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Mary Jones and Her Bible

by Mary Ropes ...

In 1800, Mary Jones, a poor little Welsh Girl, wanted to buy a Bible with the money she had saved for over six years. Brave and barefooted, she set out on a quest over the Welsh mountains to find a Bible to purchase. Her long journey covered many miles, but she was unable to find a Bible to buy. Mary's search for a Bible led her to the home of the Reverend Thomas Charles, who was greatly moved by ... Read more

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In 1800, Mary Jones, a poor little Welsh Girl, wanted to buy a Bible with the money she had saved for over six years. Brave and barefooted, she set out on a quest over the Welsh mountains to find a Bible to purchase. Her long journey covered many miles, but she was unable to find a Bible to buy. Mary's search for a Bible led her to the home of the Reverend Thomas Charles, who was greatly moved by
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A Child Shall Lead Them

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by Mary E. Ropes ...

In a grim London suburb, the public-house called "the house that Jack built" becomes the center of a family drama shaped by greed, pride, and hidden sorrow. John Drinkrow, outwardly respectable but inwardly consumed by money, drives his neglected younger son Ratcliffe from home, while his older son Tom grows into a cold, miserly reflection of his father. Ratcliffe's desperate return only exposes ... Read more

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In a grim London suburb, the public-house called "the house that Jack built" becomes the center of a family drama shaped by greed, pride, and hidden sorrow. John Drinkrow, outwardly respectable but inwardly consumed by money, drives his neglected younger son Ratcliffe from home, while his older son Tom grows into a cold, miserly reflection of his father. Ratcliffe's desperate return only exposes
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What happened to Tad

by Mary E. Ropes ...

In 'What Happened to Tad,' Mary E. Ropes masterfully delves into the inner workings of childhood innocence and the profound implications of loss. The narrative unfolds through a poignant lens as it follows the journey of a young boy, Tad, whose sudden disappearance reverberates through the lives of those he touched. Ropes employs a vivid literary style characterized by rich imagery and evocative ... Read more

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In 'What Happened to Tad,' Mary E. Ropes masterfully delves into the inner workings of childhood innocence and the profound implications of loss. The narrative unfolds through a poignant lens as it follows the journey of a young boy, Tad, whose sudden disappearance reverberates through the lives of those he touched. Ropes employs a vivid literary style characterized by rich imagery and evocative
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The Mystery of Hoyle’s Mouth

The Adventures of Two Runaway Boys

by Mary E. Ropes ...

When Davey, a restless thirteen-year-old, defies his guardians to attend a local fair, an afternoon of stolen pleasure spirals into a perilous flight from the law. Penniless and hunted, he and a cunning companion stow away aboard a coastal schooner bound for the Welsh coast, where a limestone cavern known as Hoyle’s Mouth conceals more than smuggled contraband.Eerie cries and phantom lights haunt ... Read more

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When Davey, a restless thirteen-year-old, defies his guardians to attend a local fair, an afternoon of stolen pleasure spirals into a perilous flight from the law. Penniless and hunted, he and a cunning companion stow away aboard a coastal schooner bound for the Welsh coast, where a limestone cavern known as Hoyle’s Mouth conceals more than smuggled contraband.Eerie cries and phantom lights haunt
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Margie's Venture

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by Mary E. Ropes ...

When Fay Grayling parts from Harry Mayne before his long voyage, the farewell is shadowed by the Grayling family's mounting financial strain. Mrs. Grayling's anxieties over falling income lead her to urge marriage as a remedy, but Margie refuses the wealthy suitors offered to her, choosing honesty and independence instead. Determined to help, the sisters divide their labors, while Margie quietly ... Read more

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When Fay Grayling parts from Harry Mayne before his long voyage, the farewell is shadowed by the Grayling family's mounting financial strain. Mrs. Grayling's anxieties over falling income lead her to urge marriage as a remedy, but Margie refuses the wealthy suitors offered to her, choosing honesty and independence instead. Determined to help, the sisters divide their labors, while Margie quietly
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The Story of Mary Jones and Her Bible

A Welsh Girl's Six Years of Saved Pennies

by Mary E. Ropes ...

