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Herman Melville
Moby-Dick explained simply
Herman Melville’s public-domain classic about obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Moby-Dick is a public-domain classic by Herman Melville. Simple Classics presents it section by section with the original text, a plain-English explanation of what happens, why each part matters, and character notes for easier reading.
Key ideas
- The work is easier to follow when readers track obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
- Older prose becomes clearer when the main situation is explained before the original text.
- Character choices and social pressure often matter more than decorative details.
- The original wording remains available so readers can move from summary back to source text.
Why it matters: Moby-Dick matters because it remains a useful public-domain reading text for students and general readers who want classic literature explained simply.
Modern relevance: Modern readers can use Moby-Dick to discuss obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty without needing to decode every older phrase on the first pass.
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Section 2
Chapter 2 — The Carpet-Bag
Chapter 2 — The Carpet-Bag continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 3 — The Spouter-Inn
Chapter 3 — The Spouter-Inn continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 4 — The Counterpane
Chapter 4 — The Counterpane continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 5 — Breakfast
Chapter 5 — Breakfast continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 6 — The Street
Chapter 6 — The Street continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 7 — The Chapel
Chapter 7 — The Chapel continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 8 — The Pulpit
Chapter 8 — The Pulpit continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 9 — The Sermon
Chapter 9 — The Sermon continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 10 — A Bosom Friend
Chapter 10 — A Bosom Friend continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 11 — Nightgown
Chapter 11 — Nightgown continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 12 — Biographical
Chapter 12 — Biographical continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 13 — Wheelbarrow
Chapter 13 — Wheelbarrow continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 14 — Nantucket
Chapter 14 — Nantucket continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 15 — Chowder
Chapter 15 — Chowder continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 16 — The Ship
Chapter 16 — The Ship continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 17 — The Ramadan
Chapter 17 — The Ramadan continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 18 — His Mark
Chapter 18 — His Mark continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 19 — The Prophet
Chapter 19 — The Prophet continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 20 — All Astir
Chapter 20 — All Astir continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 21 — Going Aboard
Chapter 21 — Going Aboard continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 22 — Merry Christmas
Chapter 22 — Merry Christmas continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 23 — The Lee Shore
Chapter 23 — The Lee Shore continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 24 — The Advocate
Chapter 24 — The Advocate continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 25 — Postscript
Chapter 25 — Postscript continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 26 — Knights and Squires
Chapter 26 — Knights and Squires continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 27 — Sounds. Yet, For All His Hardy Sobriety and Fortitude, There
Chapter 27 — Sounds. Yet, For All His Hardy Sobriety and Fortitude, There continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 27 — Knights and Squires
Chapter 27 — Knights and Squires continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 28 — Ahab
Chapter 28 — Ahab continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 29 — Enter Ahab; To Him, Stubb
Chapter 29 — Enter Ahab; To Him, Stubb continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 30 — The Pipe
Chapter 30 — The Pipe continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 31 — Queen Mab
Chapter 31 — Queen Mab continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 32 — Cetology
Chapter 32 — Cetology continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 33 — The Specksnyder
Chapter 33 — The Specksnyder continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 34 — The Cabin-Table
Chapter 34 — The Cabin-Table continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 35 — The Mast-Head
Chapter 35 — The Mast-Head continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 36 — The Quarter-Deck
Chapter 36 — The Quarter-Deck continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 37 — Sunset
Chapter 37 — Sunset continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 38 — Dusk
Chapter 38 — Dusk continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 39 — First Night-Watch
Chapter 39 — First Night-Watch continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 40 — Midnight, Forecastle
Chapter 40 — Midnight, Forecastle continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 41 — Moby Dick
Chapter 41 — Moby Dick continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 42 — The Whiteness of the Whale
Chapter 42 — The Whiteness of the Whale continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 43 — Hark!
Chapter 43 — Hark! continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 44 — The Chart
Chapter 44 — The Chart continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 45 — The Affidavit
Chapter 45 — The Affidavit continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 46 — Surmises
Chapter 46 — Surmises continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 47 — The Mat-Maker
Chapter 47 — The Mat-Maker continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 48 — The First Lowering
Chapter 48 — The First Lowering continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 49 — The Hyena
Chapter 49 — The Hyena continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 50 — Ahab’S Boat and Crew. Fedallah
Chapter 50 — Ahab’S Boat and Crew. Fedallah continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 51 — The Spirit-Spout
Chapter 51 — The Spirit-Spout continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 52 — The Albatross
Chapter 52 — The Albatross continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 53 — The Gam
Chapter 53 — The Gam continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 54 — The Town-Ho’S Story
Chapter 54 — The Town-Ho’S Story continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 55 — Of the Monstrous Pictures of Whales
Chapter 55 — Of the Monstrous Pictures of Whales continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 150 — And Cuvier Have Been Referred To. Huggins’S Is Far
Chapter 150 — And Cuvier Have Been Referred To. Huggins’S Is Far continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 57 — Of Whales in Paint; in Teeth; in Wood; in Sheet-Iron; in
Chapter 57 — Of Whales in Paint; in Teeth; in Wood; in Sheet-Iron; in continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 58 — Brit
Chapter 58 — Brit continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 59 — Squid
Chapter 59 — Squid continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 60 — The Line
Chapter 60 — The Line continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 61 — Stubb Kills a Whale
Chapter 61 — Stubb Kills a Whale continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 62 — The Dart
Chapter 62 — The Dart continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 63 — The Crotch
Chapter 63 — The Crotch continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 64 — Stubb’S Supper
Chapter 64 — Stubb’S Supper continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 65 — The Whale As a Dish
Chapter 65 — The Whale As a Dish continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 66 — The Shark Massacre
Chapter 66 — The Shark Massacre continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 67 — Cutting in
Chapter 67 — Cutting in continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 68 — The Blanket
Chapter 68 — The Blanket continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 69 — The Funeral
Chapter 69 — The Funeral continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 70 — The Sphynx
Chapter 70 — The Sphynx continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 71 — The Jeroboam’S Story
Chapter 71 — The Jeroboam’S Story continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 72 — The Monkey-Rope
Chapter 72 — The Monkey-Rope continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 73 — Stubb and Flask Kill a Right Whale; and Then Have a Talk
Chapter 73 — Stubb and Flask Kill a Right Whale; and Then Have a Talk continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 74 — The Sperm Whale’S Head—Contrasted View
Chapter 74 — The Sperm Whale’S Head—Contrasted View continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 75 — The Right Whale’S Head—Contrasted View
Chapter 75 — The Right Whale’S Head—Contrasted View continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 76 — The Battering-Ram
Chapter 76 — The Battering-Ram continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 77 — The Great Heidelburgh Tun
Chapter 77 — The Great Heidelburgh Tun continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 78 — Cistern and Buckets
Chapter 78 — Cistern and Buckets continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 79 — The Prairie
Chapter 79 — The Prairie continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 80 — The Nut
Chapter 80 — The Nut continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 81 — The Pequod Meets the Virgin
Chapter 81 — The Pequod Meets the Virgin continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 82 — The Honor and Glory of Whaling
Chapter 82 — The Honor and Glory of Whaling continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 83 — Jonah Historically Regarded
Chapter 83 — Jonah Historically Regarded continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 84 — Pitchpoling
Chapter 84 — Pitchpoling continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 85 — The Fountain
Chapter 85 — The Fountain continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 86 — The Tail
Chapter 86 — The Tail continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 87 — The Grand Armada
Chapter 87 — The Grand Armada continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 88 — Schools and Schoolmasters
Chapter 88 — Schools and Schoolmasters continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 89 — Fast-Fish and Loose-Fish
Chapter 89 — Fast-Fish and Loose-Fish continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 90 — Heads Or Tails
Chapter 90 — Heads Or Tails continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 91 — The Pequod Meets the Rose-Bud
Chapter 91 — The Pequod Meets the Rose-Bud continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 92 — Ambergris
Chapter 92 — Ambergris continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 93 — The Castaway
Chapter 93 — The Castaway continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 94 — A Squeeze of the Hand
Chapter 94 — A Squeeze of the Hand continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 95 — The Cassock
Chapter 95 — The Cassock continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 96 — The Try-Works
Chapter 96 — The Try-Works continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 97 — The Lamp
Chapter 97 — The Lamp continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 98 — Stowing Down and Clearing Up
Chapter 98 — Stowing Down and Clearing Up continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 99 — The Doubloon
Chapter 99 — The Doubloon continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 100 — Leg and Arm
Chapter 100 — Leg and Arm continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 101 — The Decanter
Chapter 101 — The Decanter continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 102 — A Bower in the Arsacides
Chapter 102 — A Bower in the Arsacides continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 103 — Measurement of the Whale’S Skeleton
Chapter 103 — Measurement of the Whale’S Skeleton continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 104 — The Fossil Whale
Chapter 104 — The Fossil Whale continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 105 — Does the Whale’S Magnitude Diminish?—Will He Perish?
