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• Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist, by Charles Brockden Brown (Gutenberg text)
• Wieland: or, The Transformation; Together with Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist: A Fragment (New York: Hafner Pub. Co., 1958), by Charles Brockden Brown, ed. by Fred Lewis Pattee (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wieland: or, The Transformation; Together with Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist: A Fragment (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., c1926), by Charles Brockden Brown, ed. by Fred Lewis Pattee (page images at HathiTrust)
• Valentine Vox, The life and adventures of (F. Warne and Co., 1889), by Henry Cockton (page images at HathiTrust)

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• Ventriloquism Explained: and Juggler's Tricks, or Legerdemain, Exposed; With Remarks on Vulgar Superstitions, in a Series of Letters to an Instructor (Amherst, MA: J. S. and C. Adams, 1834) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Haney's handbook of ventriloquism : containing simple and explicit directions by which any one can acquire this amusing art : also instructions for making the magic whistle, for imitating birds, animals and peculiar sounds of various kinds. (J. Haney & Co., 1869), by N.Y.) Jesse Haney & Co. (New York (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dell'engastrimita o ventriloquo (stamperia Bonducciana, 1823), by V. S. L. (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ventriloquism; contains such a full, clear and concise explanation of the subject that any one can readily master and practice the art (Penn Pub, Co., 1906), by Charles H. Olin (page images at HathiTrust)
• The whole art of ventriloquism (W. Goldston, limited, 1920), by Arthur Prince (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The art of ventriloquism; including full directions to learners how to acquire a pleasing vocalization, with amusing dialogues. (F. Warne, 1875), by Frederic Maccabe (page images at HathiTrust)
• Vaudeville ventriloquism; a practical treatise on the art of ventriloquism (R.W. Doidge, 1920), by David J. Lustig and Robert William Doidge (page images at HathiTrust)
• The life and adventures of Valentine Vox, the ventriloquist. (Routledge, 1844), by Henry Cockton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Practical ventriloquism and its sister arts : a revelation in vocal phonetics (L. U. Gill ;, 1893), by Robert Ganthony (page images at HathiTrust)
• How to become a ventriloquist (Grosset & Dunlap, 1938), by Edgar Bergen (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Memoirs and anecdotes of Mr. Love, the polyphonist : to which is added an explanation of the phenomenon of polyphony ... (s.n., 1850), by George Smith (page images at HathiTrust)
• Programme of the entertainment, preceded by Memoirs of Mr. Love, the dramatic polyphonist; remarks on single-handed entertainments, &c. (London, in the 1850s), by George Smith (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ventriloquism for fun and profit (I. & M. Ottenheimer, 1954), by Paul Winchell (page images at HathiTrust)

• The practical magician and ventriloquist's guide : a practical manual of fireside magic and conjuring illusions : containing also complete instructions for acquiring & practising the art of ventriloquism. (Hurst & Co., 1876), by McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress) and Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Practical Magician and Ventriloquist's Guide: A practical manual of fireside magic and conjuring illusions, containing also complete instructions for acquiring and practising the art of ventriloquism. (Gutenberg ebook)

• Home arts for old and young (Lee and Shepard ;, 1873), by Caroline L. Smith, Shepard & Dillingham Lee, and Lee and Shepard (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Boy's Own Book of Indoor Games and Recreations: A Popular Encyclopædia for Boys, by C. Stansfeld Hicks, John Nevil Maskelyne, and Gordon Stables, ed. by G. Andrew Hutchison (Gutenberg ebook)

• Valentine Vox, the ventriloquist. (G. Routledge & sons, 1848), by Henry Cockton (page images at HathiTrust)

• Papa Bouchard, by Molly Elliot Seawell, illust. by William J. Glackens (Gutenberg ebook)

• Strolling Players: A Harmony of Contrasts (London and New York: Macmillan and Co, 1893), by Charlotte M. Yonge and Christabel R. Coleridge (multiple formats at archive.org)

