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MacariaMacariaThe town-clock was on the last stroke of twelve, the solitary candle measured but two inches from its socket, and as the summer wind rushed through the half-closed shutters, the melted tallow dripped slowly into the brightly-burnished brazen candlestick. The flickering light fell upon...
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The Wind in the WillowsThe Wind in the WillowsTHE Mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home. First with brooms, then with dusters; then on ladders and steps and chairs, with a brush and a pail of whitewash; till he had dust in...
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The Silver Lining: A Guernsey StoryThe Silver Lining: A Guernsey StoryThe mackerel boats from Cobo (a bay in the island of Guernsey) were setting sail; an old woman was detaching limpets from the rocks, and slowly, but steadily, filling up her basket. On the west side of the bay,...
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FantômasFantômasHurrying to the fireplace, the Marquise de Langrune took a large log from a basket and flung it on to the glowing embers on the hearth; the log crackled and shed a brilliant light over the whole room; the guests of the Marquise instinctively...
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A Royal PrisonerA Royal Prisoner CHAPTER PAGE I. A Royal Jag 3 II. Mother Citron's Tenants 12 III. The Tragedy of the Rue De Monceau 21 IV. Who Do They Think I Am? 33 V. By the Singing Fountains 42 VI. The Investigation Begins 49 VII....
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The Rough RoadThe Rough RoadThis is the story of Doggie Trevor. It tells of his doings and of a girl in England and a girl in France. Chiefly it is concerned with the influences that enabled him to win through the war. Doggie Trevor did not...
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Tales of the Malayan CoastTales of the Malayan Coast - From Penang to the PhilippinesThese stories are the result of nine years residence and experience on the Malayan coastthat land of romance and adventure which the ancients knew as the Golden Chersonesus, and which, in modern times, has...
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Treasure IslandTreasure IslandSummary: While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune. Squire Trelawney, Doctor Livesey, and the rest of these gentlemen...
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Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other TalesSolomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other TalesInconsistencies in language and dialect found in the original book have been retained. Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice. Printer errors have been changed, and they are indicated with a mouse-hover and listed at the end...
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Papess JoanneΗ Πάπισσα ΙωάνναNote: Footnotes have been transferred at the end of the book. This must be a 1920 edition, although the year is not printed on the book. A previous edition (4th edition, 1882) that I happened to see, included a further ntroduction and...
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Colonel Carter's Christmas and The Romance of an Old-Fashioned GentlemanColonel Carter's Christmas and The Romance of an Old-Fashioned GentlemanIt will be remembered, doubtless, that the chronicles of my very dear friend, Colonel Carter (published some years ago), make mention of but one festival of importancea dinner given at Carter Hall, near Cartersville, Virginia;...
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City Crimes Or, Life in New York and BostonCity Crimes; Or, Life in New York and Boston'What a happy dog I ought to be!' exclaimed Frank Sydney, as he reposed his slippered feet upon the fender, and sipped his third glass of old Madeira, one winter's evening in the year 18, in...
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The Romance of a Mummy and EgyptThe Romance of a Mummy and Egypt - The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5The subject of "The Romance of a[3] Mummy" was possibly suggested to Thophile Gautier by Ernest Feydeau, the author of "Fanny" and other works of purely light literature, who published...
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Five O'Clock Tea: FarceFive O'Clock Tea: FarceMRS. Amy Somers, in a lightly floating tea-gown of singularly becoming texture and color, employs the last moments of expectance before the arrival of her guests in marching up and down in front of the mirror which fills the space between...
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Sir Harry Hotspur of HumblethwaiteSir Harry Hotspur of HumblethwaiteSir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite was a mighty person in Cumberland, and one who well understood of what nature were the duties, and of what sort the magnificence, which his position as a great English commoner required of him. He...
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Germinie LacerteuxGerminie LacerteuxJuly 22, 1862.The disease is gradually doing its[9] work of destruction in our poor Rose. It is as if the immaterial manifestations of life that formerly emanated from her body were dying one by one. Her face is entirely changed. Her expression is...
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La cuerda del ahorcadoLa cuerda del ahorcado - Últimas aventuras de Rocambole: I El Loco de BedlamRocambole permaneca de pie, tranquilo y con la frente erguida; y pareca esperar el fin de aquel cataclismo con la serenidad del hombre que no teme la muerte, y que por...
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Nobody's GirlNobody's Girl - (En Famille)"Nobody's Girl," published in France under the title "En Famille", follows "Nobody's Boy" as a companion juvenile story, and takes place with it as one of the supreme juvenile stories of the world. Like "Nobody's Boy" it was also crowned...
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Anthony LyvedenAnthony LyvedenFirst Published . . 1921 Reprinted . . . . 1922 Reprinted . . . . 1923 Reprinted . . . . 1925 Reprinted . . . . 1928 Reprinted . . . . 1929 Reprinted . . . . 1932 Reprinted ....
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Di Gong An狄公案 You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of receipt of the work. 1.F.3....
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