Percy Jackson & the Olympians: History and Key Facts
Percy Jackson & the Olympians is a fantasy novel series by American author Rick Riordan.
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Diana Wynne Jones: Biography and Background
Diana Wynne Jones (16 August 1934 – 26 March 2011) was a British novelist, poet, academic, literary critic, and short story writer.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Through the Looking-Glass: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Through the Looking-Glass: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Sense and Sensibility: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 50 original MP3 tracks, 12:11:09 running time and a link to listen.
The £1,000,000 Bank-Note & other new stories: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The £1,000,000 Bank-Note & other new stories by Mark Twain: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 10 original MP3 tracks, 7:10:58 running time and a link to listen.
Gothic fiction: History and Key Facts
Gothic fiction, often referred to as Gothic horror (primarily in the 20th century), is a literary aesthetic of fear and haunting.
Magical realism: History and Key Facts
Magical realism, magic realism, or marvellous realism is a style or genre of fiction and art that presents a realistic view of the world while also incorporating magical elements, often blurring
Booker Prize: History and Key Facts
The Booker Prize, formerly the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a literary award conferred each year for the best single work of sustained English fic
International Booker Prize: History and Key Facts
The Bukhman International Booker Prize (formerly known as the Man Booker International Prize, and the International Booker Prize prior to 2026) is an international literary award hosted in the Un
Penguin Books: History and Key Facts
Penguin Books Limited is a British publishing house that was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John.
Pulp magazine: History and Key Facts
Pulp magazines, also called "the pulps", were inexpensive fiction magazines that were published from 1896 until around 1955.
Cyberpunk: History and Key Facts
Cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction set in a dystopian future.
Dystopia: History and Key Facts
A dystopia (lit.
Nebula Award: History and Key Facts
The Nebula Awards annually recognize the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States.
Hugo Award: History and Key Facts
The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) and chosen
Paperback: History and Key Facts
A paperback (softcover, softback) book is one with a thick paper or paperboard cover, also known as wrappers, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples.
Chapbook: History and Key Facts
A chapbook is a type of small printed booklet that was a popular medium for street literature throughout early modern Europe.
Afrofuturism: History and Key Facts
Afrofuturism is a cultural aesthetic that explores the intersection of the African diaspora culture with science and technology.
Climate fiction: History and Key Facts
Climate fiction (sometimes shortened to cli-fi) is literature that deals with climate change.
National Book Award: History and Key Facts
The National Book Awards (NBA) are a set of annual literary awards in the United States.
Little magazine: History and Key Facts
In the United States, a little magazine is a magazine genre consisting of "artistic work which for reasons of commercial expediency is not acceptable to the money-minded periodicals or presses",
Prix Goncourt: History and Key Facts
The Prix Goncourt (French: Le prix Goncourt [lə pʁi ɡɔ̃kuʁ], "The Goncourt Prize") is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative
Historical fiction: History and Key Facts
Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictitious plot takes place in the setting of particular real historical events.
Printing press: History and Key Facts
A printing press is a machine that applies pressure to transfer ink onto a surface made of paper, cloth, or a similar material.
History of books: History and Key Facts
The history of books begins with the invention of writing, as well as other inventions such as paper and printing; this history continues all the way to the modern-day business of book printing.
Newbery Medal: History and Key Facts
The John Newbery Medal, frequently shortened to the Newbery, is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (A
The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits: Poetry Guide and Free Edition
The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Peter Pan: [Peter and Wendy]: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Peter Pan: [Peter and Wendy]: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
The Song of Hiawatha: Poetry Guide and Free Edition
The Song of Hiawatha: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Paradise Lost: Poetry Guide and Free Edition
Paradise Lost: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Three hundred Aesop’s fables: Translated by George Fyler Townsend: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Three hundred Aesop’s fables: Translated by George Fyler Townsend: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
O Pioneers!: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
O Pioneers!: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Far from the Madding Crowd: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Far from the Madding Crowd: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
The Fables of Aesop: Selected, Told Anew, and Their History Traced: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
The Fables of Aesop: Selected, Told Anew, and Their History Traced: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Herland: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Herland: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
1000 Things Worth Knowing: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
1000 Things Worth Knowing by Nathaniel C. Fowler, Jr.: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 79 original MP3 tracks, 8:27:18 running time and a link to listen.
Life in a Thousand Worlds: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
Life in a Thousand Worlds by William Shuler Harris: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 23 original MP3 tracks, 5:45:17 running time and a link to listen.
1001 Questions and Answers on English Grammar: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
1001 Questions and Answers on English Grammar by Benjamin Hathaway: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 26 original MP3 tracks, 6:09:48 running time and a link to listen.