Chapter 105 — Does the Whale’S Magnitude Diminish?—Will He Perish? continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 106 — Ahab’S Leg
Chapter 106 — Ahab’S Leg continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 107 — The Carpenter
Chapter 107 — The Carpenter continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 108 — Ahab and the Carpenter
Chapter 108 — Ahab and the Carpenter continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 109 — Ahab and Starbuck in the Cabin
Chapter 109 — Ahab and Starbuck in the Cabin continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 110 — Queequeg in His Coffin
Chapter 110 — Queequeg in His Coffin continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 111 — The Pacific
Chapter 111 — The Pacific continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 112 — The Blacksmith
Chapter 112 — The Blacksmith continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 113 — The Forge
Chapter 113 — The Forge continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 114 — The Gilder
Chapter 114 — The Gilder continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 115 — The Pequod Meets the Bachelor
Chapter 115 — The Pequod Meets the Bachelor continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 116 — The Dying Whale
Chapter 116 — The Dying Whale continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 117 — The Whale Watch
Chapter 117 — The Whale Watch continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 118 — The Quadrant
Chapter 118 — The Quadrant continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 119 — The Candles
Chapter 119 — The Candles continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 121 — Midnight.—the Forecastle Bulwarks
Chapter 121 — Midnight.—the Forecastle Bulwarks continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 123 — The Musket
Chapter 123 — The Musket continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 124 — The Needle
Chapter 124 — The Needle continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 125 — The Log and Line
Chapter 125 — The Log and Line continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 126 — The Life-Buoy
Chapter 126 — The Life-Buoy continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 127 — The Deck
Chapter 127 — The Deck continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 128 — The Pequod Meets the Rachel
Chapter 128 — The Pequod Meets the Rachel continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 129 — The Cabin
Chapter 129 — The Cabin continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 130 — The Hat
Chapter 130 — The Hat continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 131 — The Pequod Meets the Delight
Chapter 131 — The Pequod Meets the Delight continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 132 — The Symphony
Chapter 132 — The Symphony continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 133 — The Chase—First Day
Chapter 133 — The Chase—First Day continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 134 — The Chase—Second Day
Chapter 134 — The Chase—Second Day continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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Chapter 135 — The Chase.—Third Day
Chapter 135 — The Chase.—Third Day continues Moby-Dick, moving the reader through obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.
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19 sections
View workBooker T. Washington
Up from Slavery
Washington's autobiography about slavery, education, Tuskegee, public leadership, and his contested philosophy of progress.
17 sections
View workJean-Jacques Rousseau
The Social Contract
Rousseau’s political classic about freedom, consent, law, sovereignty, and the general will.
48 sections
View workW. E. B. Du Bois
The Souls of Black Folk
Du Bois’s essay collection about double-consciousness, the color line, Reconstruction, education, faith, and Black American life.
14 sections
View workSeneca
On the Happy Life
Seneca’s Stoic essay about happiness, virtue, pleasure, wealth, public opinion, and a steady mind.
28 sections
View workSeneca
On Anger
Seneca’s practical Stoic essay about anger, revenge, restraint, forgiveness, and emotional discipline.
12 sections
View workRalph Waldo Emerson
Nature
Emerson’s transcendentalist essay about nature, perception, beauty, language, spirit, and original experience.
9 sections
View workHenry David Thoreau
Walden
Thoreau’s classic about simple living, nature, work, solitude, attention, and life at Walden Pond.
18 sections
View workPlato
Phaedo
Plato’s dialogue about Socrates’ final hours, philosophy, death, the soul, and the hope of immortality.
8 sections
View workConfucian tradition
The Great Learning
A short Confucian classic about self-cultivation, sincere thought, family order, good government, and public trust.
5 sections
View workZisi
The Doctrine of the Mean
A Confucian classic about balance, harmony, sincerity, self-watchfulness, social duty, and quiet moral influence.
8 sections
View workEpictetus
Discourses of Epictetus
Selected Stoic teachings about control, character, progress, providence, contentment, anger, tranquillity, and duty.
8 sections
View workAristotle
Nicomachean Ethics
Aristotle’s classic work on happiness, virtue, habit, responsibility, justice, friendship, pleasure, and practical wisdom.
10 sections
View workHindu classic
Bhagavad Gita
A spiritual dialogue about duty, action, devotion, self-discipline, wisdom, and liberation in the middle of moral crisis.
18 sections
View workThomas à Kempis
The Imitation of Christ
A devotional Christian classic about humility, inward peace, self-denial, Scripture, temptation, silence, and spiritual discipline.
12 sections
View workPlato
The Republic
Plato’s classic dialogue about justice, education, philosopher-rulers, the cave, political decline, tyranny, poetry, and the soul.
10 sections
View workBenedict de Spinoza
Ethics
Spinoza’s geometric work about God or Nature, mind, emotions, human bondage, reason, freedom, and blessedness.
5 sections
View workThomas Hobbes
Leviathan
Selected core chapters from Hobbes’s political classic about human nature, speech, desire, the state of nature, contracts, sovereignty, and liberty.
13 sections
View workVoltaire
Candide
Voltaire’s satirical novella about optimism, disaster, hypocrisy, travel, suffering, and the practical wisdom of cultivating one’s garden.
30 sections
View workH. G. Wells
The Time Machine
H. G. Wells’s science-fiction classic about time travel, the Eloi, the Morlocks, class division, deep time, and the possible decline of humanity.
16 sections
View workRobert Louis Stevenson
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson’s gothic novella about secrecy, respectability, addiction, divided identity, repression, and the danger of freeing the darker self.
10 sections
View workLewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll’s fantasy classic about Alice’s dream journey through Wonderland, identity, nonsense, language, strange authority, and growing up.
12 sections
View workFyodor Dostoevsky
Notes from Underground
Dostoevsky’s psychological novella about spite, self-consciousness, irrational freedom, humiliation, isolation, and failed human connection.
21 sections
View workJack London
The Call of the Wild
Jack London’s adventure classic about Buck, survival, violence, loyalty, instinct, the Klondike, and the pull of wild nature.
7 sections
View workRobert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson’s adventure classic about Jim Hawkins, Long John Silver, pirates, buried treasure, loyalty, greed, courage, and betrayal.
34 sections
View workL. Frank Baum
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum’s American fairy tale about Dorothy, Oz, the yellow brick road, friendship, self-belief, false authority, and the longing for home.
