Tom Penn
37 books
Anthologies
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Henry Norman - Broken Shaft: Tales in Mid-Ocean
This special anthology, published in 1885, is formed of seven stories, together with an introductory chapter setting up a framing narrative by Henry Norman, which is returned to at the end of each subsequent tale....
5 hours 51 minutes
Essays & Short Works
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Robert Lynd - Pleasures of Ignorance
From the pen of the Irish poet and essayist, Robert Lynd, comes a collection of humorous and satirical essays on topics as wide ranging as cats and weed to why we hate insects and morals of beans. — Summary by Larry...
5 hours 35 minutes
Literary Fiction
826
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - Noughts and Crosses: Stories, Studies and Sketches
This is a collection of well-written engaging short stories written by «Q», the pen name of the prolific and eccentric Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch. — Summary by Amy Gramour
4 hours 56 minutes
Short works
959
Eugene Field - Little Book of Profitable Tales
An anthology of charming short stories, written by the poet for his only daughter Mary. The style is simple and conversational, sometimes dealing with the difficult subjects confronting children of the day, including...
4 hours 54 minutes
Humorous Fiction
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Bill Nye - Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor
«What this country needs, aside from a new Indian policy and a style of poison for children which will be liable to kill rats if they eat it by accident, is a Railway Guide which will be just as good two years ago as...
4 hours 49 minutes
