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Louis Bromfield (1896–1956) was an American author and conservationist who gained international recognition, winning the Pulitzer Prize and pioneering...

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A fine historical romance-adventure novel set in Union-occupied New Orleans after the Civil War.

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A novel about the guests in a hotel in India: one might say, Grand Hotel moved to the subcontinent. "This is fiction for fun. And as such it is done with...

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Nine short stories, set in various locales (the U.S., Monte Carlo, Switzerland...) and with various sets of characters, but all showing Louis Bromfield's...

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This volume collects twelve of Canadian author Mazo de la Roche's classic short stories. Included are: The Sacred Bullock Electric Storm Tiny Tim...

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When intrepid adventurer, Jim Maitland, returns to England for a brief visit, he meets a charming young woman named Judy Draycott, who solicits his help in...

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Geoffrey Chaucer is widely considered to be the greatest poet of the Middle Ages and is often called The Father of English Literature.  Chaucer’s most...

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Orignally published in The Blue Book Magazine (Oct 1920), "Little Death" tells the story of a mink named Little Death, following his interactions with a...

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Seven-year-old Sam finds himself the sole survivor of a shipwreck and alone on an uninhabited coastline of Alaska. He is eventually found by native people...

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В книгу Максима Горького (настоящее имя — Алексей Максимович Пешков, 1868—1936) — известного русского писателя, публициста, драматурга, «буревестника...

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Anthony Trollope was a British writer who is considered to be one of the most prominent authors of the Victorian era.  Trollope created the fictional county...

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William Le Queux was an Anglo-French journalist and author.  Le Queux wrote bestsellers in many genres including mysteries and historical thrillers around...

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One of Thorne Smith’s most popular books and made into a film. Topper is about a respectable banker called Cosmo Topper, married to a depressingly staid...

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Martin Saint-Denys, an English nobleman fallen on financial hard times, is suffering from extreme ennui. In desperation, he puts up posters offering a...

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Mild-mannered investment banker, cuckold, and dipsomaniac T. Lawrence Lamb gains perspective on the human condition during a series of mysterious...

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A fascinating look at the impact of war, not only at the military front, but also on issues of social class and the role of women at the "home front."

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The Tower of Ivory follows Margaret Hill, a singer whose talent attracts Al Levering. He rescues her from the notorious dive in which she is performing...

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A group of soldiers travel by train across the United States in the aftermath of the First World War. One of them is horribly scarred, blind and almost...

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The Poor Man is a vividly written love-story in which socially awkward Edward pursues bright and sociable Emily, with sidelights on San Francisco and China...