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Exploration Survival Adventure Tales
Stories of childhood, exploration, resilience and imaginative adventure represented across the current public-domain collection.
Independent digital catalogue
IYIRE Public Domain Literature Library – Historical, Future & Social Change Works
The IYIRE Public Domain Literature Library contains 98 public domain books by 107 authors. Works are grouped into categories such as Conflict, Power & Social Change; Romance & Domestic Life; Time Travel Speculative Futures; and Lives, Customs & Historical Worlds.
98 public-domain works107 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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England London Nineteenth Century Fiction
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.
Time Travel Speculative Futures
Sudden Jim — Reading Notes
Authored by Authors: Kelland, Clarence Budingt..., 'Sudden Jim — Reading Notes' stands as a notable and significant work within the Time Travel Speculative Futures category. An editorial note examining how Clarence Budington Kelland's 'Sudden Jim' uses movement between scenes and recurring imagery of clothespins, signatures, and financial risk to structure a story about a young man earning a descriptive name in Diversity, Michigan. It serves as a vital entry point into the broader subjects represented in our archive.
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Mr. Midshipman Glover, R.N.: A T...
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The Lead of Honour — Background ...
In England...
Sir Quixote of the Moors Being s...
In England...
Selina: Her Hopeful Efforts and ...
In England...
The Thorn in the Nest — Edition ...
In Explora...
An Accidental Honeymoon — Contex...
In Fantasy...
The Maid of Sker — Background an...
In Fantasy...
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 England London Nineteenth Century FictionUse this theme as a starting point for nearby catalogue records in England London Nineteenth Century Fiction.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Catalogue stewardship
F. Scott Christie
Managing Editor
F. Scott Christie oversees the overarching architecture of our digital library, comprising 98 books and 107 authors within 4 distinct categories. They guarantee the integrity of our extensive collections.
