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Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
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Pride and Prejudice is the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet (minor gentry), their five daughters, and the various romantic adventures at their Hertfordshire residence of Longbourn. The parents' characters are greatly contrasted: Mr Bennet being a wise and witty gentleman; while Mrs Bennet is permanently distracted by the issue of marrying off her daughters at any cost. The reason for Mrs Bennet's obsession is that their estate will pass by law after Mr Bennet's death to his closest blood relative: his... more info>> (Published: 1813)
Words: 121943 - Reading Time: 348-487 min.
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Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
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Elizabeth Bennet is the perfect Austen heroine: intelligent, generous, sensible, incapable of jealousy or any other major sin. That makes her sound like an insufferable goody-goody, but the truth is she's a completely hip character, who if provoked is not above skewering her antagonist with a piece of her exceptionally sharp--but always polite--18th century wit. The point is, you spend the whole book absolutely fixated on the critical question: will Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy hook up? (Published: 2006)
Words: 121796 - Reading Time: 347-487 min.
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Return of Tarzan
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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You've seen the movies, now read the books! Last time Tarzan left Jane engaged to Lord Greystoke, vowing it was in her best interest. But can he stay away? What if Jane is shipwrecked and her life is in danger. Tarzan remains one of the best-loved characters of all time. Find out what the ape-man was really like. (Published: 1925)
Words: 89515 - Reading Time: 255-358 min.
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Romance of the Christmas Card
by Kate Wiggin
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Two households in a quaint New Hampshire village experience yuletide joy in the 1880s when the handmade Christmas cards of the minister's wife are published and circulated nationally. This slender book spirits us gently back to a simpler time, as two village prodigals have been gone for three years, leaving gossip and grief behind--not to mention a minister sorrowing over his rogue son and a sister with orphan twins to raise. This is a quiet, short read for a snowy evening. (Published: 2006)
Words: 16155 - Reading Time: 46-64 min.
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Rustlers of Pecos County
by Zane Grey
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TEXAS: They took the most contrary bunch of frontiersmen, ranchers, farmers, cowpokes, shiftless no-accounts, shootists, rascals, and politicians, jumbled them together, and somehow formed a state. They called it Texas, but for defenseless women and children, it was hell. Texas Rangers: Although they were outnumbered a thousand to one, the Texas Rangers fought a holding action against the complete breakdown of law and order, often paying for peace with their lives. But one county held out agains... more info>> (Published: 1923)
Words: 72383 - Reading Time: 206-289 min.
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South Sea Tales
by Jack London
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London's classic adventure anthology. Full of intriguing characters and snippets of pidgin, they also highlight London's concern with social issues. (Published: 1906)
Words: 51094 - Reading Time: 145-204 min.
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St. Patrick and the Snakes
by Leta Nolan Childers
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Based on Irish myths and fables. St. Patrick and the Snakes recounts the tale of the celebrated saint's trials in bringing Christianity to Ireland and freeing the island of snakes. Fictionalized Celtic Myth.
Words: 4998 - Reading Time: 14-19 min.
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Stillness in the Garden of Light
by Bobbi Sinha-Morey
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More of Bobbi Sinha-Moreys wonderful new-age poetry. A sensual way with words that will leave you wanting more. (Published: 2008)
Words: 8069 - Reading Time: 23-32 min.
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Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Tarzan once again returns to Opar, the source of the gold for lost colony of fabled Atlantis. Ever since Atlantis sank beneath the waves, the workers of Opar have continued to mine all that gold, which means there is a rather impressive stockpile. Tarzan follows a greedy Belgian and Arab into the jungle, where the evil pair manage to stumble upon the lost city, at which point our hero loses his memory after a fight. This is good news for La, the beautiful high priestess who serves the Flaming Go... more info>> (Published: 2006)
Words: 66000 - Reading Time: 188-264 min.
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Tarzan of the Apes
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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You've seen the movies, now read the book! Tarzan remains one of the best-loved characters of all time. Find out what the ape-man was really like. (Published: 1925)
Words: 86472 - Reading Time: 247-345 min.
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The Abbott's Ghost
by Louisa May Alcott
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In addition to her great classics, Louisa Mae Alcott wrote thrillers for the magazines of her time. The Abbott's Ghost is one such action tale. (Published: 1867)
Words: 26165 - Reading Time: 74-104 min.
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The Arsene Lupin Omnibus: Arsene Lupin, Gentleman Burglar; Arsene Lupin versus S.H., the English Detective; The Hollow Needle
by Maurice Leblanc
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The First Three Novels About the Original "Lupin" - the Famous French Gentleman-Burglar! Both fans of the anime and manga Lupin and devotes of classic Victorian mysteries will want to read the trio of Gallic thrillers that introduced the first fictional Lupin, the greatest gentleman-thief of an era that specialized in tales glamorous jewel thieves. In his day, Lupin rivalled pulp heroes such as The Lone Wolf, Raffles and other notorious Gentleman Thieves for popularity; but there's a Gallic soph... more info>>
Words: 182117 - Reading Time: 520-728 min.
