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Anonymous works are works, such as art or literature, that have an anonymous, undisclosed, or unknown creator or author. In the case of very old works, the author's name may simply be lost over the course of history and time. There are a number of reasons anonymous works arise. Legal definitions United States In the United States, anonymous work is legally defined as "a work on the copies or phonorecords of which no natural person is identified as author." Reasons In the case of very old works, the author's name may simply be lost over the course of history and time. In such cases the author is often referred to as Anonymus, the Latin form of "anonymous". In other cases, the creator's name is intentionally kept secret. The author's reasons may vary from fear of persecution to protection of his or her reputation. Legal reasons may also bar an author from self-identifying. An author may also wish to remain anonymous to avoid becoming famous for their work. See also Anonymous post List of anonymously published works List of works published under a pseudonym List of anonymous masters Notname References . Discover the Unknown Author popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Unknown Author books.

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  • Masquerade at Middlecrest Abbey synopsis, comments

    Masquerade at Middlecrest Abbey

    Abigail Wilson

    In this new Regency romance, a young unwed mother must protect her heart from the charms of her convenient new husband, Lord Torrington. She is not, however, prepared to protect he...

  • Predator synopsis, comments

    Predator

    Terri Blackstock

    Bestselling author Terri Blackstock presents this Ebook of her newest standalone novel, Predator. The murder of Krista Carmichael’s fourteenyearold sister by an online predator has...

  • Closest Companion synopsis, comments

    Closest Companion

    Geoffrey C. Ward

    For the first time in paperback, the highly acclaimed, remarkably intimate, and surprisingly revealing secret diary of the woman who spent more private time with FDR than any other...

  • Dark Tides synopsis, comments

    Dark Tides

    Philippa Gregory

    #1 New York Times bestselling author of Tidelandsthe “searing portrait of a woman that resonates across the ages” (People)returns with an evocative historical novel tracking the ri...

  • In the Wilderness synopsis, comments

    In the Wilderness

    Kim Barnes

    Poet Kim Barnes grew up in northern Idaho, in the isolated camps where her father worked as a logger and her mother made a modest but comfortable home for her husband and two child...

  • Embracing Uncertainty synopsis, comments

    Embracing Uncertainty

    Susan Jeffers, Ph.D.

    Author of Feel The Fear And Do It AnywayFrom the multimillion bestselling author of Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway comes a powerful and healing book designed to offer a safety net ...

  • At the Hands of Persons Unknown synopsis, comments

    At the Hands of Persons Unknown

    Philip Dray

    WINNER OF THE SOUTHERN BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR NONFICTION “A landmark work of unflinching scholarship.”The New York Times This extraordinary account of lynching in America, ...

  • If I Run synopsis, comments

    If I Run

    Terri Blackstock

    Now a USA TODAY bestseller!Casey knows the truth. But it won’t set her free.Casey Cox’s DNA is all over the crime scene. There’s no use talking to police; they’ve failed her abysma...

  • The Cape Refuge Collection synopsis, comments

    The Cape Refuge Collection

    Terri Blackstock

    New York Times bestselling author Terri Blackstock’s Cape Refuge series is now available in one volume.Cape RefugeWhen Thelma and Wayne Owens are found murdered in the warehouse wh...

  • Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders synopsis, comments

    Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders

    John Gierach

    Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about flyfishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers.Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders collects f...

  • Tidelands synopsis, comments

    Tidelands

    Philippa Gregory

    This New York Times bestseller from “one of the great storytellers of our time” (San Francisco Book Review) turns from the glamour of the royal courts to tell the story of an ordin...

  • At the Grave of the Unknown Fisherman synopsis, comments

    At the Grave of the Unknown Fisherman

    John Gierach

    Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about flyfishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers.Proving that fishing is not just a partti...

  • Secrets at Cedar Cabin synopsis, comments

    Secrets at Cedar Cabin

    Colleen Coble

    Her mother lied about her identity and her husband wasn’t who she thought he was. Can Bailey even trust herself anymore?  Running for her life in the wake of he...

