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The Last Day of a Condemned Man and...

Victor Hugo

The Last Day of a Condemned Man and Claude Gueux

Victor Hugo (1802-1885) was a celebrated French novelist, poet, playwright, dramatist, essayist and statesman whose work ushered in the Romantic literary movement in France, one of the most influential movements in French and all European literary history. Like many of his time, Hugo promoted the virtues of liberty, individualism, spirit and nature in rebellion of the conservative political and religious establishments of Imperial France, and eventually became known as one of the most gifted and...

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Victor Hugo

Once Upon a Matchmaker

Marie Ferrarella

Once Upon a Matchmaker

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Marie Ferrarella

I'll Be Yours For Christmas

Samantha Hunter

I'll Be Yours For Christmas

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Samantha Hunter

The Billionaire's Baby SOS

Susan Meier

The Billionaire's Baby SOS

Successful CEO Matt Patterson has a new challenge to face – fatherhood!Finding himself guardian to baby Bella, Matt’s lucky that social worker Claire agrees to play temporary mum. Happy families may never have been in Matt’s remit, but Claire and little Bella are opening his eyes to a life that money could never buy…

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Susan Meier

The Wild Ass's Skin

Оноре Бальзак

The Wild Ass's Skin

"The Wild Ass's Skin" is Honoré de Balzac's 1831 novel that tells the story of a young man, Raphaël de Valentin, who discovers a piece of shagreen, in this case a rough untanned piece of a wild ass's skin, which has the magical property of granting wishes. However the fulfillment of the wisher's desire comes at a cost, after each wish the skin shrinks a little bit and consumes the physical energy of the wisher. «The Wild Ass's Skin» is at once both a work of...

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Оноре Бальзак

Dante's Purgatorio (The Divine Come...

Данте Алигьери

Dante's Purgatorio (The Divine Comedy, Volume 2, Purgatory)

The «Divine Comedy» was entitled by Dante himself merely «Commedia,» meaning a poetic composition in a style intermediate between the sustained nobility of tragedy, and the popular tone of elegy. The word had no dramatic implication at that time, though it did involve a happy ending. The poem is the narrative of a journey down through Hell, up the mountain of Purgatory, and through the revolving heavens into the presence of God. In this aspect it belongs to the two familiar medieval literary...

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Herland, The Yellow Wall-Paper, and...

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Herland, The Yellow Wall-Paper, and Selected Writings

Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) was an American sociologist, author, poet, and lecturer whose influential work and unorthodox lifestyle made her an icon for future generations of feminists. Much of her work criticized common perceptions of the role of women in marriage and society, and advocated educational, financial, and cultural equality for women. This edition features «Herland», a utopian novel about the exploration of an isolated, entirely female, society by three American men. Also...

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Kokoro

Natsume Soseki

Kokoro

Literally meaning «heart», the Japanese word «kokoro» can be more distinctly translated as «the heart of things» or «feeling.» Natsume Soseki's 1914 novel, which was originally published in serial format in a Japanese newspaper, «Kokoro» deals with the transition from the Japanese Meiji society to the modern era. Divided into three parts «Sensei and I,» «My Parents and I,» and «Sensei and His Testament,» the novel explores the themes of loneliness and isolation. In the first part we find...

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Natsume Soseki

The Cinderella Act

Jennifer Lewis

The Cinderella Act

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Jennifer Lewis

The Rancher's Unexpected Family

Myrna Mackenzie

The Rancher's Unexpected Family

Since Holt Calhoun’s marriage ended, the town of Larkville knows that ‘no’ is pretty much the sum total of the taciturn cowboy’s vocabulary.But Kathryn Ellis won’t take ‘no’ for an answer. She needs Holt to save the local clinic before her baby arrives! Holt does his best to ignore his growing feelings, until an early arrival with Kathryn’s heart-melting smile makes it impossible to turn on his spurred heel and walk away…

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Myrna Mackenzie

Bachelor Untamed

Brenda Jackson

Bachelor Untamed

When Ellie decides to finish her great-aunt’s romance novel she needs some inspiration… Wildly sexy Uriel Lassiter is all that she could wish for; he hasn’t forgotten Ellie or their mind-blowing kiss ten years ago. In fact, their sizzling chemistry is making him reconsider his bachelor status.But when her original motives are revealed, can Ellie convince him to keep giving her sweet inspiration forever?

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Brenda Jackson

Billionaire's Jet-Set Babies

Catherine Mann

Billionaire's Jet-Set Babies

While cleaning a jet for entrepreneur Seth Jansen, Alexa Randall finds his one-year-old twins!Seth needs a temporary nanny; Alexa needs time for a one-on-one business pitch. So she says yes to an intimate stay on a lush Florida island. The babies remind her of the family she once wanted.And the nights with Seth are…incomparable. This billionaire could be the man of her dreams…

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Catherine Mann

Pilgrim's Progress (Part Two)

John Bunyan

Pilgrim's Progress (Part Two)

Begun while John Bunyan was in Bedfordshire county jail serving time for holding religious services outside the auspices of the Church of England, Pilgrim's Progress is considered one of the greatest works of the English language. «Pilgrim's Progress» is a Christian allegory that concerns the path of one's soul to Heaven. John Bunyan published the first part of the «Pilgrim's Progress» in 1678 with a second part to follow in 1679. Contained here in this volume is the second...

