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Wandering Heroes Classic Adventures
Stories of childhood, exploration, resilience and imaginative adventure represented across the current public-domain collection.
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UGEMU Public Domain Literature Library – Classic Books for All Readers
This catalogue brings together 97 public-domain titles from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, organized into four overlapping subject categories. The mix is unusual: frontier adventures sit beside juvenile fantasies, while science fiction and utopias share shelf space with psychological and social fiction. That layout lets readers follow a single theme—like war narratives or social satire—or cross between genres to find unexpected connections. Each record includes a catalogue note, keywords, author and publisher details, and a link to the full text, so you can gauge context before reading. Practical entry points include three suggested reading paths, each pairing three thematically linked works.
97 public-domain works124 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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Fantasy Juvenile Worlds
Captain Salt in Oz — Themes and ...
Authored by Authors: Thompson, Ruth Plumly, 18..., 'Captain Salt in Oz — Themes and ...' stands as a notable and significant work within the Fantasy Juvenile Worlds category. Ruth Plumly Thompson's 1936 Oz voyage follows Captain Samuel Salt and young Tandy as they discover new lands for Oz, encountering crystal islands, sea forests, and a roc's egg. The catalog subjects 'Adventure stories' and 'Fantasy fiction' fit, but 'Oz (Imaginary place)' is peripheral—the action unfolds in the Nonestic Ocean, not Oz itself. This volume offers essential insights for researchers and enthusiasts alike.
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In the Line — Text and Context
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The School Four — A Reader’s Guide
In Science...
The Young Circus Rider; or, the ...
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With Mask and Mitt — Themes and ...
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The Children of Cupa — A Closer ...
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The Wishing Horse of Oz — Editio...
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Truth [Vérité] — Reading Notes
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Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz...
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Begin with Wandering Heroes Classic AdventuresOpen a focused route to works connected with Wandering Heroes Classic Adventures.Explore Fantasy Juvenile WorldsCompare authors, source types and recurring questions within Fantasy Juvenile Worlds.Read through Science Fiction UtopiasMove from introductory records to related works in Science Fiction Utopias.Browse Historical Psychological Social FictionUse this theme as a starting point for nearby catalogue records in Historical Psychological Social Fiction.
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UGEMU Catalogue coordinates the overall framework of this library, which lists 97 books and 124 authors in 4 categories. Catalogue organization supports the accuracy of the catalogue.
