Serial Reader - New BooksBooks recently added to Serial Reader - Classic books in daily bits for iOS and Androidhttps://www.serialreader.org/feeds/books.rss2024-03-19T03:06:57Z"On the Art of Reading" by Arthur Quiller-Couchtag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/65f901516f650bc56bfa1131/on-the-art-of-reading2024-03-19T03:06:57Z2024-03-19T03:06:57ZArthur Quiller-Couchhttps://www.serialreader.org/65f901516f650bc56bfa1131/on-the-art-of-reading
Published 1920. A collection of lectures exploring the best ways to experience literature and build that appreciation in others.
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"Tom Brown's School Days" by Thomas Hughestag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/65f8f4b783e62cacce931d84/tom-brown-s-school-days2024-03-19T02:13:11Z2024-03-19T02:13:11ZThomas Hugheshttps://www.serialreader.org/65f8f4b783e62cacce931d84/tom-brown-s-school-days
Published 1857. The classic English story of Tom Brown's trials, successes, and lasting friendships within a Victorian boy's boarding school.
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"Old Friends and New Fancies" by Sybil G. Brintontag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/65923ec47901e7db59cf0a82/old-friends-and-new-fancies2024-01-01T04:25:40Z2024-01-01T04:25:40ZSybil G. Brintonhttps://www.serialreader.org/65923ec47901e7db59cf0a82/old-friends-and-new-fancies
Published 1913. Possibly the first Jane Austen fan fiction, serving as a sequel to her works and incorporating characters from six of her novels.
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"A Man Could Stand Up" by Ford Madox Fordtag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/65923587025069dc2d9f97d3/a-man-could-stand-up2024-01-01T03:46:15Z2024-01-01T03:46:15ZFord Madox Fordhttps://www.serialreader.org/65923587025069dc2d9f97d3/a-man-could-stand-up
Published 1926. Christopher Tietjens returns to London at the close of World War I a changed man in this exploration of the lasting horrors of war.
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"No More Parades" by Ford Madox Fordtag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/65922f6cca4d2625e260a666/no-more-parades2024-01-01T03:20:12Z2024-01-01T03:20:12ZFord Madox Fordhttps://www.serialreader.org/65922f6cca4d2625e260a666/no-more-parades
Published 1925. Christopher Tietjens returns to the outskirts of the First World War to train new troops, when he's surprised by a visit from his scandalous wife.
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"Some Do Not..." by Ford Madox Fordtag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/6592292718fc1f029956e8ce/some-do-not2024-01-01T02:53:27Z2024-01-01T02:53:27ZFord Madox Fordhttps://www.serialreader.org/6592292718fc1f029956e8ce/some-do-not
Published 1924. Christopher Tietjens, in the midst of a failing marriage and new love, is rocked by the opening of World War I. Praised as a groundbreaking work of WWI.
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"Home to Harlem" by Claude McKaytag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/65921ec6a882b111a21f0b47/home-to-harlem2024-01-01T02:09:10Z2024-01-01T02:09:10ZClaude McKayhttps://www.serialreader.org/65921ec6a882b111a21f0b47/home-to-harlem
Published 1928. After deserting the army in WWI, Jake Brown dodges racial violence and struggles with different paths to confront the prejudice of American society.
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"Last Post" by Ford Madox Fordtag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/6591c44a5b24d84ca1bacb14/last-post2023-12-31T19:43:06Z2023-12-31T19:43:06ZFord Madox Fordhttps://www.serialreader.org/6591c44a5b24d84ca1bacb14/last-post
Published 1928. The concluding entry in Ford's Parade's End series exploring the devastation and legacy of the First World War.
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"Deluge" by S. Fowler Wrighttag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/6591c08140317674cc00845c/deluge2023-12-31T19:26:57Z2023-12-31T19:26:57ZS. Fowler Wrighthttps://www.serialreader.org/6591c08140317674cc00845c/deluge
Published 1928. The few survivors of a global flood struggle to rebuild society in this mix of post-apocalyptic fiction, sci-fi, and romance.
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"Decline and Fall" by Evelyn Waughtag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/6591bd5a40317674cc00845b/decline-and-fall2023-12-31T19:13:30Z2023-12-31T19:13:30ZEvelyn Waughhttps://www.serialreader.org/6591bd5a40317674cc00845b/decline-and-fall
Published 1928. Forced out of Oxford for shameful behavior, Paul Pennyfeather moves to an obscure school to teach alongside other misfits in this satire of British society.
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"Coming of Age in Samoa" by Margaret Meadtag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/6591ba47c57aca5ed362382b/coming-of-age-in-samoa2023-12-31T19:00:23Z2023-12-31T19:00:23ZMargaret Meadhttps://www.serialreader.org/6591ba47c57aca5ed362382b/coming-of-age-in-samoa
Published 1928. A landmark anthropological work detailing the youth of Ta'u in the Samoan Islands.
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"The Tower" by W.B. Yeatstag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/65905f27b475230b8ece8665/the-tower2023-12-30T18:19:19Z2023-12-30T18:19:19ZW.B. Yeatshttps://www.serialreader.org/65905f27b475230b8ece8665/the-tower
Published 1928. A collection of poetry including some of Yeats' most famous and influential works, including "Sailing to Byzantium," "Leda and the Swan," and "Among School Children."
