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These stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle, which were originally published, each one separately, between the years of 1891 and 1892, in the British newspaper The Strand Magazine and later compiled under the title of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, constitute the largest theme of his work and represent the cornerstone of detective stories.
In The Best Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, this detective and his assistant, Dr. John H. Watson, will face...
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Enter a magical world where dreams and imagination are linked. The immortal tales of the Grimm Brothers are brought to life through wonderful illustrations, transporting readers to enchanted lands and teaching valuable lessons. Discover the charm of this unique compilation that will delight young and old alike. Embark on a journey of fantasy and surprises with the classics that have captivated generations!
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If you haven't read The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde, you should. The author recognizes that older stories are harder to read nowadays so he takes that story and retells it to bring it into the modern readers domain. Read about the struggle a wicked ghost faces when dealing with a family who doesn't seem to fear him. Worse of all,is the indignity he suffers at the hands of the twin boys. They turn the table on this ghost who has scared the wits...
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Una magistral novela contra la corrupción y la codicia.
Augustus Melmotte, un banquero sin escrúpulos recién llegado a Londres, vende a sus inversores un producto sin valor y crea una burbuja que hace subir el precio de las acciones para acaparar beneficios. Esta historia, que podría pasar hoy, es la que se cuenta en esta novela de Anthony Trollope.
El mundo en que vivimos está ambientada en el Londres de finales del siglo XIX y es una obra maestra,...
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STORY ONE: The Game of Cat and Mouse.The interior was dark and neither of us searched for a lamp or switch. There came a ticking of some clock or another. And the sound of a dripping faucet somewhere in the house was like a hammer to an anvil. Our breaths were loud, but my heart sounded louder to me. Interestingly enough, Holmes moved as though he'd been through here before.STORY TWO: The Mystery of the Faceless Bride.The bride carried no decaying...
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Las cosas más bellas pueden ser las más horripilantes
1878. Harriet acaba de llegar a Finton Hall para trabajar como criada. Mientras la bella Clara Gethin languidece, su marido, un popular diputado, se encuentra en Londres. El humor errático y cambiante de la señora, así como el extraño comportamiento que tiene hacia su bebé, inquieta a Harriet, pero la fascinación y la devoción que siente por su señora la llevan a justificar cualquier...
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Twelfth Night Continues: Malvolio's Revenge, is a sequel to William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. This novel, written as a play, in a Shakespearean comedy style-but not in Iambic Pentameter (but with a few rhyming songs scattered throughout)-picks up directly after the last scene of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. It weaves together several romantic story lines, more than a few settling of scores, a good deal of running through the woods, a number...
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Holly Golightly knows that nothing bad can ever happen to you at Tiffany's. In this seductive, wistful masterpiece, Capote created a woman whose name has entered the American idiom and whose style is a part of the literary landscape—her poignancy, wit, and naïveté continue to charm.
This volume also includes three of Capote's best-known stories, “House of Flowers,” “A Diamond Guitar,”
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Mr. Darcy has barely spoken to Elizabeth Bennet since their unexpected encounter in the gardens of Meryton's assembly hall. Forces thrust them together again at Netherfield Park a few weeks later when Elizabeth arrives to care for her ill sister. As Jane recuperates, Elizabeth finds herself unable to sleep one night and wanders into the empty library... or so she thinks.An Accomplished Woman is the second story in the To Tempt Me series. Each short,...
11) The Lucky Mill
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In the backwoods of Transylvania, the ambition of Lucky Mill's new innkeeper runs headlong into the interests of the region's most dangerous man. The fierce clash of wills threatens the fate of the inn, the innkeeper's marriage, and the lives of innocents.The Lucky Mill (original title in Romanian, Moara cu noroc) is a fascinating 19th century psychological thriller, and the most important work of the Romanian realist author Ioan Slavici."Awesome!...
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It is a classic story of a firebrand queen, Draupadi. In a critical situation,she decides to marry all five brothers of a royal family - Known as Pandavas. caught in a planned conspiracy by their royal cousins, Pandavas wager and lose their, Kingdom, their freedom and also their wife Draupadi.In a mood of raving madness,the cousins(known as Kauravas) sexually assault Draupadi, in front of their husbands.What follows is treachery,vengeance and a war,where...
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The early fiction of one of the nation’s most celebrated writers, Truman Capote, as he takes his first bold steps into the canon of American literature
Recently rediscovered in the archives of the New York Public Library, these short stories provide an unparalleled look at Truman Capote writing in his teens and early twenties, before he penned such classics as Other Voices, Other Rooms, Breakfast at Tiffany’s,...
Recently rediscovered in the archives of the New York Public Library, these short stories provide an unparalleled look at Truman Capote writing in his teens and early twenties, before he penned such classics as Other Voices, Other Rooms, Breakfast at Tiffany’s,...
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She has lost almost everything, but to help save her family, will she give up the very last piece of herself that she has?Elizabeth Bennet's life is in near ruins: her father has passed away, her youngest sister has disgraced the family by running away with a soldier, she has refused the two offers of marriage that came her way, the Bennet family has been removed from the Longbourn Estate by the Collinses, and her two younger sisters cannot find proper...
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Elizabeth Bennet has never been happier: she is married-finally!-to her true love, Mr. Darcy.But when Elizabeth's youngest sister Lydia reveals scandalous details about what her own husband, Mr. Wickham, expects in bed, Elizabeth begins to fear her wedding night.She decides she will postpone any further intimacies. After all, isn't lively conversation as satisfying as anything else between a husband and wife?Not according to her husband! Will Fitzwilliam...
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Five Sherlock Holmes mysteries in one book collection. SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY PRICE.Story one:The Castle orphans"How often does he visit you?" added Watson, producing his pipe from his pocket. He searched the same pocket for a match, then lit the device."He visits every week, and every few nights. He likes to sneak in the window and take things back to his castle!" The small girl played with the little tiger upon her knee.Story Two:The Curse of a Native.Adams...
17) A House Divided
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The conclusion to Buck's celebrated Good Earth trilogy: the story of a man's return to a homeland embroiled in revolution. On the eve of a popular rebellion, the Chinese government starts to crack down in cities across the country. Fleeing the turmoil, Wang Yuan, the son of a famous general and grandson of the patriarch of The Good Earth, leaves for America to study agriculture. When he returns to China six years later, he encounters a nation still...
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Jan Sikora, veuf, ancien athlète, aujourd'hui entraîneur de judo, élève seul son fils Michal, âgé de 16 ans. Celui-ci est loin d'être l'idéal dont il rêvait. Jan fait ses preuves en tant qu'éducateur auprès des jeunes, mais en tant que père, il essuie échec sur échec. Un jour, il rencontre Karolina, avec qui il nourrit l'espoir d'une relation. Mais il sait qu'elle aime les enfants, et sa relation difficile avec son fils ne le met pas...
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Caught in a wicked storm at Pemberley, Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet are stranded together in a small picnic cottage..It is a few weeks after the glorious wedding of Mr. Bingley and Jane Bennet. The happy couple have been accompanied on their wedding trip by Miss Elizabeth Bennet, and they have made a stop in Pemberley to visit Mr. Darcy.Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth have not seen each other since the wedding, and he has not found the courage to ask her...
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Having returned to Pemberley with his new bride, Mr. Darcy is ready to enjoy his every happiness with Elizabeth Bennet, now Elizabeth Darcy. His days in the future, he knows, will be rich with good conversation and company. As to the matters of the marriage bed, however, Elizabeth is somewhat shy, and has not enjoyed it's full pleasures. On a particularly fine day, Mr. Darcy decides to take his new bride out to a secluded area of Pemberley's orchards,...
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