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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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The story begins with Annette Georges choosing between two evil destinies. She is rescued by a kind woman who looks after her until she can live with her...

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This novel was published as a series in several Australian newspapers. The action takes place on a small Victorian gold mine. This is a story about murder,...

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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 novel is an amazing mixture of adventure, romance and political intrigue. Roosevelt’s most trusted spy must flee for his life by escaping into the...

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In this collection of short stories, the reader learns the killer’s identity long before the brilliant medical detective takes the stage. These are...

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This is a short story about a young English boy whose cousin is kidnapped by a Spanish nobleman. He ends up in Mexico and finds himself on a galley bound...

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Mary Helena Fortune is one of the first female authors who became famous for detectives. My Lodger is no exception. This work captivated readers with a...

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The novel takes place during the Mexican-American War. All main events take place on the ship. For Rose and her sweet aunt, this journey is meant to be...

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On the same night, two brothers were killed at a distance of 400 miles from each other. Their bodies were apparently searched by the killers, but money and...

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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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Joseph Smith Fletcher is an English journalist and writer. He wrote over 230 books on a wide variety of topics, both fiction and non-fiction, and was one of...

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The idea behind this book is that before going to bed, Yorkshire farmer Mr. Poskitt liked to tell a little story or „nightcap”. Thus, J.S. Fletcher recorded...

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Most of the stories were written in a cottage in Suffolk. Everyone now has a so-called cottage. This is a story about how a seemingly simple cottage won 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...

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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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This is the story of two friends Esther and Rachel who have known each other since childhood and see each other as a kindred spirit. They are both smart,...

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A tale of the sinister afterlife of Sir Robert Depard, a local magnate who lived a dissolute life in Yorkshire. The story is told by an unnamed gentleman...

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This book is meant to be read by young women at that tender age, when the feelings of their nature begin to act most insidiously on them, and when their...