Books tagged with Fiction[3093 found]
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The Forerunner, His Parables and Poems
by Kahlil Gibran
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A wanderer speaks in parables and brief, burning poems, offering counsel to lovers, rulers, prophets, and the weary of heart. He explores freedom and fate, joy and sorrow, the soul’s longing and the discipline of compassion. Lyrical, luminous, and piercingly simple, these meditations invite readers to lay down their masks and walk toward a truer life.
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The Madman: His Parables and Poems
by Kahlil Gibran
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A collection of thought-provoking parables and lyrical poems, exploring love, freedom, and the depths of the human spirit. Each piece challenges convention, offering wisdom, reflection, and a haunting beauty that lingers long after reading.
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The Prophet
by Kahlil Gibran
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A philosophical and poetic work presented as a series of poetic essays. The story centers on Almustafa, a wise man and prophet, who has lived in the city of Orphalese for twelve years.
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Tales of Folk and Fairies
by Katharine Pyle
Categories: Fiction » Children's Books
A delightful collection of magical tales where fairies, clever heroes, and enchanted creatures bring wonder and lessons to life. Full of charm and imagination, each story invites readers into a world of whimsy, adventure, and timeless folklore.
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Under Western Eyes
by Joseph Conrad
Categories: Fiction » Politics
In a czarist city of spies and informers, a timid student is coerced into betraying a fiery revolutionary and then driven abroad to face the exiles who trusted him. Torn between cowardice, guilt, and a desperate need to be understood, he stumbles through plots, interrogations, and doomed love, seeking a truth that may destroy him.
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Wounds in the Rain: War Stories
by Joseph Conrad
Amid steamy ports and gunboat patrols in a distant colonial war, sailors, officers, and exiles face ambush, fever, and moral fatigue. Through tense skirmishes, botched missions, and brief flashes of grace, these linked tales expose the hollow heroics of empire and the quiet courage it takes simply to endure and remain human.
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Youth: A Narrative
by Joseph Conrad
Categories: Fiction » Adventure
An aging sea captain recalls the voyage that shaped his spirit: a leaky coal ship, fire in the hold, storms, delays, and the stubborn hope of a green young officer. In the chaos of machinery and sea, he remembers the reckless confidence of early manhood and how one disastrous journey forged it into lasting courage he still treasures.
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The Third Violet
by Stephen Crane
Categories: Fiction » Romance
An ambitious young painter leaves the city for a mountain resort, where glittering society, jealous rivals, and a quick-witted girl upset his certainty about art and success. Between picnics, quarrels, and a sudden illness, he learns the price of vanity and the tenderness hidden beneath bravado, risking his big break to discover what, and who, he truly values.
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The Little Regiment, and Other Episodes of the American Civil War
by Stephen Crane
Categories: Fiction » Historical
Amid the chaos of the Civil War, soldiers face fear, courage, and the harsh realities of battle. Through vivid episodes, the human cost of war emerges, exploring loyalty, sacrifice, and the fragile line between life and death on the front lines.
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Last Words
by Stephen Crane
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A poignant and reflective collection capturing the final thoughts, observations, and emotions of its subjects. Through vivid imagery and introspection, it explores mortality, human experience, and the profound truths revealed in life’s concluding moments.
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Whilomville Stories
by Stephen Crane
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
In a scruffy little American town, boys test courage in street brawls, secret clubs, and dangerous dares, while adults blunder through pride, gossip, and small cruelties. Through mishaps both comic and painful, childhood innocence collides with harsh lessons, revealing how character is forged in skinned knees and stubborn hearts.
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The Monster and Other Stories
by Stephen Crane
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A collection of powerful tales exploring guilt, compassion, and human fragility. Through vivid realism and emotional depth, it examines how fear, prejudice, and courage shape lives in moments of quiet tragedy and moral reckoning.
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The Open Boat and Other Stories
by Stephen Crane
Categories: Fiction » Inspirational
Stories of human struggle and resilience confront nature’s indifferent power. From shipwrecks to personal trials, each tale examines courage, fate, and the fragile strength of the human spirit against overwhelming odds.
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Active Service
by Stephen Crane
A brash young journalist chases glory amid the chaos of the Greco-Turkish War, plunging into a whirlwind of battlefield peril and reckless romance. As bullets fly and alliances shift, he grapples with ambition, love, and the harsh realities of war, uncovering courage and folly in equal measure. A vivid tale of adventure and self-discovery
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The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
by Stephen Crane
Categories: Fiction » Historical
A young Union recruit dreams of glory until his first battle shatters him with terror. Amid smoke, mud, and the churn of retreat, he wrestles shame, flees, and longs for a sign of courage. Returning to the lines, he bears the colors through chaos, learning that bravery is not the absence of fear but the hard-won mastery of it.
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Gloria's Older Woman
by Charla Mayne
Categories: Fiction » Romance » Adult
Gloria had a fantasy about an older woman. Patricia had one about a younger girl. They both win in this little romantic romp.
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The Escape of Alice: A Christmas Fantasy
by Vincent Starrett
Categories: Fiction » Fantasy
On a snowy Christmas Eve, a curious girl slips out of her famous pages into a bustling modern city. With a bemused bibliophile as guide, she tumbles through shop windows, tea rooms, and newspaper offices, trading riddles with Wonderland acquaintances and holiday ghosts. Streetlamps glow like lanterns of dream as whimsy, satire, and tenderness turn the winter night into a door back to wonder.
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The Curse of Yig
by H. P. Lovecraft
On the Oklahoma frontier, a young couple hears whispers of Yig, the rattlesnake god who punishes those who harm his brood. As autumn drums with coils and rattles, dread curdles love into obsession. One desperate night shatters their cabin—and years later, in a madhouse, a doctor uncovers the writhing truth that legends hatch in flesh, and fear can make a family with the dark.
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The Trap
by H. P. Lovecraft
At a New England school, an eccentric master acquires a mirror showing impossible angles and a room that isn’t there. When a curious student vanishes behind its glass, desperate experiments—geometry, occult lore, and perilous reflections—probe a labyrinth between worlds. Each glimpse threatens to pull the rescuers through, until one final gamble pits reason against the hungry pane.
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Missing men
by Vincent Starrett
Categories: Fiction » Mystery
In the shadowy streets of 1920s Chicago, three prominent men vanish mysteriously. With police stumped by cryptic clues, a brilliant private eye and his trusty aide unravel a tangled net of deception, forbidden romances, and buried scandals. From glittering ballrooms to murky back alleys, they hunt a seductive siren and a tycoon's shadowy history.
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