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The Hero

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W. Somerset Maugham


James Parsons comes home to Little Primpton after serving in the Boer War. The whole town is proud of their new hero, who was awarded the Vi…

The Explorer

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W. Somerset Maugham


An early novel by W. Somerset Maugham about conflicting feelings of self-integrity, filial love, romantic love. Lucy Allerton and Alec MacKe…

The Trembling of a Leaf

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W. Somerset Maugham


A collection of short stories on the South Sea Islands, among which are the famous "Red," "Rain," and "The Fall of …

Orientations

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W. Somerset Maugham


This is a collection showing W. Somerset Maugham's early attempt in the short story genre, which he comes to master as one of 20th century's…

The Alhambra

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 044

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W. Somerset Maugham


Nineteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include wives, widows, and women scorned--…

Chapter I The Coming of the Terror

In The Terror: A Mystery

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Arthur Machen


In rural England during the time of war, a rash of unsolved murders spawns conspiracy theories, paranoia, and fear as they search for a cul…

A Really Nice Story

In Short Story Collection Vol. 064

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W. Somerset Maugham


This collection comprises 20 short stories of various genres, chosen by the readers. Contributions include works from Guy de Maupassant, Rud…

Arthur Orton (Tichborne claimant)

In Famous Impostors

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Bram Stoker


Aliases. Fraudsters. Confidence tricksters. People pretending to be what they are not, for financial, political or personal gain. Fiction is…

Mignonne, allons voir si la rose

In Compilation de poèmes - 006

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Charles Baudelaire and Pierre de Ronsard


Cette compilation comprend une série de poèmes lus, en langue française, pour LibriVox. (Ezwa)

The Spa Again part 1

In Mont Oriol: or A Romance of Auvergne

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Guy de Maupassant


Young bride Christiane arrives in Auvergne to "take the waters" with her husband, described as "a sickly flower, or a sucking…

Andrea del Sarto, part 1

In Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 5

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Giorgio Vasari


The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times, or Le Vite de' più eccellenti…

The Book of Sir Tristram Part 2 Second

In The Story of the Champions of the Round Table

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Howard Pyle


The second of four volumes of Pyles' retelling of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, which tells the stories of Percival, Trist…

Chapter 9

In The Merry-Go-Round

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W. Somerset Maugham


Basil Kent marries Jenny Bush, because he believes that is the honourable thing to do after getting her pregnant, but he realizes that he is…