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The Complete Three Musketeers: The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, The Vicomte de Bragelonne, Ten Years Later, Louise de la Valliere, The Man in the Iron Mask
by Alexandre Dumas ( Pere )
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All six epic adventures of d'Artagnan and the three Musketeers -- for one low price. Don't miss The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, The Vicomte de Bragelonne, Ten Years Later, Louise de la Valliere, The Man in the Iron Mask. In the classic first book, the four compatriats save the Queen from the scheming of Cardinal Richelieu; in the second, they must counter the plot of Mordaunt, Milady de Winter revenge crazed son and save the new young Louis XIV, from both the Fronde and Cardinal Mazari... more info>>
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The First Jane Austin Omnibus: Sense and Sensibility; Mansfield Park; Persuasion
by Jane Austen
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Three Timeless Romances! Sense and Sensibility is the classic tale of the romances of the Dashwood sisters in their search for happiness. Mansfield Park is another masterful Austen novel of misunderstood hearts seeking each other through the complications and confusions of their lives, an exploration of the themes of faith and constancy and the threat that city ways can pose to simpler ways of life. Persuasion is a gripping of romance, packed with irony, wit, and powerful characters that tells t... more info>>
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The First Tarzan Omnibus: Tarzan of the Apes, Return of Tarzan, Jungle Tales of Tarzan
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Three full length Tarzan books in one! The first three Tarzan novels in one eBook--for one low price--complete and unabridged. The trio of romantic adventures that made the ape man one of the most believable and fascinating characters in literary history: Tarzan of the Apes; The Return of Tarzan; and Jungle Tales of Tarzan. In Tarzan of the Apes, young Lord Greystoke is reared by anthropoids when his parents perish after being marooned in the African jungle. Tarzan grows to manhood learning the ... more info>> (Published: 2003)
Words: 300000 - Reading Time: 857-1200 min.
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The Four Feathers
by A. E. W. Mason
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When Harry Feversham resigns his commission shortly before being deployed into battle in Africa, his friends and fiancée turn on him, giving him four white feathers ... symbols of cowardice. But Harry is no coward, and he decides to prove himself. His quest to restore his honor will take him undercover in the bustling markets of Cairo to the scorching deserts of the Sudan, from unbearable torture at the hands of barbaric tribesmen to ecstasy in the arms of the woman he loves. It is an unforgetta... more info>> (Published: 1902)
Words: 107939 - Reading Time: 308-431 min.
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The Frances Hodgson Burnett Omnibus: The Secret Garden; A Little Prinecess; Little Lord Fauntleroy
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Three Beloved Novels for One Low Price! You have read the books and seen the movies, now reexperience Burnett's warmth and humor in the three books that have outlived her and most of the literature of her day. First the story of a daring young girl who violates all taboos when she enters the forbidden secret garden to liberate a handicapped young boy's soul. Then a young woman shows herself a true princess when the collapse of her father's investments changes her position at boarding school dram... more info>>
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The King in Yellow
by Robert W. Chambers
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The horror classic that scared H. P. Lovecraft! Here is how Lovecraft described this masterpiece of supernatural horror: "The King in Yellow, achieves notable heights of cosmic fear ... It is a series of connected short stories having as a background a monstrous and suppressed book whose perusal brings fright, madness, and spectral tragedy. The most powerful of its tales, perhaps, is "The Yellow Sign," in which is introduced a silent and terrible churchyard watchman with a face like a puffy grav... more info>> (Published: 2004)
Words: 72337 - Reading Time: 206-289 min.
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The Land that Time Forgot
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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You saw the movie, now read the science fiction novel, about an island continent where dinosaurs are not yet extinct. This story was first published in Blue book Magazine as a three-part serial in the issues for September, October, and November, 1918. The complete trilogy was later combined for publication in book form in June, 1924 (Published: 1918)
Words: 37400 - Reading Time: 106-149 min.
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The Lost Continent
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Edgar Rice Burroughs provides one of his most interesting combinations of adventure and social commentary. The premise behind this alternative history story is that the United States did not get involved in the "Great War" in Europe but instead followed its isolationist tendencies to such an extreme ("The East for the East...The West for the West") that no one from the United States has gone past 30 degrees or 175 degrees latitude for over 160 years, which means no one in America even knows who ... more info>> (Published: 1916)
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The Lost Prince
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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A boy is raised in England, aware that his own country is far away. Is he just a boy? Or could he be the lost prince of Samvaria? And whether he is the prince or not, how can he help his country? By the author of THE SECRET GARDEN and THE LITTLE PRINCESS. (Published: 1915)
Words: 99335 - Reading Time: 283-397 min.
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The Mystery of Mary: A Christian Mystery
by Grace Livingston Hill
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Fast-paced, entertaining mystery about a beautiful woman running away from someone or something. A man meets her at the train station and tries to help her without knowing all of her mysterious past. Mary's story is revealed through the many twists and turns of the plot. (Published: 1912)
Words: 36994 - Reading Time: 105-147 min.
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The Sea Wolf
by Jack London
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Jack London's classic tale of is best known for his lead character, Wolf Larsen, a seaman with a will. Ostensibly the book was written to refute Nietzche's premise in Man and Superman. Though Wolf Larson is one of the most memorable characters in fiction, he bears little resemblance to Super Man, either the comic book, or the Nietzche variety. He does, as has been observed often, bear a considerable resemblance to London, himself. (Published: 1904)
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The Second Tarzan Omnibus
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Three More Full Length Tarzan Books In One! Read three Tarzan novels in one eBook--for one low price. The Beasts of Tarzan and The Son of Tarzan tell the thrill-packed story of the kidnapping of the jungle lord's infant son by a treacherous enemy. Tarzan's best efforts to track the culprit prove fruitless, and, in what the enemy feels is the perfect revenge, the boy is abandoned in the jungle, to die among the animals. But one of Tarzan's ape friends senses the foundling is the jungle lord's son... more info>> (Published: 2004)
Words: 300000 - Reading Time: 857-1200 min.
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The Secret Adversary [Tommy and Tuppence Book 1]
by Agatha Christie
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The sinking of the Lusitania is only a taste of the action when Tommy meets Tuppence in World War I England and the two set out together to foil an enemy spy. (Published: 1916)
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