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The great work of Gibbon is indispensable to the student of history. The literature of Europe offers no substitute for The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. It has obtained undisp... more »
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Lewis Romayne is a recluse, forced from his life of academic research by the dying call of an aunt in Paris. Subsequently involved in a duel, he returns a broken man, until he meets Stella Eyrecourt... more »
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Collins' most financially successful novel, The Evil Genius opens with a jury determining the fate of a sea captain whose ship allegedly facilitated a diamond theft. The story develops into a powerf... more »
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This story first appeared in Charles Dickens' magazine, "Household Words," volume 16, number 382, July 18, 1857. Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed d... more »
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A volume of two stories in which a young girl dreads the return of a spurned lover, and the interest of two bankers is aroused by a man carrying a large cash-box around town.
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Gerard Roylake returns from years of banishment to take up his inheritance surrounded by strangers. A meeting with Cristel Toller brings back childhood memories, but also introduces him to a siniste... more »
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The NoteBooks of Leonardo da Vinci reveal a true Renaissance man, whose habit of rigorous enquiry, observation, and experiment, grounded in a philosophic system, led him to conceive of the universe ... more »
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The NoteBooks of Leonardo da Vinci reveal a true Renaissance man, whose habit of rigorous enquiry, observation, and experiment, grounded in a philosophic system, led him to conceive of the universe ... more »
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The great work of Gibbon is indispensable to the student of history. The literature of Europe offers no substitute for The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. It has obtained undisp... more »
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This is perhaps Collins' last lucid effort before ill health and opium drained his powers. A tale of ghostly terror, relentless pace, tight narrative, and a doomed Countess characterize and distingu... more »
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When 18-year-old Emily meets Francine, a new schoolmate from the West Indies, she finds herself telling her the story of her father's death. The school-mistress approaches her, stating "I believe I ... more »
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By the time The Law and the Lady appeared in 1873, The Woman in White and The Moonstone had already established Collins as the leading practitioner of 'sensation fiction'. The Law and the Lady build... more »
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A collection of stories by Wilkie Collins.
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This story follows the fortunes of Natalie Graybrook who finds herself regarded by two men between whom the tension heightens as one finds his business collapsing.
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The great work of Gibbon is indispensable to the student of history. The literature of Europe offers no substitute for The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. It has obtained undisp... more »
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Grace and Mercy are very different women, but are both caught up in the war between Germany and France. When Grace is hit by a loose shell, Mercy seizes the chance to escape her past as a fallen wom... more »
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Using a background of myth and fairytale to expand the boundaries of 19th-century realist fiction, Wilkie Collins not only takes a blind person as his central character but also explores the idea of... more »
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This novel about the stigma of illegitimacy, rejected as immoral by the critics of its day, is now seen as a work of social insight, showing Collins at the height of his powers.
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Mr. Frank Softly was sent to one of the most fashionable and famous of the great public schools. "I will not mention it by name, because I don't think the masters would be proud of my connection wit... more »
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A Classic Victorian romance.
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The documents and correspondence of the great American patriot. These texts begin with Adams' efforts to rally public protest over the Sugar and Stamp Acts (1764-65), and continues as he becomes an ... more »
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The documents and correspondence of the great American patriot. These texts begin with Adams' efforts to rally public protest over the Sugar and Stamp Acts (1764-65), and continues as he becomes an ... more »
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The documents and correspondence of the great American patriot. These texts begin with Adams' efforts to rally public protest over the Sugar and Stamp Acts (1764-65), and continues as he becomes an ... more »
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The documents and correspondence of the great American patriot. These texts begin with Adams' efforts to rally public protest over the Sugar and Stamp Acts (1764-65), and continues as he becomes an ... more »
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Walden
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Author:
THOREAU, HENRY DAVID
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In 1845 Thoreau leased some land owned by his friend and mentor, Ralph Waldo Emerson on Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts, and lived in a cabin on it for two years, two months, and two days. T... more »
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