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Revolution and Counter-Revolution, or: Germany in 1848

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Friedrich Engels


Revolution and Counter-Revolution is an account of what happened in Prussia, Austria and other German states during 1848, describing the imp…

The Crystal Stopper

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Maurice Leblanc


During a burglary at the home of Deputy Daubrecq a crime is committed, and two accomplices of Arsène Lupin are arrested by the police…

Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, Volumes I & II

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Lucy Aikin


Memoirs of Queen Elizabeth from a variety of sources within the monarch's court, compiled and interpreted by Lucy Aikin. (Summary by Cathy B…

Once a Week

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A. A. Milne


A collection of short stories by famed Winnie the Pooh author, A.A. Milne. This charmingly humorous work from Milne's earlier writing period…

The Great Gold Rush: A Tale of the Klondike

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William Henry Pope Jarvis


Canadian journalist William Jarvis' gently fictionalized work recounts many of the countless fascinating tales of the Klondike Gold Rush in …

The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar (version 3)

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Maurice Leblanc


A series of loosely related short stories of the early adventures of France's famous gentleman burglar, Arsène Lupin, as told by an a…

A Thief in the Night

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E. W. Hornung


Gentleman thief A.J. Raffles burgles his way through a series of homes in late Victorian England. A Thief in the Night is a short story coll…

Mr. Justice Raffles

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E. W. Hornung


A. J. Raffles is a British gentleman thief of some renown who, in this, the hero's final adventure, ironically demonstrates a sense of moral…

Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others

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John Kendrick Bangs


New York-born John Kendrick Bangs was associate editor and then editor of Life and Harper magazines, eventually finding his way into the Hum…

The Prussian Officer

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D. H. Lawrence


The collection of short stories - of which The Prussian Officer is one - was Lawrence’s first such book. A German officer and his orderly ar…

An Amiable Charlatan (version 2)

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E. Phillips Oppenheim


A lively adventure of a father-daughter con team enjoying themselves in Edwardian London. - Summary by Cate Barratt

Toppleton's Client

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John Kendrick Bangs


A pre-eminent legal firm gets far more than it bargained for when it hires the son of its late senior partner, Hopkins Toppleton, Sr., simpl…

The Eight Strokes of the Clock (Version 2)

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Maurice Leblanc


The Eight Strokes of the Clock is a collection of short stories centred on Arsène Lupin, former gentleman thief extraordinaire. In th…

A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times vol 5

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François Pierre Guillaume Guizot


François Pierre Guillaume Guizot (October 4, 1787 -September 12, 1874) was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a do…

Crazy Gone Love

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Cate Brody


Ceil Clark is fed up with dating the twenty-something hipsters and slackers that litter the streets of Los Angeles nightlife like empty, dis…

France in the Nineteenth Century

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Elizabeth Wormeley Latimer


Author Elizabeth Latimer synthesizes notes from a variety of sources to produce this summary of the nation of France in the 19th century. (S…

Mystery at Geneva: An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings

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Rose Macaulay


Henry Beechtree, a newspaper correspondent for the British Bolshevist, is covering the latest otherwise sleepy session of the League of Nati…

A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times vol 6

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François Pierre Guillaume Guizot


François Pierre Guillaume Guizot was a French historian, orator, and statesman. He played a significant role in French politics befor…

Jack and the Check Book

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John Kendrick Bangs


Bangs is in top form in his version of this small collection of timeless fairy tales. If you don't immediately recognize Jack and the Check …

The Makers of Canada: Champlain

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Narcisse-Eutropee Dionne


A biography of Samuel de Champlain, French explorer, founder of Quebec, and father of New France. ( Summary by Cathy Barratt )

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