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Fall River Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Through his fiction, H.G. Wells transformed some of the most pressing social, political, and cultural issues of his day-class struggle, colonial imperialism, nation building, uncontrolled scientific experimentation-into the raw material of brilliant speculative fables.
The six novels collected in The War of the Worlds and Other Science Fiction Classics were all written at the turn of the twentieth century, and with them Wells helped to lay the foundations...
3) 813
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Ligaran
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Gentleman thief Arsène Lupin finds himself wrongfully accused of murder, and must find the real killer to clear his name. This early work by Maurice Leblanc was originally published in 1910 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc was born on 11th November 1864 in Rouen, Normandy, France. He was a novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman...
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English
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Originally published serially in 1912, "The Lost World" is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic tale of discovery and adventure. The story begins with the narrator, the curious and intrepid reporter Edward Malone, meeting Professor Challenger, a strange and brilliant paleontologist who insists that he has found dinosaurs still alive deep in the Amazon. Malone agrees to accompany Challenger, as well as Challenger's unconvinced colleague Professor Summerlee,...
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Series
Allan Quatermain series volume 2
Publisher
Author's Republic
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
After the tragic death of his son, Allan Quatermain's grief is inconsolable. Feeling that the only possible way to ease his pain is through an expedition, Quatermain seeks out Captain Good, Sir Henry Curtis, and the Zulu chief Umslopogaas, who all previously journeyed with him to King Solomon's Mine. After explaining his predicament, Quatermain persuades them to accompany him on one last journey-a search mission to find a lost city. Together they...
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Naxos Audiobooks
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
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The Children of the New Forest (1847) is a novel by Frederick Marryat. Although Marryat is more widely known for novels inspired by his experience as a captain in the Royal Navy, The Children of the New Forest is a historical children's novel set in the aftermath of the English Civil War. Bringing his readers into the world of danger and political intrigue that was England in the 17th century, Marryat earns his place as one of the leading adventure...
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English
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This ancient Chinese military text dissects thirteen aspects of warfare from a strategical and intellectual point of view. Deploring the use of excess force causing economic and civilian losses while discussing strategies that are still relevant to modern warfare, the text continues to resonate with readers around the world and has been considered fundamental in military doctrine for over two thousand years.
The Art of War was first translated...
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Mariner Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A gorgeous new centennial edition of Ernest Hemingway's landmark short story of a veteran's solo fishing trip in Michigan's rugged Upper Peninsula, illustrated with specially commissioned artwork by master engraver Chris Wormell and featuring a revelatory foreword by John N. Maclean.
10) The Stranger
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
In the story of an ordinary man who unwittingly gets drawn into a senseless murder on a sun-drenched Algerian beach, Camus was exploring what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd". Now in a new American translation, the classic has been given new life for generations to come.
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Nathaniel Drinkwater sea stories volume 12
Publisher
Sheridan House
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
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Series
Nathaniel Drinkwater sea stories volume 10
Publisher
Sheridan House
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
13) A King's Cutter
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Series
Nathaniel Drinkwater sea stories volume 2
Publisher
Sheridan House
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
14) Mystery Mile
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Series
Albert Campion mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Classic Crime from the Golden Age, the second in the Albert Campion Series. Margery Allingham is J.K. Rowling's favourite Golden Age author.
Albert Campion is sailing home when he saves the life of fellow passenger, Judge Crowdy Lobbett. Hunted by the notoriously deadly Simister gang, it seems as though the judge's troubles have followed him from America.
Determined to catch the infamous gang leader, Albert bundles the judge, along...
Albert Campion is sailing home when he saves the life of fellow passenger, Judge Crowdy Lobbett. Hunted by the notoriously deadly Simister gang, it seems as though the judge's troubles have followed him from America.
Determined to catch the infamous gang leader, Albert bundles the judge, along...
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Nathaniel Drinkwater sea stories volume 11
Publisher
Sheridan House
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
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Nathaniel Drinkwater sea stories volume 13
Publisher
Sheridan House
Pub. Date
2002, c1997
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English
Author
Series
Nathaniel Drinkwater sea stories volume 1
Publisher
Sheridan House
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Nathanila Drinkwater serves in the British Navy during the American Revolution, including in South Carolina
19) 1805
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Nathaniel Drinkwater sea stories volume 6
Publisher
Sheridan House
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
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Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass are available together in one volume perfect for any fan or newcomer to this modern fantasy classic series that has graced the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Book Sense, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists.
These thrilling adventures tell the story of Lyra and Will—two ordinary children...
These thrilling adventures tell the story of Lyra and Will—two ordinary children...