Serial Reader - New BooksBooks recently added to Serial Reader - Classic books in daily bits for iOS and Androidhttps://www.serialreader.org/feeds/books.rss2024-03-20T03:01:32Z"The Making of Americans" by Gertrude Steintag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/65fa518c0cb1f559f15b6d7d/the-making-of-americans2024-03-20T03:01:32Z2024-03-20T03:01:32ZGertrude Steinhttps://www.serialreader.org/65fa518c0cb1f559f15b6d7d/the-making-of-americans
Published 1925. A modernist novel tracing the "history of a family's progress" through three generations.
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"Whose Body?" by Dorothy L. Sayerstag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/65fa4a37190cb2595c37a9c7/whose-body2024-03-20T02:30:15Z2024-03-20T02:30:15ZDorothy L. Sayershttps://www.serialreader.org/65fa4a37190cb2595c37a9c7/whose-body
Published 1923. In his first murder case, Lord Peter Wimsey strives to uncover the mystery of a slain body found in the bath.
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"Culture and Anarchy" by Matthew Arnoldtag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/65fa4494190cb2595c37a9c6/culture-and-anarchy2024-03-20T02:06:12Z2024-03-20T02:06:12ZMatthew Arnoldhttps://www.serialreader.org/65fa4494190cb2595c37a9c6/culture-and-anarchy
Published 1869. A series of Victorian-era essays examining the nature of culture, the value of classes, and the future of society.
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"The Able McLaughlins" by Margaret Wilsontag:www.serialreader.org,2019:/book/65fa3ed3246108b775b6c903/the-able-mclaughlins2024-03-20T01:41:39Z2024-03-20T01:41:39ZMargaret Wilsonhttps://www.serialreader.org/65fa3ed3246108b775b6c903/the-able-mclaughlins
Published 1923. Wully McLaughlin returns from the Civil War to his pioneer farming life in Iowa, only to find his sweetheart cold and traumatized.
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"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.