Fiction
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Where the Trail DividesWhere the Trail DividesThe man was short and fat, and greasy above the dark beard line. In addition, he was bowlegged as a greyhound, and just now he moved with a limp as though very footsore. His coarse blue flannel shirt, open at the...
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Ohne den Vater: Erzählung aus dem KriegeOhne den Vater: Erzählung aus dem KriegeIm gemtlichen Wohnzimmer eines Forsthauses in Ostpreuen sa ein kleiner Familienkreis eng und traulich beisammen: der Frster Stegemann mit seiner noch ganz jungen, lieblichen Frau, die ihr Kindchen in den Armen hielt und versuchte, mit zrtlichen Worten und...
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The Torrent (Entre Naranjos)The Torrent (Entre Naranjos)Finding himself on the broad, red-marble staircase in the silence of that ancient mansion, of such princely magnificence, he experienced the sudden sense of comfort and wellbeing that a traveler feels on plunging into a bath after a tedious journey. Ever...
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The Rudder Grangers Abroad and Other StoriesThe Rudder Grangers Abroad and Other StoriesThe sun shone warm and soft, as it shines in winter time in the semi-tropics. The wind blew strong, as it blows whenever and wherever it listeth. Seven pelicans labored slowly through the air. A flock of ducks...
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The Conjure WomanThe Conjure WomanSome years ago my wife was in poor health, and our family doctor, in whose skill and honesty I had implicit confidence, advised a change of climate. I shared, from an unprofessional standpoint, his opinion that the raw winds, the chill rains,...
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The Gold Hunters: A Story of Life and Adventure in the Hudson Bay WildsThe Gold Hunters: A Story of Life and Adventure in the Hudson Bay WildsTo the sweet-voiced, dark-eyed little half-Cree maiden at Lac-Bain, who is the Minnetaki of this story; and to "Teddy" Brown, guide and trapper, and loyal comrade of the author in many...
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The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — FictionThe World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction In mentioning "Quentin Durward" for the first time Scott speaks of himself as having been ill, and "Peveril" as having suffered through it. "I propose a good rally, however," he says, "and hope it will...
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The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic TalesThe Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales It is strange to me, Jock Calder of West Inch, to feel that though now, in the very centre of the nineteenth century, I am but five-and-fifty years of age, and though it is only once in...
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Fate Knocks at the Door: A NovelFate Knocks at the Door: A NovelIn speaking of the first four notes of the opening movement, Beethoven said, some time after he had finished the Fifth Symphony: "So pocht das Shicksal an die Pforte" ("Thus Fate Knocks at the Door"); and between that...
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La Belle-Nivernaise: Histoire d'un vieux bateau et de son équipageLa Belle-Nivernaise: Histoire d'un vieux bateau et de son équipagePas d'quipages dans la rue, de falbalas, ni de flneurs sur les trottoirs,mais des marchands de quatre saisons criant le rebut des Halles, et une bousculade d'ouvriers sortant des fabriques, la blouse roule sous le...
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La rôtisserie de la Reine PédauqueLa rôtisserie de la Reine PédauqueJ'ai dessein de rapporter les rencontres singulires de ma vie. Il y en a de belles et d'tranges. En les remmorant, je doute moi-mme si je n'ai pas rv. J'ai connu un cabbaliste gascon dont je ne puis dire...
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La notte del CommendatoreLa notte del CommendatoreQuesto era il breve dialogo che ricorreva ogni sera, intorno alle dieci, e da anni parecchi, tra il signor Commendatore e la sua governante; quegli dalla sua camera da letto, dove stava terminando di leggere i giornali, questa da una saletta...
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John CaldigateJohn CaldigatePerhaps it was more the fault of Daniel Caldigate the father than of his son John Caldigate, that they two could not live together in comfort in the days of the young man's early youth. And yet it would have been much for...
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Love and Mr. LewishamLove and Mr. Lewisham The opening chapter does not concern itself with Loveindeed that antagonist does not certainly appear until the thirdand Mr. Lewisham is seen at his studies. It was ten years ago, and in those days he was assistant master in the...
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The Wrong TwinThe Wrong TwinAn establishment in Newbern Center, trading under the name of the Foto Art Shop, once displayed in its window a likeness of the twin sons of Dave Cowan. Side by side, on a lavishly fringed plush couch, they confronted the camera with...
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The Reflections of Ambrosine: A NovelThe Reflections of Ambrosine: A NovelIn thanking the readers who were kind enough to appreciate my "Visits of Elizabeth," I take this opportunity of saying that I did not write the two other books which appeared anonymously. The titles of those works were so...
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My Brilliant CareerMy Brilliant CareerA few months before I left Australia I got a letter from the bush signed "Miles Franklin", saying that the writer had written a novel, but knew nothing of editors and publishers, and asking me to read and advise. Something about the...
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Le Mauvais GénieLe Mauvais GénieJulien baissa la tte et ne rpondit pas. Il entra les dindons pour la nuit, puis il alla puiser de l'eau pour la ferme; il balaya la cour, tendit les fumiers, et ne rentra que lorsque tout l'ouvrage fut fini. On allait...
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The Second GenerationThe Second Generation 1906 In six minutes the noon whistle would blow. But the workmenthe seven hundred in the Ranger-Whitney flour mills, the two hundred and fifty in the Ranger-Whitney cooperage adjoiningwere, every man and boy of them, as hard at it as if...
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The World of IceThe World of IceDear Reader, most people prefer a short to a long preface. Permit me, therefore, to cut this one short, by simply expressing an earnest hope that my book may afford you much profit and amusement. The chase and the battleThe chances...
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