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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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UJAYU Public Domain Literature Library: Art, History, Culture & Society
This library gathers 100 public-domain titles, mostly humor and satire from the 18th to early 20th centuries. The books are grouped into four overlapping categories—Adventure Picaresque Fiction, Fantasy Juvenile Worlds, Science Fiction Utopias, and Historical Psychological Social Fiction—so you can browse by subject or genre. Each record gives you the author's dates, keywords, a note on who might enjoy it, and a catalogue note explaining the work's context. Since all texts come from Project Gutenberg, you can download them free. If you're new, try starting with P. G. Wodehouse's Psmith, Journalist for witty banter, or explore parody through Rejected Addresses.
100 public-domain works119 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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Science Fiction Utopias
The humour of Italy — Key Ideas ...
Authored by Authors: Werner, Alice, 1859-1935 ..., 'The humour of Italy — Key Ideas ...' stands as a notable and significant work within the Science Fiction Utopias category. A collection of Italian humorous tales and poems translated by Alice Werner, featuring works by Boccaccio, Machiavelli, Cellini, and others, with illustrations by Arturo Faldi. The excerpts show a focus on social comedy, verbal wit, and character-driven anecdotes. Explore the nuanced perspectives and historical context offered in this document.
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Tricks of the trade — Edition In...
In Fantasy...
The humour of Russia — A Reader’...
In Science...
Salmagundi — Inside the Classic
In Adventu...
The book of Martha — Edition Ins...
In Histori...
The humour of Spain. — Edition I...
In Histori...
The humour of Germany — Inside t...
In Fantasy...
Frontier Humor in Verse, Prose a...
In Science...
The Land of Afternoon: A Satire ...
In Fantasy...
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Begin with Adventure Picaresque FictionOpen a focused route to works connected with Adventure Picaresque Fiction.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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The digital library at UJAYU is organized under UJAYU Catalogue categories, with 100 books and 119 authors available for reading.
