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Jude the Obscure (with an Introduct...

Thomas Hardy

Jude the Obscure (with an Introduction by Morton Dauwen Zabel)

Thomas Hardy’s final novel “Jude the Obscure” began as a serial publication on December 1894 before being published in book form the following year. It is the story of its titular character Jude Fawley, a young lower-class man with dreams of being a scholar, and his relationships with his wife, Arabella, and his free-spirited cousin, Sue Bridehead. The novel follows the life of Jude from his youth living in a village in southern England where he works in a bakery and studies Classical Greek and...

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Thomas Hardy

The Sea Wolf (with an Introduction...

Jack London

The Sea Wolf (with an Introduction by Lewis Gannett)

Jack London’s 1904 novel “The Sea Wolf” is the story of Humphrey van Weyden, an effete gentleman who finds himself shipwrecked when the San Francisco ferry his is aboard collides with another ship in the fog. Adrift in the bay, Humphrey is rescued by Wolf Larsen, the brutish captain of a seal-hunting schooner, the “Ghost”. However his relief in being saved is short-lived, for he is soon put to work, essentially enslaved as a cabin boy forced to do menial work aboard the “Ghost” by Larsen....

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Jack London

The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sai...

Robert Burton

The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor

The following text has been drawn from Sir Richard Burton's exhaustive translation of «The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night», more commonly known as «The Arabian Nights». The story of «The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor» tells the tale of Sinbad who ventures out to sea, at first to acquire wealth, but afterwards in search of adventure. During these voyages he encounters many obstacles including giant animals, monsters, and savage cannibals, yet always seems to escape with an even...

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Robert Burton

The Kill (La Curée)

Emile Zola

The Kill (La Curée)

One of the most important, though controversial, French novelists of the late nineteenth century, and founder of the Realist movement, was Émile Zola (1840-1902). He was the most important example of the literary genre of naturalism, and an integral part of developing theatrical naturalism. «The Kill» is the second book in Zola's «Les Rougon-Macquart», a twenty-volume series about a fictional family during the Second French Empire. The Kill, a second translation of «La Curée», undertaken by...

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Emile Zola

Wicked!

Jilly Cooper

Wicked!

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Jilly Cooper

One Foot in the Grave

Ксюша Ангел

One Foot in the Grave

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Executioner

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Executioner

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Death Sculptor

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Death Sculptor

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Defectors

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Defectors

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Night Stalker

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Night Stalker

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Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens and...

James Matthew Barrie

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens and Peter and Wendy

"Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens" and «Peter and Wendy» combines the two main works from which we find J. M. Barrie’s most popular character, Peter Pan. In Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens we are first introduced to 'the boy who wouldn't grow up'. Following the success of this work Barrie wrote a stage play entitled «Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up». It is upon that work which «Peter and Wendy», essentially a novelization of the play, is based. Readers both...

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James Matthew Barrie

The Nemesis

P. S. B. Conny

The Nemesis

The peace and tranquillity of Hallary, a magical and an Isolated Kingdom in the far corner of the Earth, was under attack. Men, women, children and livestock disappeared without a trace. Rumours spread that their neighbouring Kingdom was seized by a very powerful enemy that was unheard of. Hallary is the next target. Cabael, a wondering wizard arrived at Hallary just in time, he confirmed the enormity of this threat. The King of Hallary was at his wits ends. However, the wizard assured that...

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P. S. B. Conny

Miss Ogilvy Finds Herself

Radclyffe Hall

Miss Ogilvy Finds Herself

This early work by Radclyffe Hall was originally published in 1926 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Miss Ogilvy Finds Herself' is a novel about a woman who struggles to find her identity after the conclusion of the First World War. Marguerite Radclyffe Hall was born on 12th August 1880, in Bournemouth, England. Hall's first novel The Unlit Lamp (1924) was a lengthy and grim tale that proved hard to sell. It was only published following the...

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Radclyffe Hall

Butterflies

Bernard Tsai

Butterflies

There are more than 400 KTV Clubs in Singapore where thousands of beautiful young singers are brought in to sing. The singers earn a lot of money from flowers that are hung for them as tips. These flowers are actually sashes with monetary values printed prominently on them. The record amount of flower money collected in one performance that the author has seen is $380,000. <br><br> These lounges are rife with stories of sex and intrigue, some of which are presented here. If you...

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Bernard Tsai

Coming Home To Seashell Cottage

Jessica Redland

Coming Home To Seashell Cottage

*Winner of Chill With a Book Book of the Year 2019 Award as Dreaming About Daran* For Clare O’Connell, home is where the heart aches… [/i]Since the age of sixteen, Clare O'Connell has lived her life by four strict rules:1. Don't talk about Ireland2. Don't think about Ireland3. Don't go to Ireland4. Don't let anyone inAnd so far, it's worked well. She's got a great career, amazing friends, and she's really happy. The future is all that counts,...

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Jessica Redland

One by One

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One by One

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Deep State

Ксюша Ангел

Deep State

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Ed Reardon's Week The Complete Sev...

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Ed Reardon's Week The Complete Seventh Series

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The Runaway Girl

Jina Bacarr

The Runaway Girl

Two women hold the keys to his heart. Only one will survive that fateful night…When Ava O’Reilly is wrongly accused of stealing from her employer, she has no option but to flee Ireland. The law is after her, and she has only one chance at escape – the Titanic.Aboard the ship of dreams, she runs straight into the arms of Captain 'Buck' Blackthorn, a dashing gentleman gambler who promises to be her protector. He is intrigued by her Irish beauty and manages to disguise her as the maid of...

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Jina Bacarr

Friends Like Us

Sian O'Gorman

Friends Like Us

Is it ever too late to take charge and live your life on your terms? Grown-up life in Dublin hasn't worked out quite as planned for school friends Melissa, Steph and Eilis. Melissa has a successful career as a journalist, but inside she's a mess of insecurities. Stay at home Mum, Steph is lonely and lost, walking on eggshells around her philandering husband and angry teenage daughter. And Eilis, a hardworking A&E doctor, is just going through the motions with her long-term...

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Sian O'Gorman

The Children from Gin Barrel Lane

Lindsey Hutchinson

The Children from Gin Barrel Lane

Ten-year-old Jack Larkin has seen more than his fair share of shocking sights, growing up in the notorious Crown Saloon. [b][/b]Broken hearts and broken bones are just a fact of life in a Gin Palace, but for orphan Dolly, the Crown is her last hope. After the death of her mother, Dolly ran away from her sleazy step father Arthur, only to find herself living on the streets. When Jack discovers her hiding in the back yard of The Crown, he persuades his mother Nellie Larkin, to take Dolly in. But...

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Lindsey Hutchinson

Brief Lives: The Complete Series 4

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Brief Lives: The Complete Series 4

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Ксюша Ангел