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‘Bardell v. Pickwick’ is an episode from Charles Dickens’ classic novel, ‘The Pickwick Papers’. Reminiscent of a John…
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A typical Byronic-hero novel, Lermontov's protagonist bombards the reader with his bipolar both sensitive and cynical, his…
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"We count by changes and events within us. Not by years." Set in a small village, which stands on the site of a historic…
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Most books of literary criticism are written long after their age has passed, but a rare few are written during their time -…
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Everybody hates the refreshment room at the junction, it's terrible. But the staff is convinced that they're running a great…
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Councillor Krespel is an eccentric violin maker who lives with the mysterious Antonia. Considered to have the most beautiful…
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'Cupid and Chow-chow' is an adorable tale of a rosy, sweet boy named Cupid and his mischievous cousin Chow-Chow who he waits…
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\'Forlorn River\' (1927) is filled with cowboys, romance, and ranches. It follows horse-catching Ben Ide, his friend Nevada…
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Queens and Emperors, artists and poets, priests and politicians: all are subject to G. K. Chesterton’s collected…
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Strange happenings are afoot. Flight enthusiasts discuss possibilities of mastering the skies using lighter-than-air craft.…
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Countess Marie de Vandenesse, bored out of her mind in a marriage to a good man, decides to adopt an up-and-coming young…
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Poetry can inspire, evoke, provoke and transport the reader. But this collection of 39 poems did even more - it broke…
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'The War of the Worlds' is H. G. Wells' most popular novel and is celebrated as one of the most influential and greatest…
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‘Sultana’s Dream’ is an extraordinarily prescient story set in fictional Ladyland. The narrator, Sultana, falls asleep and…
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Father Damien was a Belgian, Roman Catholic Missionary who devoted his life to helping at a leper sanctuary in Hawaii.…
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Mr Chell is a very wealthy man. However, even his money cannot buy him a sense of humour. When he receives a letter…
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England, My England' is a collection of short stories written between the years 1913-1921, including the notable 'Wintry…
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Three women are found naked and brutally murdered in central parts of Sydney - and DS Morgan Callaghan is assigned to lead…
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Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious. Sir Robert Chiltern is a…
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"I enjoy the spring more than the autumn now. One does, I think, as one gets older." 'Jacob's Room' (1922) is Virginia…
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The story follows the life of Tina, a young woman caught between the mother who adopted her - the beautiful, upstanding…
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'The Duchess of Padua' is a five-act play, originally written for American actress, Mary Anderson (best known for her role…
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Here is Oscar Wilde's most brilliant tour de force, a witty and buoyant comedy of manners that has delighted millions in…
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This early work by E. T. A. Hoffmann was originally published in 1816. Born in Konigsberg, East Prussia in 1776, Hoffmann\'s…
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She was the \'Nightingale of India\', and her voice was first heard in 1905 when \'The Golden Threshold\' was published.This…
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Teeming with melancholy and vampirism, verging on the sanity's uttermost rim, Poe's characters often fall victims to…
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Like any true ladies man, Sir John Falstaff, the fat king, attempts to seduce two wealthy women at the same time. To make…
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Sherwood Anderson built his literary reputation on his to-the-point novels about American life.When he turned his hand to…
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Liz works as a medical secretary at a clinic. She is both attracted to and fascinated by the striking and confident doctor.…
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"Kathleen" is a 1920 novel by Christopher Morley. It tells the story of a group of eight Oxford undergrads who call…
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A study of American poet and essayist Louise Imogen Guiney, written by her colleague and friend Alice Brown. The pair…
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Serving on a jury board at the trial of a prostitute accused of murder, Prince Nekhlyudov is appalled to discover that the…
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Published in 1914, 'The German War' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a collection of his essays on the subject of Germany and…
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Inspired by Lawrence's own experiences with mining, this classic play explores the lives of a group of miners as they…
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Charles Dickens\' ‘Children Stories’ is a collection of tales for kids from one of history’s finest storytellers. In this…
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Short collection of newspaper articles from a visit by Kipling to San Francisco, Chicago, and other US cities in 1889.…
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"Boris Godunov" is a play that follows the rule of Tsar Boris Godunov, comprising 25 short scenes. It is an action-packed…
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The first entry in Alcott's wonderful 'Lulu's Library' trilogy gets the series off to a flying start, packed with wonderful…
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Ivan Ilyich, a worldly high court judge, whose life is complete with all of the trappings of success — respectable family,…
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One of Wharton\'s earliest works, \'The Marne\' offers a fascinating insight into the shadow cast by the First World War.…
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The inspiration behind \'Eyes Wide Shut,\' starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, \'The Dead are Silent\' is a tense…
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'The Two Noble Kinsmen' by William Shakespeare is believed to be his final play before his retirement and is usually…
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'The Courtship of Susan Bell' is a short story from Victorian author Anthony Trollope. Set in Saratoga Springs, New York, it…
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When an aspiring artist Nicolas Poussin gets a chance to meet the legendary painter Frenhofer, he is more than thrilled.…
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Jacques Menetrier, the son of a cookshop owner, finds his quiet life turned upside down when the wayward monk, Jerome…
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Young Jeff Benson and his elder brother Jacob are left fatherless when their father dies unexpectedly. The tragic event…
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Step into an English realm of knights, elves, and priestly sermons. ‘The Wild Knight and Other Poems’, by G. K. Chesterton,…
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‘The Beautiful Cassandra and Other Stories’ (1793) was written by the renowned English novelist Jane Austen, best-known for…
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