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Exploration Survival Adventure Tales
Stories of childhood, exploration, resilience and imaginative adventure represented across the current public-domain collection.
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Explore Public-Domain Works in History, Law and Social Inquiry
DGAZA Public Domain Literature Library is an independent digital catalogue presenting 90 public-domain works. Browse works by theme, author and title, with source references, author details and original editorial context prepared to support discovery.
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Fantasy Juvenile Worlds
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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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Relationships Society Historical Narratives
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Exploration Survival Adventure Tales
Sarah of the Sahara: A Romance o...
Authored by Authors: Chappell, George S. (Geor..., 'Sarah of the Sahara: A Romance o...' stands as a notable and significant work within the Exploration Survival Adventure Tales category. A burlesque desert romance narrated by the self-dramatizing Dr. Walter E. Traprock, whose hyperbolic voice, geometric reasoning, and film-production framing turn a rescue plot into a parody of adventure clichés. Explore the nuanced perspectives and historical context offered in this document.
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Mary Wilde
Poetry Editor
Mary Wilde oversees the overarching architecture of our digital library, comprising 90 books and 73 authors within 4 distinct categories. They guarantee the integrity of our extensive collections.