Books tagged with Fiction[650 found]
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The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories
by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Categories: Fiction » Literature
Across provincial Russia, petty thieves, timid clerks, and weary doctors collide in moments where character is tested: a horse stolen at dawn, a shabby wedding gone wrong, charity that humiliates, love misread, pride exposed. With quiet humor and sudden cruelty, these brief tales reveal how ordinary lives veer toward folly, kindness, or regret on a single careless choice.
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The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories
by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Categories: Fiction » Literature
From kitchens and courtyards to hospitals and backwater stations, these brief tales catch ordinary Russians at their most comic, stubborn, and achingly human. A bullied cook faces marriage, petty clerks dream too loudly, doctors misread hearts. With swift, surgical turns, cruelty and kindness trade places, and quiet moments flare into truths you feel long after the last page.
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The Mysterious Island
by Jules Verne
Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction
Stranded on an uncharted island, castaways use science, courage, and ingenuity to survive and uncover its hidden wonders. As they tame the wild and face unknown dangers, a deeper mystery beneath the island’s surface begins to unfold.
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The Wife and Other Stories
by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Categories: Fiction » Literature
An uneasy husband, trapped in a stale marriage and sudden crisis, must decide whether to cling to comfort or answer a moral call beyond his home. Around him unfold other quiet dramas of doctors, dreamers and widows, where small choices, missed words and fleeting mercies reshape ordinary Russian lives, asking whether tenderness can survive pride, fatigue and time.
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From the Earth to the Moon and Round the Moon
by Jules Verne
Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction
A bold vision of space exploration follows a group of daring adventurers as they build a cannon to launch humans to the Moon. Blending science, ingenuity, and humor, their journey tests courage and imagination in a thrilling tale of discovery beyond Earth’s bounds.
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The Datchet Diamonds
by Richard Marsh
Categories: Fiction » Mystery
On a foggy night, a mild-mannered clerk stumbles onto a valise stuffed with diamonds—and into a conspiracy that frames him as thief and murderer. Hounded by detectives and cutthroats, he must outwit blackmailers, survive train-side escapes, and win help from a quick-witted young woman before the true mastermind vanishes with both fortune and lives.
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Under One Flag
by Richard Marsh
Categories: Fiction » Historical
Two young men, bound by schoolboy rivalry and uneasy admiration, are swept from London drawing rooms into the brutal shocks of imperial war. Facing spies, massacres, and a treacherous comrade, they must decide whether honor lies in blind patriotism, personal vengeance, or a fragile new respect for each other amid the chaos of battle.
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The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Categories: Fiction » Romance
A bored banker on holiday meets a guarded young wife by the sea an affair that begins as a trifle remakes two lives. Around them, clerks, actresses, doctors and dreamers face choices they can neither name nor escape. With quiet shocks and merciless clarity, these stories reveal how love, shame, vanity and sudden tenderness steer ordinary people toward truth—or self-deception.
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A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
by Jules Verne
Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction
A daring professor, his nephew, and a stoic guide venture into an Icelandic volcano, uncovering a hidden world beneath the Earth’s surface. Their perilous descent reveals ancient creatures, vast caverns, and untold wonders. This thrilling adventure blends science and imagination, capturing the awe of exploration and the mysteries of the unknown
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The Schoolmistress and Other Stories
by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Categories: Fiction » Literature
An overworked village teacher endures a bitter journey that exposes bureaucratic cruelty, petty gossip, and the ache of dignity. Around her, clerks, doctors, peasants, and dreamers stumble through love affairs, illnesses, and small temptations. With quiet humor and sudden pity, these stories reveal how ordinary lives tilt toward shame, mercy, or resignation on a single day.
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Gargantua and Pantagruel - Book 1
by François Rabelais
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
A rollicking and satirical adventure, it follows the giant Gargantua and his son Pantagruel through outrageous exploits, witty dialogue, and humorous escapades. Blending fantasy, social commentary, and bawdy humor, the story delights with its playful critique of society and human nature.
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Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
by Jules Verne
Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction
After a mysterious sea monster is blamed for sinking ships, a French professor, his servant, and a harpooner are swept aboard a marvelous submarine commanded by an enigmatic captain. Exploring drowned ruins and lethal depths, they marvel at wonders yet confront obsession, captivity, and the dark price of absolute freedom beneath the waves.
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Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne
Categories: Fiction » Adventure
A precise Englishman bets his fortune to circle the globe in eighty days. With his clever valet, he races across continents, facing storms, bandits, and tight schedules. From steamships to elephants, their thrilling journey unveils a shrinking world’s wonders, celebrating human grit and ingenuity.
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A Woman Perfected
by Richard Marsh
Categories: Fiction » Romance
In the wake of a sudden death, two young women—one enigmatic and alluring—thrust a grieving man into a tangled web of romance and rivalry. As passions ignite amid whispers of scandal, he grapples with the intoxicating ideal of feminine perfection, only to confront the shadows of desire, deception, and the era's unyielding social chains. A riveting tale of love's perilous allure
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Japanese Fairy World
by William Elliot Griffis
Categories: Fiction » Children's Books
A captivating collection of Japanese myths and legends brings to life spirits, heroes, and magical creatures. Through vivid storytelling, it reveals the culture, imagination, and moral lessons of Japan’s rich folklore, enchanting readers with wonder and tradition.
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The Coward Behind the Curtain
by Richard Marsh
Categories: Fiction » Mystery
Raised in a convent and abruptly handed to a coarse new guardian, a sheltered young woman is drawn into a tangle of threats, vanished letters, and a murder that hides behind velvet drapes. From shuttered drawing rooms to a sinister houseboat, every ally may be a mask, every rescuer a liar, until she dares to unmask the puppeteer—and chooses courage over obedience.
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Welsh Fairy Tales
by William Elliot Griffis
Categories: Fiction » Children's Books
Journey through misty valleys and crag-topped coasts where clever peasants bargain with fairies, warriors seek honor, and curious children stumble into otherworldly realms. These tales weave mischief, courage, and quiet wisdom, revealing how kindness, wit, and daring can tip the balance between mortal folk and enchantment.
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A Duel
by Richard Marsh
Categories: Fiction » Children's Books
A young doctor, driven by passion and pride, faces a mysterious rival in a deadly game of wits and honor. Set against a backdrop of Victorian intrigue, their escalating feud unravels secrets, betrayal, and forbidden love. This gripping tale of obsession and revenge explores the cost of vengeance in a world bound by rigid codes and hidden desires
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Belgian Fairy Tales
by William Elliot Griffis
Categories: Fiction » Children's Books
In Belgium’s enchanted forests, knights battle dragons, swan maidens cast spells, and mischievous kabouters trick villagers. Orphans like Lyderic rise to legend with magical steeds, while foxes outwit hunters. Blending Flemish and Walloon lore, these whimsical tales of ogres, fairies, and hidden treasures weave a magical world where kindness and love triumph in the Low Countries’ mystical hills
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Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks
by William Elliot Griffis
Categories: Fiction » Children's Books
In old Holland’s misty canals, a proud mermaid learns humility, and greedy Klaas faces elven tricks. From goblins turned to stone to lions guarding treasures, these enchanting tales weave fairies, wooden-shoe legends, and Santa Klaas rewarding the kind. This delightful collection of Dutch lore celebrates courage and magic in tulip fields.
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