A Welsh girl saves her pennies for six years, then walks twenty-five miles barefoot to Bala to buy a Bible — and finds them all sold. Mary Ropes wrote this in 1882 from the records of the Bible Society, which was founded as a direct result of what happened at the end of that walk. The story is true and the book made it known across the world. Forty paintings from Constable to Clausen, gathered ... Read more

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A Welsh girl saves her pennies for six years, then walks twenty-five miles barefoot to Bala to buy a Bible — and finds them all sold. Mary Ropes wrote this in 1882 from the records of the Bible Society, which was founded as a direct result of what happened at the end of that walk. The story is true and the book made it known across the world. Forty paintings from Constable to Clausen, gathered
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Mary Jones and Her Bible

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by Mary Emily Ropes, Christopher Wright ...

Narrated by James Wood ...

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A Young Girl Tries to Buy a Bible!This is a true story of a girl called Mary Jones. As soon as she can read the large Bible at the Evans’ old farmhouse, Mary makes up her mind to buy a copy for herself.After six years she has saved enough money, but there is the long journey over the Welsh mountains to Bala. And then she hears that there are no Bibles for sale!As the story unfolds you will see how ... Read more

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A Young Girl Tries to Buy a Bible!This is a true story of a girl called Mary Jones. As soon as she can read the large Bible at the Evans’ old farmhouse, Mary makes up her mind to buy a copy for herself.After six years she has saved enough money, but there is the long journey over the Welsh mountains to Bala. And then she hears that there are no Bibles for sale!As the story unfolds you will see how
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A Working Woman's Life: An Autobiography

by Marianne Farningham ...

This early work is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It is an autobiographical work and details the life of a working woman and her experiences. This fascinating work is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of anyone interested in the history of working women. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely ... Read more

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This early work is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It is an autobiographical work and details the life of a working woman and her experiences. This fascinating work is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of anyone interested in the history of working women. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely
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Busman's Honeymoon

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THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING QUEEN OF CLASSIC CRIME, DOROTHY L SAYERS_____________________________________________________________________'An all-time classic whodunnit' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The best detective story writer of her generation' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Dorothy L. Sayers is my favourite crime writer' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'One of the "Queens of Crime" alongside Agatha Christie' Reader ... Read more

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THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING QUEEN OF CLASSIC CRIME, DOROTHY L SAYERS_____________________________________________________________________'An all-time classic whodunnit' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The best detective story writer of her generation' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Dorothy L. Sayers is my favourite crime writer' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'One of the "Queens of Crime" alongside Agatha Christie' Reader
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Letters to an American Lady

by C. S. Lewis ...

On October 26, 1950, C. S. Lewis wrote the first of more than a hundred letters he would send to a woman he had never met, but with whom he was to maintain a correspondence for the rest of his life.Ranging broadly in subject matter, the letters discuss topics as profound as the love of God and as frivolous as preferences in cats. Lewis himself clearly had no idea that these letters would ever see ... Read more

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On October 26, 1950, C. S. Lewis wrote the first of more than a hundred letters he would send to a woman he had never met, but with whom he was to maintain a correspondence for the rest of his life.Ranging broadly in subject matter, the letters discuss topics as profound as the love of God and as frivolous as preferences in cats. Lewis himself clearly had no idea that these letters would ever see
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Adam Bede

Restored Classics to Go Edition

by George Eliot ...

According to The Oxford Companion to English Literature (1967), "the plot is founded on a story told to George Eliot by her aunt Elizabeth Evans, a Methodist preacher, and the original of Dinah Morris of the novel, of a confession of child-murder, made to her by a girl in prison." (Wikipedia) This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design. ... Read more

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According to The Oxford Companion to English Literature (1967), "the plot is founded on a story told to George Eliot by her aunt Elizabeth Evans, a Methodist preacher, and the original of Dinah Morris of the novel, of a confession of child-murder, made to her by a girl in prison." (Wikipedia) This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.
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Stalky & Co.

by Rudyard Kipling ...

Series series Rudyard Kipling Collection
Dodo Collections brings you another classic from Rudyard Kipling, ‘Stalky & Co.’First published in 1899, Stalky and Co. is a collection of school stories based on Kipling's own experiences at the United Services College. Kipling himself appears as the central character called Beetle and through him shows how school is a pattern-maker for the experiences of life. The Complete Stalky & Co., first ... Read more

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Dodo Collections brings you another classic from Rudyard Kipling, ‘Stalky & Co.’First published in 1899, Stalky and Co. is a collection of school stories based on Kipling's own experiences at the United Services College. Kipling himself appears as the central character called Beetle and through him shows how school is a pattern-maker for the experiences of life. The Complete Stalky & Co., first
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