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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

by Washington Irving

Published: 1820-01-01. 12,289 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

A spooky and captivating tale set in a quiet village, where superstition, fear, and a mysterious rider collide. Blending humor and suspense, it follows a schoolteacher’s encounter with legend, revealing the power of imagination, rumor, and the unknown.

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Mashi and Other Stories

by Rabindranath Tagore

Published: 1918-01-01. 36,687 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

A collection of evocative stories exploring human emotions, culture, and the complexities of everyday life. Through love, loss, and moral dilemmas, the tales illuminate the subtleties of relationships, the beauty of simplicity, and the depth of human experience across diverse settings.

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We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run

by Jim Kjelgaard

Published: 1957-01-01. 27,643 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Historical

Two young friends race west with their families to claim a homestead when a vast frontier is suddenly thrown open. Facing dust storms, scheming land grabbers, and the stampede of wagons and riders, they learn that courage, quick wits, and loyalty matter more than luck in seizing a new life at the edge of history, where every choice can change their future.

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Grandma Remembers

by QM

Published: 2024-08-10. 17,754 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Historical

Time passes, the body slows, and injuries occur. Yet the mind remains sharp, and memories remain a fertile field for a lady who truly lived.

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The Empire of Love

by W. J. Dawson

Published: 1907-01-01. 24,475 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Romance

Against the clamor of ambition and empire, these luminous addresses argue for a different sovereignty: love as the only power that can heal homes, cities, and nations. Through parables, history, and keen moral insight, they call the heart to service, forgiveness, and courage, sketching a practical spirituality that turns duty into joy and neighbor into kin.

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Amy Foster

by Joseph Conrad

Published: 1901-12-01. 12,529 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

A haunting tale of a shipwrecked immigrant washed ashore in a remote English village. Struggling with isolation and prejudice, he finds solace in the kind but simple Amy. Their love, tested by cultural divides and unspoken fears, unfolds against a stark coastal backdrop, revealing the fragility of human connection and the heart-wrenching cost of misunderstanding in a world of strangers.

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The Secret Sharer

by Joseph Conrad

Published: 1910-01-01. 16,888 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Adventure

A young captain, barely in command of his first ship, takes aboard a fugitive who has swum from a nearby vessel after killing a man. Hiding him in his cabin, the captain feels an uncanny kinship that sharpens his solitude and authority. As reefs loom and crew suspicion rises, he must choose between duty and the double who may cost him everything.

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Heart of Darkness

by Joseph Conrad

Published: 1902-01-01. 38,836 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

A voyage up the Congo River exposes the darkness at the heart of both empire and human nature. Through danger, moral ambiguity, and psychological tension, this haunting tale explores greed, power, and the thin line between civilization and savagery.

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Ormond Or The Secret Witness- Volume 3

by Charles Brockden Brown

Published: 1799-02-01. 32,201 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

Constantia’s final ordeal unfolds as the enigmatic benefactor who once promised rescue reveals a labyrinth of coercion and intrigue. Beset by scandal, surveillance, and sudden violence, she weighs freedom against safety, reason against desire. To survive, she must unmask hidden motives and defend her integrity—risking everything for a future not chosen by another.

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Ormond Or The Secret Witness- Volume 2

by Charles Brockden Brown

Published: 1799-01-01. 31,958 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

As Constantia’s trials deepen, the mysterious Ormond tightens his hold, drawing her into a labyrinth of intrigues, disguises, and moral tests. Pursued by scandal and shadowed by violence, she confronts perilous choices that pit independence against security, reason against desire, until a final reckoning exposes the cost of virtue in a corrupt world.

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Ormond Or The Secret Witness- Volume 1

by Charles Brockden Brown

Published: 1799-01-01. 31,399 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

After her father’s ruin leaves her near destitute, principled Constantia is drawn into a web of whispered conspiracies and seductive power. A magnetic stranger offers rescue—and tests her integrity—amid shadowed parlors, secret letters, and a city trembling with unrest. Torn between duty and desire, she must navigate perilous choices where every confidant may be a witness—and a threat.

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Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods

by Richard Wagner

Published: 1911-01-01. 30,727 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Mystery

A legendary hero embarks on a journey of courage, love, and destiny, facing gods, dragons, and treachery. As power and fate collide, his actions set in motion the end of an age, weaving a tale of heroism, sacrifice, and the unstoppable forces of destiny.

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La Fiammetta

by Giovanni Boccaccio

Published: 1400-01-01. 13,283 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Romance

A lyrical and passionate tale of love and longing, it follows a young woman navigating desire, emotion, and social expectations. Through intimate reflection and vivid storytelling, the story explores the complexities of the heart and the joys and sorrows of romantic pursuit.

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Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (A Fragment)

by Charles Brockden Brown

Published: 1805-01-01. 23,684 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

A mysterious and suspenseful tale follows a man with extraordinary abilities and a hidden past. As secrets, deception, and uncanny talents unfold, the story explores human ambition, identity, and the fine line between genius and obsession.

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The Road to Sinharat

by Leigh Brackett

Published: 1949-03-01. 13,163 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction

Across Mars’s dry sea-bottoms, a hard-bitten wanderer must pose as a renegade and ride with warring tribes toward Sinharat, a buried city whose priests promise immortality with forbidden science. Between Earth police, barbarian warlords, and a ruthless queen, he follows the legend through dust storms and ruin-lit catacombs to stop a conquest rising from the dead.

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Enchantress of Venus

by Leigh Brackett

Published: 1949-09-01. 25,167 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Fantasy

On a mysterious Venus, a daring adventurer confronts treacherous landscapes, hidden civilizations, and dark secrets. Amid danger and intrigue, survival depends on courage, cunning, and the relentless pursuit of a hidden truth in this thrilling tale of planetary adventure.

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Thralls of the Endless Night

by Leigh Brackett

Published: 1943-01-01. 11,982 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction

On a frozen world where generations of castaways toil as thralls, a rebellious youth discovers a hidden way into the mysterious Ship that hoards their last hope of warmth. Caught between his own brutal caste and outlaw rivals, he must risk deadly betrayal, forbidden love, and endless planetary night to unlock the secret of survival.

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The Jewel of Bas

by Leigh Brackett

Published: 1944-01-01. 18,117 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction

On a dying, red desert world, a hard-bitten wanderer is hired to retrieve a legendary gem said to cure any wound—and enslave any will. Rival clans, treacherous priests, and mutant guardians close in as he crosses salt seas and black canyons to a forbidden city. To claim the prize, he must decide whether to save a people from its shining doom or keep the darkness for himself.

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The Vanishing Venusians

by Leigh Brackett

Published: 1945-04-01. 10,837 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction

Driven from a dying Mars, human refugees crash on shrouded Venus, where ancient cities sink in steaming jungles and the native people are mysteriously disappearing. Battling carnivorous mists, alien warlords, lost starships and their own despair, a stubborn captain hunts the secret behind a world’s vanishing race before it is erased forever.

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Lorelei of the Red Mist

by Leigh Brackett & Ray Bradbury

Published: 1946-01-01. 22,491 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction

A haunting tale of mystery and danger unfolds as a woman emerges from the shadows of a deadly red mist. Secrets, suspense, and otherworldly forces collide, drawing characters into a world where survival depends on courage, cunning, and confronting the unknown lurking just beyond the fog.

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