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The Golden Ass by Apuleius
7h 59m

The Golden Ass

Apuleius
A man accidentally transforms himself into a donkey while trying to learn magic, turning his business trip to Greece into an odyssey of tribulation and spiritual growth.
Short Fiction by Anton Chekhov
75h 47m

Short Fiction

Anton Chekhov
A collection of Chekhov’s short stories and novellas ordered by date of publication.
The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
10h 42m

The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe
Shipwrecked on a remote tropical island, a resourceful Englishman manages to survive alone for many years.
Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson
13h 32m

Essays

Ralph Waldo Emerson
A collection of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essays.
Short Fiction by Gustave Flaubert
3h 47m

Short Fiction

Gustave Flaubert
A collection of short stories by Gustave Flaubert.
Short Fiction by Nikolai Gogol
16h 52m

Short Fiction

Nikolai Gogol
A collection of Gogol’s translated short stories and novellas ordered by date of publication.
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
4h 42m

The Jungle Book

Rudyard Kipling
Seven fable-like tales about jungle animals in India and the humans who live on the edges of their realm.
Short Fiction by Guy de Maupassant
78h 33m

Short Fiction

Guy de Maupassant
A collection of short stories by Guy de Maupassant, in order of date of composition.
Short Fiction by Edgar Allan Poe
32h 6m

Short Fiction

Edgar Allan Poe
A collection of Edgar Allan Poe’s short fiction, ordered by date of publication.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
2h 24m

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson
A London lawyer investigates the relationship between a brilliant scientist and a misshapen misanthrope.
Essays by Henry David Thoreau
22h 25m

Essays

Henry David Thoreau
A collection of Henry David Thoreau’s essays.
Short Fiction by Leo Tolstoy
62h 15m

Short Fiction

Leo Tolstoy
A collection of all of the short stories and novellas written by Leo Tolstoy.
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