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Exploration Survival Adventure Tales
Stories of childhood, exploration, resilience and imaginative adventure represented across the current public-domain collection.
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KUYEZ Public Domain Literature Library: 100 Classic Books in 4 Categories
KUYEZ Public Domain Literature Library offers 100 public domain books by 103 authors. Organized into four reading categories: Detectives & Hidden Clues, Childhood Classics, Time & Technology, and Society & Change. Each category provides a focused selection of classic works for readers.
100 public-domain works103 represented authorsSource-attributed catalogue records
Subject gateways
Explore by Theme
Move through the collection by subject, historical setting and type of source.
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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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Time Travel Speculative Futures
Works exploring technology, imagined futures, discovery and speculative changes in society and everyday life.
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Relationships Society Historical Narratives
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
Literature — Editor’s Selection
A closer look
Collection Spotlight
One work and three nearby readings from the current catalogue.
Exploration Survival Adventure Tales
Jonah — A Closer Reading
Authored by Authors: Nathan, Robert, 1894-1985, 'Jonah — A Closer Reading' stands as a notable and significant work within the Exploration Survival Adventure Tales category. Robert Nathan's 1925 novel reimagines the biblical prophet Jonah as a reluctant, weary figure caught between divine calling and human desires. The narrative moves from desert asceticism to urban courtship, blending sacred and mundane with a fox, a gourd, and a priest's pragmatic counsel. This volume offers essential insights for researchers and enthusiasts alike.
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Karl Grier — Text and Context
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Marigold — Edition Insights
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The world below — A Closer Reading
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Suffered in vain — Reading Notes
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Margery Daw — Inside the Classic
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Metropolis — Background and Themes
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The Gnome King of Oz — A Reader’...
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The spider's web — Inside the Cl...
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Routes through the collection
Reading Paths
Four routes into the collection for readers approaching the catalogue with different questions.
Begin with Exploration Survival Adventure TalesOpen a focused route to works connected with Exploration Survival Adventure Tales.Explore Fantasy Juvenile WorldsCompare authors, source types and recurring questions within Fantasy Juvenile Worlds.Read through Time Travel Speculative FuturesMove from introductory records to related works in Time Travel Speculative Futures.Browse Relationships Society Historical NarrativesUse this theme as a starting point for nearby catalogue records in Relationships Society Historical Narratives.
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Catalogue stewardship
Sylvia Melville
Catalogue Editor
Sylvia Melville oversees the overarching architecture of our digital library, comprising 100 books and 103 authors within 4 distinct categories. They guarantee the integrity of our extensive collections.
