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Set in Montana, ‘Chip of the Flying U’ introduces us to the eponymous cowboy and the Happy family. Chip is awkward around…
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Written when he was living in Sicily, Sea and Sardinia records Lawrence's journey to Sardinia in 1921. It reveals his…
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In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a world of violence and generational conflict in which two young people fall in…
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Drama o dvou jednáních, jež se zabývá zálibou ve lžích, falešných snech a pokroucené fantazii. Drama je velmi metaforické, a…
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‘Across the Plains’ is a vibrant collection of travel and exploration pieces from Stevenson’s life. ‘Across the Plains’…
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Suspicious King Leontes of Sicily accuses his pregnant wife Hermione of having an affair with his best friend, Polixenes,…
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First published in 1855 'Half a Lifetime Ago' by much-loved author Elizabeth Gaskell recounts the events which have befallen…
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Pirates, shipwrecks, terrible storms, and cannibals! Why would anyone ever want to Sail the Seven Seas? You will find all…
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'The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii' is an inspired collection of six short stories set in a fascinating time in…
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Solomon has hated the Calico Cat ever since he bought the house in Ellmington and he has tried his very best to drive her…
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Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, ‘A War-Time Wooing’ tells the story of Bessie Warren and her love for…
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King Henry’s military plans are interrupted by the news that his army has been defeated in the South. The supposedly loyal…
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The Jesuits’ Church in G‘ (1844) was written by the German Romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella…
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When Armand Duvall meets Marguerite Cautier for the first time, he falls head over heels in love. It doesn't matter that…
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American heiress Octavia Bassett arrives in a sleepy English town to visit her aunt Belinda. She’s extremely wealthy,…
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In these essays, written not long after his elopement with Frieda von Richtofen in 1912, D.H. Lawrence recorded much of what…
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First published in 1863, this is an engaging short story from Anthony Trollope. Set against the backdrop of the Christmas…
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Inspired by Tolstoy's own experiences in the Caucasian War, 'The Cossacks' is a suspenseful tale of murder and misfortune as…
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\"He is a regular dare-devil, you know: a gambler, a duellist, a seducer, but a jewel of an hussar - a real jewel.\"A…
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"It is because I think so much of warm and sensitive hearts, that I would spare them from being wounded." In this wonderful…
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In the sixth of the series of ten adventure stories that Wizard of Oz writer L. Frank Baum penned for young adults, wealthy…
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One of Wilde’s first published pieces, ‘The Rise of Historical Criticism’ is an essay, written while he was a student at…
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First published in 1891, ‘The Coxswain’s Bride’ by prolific author R.M. Ballantyne tells the story of Sturdy Bob – otherwise…
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‘Fast in the Ice’ follows the tale of a group of Arctic explorers, whose ship ‘Hope’ is caught fast in the winter ice of the…
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The second book from Tolstoy's epic 'Resurrection' cycle begins with Nekhlyudov, the juror on Maslova's trial, who realises…
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"Can you suppose there's any harm in looking as cheerful and being as cheerful as our poor circumstances will permit?" Nell…
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In this tale the Duchesse de Langeais leads General Armande de Montriveau by the nose in her distinct coquettish yet…
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'The Eternal Husband' is a tragicomic novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky about Trusotsky, a widower who discovers that his wife…
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\'Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories\' invites readers to deep dive into Twain\'s wealth of knowledge and entertaining anecdotes…
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With handsome rich men and ladies of leisure fluttering their eyelids trying to catch their attention, \'The Three Sisters\'…
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A short story with a punch, \'Madame de Treymes\' follows lovelorn John Durham as he travels to France to court his old…
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Maxim Gorky's exploration of his own encounter with the Orloffs, this short story follows the lives of a Russian family and…
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A boy wakes up in the middle of the forest. He has no idea who he is or how he got there. With the help of various people…
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This story is a Grace Livingston Hill rarity, in which the main character does not find a husband/wife at the end of the…
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"Oh, my dear, relations are like drugs, - useful sometimes, and even pleasant, if taken in small quantities and seldom, but…
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'The Life of a Ship' is a classic adventure tale about a young boy named Davy who has always dreamt about going to sea and…
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First published in 1895 'The Man from Archangel' is a collection of short stories by the famous Sherlock Holmes author Sir…
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In "The New Revelation" the first dawn of the coming change has been described. In "The Vital Message" the sun has risen…
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First published in 1910, 'The Two Women' is a collection of two short stories from revered American author William Sidney…
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"The good old times, the good old times ... what times they were!" Set during the Christmas period, 'The Chimes' is an…
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An authentic description of an expedition across the heart of the Rocky Mountains that turned out to be an elaborate…
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Chesterton gives his remarkably perceptive analysis on social and moral issues more relevant today than even in his own…
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The Master of Mrs. Chilvers is a novel written by Jerome K. Jerome, the famous English author. The book tells the story of a…
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“In his blue gardens, men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars.”\r\nIt’s…
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In \'Ferragus, Chief of the Devorants\' Balzac skillfully traces a dazzling panorama of 19th century Parisian streets and…
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Hesperus Press, as suggested by their Latin motto, Et remotissima prope, is dedicated to bringing near what is far—far both…
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Set on a plantation in the Solomon islands in the 1900s this gripping novel explores the themes of domination, racial…
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Aged 55 by the time WWI broke out in 1914, famous author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was keen to play his part in the war effort…
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