• Dogland (prepublication version, 1997), by Will Shetterly (multiple formats at manybooks.net)
• Side show studies (The Outing Publishing Company, 1906), by Francis Metcalfe, Oliver Herford, Decorative Designers, and Outing Publishing Company (page images at HathiTrust)
• Side Show Studies, by Francis Metcalfe, illust. by Oliver Herford (Gutenberg ebook)

• Touch the sky, by Alfred Coppel, illust. by Virgil Finlay (Gutenberg ebook)

• House Operator, by Randall Garrett and Robert Silverberg (Gutenberg ebook)
• $1,000 a Plate, by Jack McKenty, illust. by Charles Beck (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Sack of Monte Carlo: An Adventure of To-day, by Walter Frith (Gutenberg ebook)

• The Wizard of Karres (included on a Baen CD image; c2004), by Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint, and Dave Freer
  • zipped CD ISO at thefifthimperium.com; 196 MB
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• The Secret Tomb (New York: The Macaulay Co., c1923), by Maurice Leblanc, illust. by George W. Gage
  • Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML
  • multiple formats at archive.org
• Sans famille (Heath, 1925), by Hector Malot and I. H. B. Spiers (page images at HathiTrust)
• Toby Tyler (Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1923), by James Otis, W. A. Rogers, and Harper & Brothers (page images at HathiTrust)
• Facing the footlights : a novel (F.V. White, 1883), by Florence Marryat (page images at HathiTrust)
• Susie, the cat (Viking Press, 1949), by Tony Palazzo (page images at HathiTrust)
• Andy the acrobat : or, Out with the greatest show on earth (World Syndicate Publishing Co., 1907), by Peter T. Harkness (page images at HathiTrust)
• In the ring : a novel / 1 (Tinsley Brothers, 1886), by Lily Tinsley (page images at HathiTrust)
• Polly of the circus (Dodd, Mead and Company, 1908), by Margaret Mayo, Harry M. Bunker, and Mead & Company Dodd (page images at HathiTrust)
• A modern gypsy : a romance of circus life (American Technical Book Co., 1897), by Charles Theodore Murray (page images at HathiTrust)
• Winter circus (Arcadia House, Inc., 1943), by Peggy Dern (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The mystery of Cedar Bluff (Colonial publishing co., 1928), by Herbert Weeks, Braunworth & Co, and Colonial Publishing Company (page images at HathiTrust)
• Here comes the bandwagon (New York : Dodd, Mead & Company, 1928., 1928), by H. L. Gates (page images at HathiTrust)
• Marty the Martian, by Arnold Marmor (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Blue Behemoth, by Leigh Brackett, illust. by Robert J. Leydenfrost (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Human Element, by Leo P. Kelley, illust. by Paul Orban (Gutenberg ebook)
• Red Wagon Stories; or, Tales Told Under the Tent, by Wells Hawks (Gutenberg ebook)
• Squire Phin, by Holman Day (Gutenberg ebook)
• David Lannarck, Midget: An Adventure Story, by George S. Harney (Gutenberg ebook)

• L'amant des danseuses. Septième édition. (E. Dentu, 1888), by Félicien Champsaur (page images at HathiTrust)
• Il corpo di ballo; scene della vita di teatro. (Societa editrice La Poligrafica, 1900), by Gustavo Chiesi (page images at HathiTrust)
• ... La grande mascarade parisienne (Librairie Illustrée, 1883), by Albert Robida (page images at HathiTrust)
• Le mime Bathylle (A. Colin, 1894), by Jean Bertheroy (page images at HathiTrust)
• La maison de danses [roman. 7. éd.] (Calmann-Lévy, 1909), by Paul Reboux (page images at HathiTrust)
• L'amant des danseuses; roman. (J. Ferenczi, 1926), by Félicien Champsaur (page images at HathiTrust)
• Charade for happiness; a novel of ballet life (Exposition Press, 1957), by Daniel Arensky and Arthur J. Cummings (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

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