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The Entailed Hat by George Alfred Townsend — Bibliomancer edition cover

The Entailed Hat

George Alfred Townsend

13 h read

The Pirate by Walter Scott — Bibliomancer edition cover

The Pirate

Walter Scott

14.5 h read

Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson — Bibliomancer edition cover

Kidnapped

Robert Louis Stevenson

1886 · 6 h read

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Children’s classics, for any age · 14
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Classic nonfiction · 40
Early science fiction · 6
Gothic novels, read free online · 7
Jane Austen, complete · 6
Sherlock Holmes, in order · 5

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