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The friend and rival of Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth was a prolific historical novelist, whose works helped changed the course of Victorian...

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A gang of jewel thieves has come to the attention of the police. Will Dr. Thorndike be able to find the leader and the jewels? It would seem that the jewel...

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This is an exciting detective story. A detective tracks down a suspect in an assault and rape at the Chinaman’s Flat gold mines in Australia, hoping to...

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Thieves Wit is a detective story. Aspiring Confidential Agent in search of a pearl necklace. The villain sets up her lover, but the detective foils the evil...

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The action of the novel refers us to the events that took place on the eve of the struggle for the independence of the North American colonies. The heroes...

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The action of the novel refers us to the events that took place on the eve of the struggle for the independence of the North American colonies. The heroes...

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Two surviving American sailors, Mark and Bob, found themselves on a bare volcanic rock in the middle of the ocean. Gradually, they manage to form a soil...

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The events of the novel take place not on the American continent, but in the very heart of Europe. Almost all the characters in the novel are forced in...

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The large, sumptuous room, with its dim oriental rugs and subdued lighting, a fine set of Indian paintings, and two exquisite rose-red lacquered cabinets,...

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Banbridge is close enough to the great City that, after dark, the merging light of its many eyes of electric fire can be seen on the southern horizon. This...

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The author draws attention to the catastrophe of the future – the destruction of the world as a result of careless and deliberate poisoning by human beings...

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The young French robber Raoul Ivar appeared with his ship in a small harbor in the city of Porto Ferraio. He introduced himself as Jack Smith, but he was...

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This book focuses on the social exclusion and marginalization of respectable women in the context of their response to risk. Of the four stories included in...

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The Magic Casket – Thorndike solves the mystery of the box in order to locate a jewel stolen from a client and get rid of the dastardly Japanese who are...

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This is a gripping maritime story about two whaling ships on a long and cold journey to the shores of Antarctica in search of dangerous goods. Two Sea Lions...

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A slow paced story of love and self-sacrifice with thoughtful character development. In this novel, the heroine Sylvia is on the verge of receiving a large...

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The novel ‟Two Admirals” tells about the events from the history of the naval war between England and France in the middle of the 18th century. At the...

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This novel combines nostalgic autobiographical memories and social philosophy. The author gives a comprehensive view of colonial life and society in the...

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The unfolding struggle for land in North America prompted Cooper to write a series of novels about the life and fate of large landowners. The main...