24 sections
View workLewis Carroll
Through the Looking-Glass
Lewis Carroll’s sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, built around mirror logic, chess, language play, identity, dreams, and nursery-rhyme characters.
12 sections
View workFrances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s children’s classic about Mary Lennox, Colin, Dickon, grief, nature, friendship, healing, and a locked garden brought back to life.
27 sections
View workJack London
White Fang
Jack London’s companion novel to The Call of the Wild, following a wolf-dog shaped by wilderness, violence, human cruelty, trust, and love.
25 sections
View workH. G. Wells
The War of the Worlds
H. G. Wells’s science-fiction invasion classic about Martians, imperial power, panic, technology, survival, and humanity’s fragile place in the universe.
27 sections
View workCharlotte Perkins Gilman
The Yellow Wallpaper
Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short psychological story about confinement, dismissed illness, gender roles, writing, and a woman’s breakdown in a room with yellow wallpaper.
8 sections
View workJonathan Swift
A Modest Proposal
Jonathan Swift’s famous political satire about poverty, Ireland, colonial exploitation, economic cruelty, and the danger of treating human beings as numbers.
5 sections
View workKarl Marx and Friedrich Engels
The Communist Manifesto
Marx and Engels’s political manifesto about class struggle, capitalism, workers, property, revolution, and communist political aims.
5 sections
View workH. G. Wells
The Invisible Man
H. G. Wells’s science-fiction classic about Griffin, invisibility, scientific ambition, isolation, violence, and the social limits of unchecked power.
29 sections
View workHenry James
The Turn of the Screw
Henry James’s ambiguous ghost story about a governess, two children, Bly, possible apparitions, secrecy, innocence, repression, and unreliable perception.
25 sections
View workArthur Conan Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes mystery about a family curse, a deadly hound, Baskerville Hall, moorland fear, inheritance, deception, and rational detection.
15 sections
View workH. G. Wells
The Island of Doctor Moreau
H. G. Wells’s disturbing science-fiction novel about shipwreck, vivisection, animal-human hybrids, fear, law, and the fragile boundary between civilization and instinct.
23 sections
View workJohn Buchan
The Thirty-Nine Steps
John Buchan’s fast-moving spy thriller about Richard Hannay, conspiracy, coded notebooks, false identities, flight across Scotland, and the race to stop secret plans leaving Britain.
10 sections
View workMary Shelley
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley’s Gothic science-fiction classic about Victor Frankenstein, ambition, creation, rejection, responsibility, revenge, and the suffering creature he brings to life.
28 sections
View workCharles Dickens
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens’s Christmas ghost story about Ebenezer Scrooge, memory, generosity, social responsibility, and moral change.
5 sections
View workOscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde’s Gothic novel about beauty, influence, pleasure, secrecy, corruption, art, reputation, and a portrait that bears the marks of Dorian Gray’s soul.
21 sections
View workBram Stoker
Dracula
Bram Stoker’s Gothic vampire novel about Count Dracula, Mina Harker, Jonathan Harker, Van Helsing, Lucy Westenra, documents, blood, fear, and collective resistance.
27 sections
View workArthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic Sherlock Holmes story collection about detection, disguise, deduction, crime, social secrets, and Watson’s case records.
12 sections
View workNathaniel Hawthorne
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s American classic about Hester Prynne, public shame, hidden guilt, Puritan judgment, Pearl, Dimmesdale, Chillingworth, and the scarlet letter A.
25 sections
View workArthur Conan Doyle
A Study in Scarlet
Arthur Conan Doyle’s first Sherlock Holmes novel about Watson meeting Holmes, the Lauriston Gardens murder, deduction, revenge, and the case that introduces Holmes’s method.
14 sections
View workEdgar Allan Poe
The Fall of the House of Usher
Edgar Allan Poe’s Gothic short story about a decaying house, the Usher family, illness, fear, premature burial, and psychological collapse.
1 sections
View workEdgar Allan Poe
The Masque of the Red Death
Edgar Allan Poe’s symbolic Gothic story about Prince Prospero, plague, denial, luxury, time, and the impossibility of escaping death.
1 sections
View workEdgar Allan Poe
The Cask of Amontillado
Edgar Allan Poe’s revenge story about Montresor, Fortunato, pride, wine, catacombs, deception, and murder hidden under politeness.
1 sections
View workEdgar Allan Poe
The Tell-Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe’s psychological horror story about a narrator who insists he is sane while describing obsession, murder, guilt, and a heard heartbeat.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
The Gift of the Magi
O. Henry’s Christmas short story about Della, Jim, poverty, sacrificial love, irony, and the meaning of giving.
1 sections
View workWashington Irving
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving’s American ghost story about Ichabod Crane, Sleepy Hollow, Katrina Van Tassel, Brom Bones, superstition, and the Headless Horseman.
1 sections
View workWashington Irving
Rip Van Winkle
Washington Irving’s story about Rip Van Winkle, enchanted sleep, the Catskill Mountains, family pressure, political change, and waking into a transformed America.
1 sections
View workW. W. Jacobs
The Monkey’s Paw
W. W. Jacobs’s horror story about the White family, a cursed monkey’s paw, three wishes, fate, grief, and the danger of wanting the impossible.
1 sections
View workJack London
To Build a Fire
Jack London’s survival story about an unnamed man, a dog, the Yukon cold, overconfidence, instinct, and nature’s indifference.
1 sections
View workSaki
The Open Window
Saki’s comic short story about Framton Nuttel, Vera, a country visit, an open window, nervousness, and a perfectly timed lie.
1 sections
View workFrank R. Stockton
The Lady, or the Tiger?
Frank R. Stockton’s famous unresolved story about a semi-barbaric king, an arena trial, a princess, jealousy, love, and a final impossible choice.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
The Ransom of Red Chief
O. Henry’s comic kidnapping story about Sam, Bill, Johnny Dorset, a failed ransom plan, and a reversal where the kidnappers pay to give the boy back.
1 sections
View workAmbrose Bierce
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Ambrose Bierce’s Civil War story about Peyton Farquhar, an execution at Owl Creek Bridge, imagined escape, distorted time, and a devastating final twist.
1 sections
View workGuy de Maupassant
The Necklace
Guy de Maupassant’s ironic short story about Mathilde Loisel, social desire, a borrowed necklace, years of debt, and a final revelation.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
The Cop and the Anthem
O. Henry’s New York story about Soapy, homelessness, winter, failed attempts to get arrested, and a final ironic turn after hearing church music.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
After Twenty Years
O. Henry’s short story about two old friends, a promised meeting, a New York policeman, a wanted man, loyalty, duty, and a quiet twist.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
The Last Leaf
O. Henry’s story about Sue, Johnsy, Behrman, illness, hope, sacrifice, and the painted leaf that helps a young artist survive.
1 sections
View workAesop
Aesop's Fables
A public-domain collection of short fables about animals, choices, pride, greed, patience, honesty, and practical wisdom for everyday life.
282 sections
View workJacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
Grimms' Fairy Tales
A public-domain collection of Grimm fairy tales with simple story explanations, characters, and clean original text.
50 sections
View workO. Henry
The Skylight Room
O. Henry’s short story about a cheap boarding-house room, Miss Leeson, poverty, a star named Billy Jackson, and unexpected rescue.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
A Service of Love
O. Henry’s story about Joe and Delia, two young artists who secretly sacrifice for each other while pretending their dreams are still on track.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
Mammon and the Archer
O. Henry’s comic story about money, romance, Richard Rockwall, and whether wealth can buy time for love.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
Springtime à la Carte
O. Henry’s spring story about Sarah, restaurant menus, loneliness, and a romantic message hidden in plain sight.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
The Green Door
O. Henry’s story about Rudolf Steiner, curiosity, a mysterious card, a green door, and the way chance can become adventure.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
The Romance of a Busy Broker
O. Henry’s comic short story about Harvey Maxwell, Miss Leslie, office pressure, and a romantic proposal hidden inside a frantic workday.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
By Courier
O. Henry’s short story about a park bench, a messenger, a misunderstanding, and love carried through an unexpected courier.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
A Retrieved Reformation
O. Henry’s story about Jimmy Valentine, safecracking, a new identity, love, moral change, and one decisive act of redemption.
