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In these letters I have drawn quite freely and sometimes literally from the excellent and authoritative translations of…
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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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"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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'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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Father Damien was a Belgian, Roman Catholic Missionary who devoted his life to helping at a leper sanctuary in Hawaii.…
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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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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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A study of American poet and essayist Louise Imogen Guiney, written by her colleague and friend Alice Brown. The pair…
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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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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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‘The Beautiful Cassandra and Other Stories’ (1793) was written by the renowned English novelist Jane Austen, best-known for…
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Set in Paris during King Louis the fourteenth\'s reign, E.T.A Hoffmann\'s \'Mademoiselle Scuderi\' throws the reader into a…
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Léčitelka Joan slíbila matce, že klanu MacKayů doručí tajemný svitek. Na cestě v přestrojení za chlapce je ale napadena.…
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\'Crucial Instances\' was the second collection of Wharton\'s short stories to be published. Of the seven, \' A Dialogue\'…
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Cousins Louise, Elizabeth and Patsy are debuted in high society in this, the fifth book in the Aunt Jane series by L. Frank…
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Love, hate, deceit and greed. Throw in a sprinkling of comedy and you have the recipe for an entertaining and humorous…
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Set in Munich, this is a delightful short story from much-loved author Anthony Trollope. Young English bank clerk Herbert…
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Will the Musketeers ever be "all for one and one for all" again?In the second part of "Twenty Years After" political…
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A wonderful collection of short stories, including the following: LITTLE SAINT ELIZABETH, THE STORY OF PRINCE FAIRYFOOT, THE…
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Why do good people suffer?This is the question Honoré de Balzac poses in \'The Hated Son\', set in Normandy during the…
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Old Long-Beard is an early caveman who wears bearskin and eats with his hands. His life might seem simple, but the truth is…
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'The Survivors of the Chancellor' is a tale of shipwreck, betrayal, and intrigue. Written as journal entries from the…
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On a distant island, Prospero waits. The noise of thunder, flashes of lightning and a swelling sea, this tempest sets the…
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‘Edinburgh - Picturesque Notes’ is a love letter to home in many ways. In a collection of essays renowned author, Robert…
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One of Anatole France’s most mysterious and overlooked works, ‘Clio’ (1900) is a fascinating collection of historical tales…
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In this first volume of Sir Walter Scott's famous historical novel "Redgauntlet" you will meet Darsie Latimer and Alan…
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Klidné vánoční svátky jsou něčím, o čem si Andrea může nechat jen zdát. Stále se snaží vzpamatovat z těžkého rozchodu a…
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Jack London infamously wrote books about fantastic dogs and 'Jerry of the Islands' is no exception. Jerry is an English…
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Literature loves a strong, protective mother. Whilst Molly Weasley, Catelyn Stark and Miss Honey might have had their own…
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Dostoevsky’s most revolutionary novel, Notes from Underground marks the dividing line between nineteenth- and…
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We've all taken a dislike to someone for no real reason. But few of us nurture this hatred like the narrator of…
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Torn between his duty and his desires, D'Artagnan must decide where his loyalties lie. Continuing "The Three Musketeers"…
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As if it wasn’t enough that he was born with a hump, Zia is forced to beg on the streets of old Bethlehem. Everything he…
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In ‘Over the Rocky Mountains’ readers are reunited with charismatic hero Will Osten, whose adventures began in the 1869…
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"Waifs and Strays" is a collection of short stories by O. Henry that focuses on the outcasts in society, the charlatans, the…
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\'Fighting France\' is a collection of essays, written by Wharton, on the outbreak of the First World War. Having returned…
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"To have a Cricket on the Hearth, is the luckiest thing in all the world!"... Or is it?On the hearth in the home of the…
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Talented artist Frank Allfrey is forced to grow up fast when he is orphaned and sent to live with an aloof uncle, who cares…
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'Tales and Fantasies' is a short story collection by much-loved Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. Published…
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Ardita is a young and rich flapper girl who is spending time at her uncle's yacht. She is not interested in the things her…
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It’s Budapest, early 20th century. Oswold is spending the summer at a language school, whilst Imre, a Hungarian calvary…
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