Literature - ebooki

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Historical novel, first published in 1826. Set in Woodstock and Windsor, England, and in Brussels in 1652. According to Wikipedia: "Sir Walter Scott, 1st...

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An offbeat, wryly funny debut that follows eccentric product engineer Ava as she becomes drawn to her startlingly charismatic new boss - who seems...

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Essay about the legend/history behind Alexander Dumas' novel. According to Wikipedia: "Andrew Lang (March 31, 1844, Selkirk - July 20, 1912, Banchory,...

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Historical novel set in India in the 18th century. The Preface begins: " In the following pages I have endeavoured to give a vivid picture of the...

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Collection of essays, including The Class Struggle, The Tramp, The Scab, The Question of the Maximum, A Review, Wanted: A New Land of Development, and How I...

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Historical novel, set during the Punic Wars between Carthage and Rome. The Preface begins: "When I was a boy at school, if I remember rightly, our...

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Book-length collection of essays. According to Wikipedia: "Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936) was an influential English writer of the early 20th...

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Classic historical novel. "The four opening years of the fifteenth century were among the most stirring in the history of England. Owen Glendower carried...

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Historical novel, first published in 1816. Set in the Scottish Borders, in 1707. According to Wikipedia: "Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (1771 – 1832) was...

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This book-collection file includes five books: The Mirror of the Sea, Notes on Life and Letters, Notes on My Books, A Personal Record, and Some...

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Historical novel, set in the 16th century, with privateer Sir Francis Drake hunting Spanish treasure ships. According to Wikipedia: "George Alfred Henty (8...

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Historical novel, first published in 1818. Set in Edinburgh, Richmond, and London in 1736. According to Wikipedia: "Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (1771 –...

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Collection of biographical essays, including CHARLOTTE BRONTE, WILLIAM MORRIS AND HIS SCHOOL, THE OPTIMISM OF BYRON, POPE AND THE ART OF SATIRE, FRANCIS,...

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This collection includes: ON THE ENJOYMENT OF UNPLEASANT PLACES, AN APOLOGY FOR IDLERS, AES TRIPLEX, TALK AND TALKERS, A GOSSIP ON ROMANCE, THE CHARACTER...

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A book made out of love The Centre of the World book collection was the result of four generations’ efforts. The books focus on the 85 year old journalist...

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Long satiric essay. According to Wikipedia: "Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936) was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His...

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Vivid historical gossip, including bios of Lucrezia Borgia, her brother Cesare (model for Machiavelli's The Prince), and her father Pope Alexandre VI; also...

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Historical novel, set during British colonial war in the 19th century. According to the Preface: "With the exception of the terrible retreat from...

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This book includes: Life of Franklin Pierce, Chiefly about War Matters, Alice Doane's Appeal, and The Ancestral Footstep. According to Wikipedia:...