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Classic Reader: Denzil Quarrier by George Gissing
This is the complete text of the English novel Denzil Quarrier by George Gissing.
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Classic Reader: "The Blood Feud of Toad Water" by H. H. Munro
This is the text of the short story "The Blood-Feud of Toad-Water" by H. H. Munro, a West Country epic of a feud between an animal farmer and a crop farmer.
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University of Virginia: Aesop's Fables
An extensive collection of fables by Aesop in electronic form. An excellent reference from the University of Virginia.
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The University of Virginia: Sketches of Southern Life
This University of Virginia Library resource provides the text for Frances Harper's "Sketches of Southern Life," which is a collection of poems. The full text of many of Harper's poems are available.
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University of Virginia Library: Les Miserables Volume 2
At this collection from the University of Virginia Library, Hugo's novel continues in Volume 2 with the story of Cosette. Read the whole volume.
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Project Gutenberg: Free Ebooks
Over 39,000 high quality ebooks and audiobooks are available to the public through Project Gutenberg. These books are primarily in the public domain and include many popular classics. These works can be enjoyed in a variety of digital...
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Classic Reader: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published as a serial in the Appeal to Reason 1905, one work is The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair. It exposed harsh working conditions in the meat packing industry.
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Classic Reader: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1847, one publication is Jayne Eyre. This story was written by Charlotte Bronte.
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Classic Reader: Author: Sun Tzu
This site offers a link to Sun Tzu's nonfiction work The Art of War. Sun Tzu was a Chinese general, military strategist, and philosopher who is traditionally credited as the author of The Art of War, a widely influential work of military...
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The Univeristy of Virginia: John Milton, Paradise Lost
At this collection from the University of Virginia Library you can read a specific book of Milton's (1608-1674 CE) "Paradise Lost," or download the entire text on one webpage. The text provided at this website "is a copy of the first...
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Classic Reader: The Enchanted Typewriter by John Kendrick Bangs
This is the full text of the short story collection The Enchanted Typewriter by John Kendrick Bangs, is a collection of short stories by the American author John Kendrick Bangs, written in 1899 in the style that has become known as...
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Classic Reader: Author: Andrew Barton Paterson
This site focuses on the author Andrew Barton Paterson by providing links to the full text of the poetry collection, The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses and 18 short stories such as "The Amateur Gardener," "The Cat," "The Dog,"...
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Classic Reader: Frivolous Cupid by Anthony Hope
This is the full text of the short story collection Frivolous Cupid by Anthony Hope. It consists of eight stories: "Reluctance," "Why Men Don't Marry," "A Change of Heart," "A Repentant Sinner," "'Twixt Will and Will Not," "Which Shall...
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Classic Reader: "The Blue Suit" by Arnold Bennett
This is the text of the short story "The Blue Suit" by Arnold Bennett; this story is part of the collection of 22 short stories entitled The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories by Arnold Bennett
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Kids World Fun: Mother West Wind "Why" Stories [Pdf]
1915 Collection of short stories addressing the question "Why?"
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Classic Reader: "Ahead of Schedule" by p.g. Wodehouse
This is the text of the short story "Ahead of Schedule" by P.G. Wodehouse. A discussion of a system on how to get a woman.
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Classic Reader: "The Aide De Camp" by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
This is the text of the short story "The Aide-de-Camp" by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews, an animated love story of the civil war.
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Classic Reader: "The Alchemist" by H. P. Lovecraft
This is the text of the short story "The Alchemist" by H. P. Lovecraft, the story of a family curse.
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Classic Reader: "Alice and the Pigeon" by T. S. Arthur
This is the text of the short story "Alice and the Pigeon" by T. S. Arthur, a story of a little girl and her love for a pigeon on her window sill.
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Classic Reader: "The Amateur" by Richard Harding Davis
This is the text of the short story "The Amateur" by Richard Harding Davis, a story about an amateur detective asked to look for a young woman's missing husband in London.
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Classic Reader: "The Ambassador's Pigeons" by Robert Barr
This is the text of the short story "The Ambassador's Pigeons" by Robert Barr which follows Haziddin, the ambassador on his journey to the mysterious Baalbek.
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Classic Reader: "American Horses" by Melville Davisson Post
This is the text of the short story "American Horses" by Melville Davisson Post, a mystery.
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Classic Reader: "Amy's Question" by T. S. Arthur
This is the text of the short story "Amy's Question" by T. S. Arthur; God made everything that is good and beautiful.
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Classic Reader: "An Accursed Race" by Elizabeth Gaskell
This is the text of the novella "An Accursed Race" by Elizabeth Gaskell; a historical essay that deals with the tragic history of the Cagots, a European group of people who lived in Western France and Northern Spain, whose existence was...