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16 readable classics, free to read in Foxing.

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literary-fictionmysteryadventurefantasydramaromancescience-fictionchildrenbiographyhistorical-fictionphilosophypoetryshort-storieshumorhorrorFrankenstein's monster (Fictitious character) -- FictionFrankenstein, Victor (Fictitious character) -- FictionGothic fiction

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Before 18001800 to 18491850 to 18991900 to 19491950 and later

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A Thief in the Night by E. W. Hornung

A Thief in the Night

E. W. Hornung · 1905

Ashenden by W. Somerset Maugham

Ashenden

W. Somerset Maugham · 1928

Call Mr. Fortune by H. C. Bailey

Call Mr. Fortune

H. C. Bailey · 1921

Cane by Jean Toomer

Cane

Jean Toomer · 1923

Dubliners by James Joyce

Dubliners

James Joyce · 1914

Lord Peter Views the Body by Dorothy L. Sayers

Lord Peter Views the Body

Dorothy L. Sayers · 1928

The Adventures of Sally by P. G. Wodehouse

The Adventures of Sally

P. G. Wodehouse · 1922

The Club of Queer Trades by G. K. Chesterton

The Club of Queer Trades

G. K. Chesterton · 1900

The Incredulity of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton

The Incredulity of Father Brown

G. K. Chesterton · 1920

The Lady of the Barge by W. W. Jacobs

The Lady of the Barge

W. W. Jacobs · 1900

The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft by George Gissing

The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft

George Gissing · 1900

The Secret of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton

The Secret of Father Brown

G. K. Chesterton · 1927

The Wisdom of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton

The Wisdom of Father Brown

G. K. Chesterton · 1913

These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer

These Old Shades

Georgette Heyer · 1926

Three Lives by Gertrude Stein

Three Lives

Gertrude Stein · 1909

Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson

Winesburg, Ohio

Sherwood Anderson · 1919