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World Classics eBook Series

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  • A Journal of the Plague Year

    by Daniel Defoe ...
    Series series World Classics
    'Lord have mercy upon us'. If these words were painted on your door, it could only mean one thing—you were one of the infected.In the years 1665 and 1666, the bubonic plague ravaged London. Bodies piled up on the streets, families quarantined themselves indoors. 100,000 people would perish, a quarter of the city's population.In "A Journal of the Plague Year", Daniel Defoe offer a fictionalised ... Read more

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  • Colonel Jack

    by Daniel Defoe ...
    Series series World Classics
    Jack lives his life as an outcast. He cares only about two things - trade and crime. Together with his two brothers, he wreaks havoc and indulges in a multitude of different professions, not all of them legitimate. There is no end to Jack's escapades, nor his luck, originality, and cunning, all of which he has in spades. A genuine adventure novel, this is unmissable for fans of Robert Louis ... Read more

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  • Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress

    by Daniel Defoe ...
    Series series World Classics
    Daniel Defoe's last novel, 'Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress' is a biographical account of a woman's fight for survival. Having recently become penniless, Roxana is forced to resort to sexual services in order to keep herself afloat. Defoe's flair for depicting female struggle render this a deeply human novel, unmissable for those who enjoyed Defoe's own 'Moll Flanders'. ... Read more

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  • Memoirs of a Cavalier

    by Daniel Defoe ...
    Series series World Classics
    "Memoirs of a Cavalier" is a literary sleight of hand. Written in the style of an eyewitness account, it's actually a work of fiction—a trick Defoe would repeat in his later book "A Journal of a Plague Year". Originally published anonymously, many readers of the time were fooled into thinking it was real.The book's unnamed protagonist is an English gentleman with a lust for adventure. He details ... Read more

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  • Robinson Crusoe

    by Daniel Defoe ...
    Series series World Classics
    "Robinson Crusoe" is Daniel Defoe's best and most popular novel. It is structured like an autobiography of the main character, depicting his castaway adventures on a lonely island for 28 years. Defoe's novel abounds in detailed natural descriptions, moments of calm before the stormy action, and powerful character development. It is the story of quite an ordinary man who struggles to survive in ... Read more

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  • The Storm

    by Daniel Defoe ...
    Series series World Classics
    "The Storm" (1704) is a founding document of modern journalism. It tells of the events of November 1703, when a hurricane struck Britain. It is composed of verbatim eyewitness accounts, solicited from survivors through a newspaper advertisement that Defoe placed shortly after the hurricane struck.This account remains a required reading for journalism students to this day. ... Read more

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    Our Lancaster raced over the perimeter track and then tore down the slope through the dispersal area... with its wheels thumping on the grass but still firmly on the ground. It now seemed that nothing could save us and that, in the next couple of moments, we would disappear in a great explosion. I could hear Bob saying "Get off the ground, you bastard, get off," while Harry just said nothing... ... Read more

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  • Mrs Dalloway(Illustrated)

    Illustrated Edition with 20 Captivating IllustrationsIncludes a Comprehensive SummaryFeatures a Detailed Character ListContains an Exclusive Biography of Virginia WoolfMrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf is a timeless masterpiece that captures a single day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a high-society woman in post-World War I London. As she prepares for a grand evening part... ... Read more

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  • The Man Who Knew Too Much

    The adventures in this classic British mystery trace the activities of Horne Fisher, the man who knew too much, and his trusted friend Harold March. Although Horne's keen mind and powerful deductive gifts make him a natural sleuth, his inquiries have a way of developing moral complications. Notable for their wit and sense of wonder, these tales offer an evocative portrait of upper-crust society in ... Read more

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  • The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    One is kind, well-respected, and intelligent.The other is evil, selfish and, oh-so-immoral.But what if I told you that they were both the same person?And what would you think if I revealed that scientific endeavours, gory investigations, and malicious meanderings were behind this strange case of dual personality?'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' is a tense and thrilling read for fans of ... Read more

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  • Oz: The Complete Collection

    by L. Frank Baum ...
    Here you will find the complete Oz collection in the chronological order of their original publication.- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz- The Marvelous Land of Oz- Ozma of Oz- Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz- The Road to Oz- The Emerald City of Oz- The Patchwork Girl of Oz- Tik-Tok of Oz- The Scarecrow of Oz- Rinkitink in Oz- The Lost Princess of Oz- The Tin Woodman of Oz- The Magic of Oz<p... ... Read more

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  • Persuasion - Illustrated

    by Jane Austen ...
    Persuasion is the last novel fully completed by Jane Austen. It was published at the end of 1817, six months after her death.The story concerns Anne Elliot, a young Englishwoman of 27 years, whose family is moving to lower their expenses and get out of debt. They rent their home to an Admiral and his wife. The wife’s brother, Navy Captain Frederick Wentworth, had been engaged to Anne in 1806, and ... Read more

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