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Years of Plenty

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"Years of Plenty" is set during the interwar period, a time of prosperity and social change in Britain following the end of World War I. The novel follows the lives of several characters as they navigate the challenges and opportunities of the era.The narrative unfolds against the backdrop of a rapidly changing society, with themes such as economic prosperity, social mobility, and cultural ... Read more

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"Years of Plenty" is set during the interwar period, a time of prosperity and social change in Britain following the end of World War I. The novel follows the lives of several characters as they navigate the challenges and opportunities of the era.The narrative unfolds against the backdrop of a rapidly changing society, with themes such as economic prosperity, social mobility, and cultural
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W. Somerset Maugham

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Somerset Maugham was an English playwright, novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest paid author during the 1930s.In 1947 Maugham instituted the Somerset Maugham Award, awarded to the best British writer or writers under the age of thirty-five for a work of fiction published in the past year. Notable winners include V. S. Naipaul, ... Read more

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Somerset Maugham was an English playwright, novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest paid author during the 1930s.In 1947 Maugham instituted the Somerset Maugham Award, awarded to the best British writer or writers under the age of thirty-five for a work of fiction published in the past year. Notable winners include V. S. Naipaul,
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H. G. Wells: The Complete Novels

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Herbert George "H. G." Wells (1866 – 1946) was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games. Wells is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and is called a "father of science fiction", along with Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback. His most notable science fiction works include The Time ... Read more

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Herbert George "H. G." Wells (1866 – 1946) was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games. Wells is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and is called a "father of science fiction", along with Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback. His most notable science fiction works include The Time
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The Autobiography

An Only Child and My Father's Son

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Frank O'Connor's acclaimed autobiography, now in one volumeWhen Frank O'Connor was born, his parents—Minnie O'Connor, a former maid raised in an orphanage, and Michael O'Donovan, a veteran of the Boer War and the drummer in a local brass-and-reed band—lived above a sweet-and-tobacco shop in Cork, Ireland. The young family soon moved, however, to a two-room cottage at the top of Blarney Street, a ... Read more

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Frank O'Connor's acclaimed autobiography, now in one volumeWhen Frank O'Connor was born, his parents—Minnie O'Connor, a former maid raised in an orphanage, and Michael O'Donovan, a veteran of the Boer War and the drummer in a local brass-and-reed band—lived above a sweet-and-tobacco shop in Cork, Ireland. The young family soon moved, however, to a two-room cottage at the top of Blarney Street, a
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The Lady in the Looking Glass

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'People should not leave looking-glasses hanging in their rooms any more than they should leave open cheque books or letters confessing some hideous crime.''If she concealed so much and knew so much one must prize her open with the first tool that came to hand - the imagination.'Virginia Woolf's writing tested the boundaries of modern fiction, exploring the depths of human consciousness and ... Read more

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'People should not leave looking-glasses hanging in their rooms any more than they should leave open cheque books or letters confessing some hideous crime.''If she concealed so much and knew so much one must prize her open with the first tool that came to hand - the imagination.'Virginia Woolf's writing tested the boundaries of modern fiction, exploring the depths of human consciousness and
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The Good Soldier

by Ford Madox Ford ...

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'This is the saddest story I have ever heard.' Wealthy American John Dowell describes in a disarmingly casual, compellingly intimate manner how he and his wife Florence meet an English couple in a German spa resort. They become friends over the years and gradually the history of their relationships and the passions that lie behind the orderly Edwardian façade are unveiled. Dowell is the archetypal ... Read more

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'This is the saddest story I have ever heard.' Wealthy American John Dowell describes in a disarmingly casual, compellingly intimate manner how he and his wife Florence meet an English couple in a German spa resort. They become friends over the years and gradually the history of their relationships and the passions that lie behind the orderly Edwardian façade are unveiled. Dowell is the archetypal
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Dubliners

by James Joyce, Laurence Davies, Keith Carabine ...

