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'Mankind in the Making' is a collection of papers written by Wells about the construction of a better future. These essays…
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A shipwreck on the shores of Illyria leaves Viola stranded alone in a strange place. Believing that everyone, including her…
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Charming satire of the sentimental comedies of the day has entertained audiences since 1773. A young lady poses as a serving…
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"The Magnificent Ambersons" is the 1918 novel by Booth Tarkington which won the 1919 Pulitzer Prize. It is the second novel…
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Teddy loves to tell the story of how his father heroically died on the battlefield. He wants to become a soldier just like…
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'Bunner Sisters' explores the lives of the impoverished class in 1870s New York. Sisters Ann Eliza and Evelina run a small…
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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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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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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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\"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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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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‘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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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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'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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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 \'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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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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Fred Temple is a hard-working young man who has quickly risen through the ranks of his father’s business. When not working…
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Unique to Émile Zola's characteristic writing style , "The Dream" feels like a fairy tale among the rest of…
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In 1921, G.K. Chesterton, an Englishman, lectured throughout the United States. The following year, he published this record…
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As England is in the middle of a civil war, King Henry IV becomes gravely ill. While the king's enemies attempt to overthrow…
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Jack Robinson is a solitary but adventurous soul, with a lifetime of expeditions behind him. Now middle-aged and settled on…
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Celebrations. Transport. Science lessons. Today, balloons are a casual part of everyday life, noticed but not really…
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Meet Antonio, an antisemitic merchant who treats his own flesh as property to secure a loan. Throughout the play, tangible…
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The distinguished yet misanthropic and perhaps misogynistic linguist Henry Higgins teaches a common flower girl to speak and…
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What do you do as soon as you've seen Greta's 'Little Women'? Read the whole of Alcott's back catalogue, of course! This…
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