Books tagged with Fiction[685 found]
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Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada
by Washington Irving
Categories: Fiction » Historical
Set amid the final days of Moorish Spain, this sweeping chronicle brings to life the clash of faiths, honor, and ambition that shaped a nation. Through vivid battles and noble rivalries, it captures the grandeur and tragedy of the war that ended an era and forged a new Spain.
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The Black Fawn
by Jim Kjelgaard
Categories: Fiction » Adventure
In rural Pennsylvania, an orphaned city boy moves to his grandparents' farm. He bonds with a rare black fawn he finds abandoned. Learning farm tasks like plowing and hunting, he watches the fawn grow into a buck, reflecting his own growth. As hunters target the deer, he faces a choice: protect it or embrace farm life. A heartwarming tale of healing and nature.
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Children of the Bush
by Henry Lawson
Categories: Fiction » Literature
Amid the harsh beauty of the Australian outback, wanderers, settlers, and dreamers carve out their lives with grit and humor. These vivid tales capture the loneliness, camaraderie, and quiet heroism of those who endure the bush, revealing the soul of a land both unforgiving and deeply human.
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While the Billy Boils
by Henry Lawson
Categories: Fiction » Literature
In the sun-scorched Australian bush and shabby city lanes, swagmen, drovers, barmaids, and battlers swap yarns of drought, drink, mateship, and quiet heartbreak. These sharply observed sketches blend rough humor with stark poverty, revealing how stubborn pride, compassion, and dry wit sustain ordinary people on the ragged edge of survival.
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Sylvie and Bruno
by Lewis Carroll
Categories: Fiction » Fantasy
In a whimsical world where reality and fantasy intertwine, two children embark on adventures filled with curious characters, puzzles, and moral lessons. A playful and imaginative tale that blends humor, wonder, and the unexpected in a richly inventive storybook world.
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Over the Sliprails
by Henry Lawson
Categories: Fiction » Literature
From backblocks pubs to drought-scarred homesteads, these linked tales follow swagmen, shearers, station hands, and the women who keep the pots boiling. With dry wit and sudden pathos, they face loneliness, mateship, bad luck, and small mercies, revealing a continent’s hard beauty—and the stubborn heart it forges along the sliprails.
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Trading Jeff and His Dog
by Jim Kjelgaard
Categories: Fiction » Children's Books
When a cash-strapped farm boy agrees to trade his clever dog away for a tempting offer, he sets off a chain of hard bargains, hurt feelings, and unexpected danger. Across fields, barns, and back roads, he must choose between pride and love, learning what the real price of loyalty, trust, and a friend who would never trade him.
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Outland
by Mary Austin
Categories: Fiction » Romance
Across sun-baked mesas and whispering canyons, travelers, herders, and homesteaders wrestle with thirst, luck, and the fierce consolations of the desert. In sketches that blend folklore, keen natural observation, and quiet epiphany, lives converge like arroyos after rain—sudden, luminous, and gone—revealing a land that remakes the souls who dare to dwell there.
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Knickerbocker's History of New York
by Washington Irving
Categories: Fiction » Historical
A witty and imaginative retelling of New York’s early history, blending fact and fiction with humor and satire. Through colorful characters, exaggerated events, and playful storytelling, it offers a lively portrait of the city’s origins and the quirks of its people.
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The Spell of the White Sturgeon
by Jim Kjelgaard
Categories: Fiction » Adventure
On a wild Northwest river, a restless teenager becomes obsessed with the giant white sturgeon that ghosts the deepest holes. Guided by a solitary old riverman and hounded by a slick poacher, he learns the river’s moods, wrestles floods and treachery, and faces a final run where trophy fever yields to respect—for the fish, the water, and the hard-earned code of those who live by it.
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Double Challenge
by Jim Kjelgaard
Categories: Fiction » Adventure
In the Black Hills, a boy aims to build a hunting camp with his loyal collie, chasing trophy bucks. When his father is falsely accused and hides from a ruthless foe, he uses cunning and the wild terrain to clear his name. This gripping tale tests family bonds, revealing grit and loyalty in an unforgiving wilderness.
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The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories of the Four Million
by O. Henry
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
In 1900s New York's bustling streets, shop girls, clerks, and dreamers navigate joys, heartaches, and surprises. From stenographers' sacrifices to beggars' windfalls and lovers' twists of fate, O. Henry's tales reveal resilience and serendipity with humor, pathos, and signature irony, celebrating the extraordinary in ordinary lives.
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Swamp Cat
by Jim Kjelgaard
Categories: Fiction » Children's Books
A fierce and cunning wildcat prowls the dangerous swamps, testing the courage and resourcefulness of all who encounter it. Adventure, survival, and the raw power of nature drive this thrilling tale of man, beast, and the untamed wilderness.
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Stories from Tagore
by Rabindranath Tagore
Categories: Fiction » Children's Books
A collection of poetic and thought-provoking tales that explore love, morality, and the human spirit. Rich in imagination and cultural insight, each story reveals the beauty, complexity, and depth of life through timeless storytelling.
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The Four Million
by O. Henry
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
In bustling New York, shopgirls, clerks, grifters, and dreamers cross paths in boardinghouses, back rooms, and bright streets. Swift, witty tales turn on chance meetings and sudden reversals, revealing how pride, luck, and love undo pretenses. From small sacrifices to comic stings, everyday lives flare with surprise, mercy, and bittersweet wonder.
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Sixes and Sevens
by O. Henry
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
A collection of witty, twist-filled stories where ordinary people face ironic fortunes, unexpected turns, and the quirks of fate. Each tale blends humor, surprise, and insight into human nature, capturing life’s unpredictability with clever charm.
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The Nigger of the "Narcissus": A Tale of the Forecastle
by Joseph Conrad
Categories: Fiction » Adventure
A storm-tossed voyage tests the endurance and loyalty of a ship’s crew as illness and fear spread among them. Set amid the relentless sea, the story reveals the depths of human strength, isolation, and solidarity in the face of mortality.
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The Lovely Lady
by Mary Austin
Categories: Fiction » Literature
Set against a vivid natural backdrop, this story explores love, resilience, and the complexities of human relationships. Its rich characters and lyrical storytelling reveal the beauty and hardships of life intertwined with personal growth and emotional discovery.
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The Best Stories of Sarah Orne Jewett- Volume 2
by Sarah Orne Jewett
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A continuation of vivid tales celebrating rural life, friendship, and the natural world. Through sensitive observation and warm storytelling, each story explores human relationships, compassion, and the enduring charm of everyday experiences.
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The Best Stories of Sarah Orne Jewett- Volume 1
by Sarah Orne Jewett
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A collection of evocative stories capturing small-town life, friendship, and the rhythms of nature. With gentle observation and rich detail, each tale explores human kindness, community, and the quiet beauty of everyday moments.
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