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Adventure Picaresque Fiction
Stories of childhood, exploration, resilience and imaginative adventure represented across the current public-domain collection.
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IGOQO Public Domain Library: 90 Works in Literature & History
IGOQO Public Domain Literature Library offers 90 public-domain books by 83 authors. The collection is organized into four categories: Adventure Picaresque Fiction; Fantasy Juvenile Worlds; Science Fiction Utopias; and Historical Psychological Social Fiction. All works are freely available for reading and download.
90 public-domain works83 represented authorsSource-attributed catalogue records
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Fantasy Juvenile Worlds
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
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Science Fiction Utopias
Works exploring technology, imagined futures, discovery and speculative changes in society and everyday life.
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Historical Psychological Social Fiction
Texts connected with historical lives, social customs, institutions and the worlds in which people lived.
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Adventure Picaresque Fiction
Infantry training, 1905 — Readin...
Authored by Authors: Great Britain. War Office, 'Infantry training, 1905 — Readin...' stands as a notable and significant work within the Adventure Picaresque Fiction category. This 1905 War Office manual details recruit training, squad drill, skirmishing, and company tactics for the British infantry, with precise instructions on formations, fire effect, and the use of reserves. This volume offers essential insights for researchers and enthusiasts alike.
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The war myth in United States hi...
In Adventu...
The bombardier, and pocket gunne...
In Histori...
A British army, as it was,--is,-...
In Science...
Historical record of the 71st Re...
In Adventu...
The history of the 1st Batt. Wil...
In Fantasy...
The dread Apache: That early-day...
In Fantasy...
A discourse on the theory of gun...
In Histori...
British Campaigns in Flanders 16...
In Science...
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