1 sections
View workEdgar Allan Poe
The Purloined Letter
Edgar Allan Poe’s detective story about C. Auguste Dupin, a stolen letter, political blackmail, and hiding something in plain sight.
1 sections
View workEdgar Allan Poe
The Premature Burial
Edgar Allan Poe’s horror tale about fear, mistaken death, burial anxiety, and the psychological grip of obsession.
1 sections
View workEdgar Allan Poe
The Oval Portrait
Edgar Allan Poe’s very short Gothic story about art, obsession, a mysterious portrait, and life consumed by creation.
1 sections
View workEdgar Allan Poe
The Sphinx
Edgar Allan Poe’s short tale about fear, perspective, a strange creature, and how perception can distort reality.
1 sections
View workEdgar Allan Poe
The Man of the Crowd
Edgar Allan Poe’s urban mystery about observation, crowds, a strange old man, and the unreadable secrets of city life.
1 sections
View workEdgar Allan Poe
Ligeia
Edgar Allan Poe’s Gothic tale about memory, willpower, grief, a haunting marriage, and the return of an overwhelming presence.
1 sections
View workEdgar Allan Poe
The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
Edgar Allan Poe’s satirical Gothic story about an asylum, a strange management system, role reversal, and unstable authority.
1 sections
View workLeo Tolstoy
What Men Live By
Leo Tolstoy’s moral tale about Simon the shoemaker, Michael, poverty, mercy, divine lessons, and what truly sustains human life.
1 sections
View workLeo Tolstoy
The Three Questions
Leo Tolstoy’s short parable about a king, a hermit, three practical questions, and the meaning of the right time to act.
1 sections
View workLeo Tolstoy
How Much Land Does a Man Need?
Leo Tolstoy’s famous moral tale about Pahom, land hunger, greed, a fatal bargain, and the small amount of earth a person finally needs.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
A Cosmopolite in a Café
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about a self-declared citizen of the world tested by ordinary local loyalty.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
Between Rounds
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about boarding-house life, marriage tension, poverty, and a small emotional truce.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
The Coming-Out of Maggie
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about a social-club dance, identity, status, and a romantic misunderstanding.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
Man About Town
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about the search for a typical city man and the difficulty of defining urban identity.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
An Adjustment of Nature
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about art, class, beauty, and the city’s uneven distribution of fortune.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
Memoirs of a Yellow Dog
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about domestic life narrated through a dog’s comic point of view.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
The Love-Philtre of Ikey Schoenstein
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about jealousy, a drug-store love potion, and an ironic romantic outcome.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
From the Cabby's Seat
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about New York seen through a cab driver’s practical and comic viewpoint.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
An Unfinished Story
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about a working woman, poverty, temptation, and the cost of ordinary survival.
1 sections
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The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about a park encounter where time, romance, and theatrical identity overlap.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
Sisters of the Golden Circle
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about tourism, social performance, and the comic gap between appearance and reality.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
Lost on Dress Parade
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about a carefully staged evening, borrowed status, and an unexpected emotional test.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
The Furnished Room
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about a rented room, a desperate search, and a darker city twist.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
The Brief Début of Tildy
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about a restaurant worker, sudden attention, and the pain beneath a comic surface.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
The Theory and the Hound
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about a tropical anecdote where theory meets practical trouble.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
Calloway's Code
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about war correspondence, coded reporting, and quick-thinking journalism.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
The Whirligig of Life
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about marriage, separation, rural law, and comic reversal.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
The Roads We Take
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about choice, greed, friendship, and a sudden moral test on the road.
1 sections
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Tommy's Burglar
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about a child, a burglar, fear, and an unexpected human exchange.
1 sections
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A Chaparral Christmas Gift
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about a western Christmas, past conflict, generosity, and reconciliation.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
Blind Man's Holiday
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about perception, art, disguise, and a change in how life is seen.
1 sections
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The Marry Month of May
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about Maytime romance, family schemes, and comic pressure toward marriage.
1 sections
View workSaki
The She-Wolf
Saki’s public-domain short classic about social performance, supposed magic, and a dinner-party prank.
1 sections
View workSaki
Laura
Saki’s public-domain short classic about death, reincarnation jokes, and Saki’s sharp social comedy.
1 sections
View workSaki
The Boar-Pig
Saki’s public-domain short classic about social climbing, a garden party, and a child’s mischievous leverage.
1 sections
View workSaki
The Brogue
Saki’s public-domain short classic about a difficult horse, family expectations, and comic rural danger.
1 sections
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The Hen
Saki’s public-domain short classic about social visits, family manipulation, and the absurd weight of small domestic details.
1 sections
View workSaki
The Treasure Ship
Saki’s public-domain short classic about romantic imagination, treasure stories, and the gap between dream and reality.
1 sections
View workSaki
The Cobweb
Saki’s public-domain short classic about family history, old houses, and the fragile threads connecting people.
1 sections
View workSaki
The Lull
Saki’s public-domain short classic about political anxiety, household disruption, and comic suspense.
1 sections
View workSaki
The Romancers
Saki’s public-domain short classic about two strangers inventing romance from a London encounter.
1 sections
View workSaki
Dusk
Saki’s public-domain short classic about urban suspicion, a lost-soap story, and a neat ironic reversal.
1 sections
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The Story-Teller
Saki’s public-domain short classic about a railway carriage, bored children, and a subversive story about goodness.
1 sections
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The Lumber Room
Saki’s public-domain short classic about a child’s imagination, adult control, punishment, and private freedom.
1 sections
View workNathaniel Hawthorne
The Birthmark
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about science, perfectionism, love, and the danger of trying to remove human imperfection.
1 sections
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Young Goodman Brown
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about faith, suspicion, temptation, and a frightening night in the forest.
1 sections
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Rappaccini's Daughter
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about science, isolation, poisonous beauty, and love under experimental control.
1 sections
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The Celestial Railroad
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about a satirical journey that modernizes Pilgrim’s Progress into a comfortable railroad trip.
1 sections
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The Artist of the Beautiful
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about artistic vision, craftsmanship, misunderstanding, and fragile beauty.
1 sections
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The Gray Champion
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about New England memory, public courage, and a mysterious defender in a time of oppression.
1 sections
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Wakefield
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about a man’s strange disappearance from his own life and the unsettling pull of habit.
1 sections
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The Hollow of the Three Hills
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about guilt, memory, and a supernatural listening place.
1 sections
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Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about aging, youth, temptation, and whether people learn from experience.
1 sections
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The Ambitious Guest
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about a mountain family, a passing guest, ambition, and sudden natural disaster.
1 sections
View workLeo Tolstoy
After the Dance
Leo Tolstoy’s public-domain short classic about romance, military violence, moral shock, and a changed view of society.
1 sections
View workMark Twain
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
Mark Twain’s public-domain short classic about a town proud of honesty, a revenge plot, temptation, and public hypocrisy.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
The Hypotheses of Failure
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about a mystery of failure, reputation, and the limits of confident explanation.
1 sections
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Sociology in Serge and Straw
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about city observation, social class, clothing, and the quick judgments people make.
1 sections
View workSaki
The Unkindest Blow
Saki’s public-domain short classic about political theater, private motives, and a comic social reversal.
