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YUXUA Public Domain Literature Library is an independent digital catalogue presenting 94 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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Cover of Fifty Christmas poems for childr...
Fifty Christmas poems for childr... Authors: Hyett, Florence B. [Compi...
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Cover of Selected Poems — Story, Setting ...
Selected Poems — Story, Setting ... Authors: Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963
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Cover of April twilights, and other poems...
April twilights, and other poems... Authors: Cather, Willa, 1873-1947
In Science...
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Cover of Little Ann, and Other Poems — Re...
Little Ann, and Other Poems — Re... Authors: Taylor, Jane, 1783-1824, ...
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Cover of Poems — A Closer Reading
Poems — A Closer Reading Authors: Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885
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Cover of The Home Book of Verse — Volume ...
The Home Book of Verse — Volume ... Authors: Stevenson, Burton Egbert,...
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Cover of The Home Book of Verse — Volume ...
The Home Book of Verse — Volume ... Authors: Stevenson, Burton Egbert,...
In Science...
Cover of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Jr....
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Jr.... Authors: Irwin, Wallace, 1876-1959
In Histori...
Cover of A chant of love for England, and...
A chant of love for England, and... Authors: Cone, Helen Gray, 1859-1934
In Fantasy...
Cover of The Complete Poetical Works of P...
The Complete Poetical Works of P... Authors: Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 17...
In Adventu...
Cover of The Poetical Works of John Milto...
The Poetical Works of John Milto... Authors: Milton, John, 1608-1674, ...
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Cover of Oxford poetry, 1918 — Themes and...
Oxford poetry, 1918 — Themes and... Authors: Earp, T. W. (Thomas Wade)...
In Science...
Cover of Hudibras, in Three Parts, Writte...
Hudibras, in Three Parts, Writte... Authors: Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680...
In Fantasy...
Cover of The flying parliament, and other...
The flying parliament, and other... Authors: Babcock, Edwina Stanton, ...
In Fantasy...

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Cover of The three sphinxes, and other po...
The three sphinxes, and other po... Authors: Haldeman-Julius, E. (Eman...
In Fantasy...
Cover of The poems of Mary Howitt — Theme...
The poems of Mary Howitt — Theme... Authors: Howitt, Mary (Mary Botham...
In Histori...
Cover of Two new poems — Context and Disc...
Two new poems — Context and Disc... Authors: Jacob, Violet, 1863-1946,...
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Cover of Porridge poetry — A Reader’s Guide
Porridge poetry — A Reader’s Guide Authors: Lofting, Hugh, 1886-1947
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Cover of Deirdre wed and other poems — Ke...
Deirdre wed and other poems — Ke... Authors: Trench, Herbert, 1865-1923
In Science...
Cover of The little grey lamb, and other ...
The little grey lamb, and other ... Authors: Gowen, Herbert H. (Herber...
In Fantasy...
Cover of Poems of love — A Reader’s Guide
Poems of love — A Reader’s Guide Authors: Wilcox, Ella Wheeler, 185...
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Cover of Twelve poems — Story, Setting & ...
Twelve poems — Story, Setting & ... Authors: Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937
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