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Death at the Excelsior
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A classic comedy from the creator of Jeeves, P. G. Wodehouse.
101 Amazing Facts About Animals
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Did you know that Gorillas can catch human colds? or that cows from different regions moo in different accents? This fantastic quick-read eBook features 101 amazing facts split into categories such as record breakers, creepy crawlies, gross facts, primates and many more. So if you want to know what the fastest animal in the water is, or the disgusting thing a hoopoe bird does to scare away predators, then this is the book for you! Find the information you want, fast!
Windsong
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Windsong is a novel of the supernatural and suspense, with well-drawn characters, deep emotion and heart-stopping action. When final year school student Kirsty's young sister Karen, dies in an accident, she blames herself and is inconsolable. She falls into depression after a suicides attempt and is under psychiatric care. But then she discovers that the ghost of her sister is hovering around the place she met her death. Kirsty find a precarious kind of peace and makes regular visits to her sister and is determined to join her. Another girl, Erika, who is on a visit the town to see her boyfriend Josh, makes a psychic connection with Kirsty and Karen. Through the physical and mental links Erika has a week to battle Kirsty's demons and her nemesis, a boy she once rejected, against the backdrop of a small university town.
Mapp and Lucia
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The fourth novel in E. F. Benson's classic 'Mapp and Lucia' comedy series following the lives of Emmeline "e;Lucia"e; Lucas and Elizabeth Mapp in the one-upmanship and snobbery of the 1920s/30s British social scene.
Pagan and Christian Creeds
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A fascinating look at the history of Pagan and Christian faiths by prolific philosopher and writer Edward Carpenter.
Rebel King
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Edward, cousin to Steven, the true king of Travia, has attempted to usurp the crown and the two armies are at war. Jed Stone, a simple farmhand, conscripted into Steven's army, is severely wounded in the first indecisive battle. But two bowmen, Kit and Thomas, nurse him back to health and a loose friendship develops between them.In the north of the country, Steven's ally, the First Lord Dragar, is murdered, leaving his young son to raise the army needed to help the struggling king. At first, things seem straightforward, but a plot of cunning and deceit is slowly revealed and the shocking outcome is destined to shatter the young lord's faith in all he knows and understands. An arrogant young lord, Geoffrey Averly, has set his mind on marrying the beautiful seventeen-year-old Lady Mirel Haflan, whose father was killed in the disastrous battle. Her brother, the new and cruel-minded Lord Marcus Haflan, agrees to the union which her father would have deplored. Rather than face her dire fate, Mirel and her maid flee, in search of an invalidation of the contract from the rebel king, Edward. But Geoffrey sets a vast reward for anyone returning the two women - and they fall into the hands of the three bowmen, Kit, Thomas and Jed. Edward decides to seek allies of his own from across the sea, but covetous eyes already watch the unfolding saga, with plans that do not bode well for the future . . .
Mudfog and Other Sketches
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Charles Dickens' series of funny sketches about the fictional 'Mudfog Society for the Advancement of Everything', a parody of the real-life British Association for the Advancement of Science.
Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty
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Sir John Barrow's classic account of the famous mutiny on the H.M.S. Bounty. Barrow critically analyses the evidence of the events taken from the original documents, such as the ship's logs.
My Lady Ludlow
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A fantastic classic novella by the author of Cranford, Elizabeth Gaskell. Along with 'Cranford', 'The Last Generation in England' and 'Mr Harrison's Confessions' this was one of Gaskell's novellas that was used as source material for the teleplay for the BBC's 2007 television series 'Cranford'.
Myth and Science
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A fascinating look at the inter-relationship between science and mythology, taken from the text of the 1885 work by Italian philosopher Tito Vignoli.
Katy Perry - The Ultimate Quiz Book
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This excellent quiz book contains 150 questions to test the knowledge of any Katy Perry fan. From questions everyone should know all the way through to trivia that would challenge even the ultimate Katycat, this is a fantastic addition to any bookshelf. With easy navigation between each question and answer section - including Katy's music, lyrics, love-life, her ill-fated marriage plus many more - you are sure to enjoy this fantastic quiz. Play it yourself or test your friends!
Nightmare Tales
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A collection of 9 spooky tales from Ukrainian author and co-founder of the Theosophical Society, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky.
Notes from Underground
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky's short novel Notes from Underground is considered the world's first existentialist novel. Originally published in 1864 (this English translation was first published in 1918), it is presented as the memoirs of an unnamed narrator, a retired civil servant living in St Petersburg, whose rambling stories and insights are a deep existentialist attack on emerging Western philosophies.
Old St Paul's
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A fantastic classic novel set during the events of the Great Plague and Great Fire of London in 1665-1666.
Old Christmas
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A fantastic festive tale by American author, essayist, biographer and historian Washington Irving.
Our Mutual Friend
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This was Charles Dickens' last complete novel, published in 1865.The novel concerns the events that follow the discovery in the Thames of the body of a certain John Harmon, who had returned to London to receive his inheritance. The ownership of this inheritance forms the main focus for the novel, as do the themes of greed and corruption.
Hard Times
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Charles Dickens' Hard Times has been enjoyed by readers around the world for over 150 years.Now you can enjoy this classic novel, which in unusual amongst Dickens' work in that it is not set in London, but in the fictional town of Coketown, which was based on the real town of Preston. It paints a somewhat cynical view of life in an industrial English town in the 19th Century.
Obscure Apostle
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A fantastic 'dramatic story' from Polish novelist Eliza Orzeszkowa, one of several works she wrote about the social conditions of Poland in the late 19th century.
Old-Fashioned Girl
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The fantastic 1869 novel by Louisa May Alcott (the author of Little Women) follows the story of country girl Polly Milton who goes to visit her wealthy friend Fanny Shaw in the city and finds herself both overwhelmed by the city folks' fashionable lifestyle, as well as embarrassed of her own manners and clothes.
Short History of Wales
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A fascinating look at the history of Wales by renowned Welsh historian Owen Morgan Edwards.
Black Death and the Dancing Mania
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A 19th Century analysis of two of the 14th Century's most devastating pandemics: The Black Death, which is usually thought to be a form of bubonic plague, and the Dancing Mania, an unexplained epidemic that caused thousands of people to literally dance themselves to death.
