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Also Reap

by Ernest Bywater

Published: 2020-10-10. 27,400 Words.

rating 5.0 stars (1)

Categories: Fiction » Politics » Action

The daughter of a close friend and neighbour is murdered by political activists at a protest march. the activist go on to riot and take control of part of the city near where he lives. The local authorities side with the activists as they cause damage to the properties in the area. Both families decide to fight back.

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In the Mail

by Ernest Bywater

Published: 2020-10-14. 4,700 Words.

rating 2.5 stars (2)

Categories: Fiction » Politics

What can happen with universal postal voting systems, especially when implemented at short notice. Like many ideas, how it goes depends more on how it's implemented than the idea itself.

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Areopagitica

by John Milton

Published: 1644-01-01. 18,016 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Politics

A fiery defense of free speech unfolds as a scholar passionately argues against censorship in 17th-century England. Addressing Parliament, he champions the power of ideas, urging that truth emerges through open debate, not suppression. Blending eloquence and conviction, this timeless plea celebrates the human spirit’s quest for knowledge and the role of unfettered expression in a free society

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Candide

by Voltaire

Published: 1759-01-01. 35,708 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Politics

A naive young man, raised on optimism, embarks on a chaotic odyssey across a world rife with war, greed, and disaster. From shipwrecks to earthquakes, his misadventures with a colorful cast expose human folly and hypocrisy. This sharp satire, laced with wit, probes the absurdity of blind hope, revealing resilience and reason in a flawed, tumultuous 18th-century world.

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How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee

by Owen Wister

Published: 1907-01-01. 10,061 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Politics

A playful and instructive tale guides young readers through the joys and challenges of learning to spell. With humor, creativity, and clever exercises, it turns language lessons into an engaging adventure that fosters curiosity and confidence.

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Plain Tales from the Hills

by Rudyard Kipling

Published: 1888-01-01. 72,449 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Politics

Amid the heat and dust of the Raj, sharp, compact sketches follow soldiers, civil servants, memsahibs and misfits as ambition, gossip, and desire rule the hill stations and cantonments. With wit and sting, these tales reveal fragile reputations, mismatched marriages, sudden tragedies and sly redemptions—an intimate atlas of empire where small choices carry outsized consequences.

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The Monikins

by James Fenimore Cooper

Published: 1835-01-01. 143,795 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Politics

A satirical voyage to a land of talking monkeys reveals a sharp critique of human folly and society’s pretensions. Through wit and adventure, it explores morality, politics, and the absurdities that define civilization.

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The Lake Gun

by James Fenimore Cooper

Published: 1850-01-01. 5,276 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Politics

On a still night at Seneca Lake, a student and his professor hear the thunderous “Lake Gun” and glimpse a ghostly, rootless tree drifting against wind and current. Local lore says it’s a cursed demagogue, doomed to wander for mocking sacred law. As science hunts causes and story hunts truth, a parable of ambition, superstition, and the uneasy bargain between democracy and nature unfolds.

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The Iron Heel

by Jack London

Published: 1908-01-01. 88,717 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Politics

Told as a found manuscript, a socialist orator and his fierce partner rise against a ruthless corporate oligarchy that crushes strikes, rigs elections, and builds a secret police state. Street battles, underground cells, and betrayals trace the birth of a long tyranny—and the stubborn hope of a future revolt that might one day break the boot on humanity’s neck.

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Under Western Eyes

by Joseph Conrad

Published: 1911-01-01. 113,807 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Politics

Under Western Eyes is a political novel set in Tsarist Russia and revolves around the conflict between revolutionary idealism and moral compromise.

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The New Machiavelli

by H. G. Wells

Published: 1911-01-01. 145,367 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Politics

A brilliant politician’s rise and fall exposes the clash between personal desire and public duty. Through ambition, idealism, and betrayal, the story lays bare the moral struggles behind power and the cost of pursuing greatness.

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When William Came

by Hector H. Munro

Published: 1913-11-01. 50,623 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Politics

The novel is set in Edwardian England and explores the social, cultural, and psychological effects of foreign occupation.

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The Westminster Alice

by Hector H. Munro

Published: 1902-01-01. 7,255 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Politics

A political satire in the form of a parody of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

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Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard

by Joseph Conrad

Published: 1904-01-01. 172,100 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Politics

In a restless South American port, greed and idealism collide when a hidden treasure ignites ambition, betrayal, and revolution. Through the fate of a trusted man caught between honor and corruption, the story exposes the moral cost of power and the illusions that drive empires and men alike.

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The Reign of Greed

by José Rizal

Published: 1891-01-01. 117,335 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Politics

Set thirteen years after Noli Me Tangere, the story follows a wealthy jeweler named Simoun, who is revealed to be the idealistic protagonist of the first novel.

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Felix Holt, the Radical

by George Eliot

Published: 1866-01-01. 183,024 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Politics

Set amid social unrest and political change, this story follows a principled young man striving for justice and reform. As he navigates love, class tensions, and moral dilemmas, integrity and courage are tested in a vivid portrait of society and the pursuit of ideals.

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A Letter to a Hindu

by Leo Tolstoy

Published: 1908-12-14. 5,829 Words.

Categories: Non-Fiction » Politics

A profound exchange unfolds as a Hindu revolutionary seeks guidance on resisting oppression. The response urges nonviolent resistance, arguing that love and truth can dismantle tyranny without bloodshed. This stirring call to action explores the power of moral courage in the fight for justice

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The Bostonians Vol. I

by Henry James

Published: 1886-02-16. 79,621 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Politics

Boston, after the war, hums with reform. A zealous heiress discovers a radiant young orator whose gift could rouse a movement—just as a proud Southern cousin arrives, determined to rescue her from “fanaticism” and claim her future for himself. In salons, lecture halls, and drawing rooms, wit becomes a weapon and affection a battleground, as three wills vie to shape one dazzling voice.

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Hard Times

by Charles Dickens

Published: 1854-08-01. 105,294 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Politics

In an industrial town dominated by facts and rigid logic, lives intertwine with struggle, ambition, and heartache. This powerful story exposes the human cost of utilitarian thinking, showing how compassion, imagination, and resilience are essential to survive and thrive.

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The Confidence-Man

by Herman Melville

Published: 1857-01-01. 95,388 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Politics

A Mississippi steamboat drifts toward New Orleans on April Fools’ Day, and a protean stranger keeps reappearing in new guises—a cripple, a cosmopolitan, a charity agent—testing passengers’ trust and greed. Each bargain and sermon chips at certainty until money, morality, and identity blur, leaving the voyage a mirror where every believer risks being the next dupe.

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