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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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Public Domain Literature Library: 90 Works of Fiction, History, and Philosophy
This catalogue maps warfare and its representations through four overlapping subjects: Adventure Picaresque Fiction, Fantasy Juvenile Worlds, Science Fiction Utopias, and Historical Psychological Social Fiction. The mix pairs real campaigns (South African War, submarine warfare) with imagined conflicts, and memoirs with technical manuals such as trench-warfare guides. Categories are not strict boxes—a naval history may appear under Fantasy Juvenile Worlds, a polemic on chemical warfare under Historical Psychological Social Fiction. To enter, follow one of three reading paths: trace individual experience from Gardiner's biography to Black Hawk's account; explore naval strategy from sea-power surveys to armament evolution; or examine war's philosophy from Haldane to du Picq and German war aims. Each path links records across categories, revealing how strategic, moral, and personal perspectives interlock. All ninety works link to Project Gutenberg editions.
90 public-domain works107 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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Fantasy Juvenile Worlds
Elements of Trench Warfare — Con...
Authored by Authors: Waldron, William H. (Will..., 'Elements of Trench Warfare — Con...' stands as a notable and significant work within the Fantasy Juvenile Worlds category. A 1917 U.S. Army captain's manual on trench construction, obstacles, grenades, and working parties, written in direct, instructional prose for soldiers. The text balances technical diagrams with blunt tactical advice, emphasizing positive commands and practical improvisation at the front. It serves as a vital entry point into the broader subjects represented in our archive.
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Navies of the world — Story, Set...
In Fantasy...
With the Connaught Rangers — The...
In Histori...
Naval battles of the world — Sto...
In Fantasy...
Callinicus — Key Ideas to Explore
In Histori...
Mahan on naval warfare — A Reade...
In Science...
The Negro as a soldier — Reading...
In Adventu...
Gas and flame in modern warfare ...
In Science...
Narrative of a Private Soldier i...
In Adventu...
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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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