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As the first Anglo-Burmese War is raging, a young man, Stanley, finds himself involved. Set in early nineteenth century India and Burma, "On the Irrawaddy, A Story of the First Burmese War" is an exciting...
Young Guy Poynton finds himself caught up in a mystery after witnessing a clandestine political meeting on the German-Russia border. A few weeks later, Guy disappears from a nightclub in Paris. Despite...
Originally published in 1875 as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly, Roderick Hudson is a One has the money but not the talent. One has the talent but not the money. It would seem that Rowland Mallet and...
Set in the glamour of pre-WWI Monaco, 'Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo' follows the exploits of Sir Hunterleys. An English MP, he discovers his estranged wife in the company of the Draconmeyers, who he had expressly...
When an old sea captain dies mysteriously in his parent's inn, young Jim Hawkins finds a treasure map in the captain's possessions that will spark a wild and adventures treasure hunt. Joined by a handful...
Charlotte Mary Yonge's 'The Young Step-Mother' - or ´A Chronicle of Mistakes´ - is a historical fiction novel that tells the story of the heroine, Albinia Ferrars, who leaves her happy home to marry Edmund...
'Lady Audley's Secret' by Mary Elizabeth Braddon is a Victorian sensation novel and her most famous and well-known work. In this story, which combines elements from detective novels, psychological thrillers,...
Laying the foundations for Clint Eastwood's nameless character in 'The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly,' 'The Virginian' is a landmark novel of the western genre. The eponymous hero is the strong, tall, silent...
It usually takes somebody already familiar with the piece or its author, or perhaps a bride-to-be who went a little too deep down the Google rabbit hole, to whip up much attention for a title like "The...
Instead of Instagram-ing her grand tour of Europe, Louisa May Alcott wrote this collection of short stories inspired by it. Whilst not directly about 'Little Women' (boo) the stories switch from fiction...
Sir Harry Hotspur is forced to rewrite his will after the death of his only son and heir. Keen that the ancestral property Humblethwaite Hall should go to his daughter Emily, Sir Harry must find away...
Following the first world war, John Raven dwells on the course of path for his friends Dick and Raven who served in the Ambulance corps. He laments on the relationship of Raven and 'Nan', who have a considerable...
Published in 1860, Anthony Trollope's 'Castle Richmond' is based in the South West of Ireland at the beginning of the great famine. The story opens with the mysterious blackmail of depressed Sir Thomas...
When you hear Charles Dickens you most likely think 'please sir, can I have some more?' or imagine Mr Scrooge (or Scrooge Mcduck if you're feeling 90's nostalgic) snapping at Tiny Tim. That was not always...
Archibald Hunter arrives at Cruden Bay for his yearly seaside vacation, looking for nothing more than peace and quiet. Then all of a sudden his life becomes plagued by intimidating visions and omens of...
Born from the mists of Irish legend, Bram Stoker's 'The Snake's Pass' traces a romance fraught with mystery and peril. Arthur Severn is holidaying in the town of Carnacliff, Ireland, when he meets a peasant...
Father and son team John and Ezra Girdlestone are facing the financial ruin of their family business. In order to save the firm and the family name, the duo come up with a series of devious plans in order...
In Elizabeth von Arnim's humourous novel, "The Pastor's Wife", the main character Ingeborg Bullivant goes on a spontaneous trip to Lucerne and returns engaged to a Prussian pastor. However, her new life...
Young Molly Gibson is the daughter of the widowed Dr Gibson. She has been brought up by her father, but as Molly approaches adulthood Dr Gibson foresees trouble ahead, and Molly's life changes forever...
British politician Sir Julien Portel finds himself framed in a scandal by the jealous and ambitious Mabel Carraby, who is intent on pushing him out of his role in order that her husband may take Julien's...
E. Phillips Oppenheim took a foray into the world of science fiction for this 1910 novel 'The Black Box'. With elements of the ridiculous and sublime, we follow extraordinary detective Sanford Quest,...
First published in 1896, 'The World's Great Snare' is one of E. Phillips Oppenheim's earlier novels. Set in a California gold mining camp, Englishman Bryan Bryan is tracking down a mysterious man named...
Our protagonist the young George Bertram meets and befriends the vicar's son Arthur Wilkinson whilst studying at Oxford, and begins to wonder if he too has a vocation in the Church. Though strongly dissuaded...
A rich misanthropic man with no friends die and leaves all his money to his estranged son, John Harmon, who lives abroad. But Harmon can only inherit the money on the condition that he marries a woman...
“E così, le tecnologie m’interessano – come dire? – per forza di cose, giacché una determinata civiltà comprende sia tutto ciò che la collettività aveva desiderato, sia ciò che non era intenzione di nessuno.”...
C’È UN MOTIVO PER CUI NON SI VEDONO FANTASMI IN GIRO… e si chiama MAGIC ORDER! Sono cinque famiglie di maghi di tutto il mondo, che vivono fra noi come insegnanti, paramedici, tassisti e assistenti di...
Per secoli, l'Ordine Magico ha protetto la razza umana dai crudeli maghi oscuri. Ora Victor Korne, erede di coloro che prima dominavano il mondo, trama nell'ombra e sta radunando un potente esercito allo...
Die fünfzehnjährige Maya kann es kaum fassen: Leon, der gut aussehende Neue, scheint ein Auge auf sie geworfen zu haben. Doch eigentlich steht ihr danach nicht der Sinn: Sie hat keine Lust auf Schule,...
A successful model, a failed marriage, the Parisian luxury life - against this backdrop, a love story unfolds that is put to the test in many ways. The question soon arises as to whether the fateful encounter...
Arlington Park, a modern-day English suburb, is a place devoted to the profitable ordinariness of life. Amidst its leafy avenues and comfortable houses, its residents live out the dubious accomplishments...
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