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"A Debt Discharged" is a gripping thriller novel about gangs and forgery by the acclaimed British author Edgar Wallace. The gifted Thomas Maple and his niece Verity live together o ...

When Tona’s husband dies at sea she is left alone to fend for both herself and her sons. She opens a tavern and attempts to live a normal life, even finding another handsome man to ...

'The Mirror of the Sea' (1906) is a collection of autobiographical essays first published in various magazines between 1904 and 1906.Joseph Conrad lived an exciting and eventful li ...

The Jubilee marks the fiftieth year of the reign of Queen Victoria. Dickensian in its sweeping scope of London life, Gissing’s "In the Year of the Jubilee" (1834) depicts the hars ...

"The Harvester" is a gentle love story, made up of a fondness for nature, high moral ideals and an engaging plot. It is the story of young David Langston, who lives in the countrys ...

"Laddie" is Gene Stratton-Porter’s most autobiographical novel, and is titled after her brother, who drowned as a teenager. It is the story of Pamela Pryor and Laddie Stranton. Whi ...

"The Storm" (1704) is a founding document of modern journalism. It tells of the events of November 1703, when a hurricane struck Britain. It is composed of verbatim eyewitness acco ...

Both Cassisus Calhoun and Maurice Gerald would love to marry Louise Poindexter. Louise, however, is preoccupied by the murder of her brother, and marriage is the last thing on her ...

Do you enjoy reading the original; using your own imagination to paint a picture of the world in your head; and forming your own opinions BEFORE you see the screen adaptation? Us t ...

Filled with macabre mansions, things that go bump in the night and a healthy dose of farce, ‘Northanger Abbey’ is Jane Austen’s first novel and a satirical parody of the Gothic tra ...

Jane Austen famously wrote: 'I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like.'Emma Woodhouse is perhaps Jane Austen’s most seductive and complicated character, f ...

A modern-day Hamlet, Laevsky enjoys blaming his issues on the corrupting influence of his time and civilization. Van Koren, on the other hand, believes strongly in the survival of ...

"Kenilworth" is a historical novel by Walter Scott that centres on the royal court romance, intrigue, and mystery between Queen Elizabeth I and the Earl of Leicester. Once again, S ...

"A Legend of Montrose" is part of Scott’s "Waverley" series and takes place during the English Civil War in the 1640s. Sir Dugald, one of the protagonists, gets involved into a str ...

Saveliy is highly suspicious that his wife, Raisa is a witch. She is constantly luring people into their poverty-ridden house, under the pretence of shelter from a storm, in order ...

Fydor Lukitch Sysoev has been regarded as the best teacher for as long as he can remember, he cares about his students and never forgets an injustice or mistreatment. However, his ...

Olga Mikhaylovna is pregnant, and she has spent the day plodding through her husbands name-day party, waiting on their guest's hand and foot. Tired of being pleasant to everyone, s ...

Förlovningen mellan den unga Henrietta och greven Göran de Val ska inom kort offentliggöras och förberedelserna inför den stora middagen är i full gång. Men trots att deras kärlek ...

Handlingen utspelar sig i en by på Österlen under en varm helg i september. Den handlar om fotografen Brandy som har ett förhållande med en gift kvinna och väntar på ett tecken om ...

Tre porträtt är en bok med tre kortromaner av Klas Östergren utgiven 2002. Boken består av litterära porträtt av tre personer som betytt mycket för berättaren: en kollega, en kamra ...

Romanen utspelar sig i en by vid havet på Österlen och handlar om ett antal mäklare som intar byns badhotell och påstår sig vilja köpa upp fastigheter för att härbärgera flyktingar ...

Romanen utspelar sig i ett fiskeläge på Österlen och handlar om den alkoholiserade fiskaren Thomas Wulff-Hansen. Tillsammans med Handelsmän och partisaner (1991) och Under i septem ...

Romanen handlar om nattportieren Roland som hamnar på sjukhus efter att ha drabbats av hjärtproblem. Där träffar han cigarretthandlaren Yngve som också är patient. De börjar tala o ...

Melanie has been the ward of Sir James and called the estate of Wroxford Priory her home. When Sir James dies and the new heir – his nephew – arrives, things are not off to a grea ...

Victoria survives a car accident along with her employer’s son and begins to care for the boy, who is now fatherless. Sir Peter kindly enough provides the two with a place to stay. ...