Tom Weiss

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W. Somerset Maugham - Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage , published in 1915, is considered to be W. Somerset Maugham’s best work. Many believe the novel to be one of the world’s literary masterpieces. The story follows Phillip Carey from early childhood...

Tom Weiss 25 hours 45 minutes

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General Fiction

Upton Sinclair - Jungle

It is the end of the 19th century. Like thousands of others, the Rudkus family has emigrated from Lithuania to America in search of a better life. As they settle into the Packingtown neighborhood of Chicago, they...

Tom Weiss 16 hours 3 minutes

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War & Military Fiction

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Willa Sibert Cather - One of Ours

This 1923 Pulitzer Prize winning novel was written by Willa Cather. This work had been inspired by reading her cousin G.P. Cather's wartime letters home to his mother. He was the first officer from Nebraska killed in...

Tom Weiss 13 hours 36 minutes

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Published 1900 onward

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Katherine Cecil Thurston - Gambler

Clodagh, 18 years old, is the eldest daughter of Dennis Asshlin, an Irish gentleman who lives in an area of Ireland called Orristown. Dennis is passionate, proud and indebted to no one. But, Dennis has an obsession...

Tom Weiss 13 hours 20 minutes

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Ernest Poole - Harbor

The Harbor was written in 1915 by Ernest Poole. The novel is considered by many to be one of Poole’s best efforts even though his book, The Family won a Pulitzer Prize. The Harbor is a fictional account of life...

Tom Weiss 12 hours 50 minutes

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General Fiction

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Gilbert Parker - Right of Way

Charley Steele is a successful and brilliant Canadian lawyer. He has a nagging wife, Kathleen, and a lazy brother-in- law, Billy. In spite of his success, he is disillusioned with his life, drinks too much, and is...

Tom Weiss 12 hours 17 minutes

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Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers

882

William Babington Maxwell - Devil's Garden

Risque for its time, but tame by today's standards, The Devil's Garden is a story of passion and mystery. William Dale, the main character of the story is Postmaster of Rodhaven. He is introduced as an honest peasant...

Tom Weiss 12 hours 11 minutes

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General Fiction

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Mary Johnston - To Have And To Hold

When I first started reading this book, I thought it to be a historical romance novel. As I read further, I pondered whether it might be a sea-faring story. Reading still further, I determined it to be an adventure...

Tom Weiss 11 hours 40 minutes

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Science Fiction

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Short Science Fiction Collection 050

Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is possible. The only rules are those set forth by the author. The speculative...

Tommy Howell and 11 more 11 hours 40 minutes Short Science Fiction Collections

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Published 1900 onward

910

Harold Bell Wright - Eyes Of The World

The Eyes of the World was the Best Selling Book for 1914 according to Publisher's Weekly. The novel explores what Harold Bell Wright views as the false world of artists, writers, critics, and their wealthy patrons....

Tom Weiss 11 hours 33 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Stewart Edward White - Blazed Trail

Stewart Edward White wrote fiction and non-fiction about adventure and travel, with an emphasis on natural history and outdoor living. White's books were popular at a time when America was losing its vanishing...

Tom Weiss 11 hours 27 minutes

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Science Fiction

John Jacob Astor IV - Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future

A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future is a science fiction novel by John Jacob Astor IV, published in 1894. The book offers a fictional account of life in the year 2000. It contains abundant speculation...

Tom Weiss 11 hours 18 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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