diff --git a/lib/google-reader-api/feed.rb b/lib/google-reader-api/feed.rb
index 5b74b78..0562492 100644
--- a/lib/google-reader-api/feed.rb
+++ b/lib/google-reader-api/feed.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,22 @@ def starred_items(count=20)
 
     # return the number of specified items. (read or not)
     def items(count = 20)
-      create_entries get_feed_items(:n => count)
+      if count <= 1000
+        all_items = get_feed_items(:n => count)
+      else
+        continuation = nil
+        feed_items = []
+        (count/1000).times do |index|
+          args = (continuation ? {:n => 1000, :c => continuation} : {:n => 1000} )
+          feed_items << get_feed_items(args)
+          continuation = feed_items.last.match(/<gr:continuation>(.*)<\/gr:continuation>/).try(:captures).try(:first)
+          break unless continuation
+        end
+        (feed_items << get_feed_items({:n => (count%1000), :c => continuation})) if (((count%1000) > 0) and continuation)
+        all_items = feed_items
+      end
+      
+      create_entries all_items
     end
 
     # return all the unread items in an array
@@ -71,6 +86,6 @@ def get_user_items(state,args={})
     def get_feed_items(args={})
       @api.get_link "atom/feed/#{url}" , args
     end
-
+    
   end
 end
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diff --git a/lib/google-reader-api/rss_utils.rb b/lib/google-reader-api/rss_utils.rb
index 6feb12d..d0baceb 100644
--- a/lib/google-reader-api/rss_utils.rb
+++ b/lib/google-reader-api/rss_utils.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,14 @@ module RssUtils
 
     private
 
-    def create_entries(atom_feed)
-      RSS::Parser.parse(atom_feed.force_encoding('utf-8')).entries.map {|e| GoogleReaderApi::Entry.new(@api,e) }
+    def create_entries(atom_feeds)
+      if atom_feeds.class == String
+        RSS::Parser.parse(atom_feeds.force_encoding('utf-8')).entries.map {|e| GoogleReaderApi::Entry.new(@api,e) }
+      elsif atom_feeds.class == Array
+        atom_feeds.map { |atom_feed|
+          RSS::Parser.parse(atom_feed.force_encoding('utf-8')).entries.map {|e| GoogleReaderApi::Entry.new(@api,e) }
+        }.flatten
+      end  
     end
     
   end