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151 Knickerbocker's History of New York by Washington Irving

A satirical and humorous fictional history of New York City, published in 1809 under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Fiction
Tags: Humor, Parody, Historical
Downloads: 21 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 676KB | 117,981 words | Posted:

152 Nostromo: a Tale of the Seaboard by Joseph Conrad

The novel follows the fate of a trusted Italian dockworker and the exploitation of a silver mine in a politically unstable country.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Political
Tags: Politics, Historical, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 29 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 929KB | 169,286 words | Posted:

153 A Set of Six by Joseph Conrad

A collection of six short stories, originally published in 1908.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Historical
Tags: Politics, Historical, Vignettes
Downloads: 21 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 453KB | 84,157 words | Posted:

154 An Eagle Flight by José Rizal

The book retains the core plot and characters of Noli Me Tangere, a powerful social and political novel.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Historical
Tags: Parody, Politics, Historical, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 22 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 360KB | 66,547 words | Posted:

155 The Philippines a Century Hence by José Rizal

The book is a visionary and analytical forecast of the Philippines' future, written during Spanish colonial rule.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Political
Tags: Politics, Historical
Downloads: 28 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 90KB | 15,604 words | Posted:

156 My Reminiscences by Rabindranath Tagore

Tagore recounts his childhood in the Tagore family estate in Kolkata, describing his exposure to literature, music, and art.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: True Story
Tags: Cults, Historical
Downloads: 14 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 309KB | 57,767 words | Posted:

157 The Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagore

A novel that explores the clash between tradition and modernity, personal loyalty and political ideology.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Historical
Tags: Politics, Spiritual, Historical, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 14 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 349KB | 67,676 words | Posted:

158 Undecided by Mrs. Brighton

Undecided
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Mystery
Tags: Romance, Drama, Violence, Historical, Mystery, Detective, Royalty
Downloads: 99 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 6KB | 1,068 words | Posted: in progress

159 When William Came by Hector H. Munro

The novel is set in Edwardian England and explores the social, cultural, and psychological effects of foreign occupation.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Political
Tags: Politics, Historical, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 18 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 281KB | 50,486 words | Posted:

160 The Red Badge of Courage: an Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane

The story follows Henry Fleming, a young Union Army soldier in the American Civil War.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Historical
Tags: Drama, Historical, War, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 15 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 251KB | 46,793 words | Posted:
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