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EQOPI Public Domain Literature Library is an independent catalogue of source-attributed public-domain editions focused on Literature. Each record connects readers with edition facts, historical context and the original source record.

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This digital library presents 93 short stories across five categories: Adventure & Picaresque Fiction, Fantasy & Juvenile Worlds, Science Fiction & Utopias, Historical, Psychological & Social Fiction. The collection includes works by Anton Chekhov, Nathaniel Hawthorne, W. W. Jacobs, and Brander Matthews, with illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Stanley Davis. Titles range from 'The Hands' to 'The Land of Look Behind' and 'Here Lies'. Frequent subjects include American and Canadian short stories, humorous tales, horror, and depictions of social life in 19th-century United States and Russia.

Catalog entries cover American fiction from the 19th and 20th centuries, with translations of Chekhov and stories set in India. Edited by Rossiter Johnson, the collection offers a curated selection of literary fiction, picaresque adventures, and speculative worlds. All texts are drawn from reliable sources and formatted for easy reading.

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