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"We will take this moment to give a little sketch of the four sisters, who sat knitting away in the twilight, while the December snow fell quietly without, and the fire crackled cheerfully w…

INITIATION Adrian Kincaid undergoes a life or death initiation to join an elite group of warriors BLOOD PREY Melissa Greene's initiation into the ranks of the undead. DEATH BY SUNRISE A seri…

"Gadsby" is a 1939 novel by Ernest Vincent Wright. The plot revolves around the dying fictional city of Branton Hills, which is revitalized thanks to the efforts of protagonist John Gadsby a…

The «Dafengtang» Shaozuo Zhao Wuji was married to Huang Daoji, but it was also the day of his father's death. His father, Zhao Jian, was cut in his study. All kinds of clues show that the mu…

Sören Hellström, a sophisticated Swedish aristocrat, lives a comfortable and seemingly peaceful life on his estate in Vickleby on the picturesque island of Öland, Sweden. But appearances can be d…

[b]Provides the necessary context to read elegiac and lyric poetry, designed for novice and experienced Classics and Latin students alike[/b] [i]A Guide to Latin Elegy and Lyric[/i] explores the …

"Unless people are more than commonly disagreeable, it is my foolish habit to contract a kindness for them. The better part of my companion's character, if it have a better part, is tha…

"In Search of the Castaways" (French: «Les Enfants du capitaine Grant», lit. «The Children of Captain Grant») is a novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1867–1868. The origina…

"In Search of the Castaways" (French: «Les Enfants du capitaine Grant», lit. «The Children of Captain Grant») is a novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1867–1868. The origina…

"In Search of the Castaways" (French: «Les Enfants du capitaine Grant», lit. «The Children of Captain Grant») is a novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1867–1868. The origina…

"In Search of the Castaways" (French: «Les Enfants du capitaine Grant», lit. «The Children of Captain Grant») is a novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1867–1868. The origina…

Moll Flanders, child of a convict in Newgate Prison, was born in Newgate, and had a life of continued variety for threescore years. She was twelve years a whore, five times a wife (whereof even o…

The Chip Chips Jam – that's Joe, Goofy and Sketchy. The three ten-year old boys love nothing more than to feel the thundering asphalt underneath their skateboard wheels. Together they conque…

"I started from my sleep with horror; a cold dew covered my forehead, my teeth chattered, and every limb became convulsed; when, by the dim and yellow light of the moon, as it forced its way…

"The Road to Wigan Pier" is a book by the English writer George Orwell, first published in 1937. The first half of this work documents his sociological investigations of the bleak living con…

Written in 1957 by British-Australian author Nevil Shute (1899-1960), «On the Beach» is a post-apocalyptic novel, which details the experiences of a mixed group of people in Melbourne after a pre…

"Journey to the Center of the Earth" (French: «Voyage au centre de la Terre», also translated under the titles «A Journey to the Centre of the Earth» and «A Journey to the Interior of the Ea…

"Journey to the Center of the Earth" (French: «Voyage au centre de la Terre», also translated under the titles «A Journey to the Centre of the Earth» and «A Journey to the Interior of the Ea…

"Journey to the Center of the Earth" (French: «Voyage au centre de la Terre», also translated under the titles «A Journey to the Centre of the Earth» and «A Journey to the Interior of the Ea…

"Journey to the Center of the Earth" (French: «Voyage au centre de la Terre», also translated under the titles «A Journey to the Centre of the Earth» and «A Journey to the Interior of the Ea…