1 sections
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The Schartz-Metterklume Method
Saki’s public-domain short classic about mistaken identity, unruly children, and a mischievous lesson.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Tom Tit Tot
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
The Three Sillies
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
The Rose-Tree
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
The Old Woman and Her Pig
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
How Jack Went to Seek His Fortune
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Mr. Vinegar
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Nix Nought Nothing
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Jack Hannaford
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Binnorie
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Mouse and Mouser
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Cap O' Rushes
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Teeny-Tiny
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Jack and the Beanstalk
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
The Story of the Three Little Pigs
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
The Master and His Pupil
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Jack and His Golden Snuff-Box
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
The Story of the Three Bears
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
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Jack the Giant-Killer
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Henny-Penny
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Childe Rowland
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Molly Whuppie
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
The Red Ettin
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
The Golden Arm
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
The History of Tom Thumb
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Mr. Fox
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Lazy Jack
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Johnny-Cake
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
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Earl Mar's Daughter
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
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Mr. Miacca
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
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Whittington and His Cat
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
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The Strange Visitor
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
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The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
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The Cat and the Mouse
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
The Fish and the Ring
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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The Magpie's Nest
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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Kate Crackernuts
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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The Cauld Lad of Hilton
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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The Ass, the Table, and the Stick
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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Fairy Ointment
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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View workAndrew Lang
The Bronze Ring
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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The Yellow Dwarf
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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Little Red Riding-Hood
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
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Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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Rumpelstiltskin
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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Beauty and the Beast
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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The Master-Maid
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
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Why the Sea Is Salt
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
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The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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Felicia and the Pot of Pinks
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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The White Cat
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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The Water-Lily and the Gold-Spinners
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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The Terrible Head
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
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The Story of Pretty Goldilocks
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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The History of Whittington
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
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The Wonderful Sheep
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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Little Thumb
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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The Forty Thieves
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
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Hansel and Gretel
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
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Snow-White and Rose-Red
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
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The Goose-Girl
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
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Toads and Diamonds
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
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Prince Darling
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
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Blue Beard
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
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Trusty John
Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.
1 sections
View workHans Christian Andersen
The Emperor's New Clothes
Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.
1 sections
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The Swineherd
Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.
1 sections
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The Real Princess
Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.
1 sections
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The Fir Tree
Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.
1 sections
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The Snow Queen
Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.
1 sections
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The Leap-Frog
Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.
1 sections
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The Bell
Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.
1 sections
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The Old House
Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.
1 sections
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The Happy Family
Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.
1 sections
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The Story of a Mother
Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.
1 sections
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The False Collar
Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.
1 sections
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The Shadow
Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.
1 sections
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The Little Match Girl
Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.
1 sections
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The Naughty Boy
Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.
1 sections
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The Red Shoes
Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.
1 sections
View workL. Frank Baum
The Box of Robbers
L. Frank Baum’s public-domain short classic about American fairy-tale invention, practical humor, magic, and a surprising problem to solve.
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The Glass Dog
L. Frank Baum’s public-domain short classic about American fairy-tale invention, practical humor, magic, and a surprising problem to solve.
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The Queen of Quok
L. Frank Baum’s public-domain short classic about American fairy-tale invention, practical humor, magic, and a surprising problem to solve.
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The Girl Who Owned a Bear
L. Frank Baum’s public-domain short classic about American fairy-tale invention, practical humor, magic, and a surprising problem to solve.
1 sections
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The Enchanted Types
L. Frank Baum’s public-domain short classic about American fairy-tale invention, practical humor, magic, and a surprising problem to solve.
1 sections
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The Laughing Hippopotamus
L. Frank Baum’s public-domain short classic about American fairy-tale invention, practical humor, magic, and a surprising problem to solve.
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The Magic Bon Bons
L. Frank Baum’s public-domain short classic about American fairy-tale invention, practical humor, magic, and a surprising problem to solve.
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The Capture of Father Time
L. Frank Baum’s public-domain short classic about American fairy-tale invention, practical humor, magic, and a surprising problem to solve.
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The Wonderful Pump
L. Frank Baum’s public-domain short classic about American fairy-tale invention, practical humor, magic, and a surprising problem to solve.
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The Dummy That Lived
L. Frank Baum’s public-domain short classic about American fairy-tale invention, practical humor, magic, and a surprising problem to solve.
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The King of the Polar Bears
L. Frank Baum’s public-domain short classic about American fairy-tale invention, practical humor, magic, and a surprising problem to solve.
1 sections
View workSaki
The Seventh Pullet
Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.
1 sections
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The Blind Spot
Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.
1 sections
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A Touch of Realism
Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.
1 sections
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Cousin Teresa
Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.
1 sections
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The Yarkand Manner
Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.
1 sections
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The Byzantine Omelette
Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.
1 sections
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The Feast of Nemesis
Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.
1 sections
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The Dreamer
Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.
1 sections
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The Quince Tree
Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.
1 sections
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The Forbidden Buzzards
Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.
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The Stake
Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.
1 sections
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Clovis on Parental Responsibilities
Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.
1 sections
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A Holiday Task
Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.
1 sections
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The Stalled Ox
Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.
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A Defensive Diamond
Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.
1 sections
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The Elk
Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.
1 sections
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The Name-Day
Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.
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Fur
Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.
1 sections
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The Philanthropist and the Happy Cat
Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.
1 sections
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On Approval
Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.
1 sections
View workO. Henry
The Discounters of Money
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.
1 sections
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The Enchanted Profile
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.
1 sections
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Art and the Bronco
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.
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Phoebe
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.
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The Passing of Black Eagle
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.
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Cherchez la Femme
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.
1 sections
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Friends in San Rosario
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.
1 sections
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The Fourth in Salvador
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.
1 sections
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The Emancipation of Billy
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.
1 sections
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The Enchanted Kiss
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.
1 sections
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A Departmental Case
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.
1 sections
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The Renaissance at Charleroi
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.
1 sections
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Suite Homes and Their Romance
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.
1 sections
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A Sacrifice Hit
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.
1 sections
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The Song and the Sergeant
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.
1 sections
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One Dollar’s Worth
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.
1 sections
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A Newspaper Story
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.
1 sections
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Georgia’s Ruling
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.
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Madame Bo-Peep, of the Ranches
O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.
1 sections
View workNathaniel Hawthorne
The Old Manse
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.
1 sections
View workNathaniel Hawthorne
A Select Party
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.
1 sections
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Mrs. Bullfrog
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.
1 sections
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Fire Worship
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.
1 sections
View workNathaniel Hawthorne
Buds and Bird Voices
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.
1 sections
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Monsieur du Miroir
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.
1 sections
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The Hall of Fantasy
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.
1 sections
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The Procession of Life
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.
1 sections
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Sunday at Home
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.
1 sections
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David Swan
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.
1 sections
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Sights from a Steeple
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.
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The Toll-Gatherer’s Day
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.
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The Vision of the Fountain
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.
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Fancy’s Show-Box
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.
1 sections
View workRudyard Kipling
How the Whale Got His Throat
Rudyard Kipling’s public-domain short classic about playful origin-story logic, animal behavior, repetition, and comic explanation.
1 sections
View workJane Austen
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen’s public-domain classic about courtship, family pressure, first impressions, pride, prejudice, and social class.
61 sections
View workCharlotte Brontë
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë’s public-domain classic about independence, conscience, love, class, secrecy, and moral self-respect.
39 sections
View workCharles Dickens
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens’s public-domain classic about ambition, shame, kindness, class, money, and moral growth.
59 sections
View workCharles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens’s public-domain classic about revolution, sacrifice, injustice, family loyalty, and political violence.
45 sections
View workCharles Dickens
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens’s public-domain classic about poverty, childhood, crime, charity, cruelty, and social neglect.
53 sections
View workLouisa May Alcott
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott’s public-domain classic about family, work, growing up, sacrifice, ambition, and domestic love.
47 sections
View workL. M. Montgomery
Anne of Green Gables
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about imagination, belonging, friendship, mistakes, school life, and found family.
