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It follows the experiences of the lovely and charming Delight Mainprize after her arrival in the town of Bracepeth. The women hate her because of her...

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Stella Benson (1892-1933) was a British author. Of delicate health she was educated at home. At the age of 20, she undertook a journey to the West Indies,...

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In Jack Ritchie's classic crime noir story "Replacement," Max Warren schemes his way up the ranks to take control from his boss Ed Kubak. After winning over...

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A wounded soldier in World War I comes across a woman and her newborn baby in the mud and misery of battle.

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Shy retiree Unsworth strikes up a tentative friendship with a widow, Mrs. Cruse. This classic short story first appeared in MacLean’s, December 1, 1932.

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Wilkie Collins was a British author best known for his mystery novels.  Some of Collins’ classics include The Moonstone, Armadale, and No Name.  This...

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Wilkie Collins was a British author best known for his mystery novels.  Some of Collins’ classics include The Moonstone, Armadale, and No Name.  This...

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The story naturally falls into two parts. The first deals with a wasteful young American who is induced to take charge of a trading expedition to the...

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The novel follows Shaw Manifold from his boyhood in Southern Ontario to his adulthood as a forester in British Columbia. H. R. Macmillan, de la Roche's...

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"The books about children which I have read are always concerned with those of five years or more, when they have been urged, moulded, dragged into some...

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Two baby boys are born on the same day; one American, one English, their futures spread out before them safe in the arms of their affluent parents. Miss de...

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In the sleepy seaside town of Saltport, winds of change blow through the Palmer family bakery. Brooding artist Diego, haunted by his father's death, paints...

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The story of two pigeons, Bill and Coo, and their attempts to raise a family.

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Set in England and Russia, this fine historical adventure novel that takes place against the thrilling backdrop of the Russian Revolution.

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Immaculate, charming, fearless wanderer, Jim Maitland, has a peculiar code of morals and an unforgettable character. Our enthusiastic narrator, Leyton,...

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When Sir Percy, alias the Scarlet Pimpernel, delivers the Dauphin to his monkish protectors (continuing the storyline of Eldorado ), he finishes his part...

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A Son of the Sun is a mosaic novel by Jack London first published in 1912. It takes place at the beginning of the 20th century in the South Pacific and...

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A photographer’s freak accident in the dark room produces a chemical concoction causing him (and his dog) to randomly switch back and forth between normal...

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Hermia Suydam is another of Atherton's controversial works, deemed immoral by London critics.