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"West-Running Brook" by Robert Frosttag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/658f8fdc674da43eb42e2f6b/west-running-brook2023-12-30T03:34:52Z2023-12-30T03:34:52ZRobert Frosthttps://www.serialreader.org/658f8fdc674da43eb42e2f6b/west-running-brook
Published 1928. A collection from the famed American poet including "Acquainted with the Night", "A Winter Eden", "Spring Pools", and more.
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"The Well of Loneliness" by Radclyffe Halltag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/658b466adbed63bae8e4c3dd/the-well-of-loneliness2023-12-26T21:32:26Z2023-12-26T21:32:26ZRadclyffe Hallhttps://www.serialreader.org/658b466adbed63bae8e4c3dd/the-well-of-loneliness
Published 1928. Upper-class Englishwoman Stephen is a bestselling author and war hero, but her love of women collides with a close-minded society in this influential lesbian novel.
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"The Mystery of the Blue Train" by Agatha Christietag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/6586fe7d09d4e54cc4146a51/the-mystery-of-the-blue-train2023-12-23T15:36:29Z2023-12-23T15:36:29ZAgatha Christiehttps://www.serialreader.org/6586fe7d09d4e54cc4146a51/the-mystery-of-the-blue-train
Published 1928. In the French Riveria, a train arrives with an American heiress murdered and her legendary jewel missing. Famed detective Hercule Poirot must unravel the deadly mystery.
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"Orlando" by Virginia Woolftag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/657fb18b658f798630075e3e/orlando2023-12-18T02:42:19Z2023-12-18T02:42:19ZVirginia Woolfhttps://www.serialreader.org/657fb18b658f798630075e3e/orlando
Published 1928. The poet Orlando spans centuries and genders - taking inspiration from the family history of Woolf's friend and lover - in this feminist classic.
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"Dialogues" by Senecatag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/65583ba8f486910bd6e4e33c/dialogues2023-11-18T04:20:56Z2023-11-18T04:20:56ZSenecahttps://www.serialreader.org/65583ba8f486910bd6e4e33c/dialogues
Published 65. A collection of Stoic essays, letters, and other writings from statesman and philosopher Seneca the Younger.
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"La Grande Bretèche" by Honoré de Balzactag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/655836b8869e388544d36192/la-grande-breteche2023-11-18T03:59:52Z2023-11-18T03:59:52ZHonoré de Balzachttps://www.serialreader.org/655836b8869e388544d36192/la-grande-breteche
Published 1831. A curious neglected country estate hides a sordid and tragic history.
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"Richard III" by William Shakespearetag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/65582d9f15194d215702ca09/richard-iii2023-11-18T03:21:03Z2023-11-18T03:21:03ZWilliam Shakespearehttps://www.serialreader.org/65582d9f15194d215702ca09/richard-iii
Published 1592. When chance comes, the power-hungry Duke of Gloucester begins a murderous drive to seize the throne of England.
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"Visible and Invisible" by E.F. Bensontag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/6557e4c78fc7c49b9365bda8/visible-and-invisible2023-11-17T22:10:15Z2023-11-17T22:10:15ZE.F. Bensonhttps://www.serialreader.org/6557e4c78fc7c49b9365bda8/visible-and-invisible
Published 1923. A collection of ghostly supernatural stories from one of the medium's masters.
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"Theodore Savage" by Cicely Hamiltontag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/6557d76dcdeb0f6c74b61ee6/theodore-savage2023-11-17T21:13:17Z2023-11-17T21:13:17ZCicely Hamiltonhttps://www.serialreader.org/6557d76dcdeb0f6c74b61ee6/theodore-savage
Published 1922. A humble civil servant must survive in a harsh new reality after sudden war destroys modern civilization in this post-WWI novel by a celebrated women’s rights activist.
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"The Vicar of Wakefield" by Oliver Goldsmithtag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/6533e74a88487cf37ceaf9e8/the-vicar-of-wakefield2023-10-21T14:59:22Z2023-10-21T14:59:22ZOliver Goldsmithhttps://www.serialreader.org/6533e74a88487cf37ceaf9e8/the-vicar-of-wakefield
Published 1766. Follow the ups and downs of a virtuous vicar's family, navigating challenges with humor and resilience in 18th-century England.
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"Within a Budding Grove" by Marcel Prousttag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/64e13b7a4283b7a99df5065a/within-a-budding-grove2023-08-19T22:00:26Z2023-08-19T22:00:26ZMarcel Prousthttps://www.serialreader.org/64e13b7a4283b7a99df5065a/within-a-budding-grove
Published 1919. The second volume in Proust's In Search of Lost Time, following the narrator's awakening to desire of women from Gilberte of the first volume to Albertine strolling the beaches of Balbec.
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"Can Such Things Be?" by Ambrose Biercetag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/64d9474aad3abe521665fb70/can-such-things-be2023-08-13T21:12:42Z2023-08-13T21:12:42ZAmbrose Biercehttps://www.serialreader.org/64d9474aad3abe521665fb70/can-such-things-be
Published 1893. A collection of Bierce's supernatural horror stories including "The Damned Thing", "The Moonlit Road", and "The Spook House."
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"Tombstone" by Walter Noble Burnstag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/64d93ff987cd7bd0762d9b4c/tombstone2023-08-13T20:41:29Z2023-08-13T20:41:29ZWalter Noble Burnshttps://www.serialreader.org/64d93ff987cd7bd0762d9b4c/tombstone
Published 1927. With a dash of fact and fiction, ride through the history of Western boomtown Tombstone, its infamous characters, and the famous showdown at the O.K. Corral.