  • Once We Were Home synopsis, comments

    Once We Were Home

    Jennifer Rosner

    National Jewish Book Award Finalist · Jewish Fiction Award Honor Book"This forgotten history of displaced WWII children and the return to their roots [is] captivating, thoughtprovo...

  • Unti Silva Novel 2024 synopsis, comments

    Unti Silva Novel 2024

    Daniel Silva

    Unti Silva Novel 2024 has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.

  • Relative Silence synopsis, comments

    Relative Silence

    Carrie Stuart Parks

    A powerful family with dark secrets.After personal tragedy, Piper Boone retreats to her childhood homea secluded mansion for the wealthy Boone family, who are practically American ...

  • No Shortage of Good Days synopsis, comments

    No Shortage of Good Days

    John Gierach

    Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about flyfishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers.In No Shortage of Good Days John Gierach ...

  • In the Shadow of Croft Towers synopsis, comments

    In the Shadow of Croft Towers

    Abigail Wilson

    Nothingand no oneat Croft Towers is what they claim in this Gothic Regency romance.When Sybil Delafield’s coach to Croft Towers was robbed by highwaymen, she should have realized t...

  • Imperfect Justice synopsis, comments

    Imperfect Justice

    Cara C. Putman

    The police say Kaylene Adams was a murdererbut Emilie Wesley will stop at nothing to clear her client’s name and protect the innocent daughter Kaylene left behind.To the world it s...

  • The Unknown synopsis, comments

    The Unknown

    Heather Graham

    A New York Times bestseller! Don't miss this latest Krewe of Hunters bookan allnew standalone story featuring the FBI's elite paranormal team. Someone wants to watch the city burn…...

  • The Cape Refuge synopsis, comments

    The Cape Refuge

    Terri Blackstock

    A gripping tale from New York Times bestselling suspense author Terri Blackstock. When the kindest couple in Cape Refuge is found murdered at their church, their daughter will have...

  • The Vanishing at Loxby Manor synopsis, comments

    The Vanishing at Loxby Manor

    Abigail Wilson

    A story of second chances and secrets, this mysterious Regency romance will transport you to nineteenthcentury England where a young lady reunites with her childhood love to find h...

  • The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, by an unknown author synopsis, comments

    The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, by an unknown author

    G.W.B. Huntingford

    The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea is a short work of uncertain date and unknown authorship, written in very difficult Greek. It is concerned with the coasts of the Red Sea and |In...

  • The Lost Tomb of King Arthur synopsis, comments

    The Lost Tomb of King Arthur

    Graham Phillips

    One man’s journey to uncover the final resting place of the historical King Arthur Pinpoints the exact locations of Arthur’s tomb, the ruins of Camelot, and the sword Excalibur us...

  • If I Live synopsis, comments

    If I Live

    Terri Blackstock

    The hunt has turned deadly. In the thrilling conclusion to the If I Run Series, Casey and Dylan must expose the real killer before they both end up dead.  Casey is s...

  • The Best of Jules de Grandin synopsis, comments

    The Best of Jules de Grandin

    Seabury Quinn

    "Hercule Poirot meets Fox Mulder . . . raises genuine shivers. "Kirkus ReviewsA collection of the 20 greatest tales of Jules de Grandin, the supernatural detective made famous...

  • A Rival from the Grave synopsis, comments

    A Rival from the Grave

    Seabury Quinn

    The fourth of five volumes collecting the stories of Jules de Grandin, the supernatural detective made famous in the classic pulp magazine Weird Tales. Today the names of H. P. Lov...

  • Still Life with Brook Trout synopsis, comments

    Still Life with Brook Trout

    John Gierach

    Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about flyfishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers.In Still Life with Brook Trout, John Gier...

  • The View from Rainshadow Bay synopsis, comments

    The View from Rainshadow Bay

    Colleen Coble

    Filled with the enticing blend of suspense and romance Coble is known for, “devotees of Dani Pettrey, Brenda Novak, and Allison Brennan will find a new favorite here.” After h...

