Free Ebooks From Your Library

Unfortunately my libary has nothing except for a few near-public domain instructional manuals. Link is compliments of mobiread, an excellent source for people who read ebooks.

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I am looking for someone in Northern Ohio or New York State who could let me 'borrow' their library card number to check out ebooks online. They are automatically returned so you won't ever get any overdue fees. New York used to sell an out of state card but they no longer do that! If your library has a good selection of books and you aren't using it please let me 'borrow' your card!

Grimm's Fairy Tales

Follow this link to online etexts (in both English and the original German) of all of these classic fairy tales.

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Universal Monsters Poetry (!) Collection

I had no idea that this existed but why should I? I hate poetry. But I love the monsters, so maybe it would be a good match? No, I am pretty sure that I hate poetry more than I love monsters. But if you happen to be a person who likes poetry AND monsters then maybe this is for you?

Here is a link to a really good review of the book.

Alice In Wonderland Art

The classic Alice In Wonderland artwork was done by John Tenniel but this imaginative story has been interpreted by hundreds of other top name artists including Salvador Dali and Greg Hildebrandt, two personal favorites of mine. I happened upon a traveling exhibit at the University of Utah's Art Museum a few years ago and it was an amazing collection of interpretations.


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Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula (book review)

It's a bit far-fetched of a premise but it actually works if you are able to just take it for what it is - an adventure story that tries to combine the Victorian world of Sherlock Holmes with the Transylvanian/Gothic world of Dracula. Overall I did find it an enjoyable (and quick) read but it did leave me scratching my head a little. For one, there was no real definitive ending. It was almost as if the author, Loren D. Estleman, was hoping to leave it open for a sequel. A quck scan of Amazon.com shows that this author has written a few other 'crossover' novels starring Sherlock Holmes and other classic literary figures such as Alice In Wonderland and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

If you are looking for a Dracula story you may want to pass on this as it, to me, is much more a Sherlock Holmes story. If you just want a quick and enjoyable 'pulp' fiction type read then this is for you.

I got my copy from fictionwise as an e-book for a few bucks and it is also easily available on Amazon or any other internet bookseller.


Sherlock Holmes Vs. Dracula at Amazon.com

Loren D. Estleman books at Amazon.com

Gladiator by Philip Wylie (free ebook)

Here is an interesting one from manybooks.net: Gladiator by Philip Wylie.

I have not yet read it but I think that I will put it in my 'read soon' pile because of this quote from manybooks.net: 'Considered by many to be the inspiration for the character Superman.'

I had never heard of it either but with a tagline like that it almost makes it a must read.

20+ Web Sites for Public Domain E-Books

I generally highlight books from at least a few of these sites on a regular basis but I wanted to share a good blog posting that I saw today with all of my readers. Click here for the original post, 20 + Places for Public Domain E-Books.

The short story Null ABC by H. Beam Piper can be found at manybooks.net by clicking here.