 more 6 hours 4 minutes

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Literary Collections

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Ontario Readers: Fourth Book

A fourth grade English textbook published by the Minister of Education for Ontario in 1909. This reader features various pieces of Poetry and Prose by well known authors of the time. — Summary by David Lawrence

David Lawrence and 21 more 9 hours 36 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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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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New

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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