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John Bunyan

Dante's Inferno (The Divine Comedy,...

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Dante's Inferno (The Divine Comedy, Volume 1, Hell)

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Данте Алигьери

Against the Grain (À Rebours)

Joris-Karl Huysmans

Against the Grain (À Rebours)

Described as «A Novel Without a Plot» J. K. Huysman's «Against the Grain (À Rebours)» is a relatively simple story. It concerns the seclusion of one Des Esseintes, the last member of a once powerful and noble family. Having lived an extremely decadent life, Des Esseintes finds himself disgusted with human society and retreats to a house in the countryside where he is intent upon spending the rest of his days in intellectual and aesthetic contemplation. Because of its decadent content...

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Joris-Karl Huysmans

Pot Luck (Pot-Bouille)

Emile Zola

Pot Luck (Pot-Bouille)

The tenth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series by Émile Zola, «Pot Luck (Pot-Bouille)» was first published in serially format in the periodical «Le Gaulois» between January and April 1882. The title of the work, Pot-Bouille, is a 19th-century French slang term for a large cooking pot used for preparing stews. It is a term that really has not direct translation in English. The title of the novel which recounts the activities of the residents of a block of flats in the Rue de Choiseul over the...

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Emile Zola

Dante's Paradiso (The Divine Comedy...

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Dante's Paradiso (The Divine Comedy, Volume 3, Paradise)

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Claiming His Wife

Diana Hamilton

Claiming His Wife

Overwhelmed by her sexy, brand-new Spanish husband, Cassie had let anxiety and inexperience ruin first her wedding night, then her marriage to Roman Fernandez.Now, after a year apart, Cassie has gained self-confidence. But her brother's in serious trouble with Roman, and Cassie returns to Spain to confront him. She soon realizes with a shiver of…excitement?…that her husband has every intention of claiming his wife and testing her newfound confidence in the bedroom….

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Diana Hamilton

Turn Up the Heat

Isabel Sharpe

Turn Up the Heat

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Isabel Sharpe

Georgie's Big Greek Wedding?

Emily Forbes

Georgie's Big Greek Wedding?

Paramedic Georgie’s dreams of staying free and single come crashing down when her über-strict Greek family unexpectedly arrives in town. Desperate, she calls on new doc Josh ‘No strings attached’ Wetherly to pose as boyfriend-extraordinaire!Except pretence soon leads to passion, so when Georgie and Josh try to convince their families there’ll be no big Greek wedding after all… suddenly they’re no longer sure!

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Emily Forbes

Pilgrim's Progress (Part One)

John Bunyan

Pilgrim's Progress (Part One)

Begun while John Bunyan was in Bedfordshire county jail serving time for holding religious services outside the auspices of the Church of England, «Pilgrim's Progress» is considered one of the greatest works of the English language. «Pilgrim's Progress» is a Christian allegory that concerns the path of one's soul to Heaven. John Bunyan published the first part of the «Pilgrim's Progress» in 1678 with a second part to follow in 1679. Contained here in this volume is the first...

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John Bunyan

The Power of Sympathy and The Coque...

William Hill, Hannah Brown Foster

The Power of Sympathy and The Coquette

American novelist William Hill Brown wrote during the eighteenth century and is credited with writing the first American novel, «The Power of Sympathy.» Brown used his work to teach women the dangers of seduction and passion, attempting to lead them toward morality and propriety. The novel follows the forbidden romance of Harrington and Harriot, two young lovers who become engaged after a whirlwind romance. Much to their surprise, they discover that they are illegitimate siblings; years ago, Mr....

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William Hill, Hannah Brown Foster

The Millionaire's Marriage Claim

Lindsay Armstrong

The Millionaire's Marriage Claim

First he took her hostage, and then he asked her to marry him! Jo Lucas's captor is none other than Gavin Hastings IV, millionaire homestead owner, who's suffering from a case of mistaken identity. Somehow the arrogant but sinfully rugged bushman has found his way into Jo's heart–even though he kept her prisoner…all night!And now that Gavin's met her, he wants Jo for his bride. It seems he won't let her go until he has made her his.But the question for Jo is: does Gavin...

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Lindsay Armstrong

The Count's Blackmail Bargain

Сара Крейвен

The Count's Blackmail Bargain

For handsome Italian count Alessio Ramontella, seducing women comes as naturally as breathing. Alessio lives his life based on two criteria: first that success and satisfaction are guaranteed, and second that all his dealings are discreet and conducted between mutually consenting parties.Then he meets innocent English beauty Laura Mason.She's sweet, tempting… and off-limits. Alessio must decide: should he ruthlessly pursue Laura until she gives in?

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Сара Крейвен

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