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IRTVI 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 collection brings together 98 works spanning Wandering Heroes & Classic Adventures, Young Readers & Enchanted Adventures, Science Fiction & Utopias, and Historical, Psychological & Social Fiction. Frequent subjects include conduct of life, science fiction, adventure stories, and voyages and travels, with many titles featuring juvenile fiction themes such as friendship, Christian life, orphans, siblings, and soldiers.

Representative authors include Jules Verne, R. M. Ballantyne, Horatio Alger Jr., G. A. Henty, Oliver Optic, L. Frank Baum, and Edward Sylvester Ellis, with illustrations by Margaret Brundage. Notable titles include The Abysmal Invaders, The Strange People, Frank Merriwell's Danger, Box-Garden, Cities in the Air, and Vallisneria Madness.

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