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  • The Great Blizzard

    The setting is Brooklyn and New York from 1884 to the Blizzard of ’88. The Great Snow of Christmas. Humorous and tender incidents of life. In The Great Blizzard, the author brings a special freshness and nostalgia to a time when the Brooklyn Bridge was new, when women took pride in their husbands’ whiskers, and when twenty-five cents was highway robbery for a country ham sandwich. ... Read more

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  • All The King's Men

    Winner of the Pulitzer Prize

    WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE“All the King’s Men, the best American political novel ever written, is generally read as a cautionary tale about how power poisons slowly, like arsenic, or cynicism. But it’s also a fable about history, and why, like poetry, it’s so hard to write it fast." -Jill LeporeRobert Penn Warren’s masterpiece follows the career of Willie Stark, a back-country lawyer whose ... Read more

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  • Complete Stories

    The complete collection of short stories from one of the 20th century's wittiest writersDorothy Parker’s talents extended far beyond brash one-liners and clever rhymes. This collection of stories not only bring to life the urban milieu that was her bailiwick but lay bare the uncertainties and disappointments of ordinary people living ordinary lives.Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of ... Read more

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  • Black no more

    In "Black No More," Schuyler explores the concept of racial identity and social attitudes toward race in America. The novel is set in the early 20th century and centers around the invention of a scientific process that can turn black people into white people. The story follows the protagonist, Max Disher, a black man who undergoes the transformation and navigates the complexities and ... Read more

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  • She Came One Spring – A Mail Order Bride Romance

    by Sharaya Lee ...
    She Came One Spring – A Mail Order Bride RomanceSweet Historical Western RomanceCa. 153 pagesBoston 1880:Newly orphaned Layna Summers escaped her exploiters and found refuge with Parson Riveter's family. The parson runs a mail order bride service. Layna sits in as he interviews prospective brides. One day she reads a poetic letter from a Virginia planter seeking a bride that speaks to her as if it ... Read more

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  • Lady

    A Novel

    by Thomas Tryon ...
    **"A spellbinder with a twisted ending . . . You can't put it down"—from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Other ( Des Moines Register ).In Pequot Landing, there are two sights to see: the largest elm in America, which dominates the stately old village green, and the house of Lady Harleigh. When the Great War ended, she was the most beautiful bride in the village, and though she was ... Read more

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  • 100 Selected Stories

    Series series Wordsworth Classics
    With a new Introduction by Professor Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D.This selection of a hundred of O. Henry’s succinct tales displays the range, humour and humanity of a perennially popular short-story writer.Here Henry gives a richly colourful and exuberantly entertaining panorama of social life, ranging from thieves to tycoons, from the streets of New York to the prairies of Texas.These stories are ... Read more

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  • Murder in the Cotswolds

    by A. B. Guthrie ...
    Series Book 5 - The Sheriff Chick Charleston Mysteries
    A Montana sheriff solves a quintessentially English mystery in this lively episode in A. B. Guthrie Jr.'s beloved suspense seriesSheriff Chick Charleston is used to the big sky, wide-open spaces, and no-nonsense attitude of the American West. But when his wife suggests a trip to England to research her family history, he is happy to tag along. The Cotswolds may not be Montana, but the rolling ... Read more

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  • The Devil and Daniel Webster

    IT’S A STORY THEY TELL IN THE BORDER COUNTRY, where Massachusetts joins Vermont and New Hampshire. Yes, Dan’l Webster’s dead-or, at least, they buried him. But every time there’s a thunder storm around Marshfield, they say you can hear his rolling voice in the hollows of the sky. And they say that if you go to his grave and speak loud and clear, “Dan’l Webster-Dan’l Webster!” the ground’ll begin ... Read more

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  • A corner in corn; or, How a Chicago boy did the trick

    by Self-made man ...
    "A Corner in Corn; or, How a Chicago Boy Did the Trick" is a novel attributed to an anonymous author using the pseudonym "Self-Made Man." The book, published in the late 19th century, revolves around the story of a young boy from Chicago and his endeavors, likely involving business, innovation, or entrepreneurship in the corn trade or related industries.As the title suggests, the narrative might ... Read more

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  • Knight's Gambit

    Faulkner's six dectective stories feature attorney Gavin Stevens, a recurring character from Faulkner's novels, as he investigates violent crimes. This newly restored edition presents the stories the way Faulkner intended them.Originally published in 1949, Knight's Gambit is a collection of six stories written in the 1930s and 1940s that focus on the criminal investigations of Gavin Stevens, the ... Read more

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  • Miss Maitland, Private Secretary

    "Miss Maitland, Private Secretary" follows the story of the titular character, Miss Maitland, as she navigates the challenges and intrigues of working as a private secretary in New York City at the turn of the 20th century. Miss Maitland is a capable and resourceful young woman who takes pride in her work and strives to excel in her role.As Miss Maitland settles into her job, she becomes ... Read more

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