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This is a compilation of books that have been banned or challenged. Now in the public domain, they have been scanned and can be read - right now! - through Open Library.

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  • Cover of: Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus

    Cover of edition cu31924105428902 Cover of edition ghostseer01schiuoft Cover of edition frankensteinormo00shel_9 Cover of edition frankensteinorm00shelgoog Cover of edition frankensteinorm02shelgoog Cover of edition frankensteinormo0000shel_o4k0 Cover of edition frankensteinormo0000shel_d0q0 Cover of edition frankensteinoelm0000shel Cover of edition annotatedfranken00shel First published in 1818 — 2182 editions work
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  • Cover of: Apropos of Lady Chatterley's lover

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  • Cover of: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    Cover of edition adventures_tom_sawyer_3_1903_librivox Cover of edition tomsawyerkoulupo45333gut Cover of edition adventuresoftoms00twai_13 Cover of edition aventurasdetomsawyer_1607_librivox Cover of edition bub_gb_m8AZAAAAYAAJ Cover of edition adventures_of_tom_sawyer_1402_librivox Cover of edition theadventuresoft00074gut Cover of edition TheAdventuresOfTomSawyer_201303 Cover of edition tomsawyer_crow_librivox First published in 1817 — 879 editions work
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  • Cover of: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    Cover of edition huckleberryfinn0000unse_r2u4 Cover of edition adventureshuckle00twai_702 Cover of edition adventuresofhuck0000unse_v7k4 Cover of edition adventuresofhuck0000mark_w4e4 Cover of edition adventuresofhuck0000mark_t6n3 Cover of edition adventuresofhuck0000unse_w4f2 Cover of edition adventuresofhuck0000unse_n1w8 Cover of edition adventuresofhuck0000unse_v0l6 Cover of edition adventuresofhuck0000unse_y0w8 First published in 1876 — 2552 editions work
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  • Cover of: Moll Flanders

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  • Cover of: Leaves of Grass

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  • Cover of: Leaves of Grass

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  • Cover of: Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus

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  • Cover of: The fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll Flanders: also, The fortunate mistress, or The Lady Roxana, with an introd. by E.A. Baker.

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  • Cover of: The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology

    Cover of edition ageofreasonbeing00painuoft Cover of edition cihm_11707 Cover of edition theageofreason00painuoft Cover of edition nybc209290 Cover of edition ageofreason00painiala Cover of edition ageofreasonbeing00pain Cover of edition agereasonbeinga00conwgoog First published in 1794 — 56 editions work
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  • Cover of: Candide: or, All for the best. A new translation from the French. With introd. by Walter Jerrold.

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  • Cover of: Madame Bovary: a study of provincial life

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  • Cover of: Alice in Wonderland in Five Acts

    First published in 1897 — 1 edition work
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  • Cover of: Rights of Man

    Cover of edition droits00unse Cover of edition rightsofmanbeing00pain_0 Cover of edition rightsofmanbein00pain Cover of edition rightsofman1915pain Cover of edition writingsofthomas03742gut Cover of edition lifewritingsofth04pain Cover of edition rightsofmanbeing00pain Cover of edition rightsofman00painiala Cover of edition droitsdelhommeen00pain First published in 1791 — 276 editions work
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  • Cover of: The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

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  • Cover of: Hamlet

    Cover of edition amletoprincipedi00shak Cover of edition tragedyofhamlet01shak Cover of edition tragshakespeares00shakrich Cover of edition shake00spearestragshakrich Cover of edition tragicallhistori00shakuoft Cover of edition hamletasarranged00shakuoft Cover of edition shakespearesham00shak Cover of edition hamlettragedyinf00shak Cover of edition hamletprinceofde00shakuoft First published in 1603 — 1308 editions work
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  • Cover of: Macbeth

    Cover of edition macbeth3262shak Cover of edition macbeth_352 Cover of edition macbetheintrauer00shak Cover of edition makbettragediiav038800 Cover of edition tragedyofmacbeth10shak Cover of edition macbettragediare00shakuoft Cover of edition macbethtragedyin26shak Cover of edition tragedyofmacbeth23shak Cover of edition shakespearestra00shakuoft First published in 1508 — 953 editions work
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  • Cover of: Gulliver's Travels: a voyage to Lilliput, a voyage to Brobdingnag

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  • Cover of: On the origin of species by means of natural selection

    Cover of edition originofspeciesb00darw Cover of edition originofspeciesb02darwuoft Cover of edition originofspeciesb02arw Cover of edition originofspecies1900darw Cover of edition originofspeciesb02darwiala Cover of edition cu31924090296199 Cover of edition originofspecies01darwuoft Cover of edition originofspecies00darwuoft Cover of edition originofspeciesdarw First published in 1859 — 218 editions work
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  • Cover of: The Call of the Wild

    Cover of edition anniversaryediti0000unse Cover of edition callofthewild_5_2007_librivox Cover of edition callofwild0000unse Cover of edition ermaankutsu45487gut Cover of edition callofwild00lond_3 Cover of edition callofthewild_1509_librivox Cover of edition cihm_86438 Cover of edition TheCallOfTheWild Cover of edition als_de_natuur_roept_1112_librivox First published in 1903 — 1390 editions work
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  • Cover of: Salomé: A Tragedy in One Act

    Cover of edition cu31924013571553 Cover of edition salom00wild Cover of edition cu31924013571579 Cover of edition salometragoediei00wild Cover of edition salomewild46wild Cover of edition salomedramaenuna00wild Cover of edition salomtragedyin00wildrich Cover of edition salome00wild Cover of edition tragedyinsalom00wildrich First published in 1893 — 177 editions work
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  • Cover of: The Picture of Dorian Gray

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  • Cover of: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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  • Cover of: The War of the Worlds

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  • Cover of: This Side of Paradise

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  • Cover of: The Scarlet Letter

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  • Cover of: Ethan Frome

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  • Cover of: The Wealth of Nations

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  • Cover of: MAIN STREET

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  • Cover of: Black Beauty: retold in words of one syllable

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  • Cover of: Tarzan of the Apes

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  • Cover of: O Pioneers!

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  • Cover of: Where Angels Fear to Tread

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  • Cover of: Kim

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  • Cover of: Lysistrata

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  • Cover of: Οἰδίπους Τύραννος (Oidípous Týrannos)

    Cover of edition cu31924026681126 Cover of edition OedipusKingOfThebesATragedy Cover of edition oedipustyrannuso00sophiala Cover of edition oedipuskingofthe00sophrich Cover of edition cu31924026676845 Cover of edition cu31924080905874 Cover of edition oedipustyrannus00sophrich Cover of edition cu31924026676860 Cover of edition oedipuskingofthe00sophuoft First published in 1715 — 187 editions work
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  • Cover of: Le barbier de Séville

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  • Cover of: The Awakening

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  • Cover of: Vestiges of the natural history of creation

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  • Cover of: Women in Love

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December 13, 2010 Edited by bookfinch Edited without comment.
December 4, 2010 Edited by bookfinch updated list seeds.
December 4, 2010 Edited by bookfinch updated list seeds.
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December 1, 2010 Created by bookfinch Created new list.