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The Dancing Girls

"The Dancing Girls, and Other Stories" contains four short-stories by two-times Pulitzer Prize winner Edna Ferber, written between 1910 and 1919. The title story paints a pictures ...


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In the Sweet Dry and Dry

Written just before Prohibition, "In the Sweet and Dry" tries to entail the possible troubles that might happen in the future. It takes both sides of the argument, and sketches out ...


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Ayala's Angel

Lucy and Ayala Dormer are left penniless by the death of their parents. Ayala is taken in by their rich aunt Lady Tringle and Lucy by their poor uncle Mr Dosett. The girls find it ...


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Herr Arne's Hoard

'Herr Arne's Hoard' is a 1904 novel by the Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf. Its original Swedish title is 'Herr Arnes penningar,' which means 'Sir Arne's money'. Set in Bohuslän in t ...


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Desire for the Star

Perfect for fans of the Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn.Valerie was once saved from a life in a wheelchair by the charming Dr. Axel Anton. Years later, when looking after his youn ...


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Ystävyyden liitto

Nuori poika asuu vaatimattomissa oloissa Kreikan vuoristossa yhdessä äitinsä ja isänsä kanssa. Eräänä päivänä isä tulee kotiin kantaen pientä orvoksi jäänyttä tyttöä. Tytöstä tulee ...


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Turhaa lemmen touhua

Kuinka luonnistuu kolme vuotta ilman naisseuraa? Navarron kuningas ja hänen kolme lordiaan, Berowne, Longaville ja Dumaine päättävät kokeilla ja vannovat keskittyvänsä naisten sija ...


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Kaksi nuorta veronalaista

Veronalaiset ystävykset Valentin ja Proteus jättävät toisilleen jäähyväiset. Levoton Valentin lähtee kiertämään maailmaa. Proteus ei lähde mukaan, sillä hän ei tahdo jättää Juliaa, ...


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Tartuffe

Tartuffe on mies, jonka nimi voisi olla synonyymi tekopyhyydelle. Kaikki eivät kuitenkaan näe hänen lävitseen – hyväuskoinen ja rikas porvari Orgon pitää Tartuffea mainiona miehenä ...


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The Lady of the Lake

"The Lady of the Lake" (1810) is a narrative poem set in the vicinity of Loch Katrine, in the Trossach region of Scotland. It is made up of six cantos, each focusing on one day. Th ...


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The Man Who Would Be King

"The Man Who Would Be King" (1888) is inspired by the real-life actions of James Brook, a British soldier who made himself Rajah of Sarawak (Borneo). In this short story, Kipling t ...


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American Notes

'In American Notes', the Anglo-Indian Rudyard Kipling visits the USA, and the travel-diary that came out of it offers an interesting view of the America of the 1880's.Kipling affe ...


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My First Summer in the Sierra

"My First Summer in the Sierra" (1911) takes inspiration from Muir’s journals of the months he spent between June and September 1869 as a shepherd in the Sierras. Muir went on to b ...


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A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf

In early March 1867, Muir was injured while working at a wagon wheels factory: a tool he was using slipped and struck him in the eye. This accident changed the course of his life. ...


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The Enchanted April

Four very different women, all wanting to escape cold and dreary London for different reasons, come together to share a month's holiday in an Italian medieval castle. There’s timid ...


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My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard

In "My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard," Elizabeth Cooper offers the reader a translation of two series of letters by Kwei-li, the wife of a high-rank Chinese official.The first seri ...


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The Fortunate Foundlings

'The Fortunate Foundlings' is a picaresque novel from 1744 featuring twins Horatio and Louisa, whose journey in the world differs because of their gender. They were both abandoned ...


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The Haunted Bookshop

"The Haunted Bookshop" is a so called "bibliomystery" (a mystery story set in the world of books) from 1919. It is the story of the eccentric owner of the Haunted Bookshop, Roger M ...


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Parnassus on Wheels

"Parnassus on Wheels" (1917) was Christopher Morley’s first published novel. It tells the story of Roger Mifflin, who sells his travelling book business to 39-year-old Helen McGill ...


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Kathleen

"Kathleen" is a 1920 novel by Christopher Morley. It tells the story of a group of eight Oxford undergrads who call themselves "The Scorpions." One day, they find a letter that a c ...


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The Magnificent Ambersons

"The Magnificent Ambersons" is the 1918 novel by Booth Tarkington which won the 1919 Pulitzer Prize. It is the second novel in "The Growth Trilogy," which includes "The Turmoil"(19 ...


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Seventeen

"Seventeen: A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William" is a 1917 novel about 17-year-old William Sylvanus Baxter. It takes place in the Midwest just ...


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Alice Adams

A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "Alice Adams" chronicles the attempts of a lower-middle class American, midwestern family, the Adams, to climb the social ladder at the turn of the ...


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The Warden

'The Warden' is the first novel in 'The Chronicles of Barsetshire' series and was also Trollope’s first breakthrough novel. It is the story of a devoted priest, beloved by all who ...


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Doctor Thorne

"Doctor Thorne" is the third of Trollope's Barsetshire novels and unlike some of the others has little to do with politics and religion. The plot revolves around Mary Thorne, an il ...