38 sections
View workAnna Sewell
Black Beauty
Anna Sewell’s public-domain classic about kindness to animals, work, cruelty, empathy, and moral responsibility.
49 sections
View workKenneth Grahame
The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame’s public-domain classic about friendship, home, adventure, temptation, loyalty, and pastoral comfort.
12 sections
View workEmily Brontë
Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë’s public-domain classic about revenge, passion, inheritance, cruelty, memory, and destructive love.
34 sections
View workJane Austen
Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen’s public-domain classic about emotion, judgment, money, marriage, family pressure, and self-command.
50 sections
View workJane Austen
Emma
Jane Austen’s public-domain classic about matchmaking, self-deception, class, friendship, and learning humility.
55 sections
View workJane Austen
Persuasion
Jane Austen’s public-domain classic about second chances, regret, persuasion, family vanity, and mature love.
24 sections
View workMark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain’s public-domain classic about childhood, play, fear, mischief, friendship, and moral awakening.
36 sections
View workHans Christian Andersen
The Shoes of Fortune
Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale testing, social appearance, longing, transformation, and moral surprise.
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Oh, Were I Rich!
Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale testing, social appearance, longing, transformation, and moral surprise.
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The Elderbush
Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale testing, social appearance, longing, transformation, and moral surprise.
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The Dream of Little Tuk
Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale testing, social appearance, longing, transformation, and moral surprise.
1 sections
View workRudyard Kipling
How the Camel Got His Hump
Rudyard Kipling’s public-domain classic about playful origin-story logic, animal behavior, repetition, and comic explanation.
1 sections
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How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin
Rudyard Kipling’s public-domain classic about playful origin-story logic, animal behavior, repetition, and comic explanation.
1 sections
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How the Leopard Got His Spots
Rudyard Kipling’s public-domain classic about playful origin-story logic, animal behavior, repetition, and comic explanation.
1 sections
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The Elephant’s Child
Rudyard Kipling’s public-domain classic about playful origin-story logic, animal behavior, repetition, and comic explanation.
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The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo
Rudyard Kipling’s public-domain classic about playful origin-story logic, animal behavior, repetition, and comic explanation.
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The Beginning of the Armadillos
Rudyard Kipling’s public-domain classic about playful origin-story logic, animal behavior, repetition, and comic explanation.
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How the First Letter Was Written
Rudyard Kipling’s public-domain classic about playful origin-story logic, animal behavior, repetition, and comic explanation.
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How the Alphabet Was Made
Rudyard Kipling’s public-domain classic about playful origin-story logic, animal behavior, repetition, and comic explanation.
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The Crab That Played with the Sea
Rudyard Kipling’s public-domain classic about playful origin-story logic, animal behavior, repetition, and comic explanation.
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The Cat That Walked by Himself
Rudyard Kipling’s public-domain classic about playful origin-story logic, animal behavior, repetition, and comic explanation.
1 sections
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The Butterfly That Stamped
Rudyard Kipling’s public-domain classic about playful origin-story logic, animal behavior, repetition, and comic explanation.
1 sections
View workOscar Wilde
The Happy Prince
Oscar Wilde’s public-domain classic about beauty, sacrifice, selfishness, generosity, and moral irony.
1 sections
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The Nightingale and the Rose
Oscar Wilde’s public-domain classic about beauty, sacrifice, selfishness, generosity, and moral irony.
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The Selfish Giant
Oscar Wilde’s public-domain classic about beauty, sacrifice, selfishness, generosity, and moral irony.
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The Devoted Friend
Oscar Wilde’s public-domain classic about beauty, sacrifice, selfishness, generosity, and moral irony.
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The Remarkable Rocket
Oscar Wilde’s public-domain classic about beauty, sacrifice, selfishness, generosity, and moral irony.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
1 sections
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The Princess Mayblossom
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
1 sections
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Soria Moria Castle
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
1 sections
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The Black Thief and Knight of the Glen
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
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The Master Thief
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
1 sections
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Brother and Sister
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
1 sections
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Princess Rosette
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
1 sections
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The Enchanted Pig
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
1 sections
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The Norka
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
1 sections
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The Wonderful Birch
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
1 sections
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The Little Good Mouse
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
1 sections
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Graciosa and Percinet
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
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The Three Princesses of Whiteland
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
1 sections
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The Six Sillies
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
1 sections
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Kari Woodengown
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
1 sections
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Drakestail
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
1 sections
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The Ratcatcher
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
1 sections
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The True History of Little Goldenhood
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
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The Golden Branch
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
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The Three Dwarfs
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
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Dapplegrim
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
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The Enchanted Canary
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
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The Twelve Brothers
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
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Rapunzel
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
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The Nettle Spinner
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
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Farmer Weatherbeard
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
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Mother Holle
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
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Minnikin
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
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Bushy Bride
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
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Snowdrop
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
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The Golden Goose
Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.
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View workNathaniel Hawthorne
The Wedding-Knell
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.
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The Minister’s Black Veil
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.
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The Maypole of Merry Mount
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.
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The Gentle Boy
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.
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Mr. Higginbotham’s Catastrophe
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.
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Little Annie’s Ramble
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.
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A Rill from the Town Pump
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.
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The Great Carbuncle
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.
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The Prophetic Pictures
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.
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The Haunted Mind
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.
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The Village Uncle
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.
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The Sister-Years
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.
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Snowflakes
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.
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The Seven Vagabonds
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.
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The White Old Maid
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.
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Peter Goldthwaite’s Treasure
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.
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Chippings with a Chisel
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.
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The Shaker Bridal
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.
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Night-Sketches
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.
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The Threefold Destiny
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.
1 sections
View workEdgar Allan Poe
The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade
Edgar Allan Poe’s public-domain classic about fear, obsession, perception, mystery, and psychological pressure.
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A Descent into the Maelstrom
Edgar Allan Poe’s public-domain classic about fear, obsession, perception, mystery, and psychological pressure.
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Von Kempelen and His Discovery
Edgar Allan Poe’s public-domain classic about fear, obsession, perception, mystery, and psychological pressure.
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Mesmeric Revelation
Edgar Allan Poe’s public-domain classic about fear, obsession, perception, mystery, and psychological pressure.
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The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
Edgar Allan Poe’s public-domain classic about fear, obsession, perception, mystery, and psychological pressure.
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The Black Cat
Edgar Allan Poe’s public-domain classic about fear, obsession, perception, mystery, and psychological pressure.
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The Imp of the Perverse
Edgar Allan Poe’s public-domain classic about fear, obsession, perception, mystery, and psychological pressure.
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The Island of the Fay
Edgar Allan Poe’s public-domain classic about fear, obsession, perception, mystery, and psychological pressure.
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The Assignation
Edgar Allan Poe’s public-domain classic about fear, obsession, perception, mystery, and psychological pressure.
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The Domain of Arnheim
Edgar Allan Poe’s public-domain classic about fear, obsession, perception, mystery, and psychological pressure.
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View workO. Henry
Tobin’s Palm
O. Henry’s public-domain classic about city life, surprise endings, money, kindness, and human misunderstanding.
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A Matter of Mean Elevation
O. Henry’s public-domain classic about surprise endings, social pressure, money, romance, and comic reversal.
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A Technical Error
O. Henry’s public-domain classic about surprise endings, social pressure, money, romance, and comic reversal.
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A Little Local Colour
O. Henry’s public-domain classic about surprise endings, social pressure, money, romance, and comic reversal.
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View workGeorge Eliot
Middlemarch
George Eliot’s public-domain classic about provincial life, marriage, ambition, reform, moral choice.
87 sections
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Silas Marner
George Eliot’s public-domain classic about isolation, loss, community, parenthood, redemption.
21 sections
View workWilkie Collins
The Moonstone
Wilkie Collins’s public-domain classic about mystery, evidence, family secrets, suspicion, justice.
