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An Offer to Open the River

In The Sword Maker

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Robert Barr


Times are hard in Frankfort. Defeat in war, weak leadership, trade blockades and a starving population lead to a restive and unhappy citizen…

Winning the Degree of Shingebis

In Woodcraft Boys at Sunset Island

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May Folwell Hoisington


An adventure story for boys, it was included in the Every Boys' Library, a collection of works deemed the most popular among boys. Set on an…

The Vacant Lot

In The Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories of the Supernatural

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Mary E. Wilkins Freeman


This is a collection of short stories by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. The stories all have different topics, there are mysterious deaths, haunte…

Tiresias

In Songs Before Sunrise

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Algernon Charles Swinburne


This is a collection of some particularly beautiful poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne. This collection is connected by the Italian theme, …

16. Thought in Action

In Dynamic Thought; Or, The Law of Vibrant Energy

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William Walker Atkinson


This is a queer book. It is a marriage of the Ancient Occult Teachings to the latest and most advanced conceptions of Modern Science--an odd…

Two Burdens

In Ceres’ Runaway & Other Essays

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Alice Meynell


Alice Meynell was an English essayist, critic, and poet who was also a leading suffragist, serving as vice-president of the Women Writers' S…

Crank Stories, Chapter 2: Philip's Safety Razor

In The Countess of Lowndes Square, and Other Stories

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E. F. Benson


A collection of fourteen short stories, grouped under the headings of "Blackmailing Stories", "Spook Stories", "Cat…

A Secret Society

In The Day before Yesterday

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Richard Middleton


This is a volume of short stories and essays by Richard Middleton. The British poet and author wrote a large number of short pieces during h…

The Houses of Sin

In The Houses of Sin

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Vincent O'Sullivan


This is a volume of poetry by notable American horror story author Vincent O'Sullivan. These poems are as dark as most of his other writings…

Max und Moritz (version 2)

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Wilhelm Busch


Max und Moritz - Eine Bubengeschichte in sieben Streichen (Erstveröffentlichung 4. April 1865) ist das wohl bekannteste Werk von Wilhel…

Der Struwwelpeter (version 2)

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Heinrich Hoffmann


Der Struwwelpeter, zuerst erschienen als “Lustige Geschichten und drollige Bilder mit 15 schön kolorierten Tafeln für Kinder von 3…

Struwwelpeter (version 2)

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Heinrich Hoffmann


Struwwelpeter (Slovenly Peter) is an illustrated collection of humorous children’s poems describing ludicrous and usually violent punishment…