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The last of Dickens' picaresque novels which exposes selfishness, portrayed in a satirical fashion using all the members of the Chuzzlewit family. The novel...

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Twenty-two stories deal with an insane asylum, an old, retired Army officer, superstition, a matchmaker, an architect's trip back to his home town, and a...

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Rufus Coleman is now a respectable member of society, an editor of the New York Eclipse. He is hoping to marry Majory Wainwright despite her father's...

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This Dark allegory describes the narrator’s journey up the Congo River and his meeting with, and fascination by, Mr. Kurtz, a mysterious personage who...

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Classic mystery/detective novel. According to Wikipedia: "Ernest William Hornung (June 7, 1866 – March 22, 1921)... was an English author, most famous for...

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Paphos Publishers offers a wide catalog of rare classic titles, published for a new generation.   The Mysterious Stranger is the last novel...

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Christopher Marlowe was one of the most famous playwrights in all of literature.  Marlowe's tragic plays, noted for their blank verse and unique...

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"Fifth Freedom" is a classic science fiction story originally published in John W. Campbell's Astounding Science-Fiction , May 1943 issue.

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Balzac's masterpiece novel follows lives of three central characters: the law student Eugene de Rastignac, a mysterious agitator named Vautrin, and an...

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The works of the Swiss children’s writer Johanna Spyri are renowned for their psychological insight, endearing humour and the author’s inimitable ability...

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With the death of the emperor, Veight's plans to have Eleora take the throne are thrown into disarray as the various factions begin to move. Everyone...

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In the year Y2.050K, the Energia spacecraft begins its voyage to Proxima Centauri. Its architects create the Scientists for Peace Society. Soon after,...

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Humans live throughout the solar system but the factories on Earth stopped producing. No new ships, no new stations. Find an old ship to salvage? Someone...

Cancer, the word that none of us ever wants to hear. So many of us have lost loved ones to this disease. Below is a story I’ve written about the struggle,...

Two short stories: In far-flung mysterious China, two foreigners discover the secrets of The Temple Heavenly Falsities despite the language barrier. In...

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G.A. Henty was a well-known prolific author of historical adventure novels. Henty's books are also known for being historically accurate, making them both...

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The Russian master Ivan Goncharov wrote highly esteemed novels that dramatise social change in Russia and feature vivid and memorable characters. His...

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Lord Springdale is becoming increasingly irritated and tired of being told by his grandmother that he must marry and produce an heir to his illustrious title...

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Helsa, the exceptionally beautiful daughter of the Reverend Alfred Irvin, is thrilled when she learns that Irvin Hall, their vast ancestral home, has been...