  • Old Scores synopsis, comments

    Old Scores

    Will Thomas

    In 1890, the first Japanese diplomatic delegation arrives in London to open an embassy. Cyrus Barker, private enquiry agent and occasional agent for the Foreign Service Office, is ...

  • Midnight on the River Grey synopsis, comments

    Midnight on the River Grey

    Abigail Wilson

    In this Gothic Regency romance Rebecca fears she has developed feelings for the man she swore to see hanged, her brother's murderer.After her brother’s mysterious death, ...

  • The If I Run Series synopsis, comments

    The If I Run Series

    Terri Blackstock

    The If I Run series is now available in a onevolume collection, providing easy access to all three suspensefilled novels from USA TODAY bestselling author Terri Blackstock.If I Run...

  • Dawnlands synopsis, comments

    Dawnlands

    Philippa Gregory

    Palace intrigue, defiant heroism, and a longawaited love fulfilled from New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory in her Fairmile series. It is 1685 and England is on the ...

  • The Lavender Tides Collection synopsis, comments

    The Lavender Tides Collection

    Colleen Coble

    USA TODAY bestselling author Colleen Coble’s Lavender Tides novels, with her custom blend of suspense and romance, are now available in one ecollection.“Prepare to stay up all...

  • The Unknown Guest synopsis, comments

    The Unknown Guest

    Charlotte Link

    Rebecca Brandt has decided to take her own life. Nothing can console her for the death of her husband. But an unexpected visitor keeps her from carrying out her plans, an old frien...

  • The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe synopsis, comments

    The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe

    Kij Johnson

    One of NPR's Best Books of 2016 and a Hugo, Nebula, John W. Campbell, and Locus Award finalist for Best NovellaProfessor Vellitt Boe teaches at the prestigious Ulthar Women’s Colle...

  • Standing in a River Waving a Stick synopsis, comments

    Standing in a River Waving a Stick

    John Gierach

    Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about flyfishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers.With his inimitable combination of wit an...

  • The Cliffs of Cornwall Novels synopsis, comments

    The Cliffs of Cornwall Novels

    Laurie Alice Eakes

    Two novels from Laurie Alice Eakes are now available in one collection!A Lady's HonorOn the cliffs of 19thcentury Cornwall, a spirited, impetuous young woman is torn between the ho...

  • The Dark Angel synopsis, comments

    The Dark Angel

    Seabury Quinn

    The third of five volumes collecting the stories of Jules de Grandin, the supernatural detective made famous in the classic pulp magazine Weird Tales.Today the names of H. P. Lovec...

  • WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT... synopsis, comments

    WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT...

    Judy Christenberry

    To: Jen, Lauren, Julia, Maggie From: Sharon Date: 10/01RE: Due Date: 7 months!Remember my dream man? The one I met when trapped in the elevator? Well, he's backand he's our new cli...

  • Dances With Trout synopsis, comments

    Dances With Trout

    John Gierach

    Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about flyfishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers.With the wry humor and wit that have beco...

  • Where the Trout Are All as Long as Your Leg synopsis, comments

    Where the Trout Are All as Long as Your Leg

    John Gierach

    Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about flyfishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers.Flyfishing’s finest scribe, John Gierach,...

  • Cure Unknown synopsis, comments

    Cure Unknown

    Pamela Weintraub

    The groundbreaking, awardwinning investigation into Lyme diseasethe science, history, medical politics, and patient experiencenow with a brand new chapter.When Pamela Weintraub, a ...

  • Even Brook Trout Get The Blues synopsis, comments

    Even Brook Trout Get The Blues

    John Gierach

    Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about flyfishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers.“Once an angler has become serious about ...

  • Black Moon synopsis, comments

    Black Moon

    Seabury Quinn

    The concluding volume in a series collecting the stories of Jules de Grandin, the supernatural detective made famous in the classic pulp magazine Weird Tales. Today the names of H...

  • Downfall synopsis, comments

    Downfall

    Terri Blackstock

    A girl with a questionable past. An Alfred Hitchcock movie. And a plan for a double murder conspire for one explosive ride.Emily Covington has turned her life around after a drug a...