About 24 minutes
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Science Fiction Utopias
5,455 recorded words. Selected by the catalog's stored reading-time estimate.
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Anton's last dream — Story, Setting & Ideas
Science Fiction Utopias
5,748 recorded words. Selected by the catalog's stored reading-time estimate.
View Gutenberg source #76128About 27 minutes
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Fantasy Juvenile Worlds
6,142 recorded words. Selected by the catalog's stored reading-time estimate.
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GIFVO Public Domain Library: 95 Classics in 4 Categories
This library groups 95 public-domain novels into four broad themes—Adventure Picaresque Fiction, Fantasy Juvenile Worlds, Science Fiction Utopias, and Historical Psychological Social Fiction—that are meant as starting points, not fixed labels. A single book can straddle categories: a Napoleonic adventure may also be historical fiction, a child’s fantasy may carry social satire. Use the categories to find related works, or dive into any title and follow the “related works” links to cross boundaries. Editorial notes point to narrative technique and context, not plot summaries, and every text links to its Project Gutenberg source.
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Embark on episodic journeys with witty rogues and their daring, often satirical, adventures through life's challenges.
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