Series series Wordsworth Classics
Introduction and Notes by Laurence Davies, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire.Living overseas but writing, always, about his native city, Joyce made Dublin unforgettable. The stories in Dubliners show us truants, seducers, gossips, rally-drivers, generous hostesses, corrupt politicians, failing priests, amateur theologians, struggling musicians, moony adolescents, victims of domestic brutishness, ... Read more

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Introduction and Notes by Laurence Davies, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire.Living overseas but writing, always, about his native city, Joyce made Dublin unforgettable. The stories in Dubliners show us truants, seducers, gossips, rally-drivers, generous hostesses, corrupt politicians, failing priests, amateur theologians, struggling musicians, moony adolescents, victims of domestic brutishness,
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Facades

Edith, Osbert, and Sacheverell Sitwell

by John Pearson ...

First published in 1978 Façades details the lives of three of the twentieth century's most intriguing literary figures: Edith, Osbert and Sacheverell Sitwell. Aristocrats emanating from a privileged but loveless youth, they moulded the scene of the English avant-garde throughout the 1920s and in Cyril Connolly's words, 'had they not been there a whole area of life would have been missing.' Picking ... Read more

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First published in 1978 Façades details the lives of three of the twentieth century's most intriguing literary figures: Edith, Osbert and Sacheverell Sitwell. Aristocrats emanating from a privileged but loveless youth, they moulded the scene of the English avant-garde throughout the 1920s and in Cyril Connolly's words, 'had they not been there a whole area of life would have been missing.' Picking
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood

by Charles Dickens ...

'Dickens's finest work in the genre of the detective story was his last' The TimesEdwin Drood is contracted to marry orphan Rosa when he comes of age, but when they find that duty has gradually replaced affection, they agree to break off the engagement. Shortly afterwards, in the middle of a storm on Christmas Eve, Edwin disappears. Beyond this there are further intrigues: the dark opium ... Read more

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'Dickens's finest work in the genre of the detective story was his last' The TimesEdwin Drood is contracted to marry orphan Rosa when he comes of age, but when they find that duty has gradually replaced affection, they agree to break off the engagement. Shortly afterwards, in the middle of a storm on Christmas Eve, Edwin disappears. Beyond this there are further intrigues: the dark opium
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The Lost Childhood

And Other Essays

by Graham Greene ...

From Dickens to Wilde—literary criticism and personal reflections by a master "unmatched . . . in his uncanny psychological insights" ( The New York Times ).Graham Greene shares his love affair with reading in this collection of essays, memories, and critical considerations, both affectionate and tart, "[that] could have come from no other source than the author of Brighton Rock and The Power and ... Read more

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From Dickens to Wilde—literary criticism and personal reflections by a master "unmatched . . . in his uncanny psychological insights" ( The New York Times ).Graham Greene shares his love affair with reading in this collection of essays, memories, and critical considerations, both affectionate and tart, "[that] could have come from no other source than the author of Brighton Rock and The Power and
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H.G. Wells: 11 traditional novels

by H. G. Wells ...

This file includes the complete text of 11 H.G.Wells novels: Ann Veronica, Love and Mr. Lewisham, Mr. Britling Sees It Through, The History of Mr. Polly, The Passionate Friends, The New Machiavelli, The Research Magnificent, The Soul of a Bishop, Tono-Gungay, The Wheels of Chance, and The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman. According to Wikipedia: "Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) ... Read more

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This file includes the complete text of 11 H.G.Wells novels: Ann Veronica, Love and Mr. Lewisham, Mr. Britling Sees It Through, The History of Mr. Polly, The Passionate Friends, The New Machiavelli, The Research Magnificent, The Soul of a Bishop, Tono-Gungay, The Wheels of Chance, and The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman. According to Wikipedia: "Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946)
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My Brother Evelyn & Other Profiles

by Alec Waugh ...

First published in 1967, this tells of an Author, publisher, traveller, cricketer, lover of wine: Alec Waugh has been all these in the course of a life which has brought him a host of friends around the world. He is a warm person who knows a good friend when he sees one and is revered by all those with whom there has been mutual acceptance.This book contains his memories of many famous writers and ... Read more

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First published in 1967, this tells of an Author, publisher, traveller, cricketer, lover of wine: Alec Waugh has been all these in the course of a life which has brought him a host of friends around the world. He is a warm person who knows a good friend when he sees one and is revered by all those with whom there has been mutual acceptance.This book contains his memories of many famous writers and
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