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History of Julius Caesar

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Jacob Abbott


The book chronicles the extraordinary life and leadership of Rome’s Emperor Julius Caesar, from his early years to his assassination. (Summa…

The Confessions of Arsene Lupin

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Maurice Leblanc


A collection of nine stories - or confessions - of the celebrated gentleman thief Arsene Lupin. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)

The Invisible Man (Version 2)

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H. G. Wells


Terrifically popular science fiction novel by renowned writer HG Wells, about a scientist discovering how to achieve invisibility. But, in h…

The Enchanted Typewriter

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John Kendrick Bangs


The Enchanted Typewriter is a collection of short stories by the American author John Kendrick Bangs, written in 1899 in the style that has …

The Holladay Case

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Burton Egbert Stevenson


Stevenson's introduction of the protagonist Lester (law clerk with New York firm Graham & Royce) finds him occupying a front row seat in…

Uncle Bernac: A Memory of the Empire

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


Looking for a replacement to Sherlock Holmes after the author had killed him off in 1894, Doyle wrote this murder mystery in the dying years…

Scarhaven Keep

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J. S. Fletcher


The northern English sea coast provides a compelling backdrop for this genre of writing; a mysterious disappearance, a love interest, and pl…

That Affair at Elizabeth

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Burton Egbert Stevenson


A detective novel set in turn-of-the-century New York City, in which a young lawyer plays the sleuth. Packed with plot twists (and the ubiqu…

Richard III (Makers of History series)

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Jacob Abbott


Jacob Abbott chronicles the unspeakably treacherous rise of Richard III to the throne of England in the midst of the war between the Yorks a…

Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844

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Friedrich Engels


This is Engels' first book (since considered a classic account of England's working class in the industrial age), which argues that workers …

The Lovels of Arden

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Mary Elizabeth Braddon


The novel traces the return of a young Englishwoman from several years of schooling abroad, to find that her life will not take up where she…

813

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Maurice Leblanc


As usual, gentleman thief Arsène Lupin finds himself wrongfully accused of murder, and must find the real killer to clear his coloure…

John Marchmont's Legacy

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Mary Elizabeth Braddon


Like Wuthering Heights, the center of this story is a dramatic love triangle, the setting is a huge English manor. Olivia Marchmont has alwa…

The Evil Guest

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Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu


Le Fanu’s inimitable style continues with The Evil Guest, a murder mystery fraught with dark imagery and mysterious characters. An unwanted …

Margaret of Anjou

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Jacob Abbott


Margaret of Anjou, wife of England’s Henry VI, played a key role in launching the storied War of the Roses – the 30-year civil conflict fuel…

The Teeth of the Tiger

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Maurice Leblanc


Maurice Leblanc delivers another Arsene Lupin adventure set in World War I. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)

Revolution and Counter-Revolution, or: Germany in 1848

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Friedrich Engels


Revolution and Counter-Revolution is an account of what happened in Prussia, Austria and other German states during 1848, describing the imp…

Richard II, Makers of History

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Jacob Abbott


Chronicles the life of Richard II, born in 1367 in Bordeaux, France, who later wore the crown of King of England. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)

The Crystal Stopper

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Maurice Leblanc


During a burglary at the home of Deputy Daubrecq a crime is committed, and two accomplices of Arsène Lupin are arrested by the police…

Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, Volumes I & II

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Lucy Aikin


Memoirs of Queen Elizabeth from a variety of sources within the monarch's court, compiled and interpreted by Lucy Aikin. (Summary by Cathy B…

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