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Two scenes from the Civil War, by G. P. R. James

In The Rover Vol. 01 No. 17

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Lawrence Labree and Seba Smith


"The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected" was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith…

Book 3 Chapter 9. The law of equality

In The Spirits' Book

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Allan Kardec


The Spirits' Book, published in French in 1857, is considered the most important book in the Spiritist philosophy. It contains the bases for…

Chapter 12

In The Green Millennium

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Fritz Leiber


From the classic science-fiction and fantasy author Fritz Leiber comes this intriguing tale of a green cat. From the author's introduction:…

Sic transit--

In Hints to Pilgrims

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Charles S. Brooks


In this collection of 17 short essays, Charles S. Brooks (1878-1934), with the usual panache and wit, which he also displays in his comedies…

The Lion's Story of His Narrow Escape

In The Bear Family at Home

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Curtis D. Wilbur


THE BEAR FAMILY AT HOME -And How the Circus Came to Visit ThemOnce a little cub bear was caught in a big log trap, and taken on a train to a…

Danny Fox

In Little Jack Rabbit and Chippy Chipmunk

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David Cory


David Cory is the author of over 50 children's book including the Little Jack Rabbit series and the Puss-in-Boots series. This is the fourth…

In a tiger trap, by Charles Edward Barns

In The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 01 October 1895

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Various


The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Man…

A Hunting Trip

In An Earthman on Venus

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Ralph Milne Farley


When Myles Cabot accidentally transmitted himself to the planet Venus, he found himself naked and bewildered on a mystery world where every …

The Bird in the Garden

In The Ghost Ship & Other Stories

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Richard Middleton


Richard Middleton is one of the many authors who, despite great merit, have been almost entirely forgotten today. This English author was an…

The Smoky God or a Voyage to the Inner World

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Willis George Emerson


The Smoky God, or A Voyage Journey to the Inner Earth is the narrative of an aged Norwegian sailor compelled before he dies to tell the stor…

A Tale of Two Cities - How Lucie Found a Father

In Tales From Dickens

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Hallie Erminie Rives


The Old Curiosity Shop; Hard Times; A Tale of Two Cities; Oliver Twist; The Pickwick Papers. Have you read any or all of these famous Dicken…