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Chapter 21 - A Scare

In Eight Cousins (Version 3)

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Louisa May Alcott


Eight Cousins, or The Aunt-Hill was published in 1875 by American novelist Louisa May Alcott. It is the story of Rose Campbell, a lonely and…

A Patriotic Barber in Fault

In Secret Service; or, Recollections of a City Detective

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Andrew Forrester


This book of fiction from 1864, as you can guess from the title, presents a series of accounts of different cases that the “City Detective” …

The Parson's Counsel

In There and Back

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George MacDonald


An unscrupulous baronet is left a widower and couldn't care less what happens to his ugly newborn heir. But when an icy stepmother moves in …

Irremediable by Ella D'Arcy

In Stories of Troubled Marriages

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Ella D'Arcy


Anyone who is, or has been, married knows that marriage takes work. While some marriages may be 'made in heaven', others, quite simply, are …

The Haunted Orchard

In Short Ghost and Horror Collection 072

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Richard le Gallienne


A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, four-legged beasts and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up your…

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