46 sections
View workJane Austen
Northanger Abbey
Jane Austen’s public-domain classic about imagination, courtship, gothic fiction, social manners, growing up.
32 sections
View workJane Austen
Mansfield Park
Jane Austen’s public-domain classic about family duty, morality, class pressure, performance, quiet judgment.
48 sections
View workJules Verne
Around the World in Eighty Days
Jules Verne’s public-domain classic about travel, time pressure, discipline, risk, global adventure.
37 sections
View workJules Verne
Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas
Jules Verne’s public-domain classic about exploration, science, captivity, the ocean, Captain Nemo.
46 sections
View workE. Nesbit
The Railway Children
E. Nesbit’s public-domain classic about family change, kindness, childhood courage, trains, home.
14 sections
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Five Children and It
E. Nesbit’s public-domain classic about wishes, childhood imagination, consequences, magic, siblings.
11 sections
View workEleanor H. Porter
Pollyanna
Eleanor H. Porter’s public-domain classic about optimism, grief, kindness, community change, hope.
32 sections
View workL. M. Montgomery
The Hurrying of Ludovic
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, romance, community, family feeling, quiet change.
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Old Lady Lloyd
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, romance, community, family feeling, quiet change.
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Each In His Own Tongue
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, romance, community, family feeling, quiet change.
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Little Joscelyn
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, romance, community, family feeling, quiet change.
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The Winning of Lucinda
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, romance, community, family feeling, quiet change.
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Old Man Shaw’s Girl
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, romance, community, family feeling, quiet change.
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Aunt Olivia’s Beau
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, romance, community, family feeling, quiet change.
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The Quarantine at Alexander Abraham’s
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, romance, community, family feeling, quiet change.
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Pa Sloane’s Purchase
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, romance, community, family feeling, quiet change.
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The Courting of Prissy Strong
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, romance, community, family feeling, quiet change.
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The Miracle at Carmody
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, romance, community, family feeling, quiet change.
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The End of a Quarrel
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, romance, community, family feeling, quiet change.
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Aunt Cynthia’s Persian Cat
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.
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The Materializing of Cecil
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.
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Her Father’s Daughter
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.
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Jane’s Baby
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.
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The Dream-Child
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.
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The Brother Who Failed
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.
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The Return of Hester
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.
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The Little Brown Book of Miss Emily
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.
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Sara’s Way
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.
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The Son of His Mother
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.
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The Education of Betty
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.
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In Her Selfless Mood
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.
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The Conscience Case of David Bell
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.
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Only a Common Fellow
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.
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Tannis of the Flats
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.
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View workThornton W. Burgess
Mrs. Redwing’s Speckled Egg
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, curiosity, playfulness, simple lessons.
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Why Grandfather Frog Has No Tail
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, curiosity, playfulness, simple lessons.
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How Reddy Fox Was Surprised
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, curiosity, playfulness, simple lessons.
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Why Jimmy Skunk Wears Stripes
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, curiosity, playfulness, simple lessons.
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The Wilful Little Breeze
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, curiosity, playfulness, simple lessons.
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Reddy Fox Goes Fishing
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, curiosity, playfulness, simple lessons.
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Jimmy Skunk Looks for Beetles
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, curiosity, playfulness, simple lessons.
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Billy Mink’s Swimming Party
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, curiosity, playfulness, simple lessons.
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Peter Rabbit Plays a Joke
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, curiosity, playfulness, simple lessons.
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How Sammy Jay Was Found Out
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, curiosity, playfulness, simple lessons.
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Jerry Muskrat’s Party
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, curiosity, playfulness, simple lessons.
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Bobby Coon and Reddy Fox Play Tricks
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, curiosity, playfulness, simple lessons.
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Johnny Chuck Finds the Best Thing in the World
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, curiosity, playfulness, simple lessons.
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Little Joe Otter’s Slippery Slide
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, curiosity, playfulness, simple lessons.
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The Tale of Tommy Trout Who Didn’t Mind
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, curiosity, playfulness, simple lessons.
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Spotty the Turtle Wins a Race
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, curiosity, playfulness, simple lessons.
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Danny Meadow Mouse Learns Why His Tail Is Short
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, mischief, friendship, simple lessons.
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Why Reddy Fox Has No Friends
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, mischief, friendship, simple lessons.
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Why Peter Rabbit’s Ears Are Long
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, mischief, friendship, simple lessons.
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Reddy Fox Disobeys
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, mischief, friendship, simple lessons.
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Striped Chipmunk’s Pockets
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, mischief, friendship, simple lessons.
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Reddy Fox, the Boaster
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, mischief, friendship, simple lessons.
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Johnny Chuck’s Secret
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, mischief, friendship, simple lessons.
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Johnny Chuck’s Great Fight
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, mischief, friendship, simple lessons.
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Mr. Toad’s Old Suit
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, mischief, friendship, simple lessons.
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Grandfather Frog Gets Even
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, mischief, friendship, simple lessons.
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The Disappointed Bush
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, mischief, friendship, simple lessons.
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Why Bobby Coon Washes His Food
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, mischief, friendship, simple lessons.
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The Merry Little Breezes Have a Busy Day
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, mischief, friendship, simple lessons.
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Why Hooty the Owl Does Not Play on the Green Meadows
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, mischief, friendship, simple lessons.
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Danny Meadow Mouse Learns to Laugh
Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, mischief, friendship, simple lessons.
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View workVarious; edited by Andrew Lang
Rumpelstiltzkin
Various; edited by Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale logic, wishes, courage, danger, reward.
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View workVarious; edited by Andrew Lang
The Water-Lily. The Gold-Spinners
Various; edited by Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale logic, wishes, courage, danger, reward.
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Hansel and Grettel
Various; edited by Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale logic, wishes, courage, danger, reward.
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The Brave Little Tailor
Various; edited by Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale logic, wishes, courage, danger, reward.
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The Princess on the Glass Hill
Various; edited by Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale logic, wishes, courage, danger, reward.
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View workVarious; edited by Andrew Lang
The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou
Various; edited by Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale logic, wishes, courage, danger, reward.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
The Pied Piper of Franchville
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Hereafterthis
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
The Golden Ball
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
My Own Self
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Yallery Brown
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Three Feathers
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Sir Gammer Vans
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Tom Hickathrift
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
The Hedley Kow
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Gobborn Seer
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Lawkamercyme
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Tattercoats
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
The Wee Bannock
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Johnny Gloke
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Coat o’ Clay
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
The Three Cows
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
Scrapefoot
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
The Pedlar of Swaffham
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
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The Three Wishes
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
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The Buried Moon
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
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A Son of Adam
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
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A Pottle o’ Brains
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
The King of England and His Three Sons
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
View workJoseph Jacobs
King John and the Abbot of Canterbury
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
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Rushen Coatie
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
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The King o’ the Cats
Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.
1 sections
View workJohanna Spyri
Heidi
Johanna Spyri’s public-domain classic about childhood, kindness, mountain life, homesickness, healing, and found family.
23 sections
View workFrances Hodgson Burnett
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s public-domain classic about childhood, class, inheritance, innocence, family, and moral influence.
15 sections
View workGeorge Eliot
The Mill on the Floss
George Eliot’s public-domain classic about family loyalty, sibling conflict, social judgment, memory, duty, and desire.
58 sections
View workCharles Dickens
David Copperfield
Charles Dickens’s public-domain classic about childhood, hardship, education, work, memory, love, and self-making.
64 sections
View workCharles Dickens
The Old Curiosity Shop
Charles Dickens’s public-domain classic about innocence, poverty, obsession, wandering, family love, and social cruelty.
73 sections
View workAnne Brontë
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Anne Brontë’s public-domain classic about marriage, reputation, secrecy, independence, moral courage, and social judgment.
