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    1970: A Vision of the Coming Age (1870)
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    The Future

    1970: A Vision of the Coming Age (1870)

    British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1880)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Ghosts & Occult

    British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1880)

    E. T. A. Hoffmann’s Strange Stories
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Stories, Ghosts & Occult

    E. T. A. Hoffmann’s Strange Stories

    The Book of Exposition: A Collection of 15th-Century Erotica from the Middle East (1900)
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    Love & Lust

    The Book of Exposition: A Collection of 15th-Century Erotica from the Middle East (1900)

    The Diverting History of John Gilpin: Shewing how he Went Further than he Intended, and Came Safe Home Again (1782)
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    Travel & Exploration

    The Diverting History of John Gilpin: Shewing how he Went Further than he Intended, and Came Safe Home Again (1782)

    Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Tanglewood Tales, illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett (1921)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Tanglewood Tales, illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett (1921)

    Omega: The Last Days of the World (1894)
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    Astronomy & Space, The Future

    Omega: The Last Days of the World (1894)

    Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911) — Cats and Captions before the Internet Age
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    Animals & Beasts

    Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911) — Cats and Captions before the Internet Age

    Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (1880)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (1880)

    The First Shape Book: Little Red Riding Hood (1863)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    The First Shape Book: Little Red Riding Hood (1863)

    “Dialogue Between Frederick Ruysch and His Mummies” by Giacomo Leopardi (1827)
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    Death

    “Dialogue Between Frederick Ruysch and His Mummies” by Giacomo Leopardi (1827)

    Micromégas by Voltaire (1752)
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    Wisdom, Astronomy & Space, The Future

    Micromégas by Voltaire (1752)

    Public and Private Life of Animals (1877)
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    Animals & Beasts, Politics, Humour & Satire

    Public and Private Life of Animals (1877)

    Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote (1867)
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    Music & Arts, Humour & Satire

    Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote (1867)

    The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (1824)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Ghosts & Occult

    The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (1824)

    The Wise Boys: or, The Entertaining Histories of Fred Forethought, Matt Merrythought, Luke Lovebook and Ben Bee (ca. 1842)
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    People, Wisdom

    The Wise Boys: or, The Entertaining Histories of Fred Forethought, Matt Merrythought, Luke Lovebook and Ben Bee (ca. 1842)

    A Journey Round my Room (1871 edition)
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    Travel & Exploration

    A Journey Round my Room (1871 edition)

    The Confidence-Man (1857)
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    People, Stories, Humour & Satire

    The Confidence-Man (1857)

    Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales (1913)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Stories

    Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales (1913)

    Within Our Gates (1920)
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    Politics

    Within Our Gates (1920)

    Walter Crane’s Painting Book (1889)
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    Music & Arts

    Walter Crane’s Painting Book (1889)

    Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (1904)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Ghosts & Occult

    Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (1904)

    The Death and Burial of Cock Robin
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    Animals & Beasts, Death

    The Death and Burial of Cock Robin

    A Traveler from Altruria (1894)
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    Customs & Culture

    A Traveler from Altruria (1894)