53 sections
View workAnne Brontë
Agnes Grey
Anne Brontë’s public-domain classic about work, class, education, conscience, loneliness, patience, and moral growth.
25 sections
View workE. M. Forster
A Room with a View
E. M. Forster’s public-domain classic about travel, manners, self-discovery, social rules, love, and personal freedom.
20 sections
View workL. M. Montgomery
The Story Girl
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about childhood, storytelling, memory, friendship, family, and rural life.
32 sections
View workL. M. Montgomery
Kilmeny of the Orchard
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about music, innocence, romance, silence, beauty, family, and trust.
19 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Cat and the Mouse in Partnership
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Six Swans
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
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The Dragon of the North
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
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Story of the Emperor’s New Clothes
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Golden Crab
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Iron Stove
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Dragon and his Grandmother
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Donkey Cabbage
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Little Green Frog
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
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View workAndrew Lang
The Seven-headed Serpent
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Grateful Beasts
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Giants and the Herd-boy
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Invisible Prince
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Crow
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
How Six Men travelled through the Wide World
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Wizard King
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Nixy
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Glass Mountain
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
Alphege, or the Green Monkey
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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Fairer-than-a-Fairy
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Three Brothers
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Boy and the Wolves, or the Broken Promise
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Glass Axe
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Dead Wife
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
In the Land of Souls
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The White Duck
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Witch and her Servants
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Magic Ring
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Flower Queen’s Daughter
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Flying Ship
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Snow-daughter and the Fire-son
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Story of King Frost
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Death of the Sun-hero
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Witch
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Hazel-nut Child
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Story of Big Klaus and Little Klaus
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
Prince Ring
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
How to tell a True Princess
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Blue Mountains
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Tinder-box
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Witch in the Stone Boat
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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Thumbelina
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Nightingale
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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Hermod and Hadvor
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Steadfast Tin-soldier
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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Blockhead Hans
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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A Story about a Darning-needle
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Cat’s Elopement
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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How the Dragon was Tricked
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Goblin and the Grocer
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The House in the Wood
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
Uraschimataro and the Turtle
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Slaying of the Tanuki
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Flying Trunk
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Snow Man
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Shirt-Collar
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Princess in the Chest
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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Hans, the Mermaid’s Son
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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Peter Bull
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Bird Grip
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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Snowflake
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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I know what I have learned
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Cunning Shoemaker
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The King who would have a Beautiful Wife
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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Catherine and her Destiny
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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How the Hermit helped to win the King’s Daughter
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Water of Life
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Wounded Lion
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Man without a Heart
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Two Brothers
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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Master and Pupil
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Golden Lion
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Sprig of Rosemary
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The White Dove
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Troll’s Daughter
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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Esben and the Witch
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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Princess Minon-Minette
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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Maiden Bright-eye
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Merry Wives
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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King Lindorm
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Jackal, the Dove, and the Panther
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Little Hare
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Sparrow with the Slit Tongue
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Story of Ciccu
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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Don Giovanni de la Fortuna
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tests, family pressure, trickery, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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Lovely Ilonka
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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Lucky Luck
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Hairy Man
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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To Your Good Health!
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Story of the Seven Simons
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workL. M. Montgomery
Rilla of Ingleside
L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about family, wartime uncertainty, growing up, courage, grief, duty, and community.
35 sections
View workUpton Sinclair
The Jungle
Upton Sinclair’s public-domain classic about immigration, labor, poverty, exploitation, family pressure, corruption, and survival.
31 sections
View workE. Nesbit
The Phoenix and the Carpet
E. Nesbit’s public-domain classic about magic, siblings, wishes, consequences, imagination, and comic adventure.
12 sections
View workE. Nesbit
The Wouldbegoods
E. Nesbit’s public-domain classic about childhood, rules, mischief, moral experiments, family, and comic consequences.
14 sections
View workE. Nesbit
The Story of the Amulet
E. Nesbit’s public-domain classic about time travel, family, ancient worlds, imagination, danger, and responsibility.
14 sections
View workRudyard Kipling
Kim
Rudyard Kipling’s public-domain classic about identity, travel, apprenticeship, empire, observation, loyalty, and secrecy.
15 sections
View workEdith Wharton
The House of Mirth
Edith Wharton’s public-domain classic about society, money, reputation, gender pressure, loneliness, and moral compromise.
29 sections
View workJack London
The Sea-Wolf
Jack London’s public-domain classic about survival, violence, willpower, civilization, work, fear, and moral endurance.
39 sections
View workJ. Meade Falkner
Moonfleet
J. Meade Falkner’s public-domain classic about smuggling, treasure, danger, loyalty, secrecy, and growing up.
19 sections
View workAnthony Hope
The Prisoner of Zenda
Anthony Hope’s public-domain classic about adventure, mistaken identity, duty, romance, loyalty, and political danger.
22 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Language of Beasts
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Boy Who Could Keep A Secret
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Prince And The Dragon
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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Little Wildrose
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
Tiidu The Piper
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
Paperarelloo
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Gifts Of The Magician
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Strong Prince
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Treasure Seeker
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Cottager And His Cat
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Prince Who Would Seek Immortality
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Stone-Cutter
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Gold-Bearded Man
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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Tritill, Litill, And The Birds
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Three Robes
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Six Hungry Beasts
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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How The Beggar Boy Turned Into Count Piro
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Rogue And The Herdsman
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
Eisenkopf
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Death Of Abu Nowas And Of His Wife
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
Motiratika
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
Niels And The Giants
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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Shepherd Paul
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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How The Wicked Tanuki Was Punished
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Crab And The Monkey
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Horse Gullfaxi And The Sword Gunnfoder
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Story Of The Sham Prince, Or The Ambitious Tailor
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Colony Of Cats
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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How To Find Out A True Friend
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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Clever Maria
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Magic Kettle
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about quests, bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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A Tale of the Tontlawald
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The finest Liar in the World
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Story of three Wonderful Beggars
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
Schippeitaro
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Three Princes and their Beasts
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Goat’s Ears of the Emperor Trojan
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Nine Pea-hens and the Golden Apples
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Lute Player
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Grateful Prince
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Child who came from an Egg
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
Stan Bolovan
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Two Frogs
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Story of a Gazelle
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
How a Fish swam in the Air and a Hare in the Water
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
Two in a Sack
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Envious Neighbour
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Fairy of the Dawn
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Enchanted Knife
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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Jesper who herded the Hares
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Underground Workers
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The History of Dwarf Long Nose
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Nunda, Eater of People
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Story of Hassebu
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Maiden with the Wooden Helmet
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Monkey and the Jelly-fish
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Headless Dwarfs
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The young Man who would have his Eyes opened
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Boys with the Golden Stars
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Frog
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Princess who was hidden Underground
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Girl who pretended to be a Boy
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Story of Halfman
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Prince who wanted to see the World
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
Mogarzea and his Son
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about enchanted tasks, clever bargains, strange helpers, danger, loyalty, and wonder.
1 sections
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Donkey Skin
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Goblin Pony
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
An Impossible Enchantment
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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Janni and the Draken
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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The Partnership of the Thief and the Liar
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
Fortunatus and his Purse
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Goat-faced Girl
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
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What came of picking Flowers
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
1 sections
View workAndrew Lang
The Story of Bensurdatu
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
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The Magician’s Horse
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
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The Little Gray Man
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
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Herr Lazarus and the Draken
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
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The Story of the Queen of the Flowery Isles
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
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Udea and her Seven Brothers
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
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The White Wolf
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
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Mohammed with the Magic Finger
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
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Bobino
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
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The Dog and the Sparrow
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
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The Story of the Three Sons of Hali
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
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The Story of the Fair Circassians
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
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Laughing Eye and Weeping Eye, or the Limping Fox
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
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The Unlooked for Prince
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
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The Simpleton
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
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The Street Musicians
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
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The Twin Brothers
Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.
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