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An old man sits in the corner of a London tea house. In comes a young lady reporter, and a conversation ensues.
'Mysteries!' he comments. 'There is no such thing as a mystery in connection with any crime, provided intelligence is brought to bear upon its investigation.' At first, the reporter wants to terminate the exchange, swiftly. But she cannot walk away when a notorious unsolved murder becomes the topic of their conversation and this slightly...
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Chrétien de Troyes' Perceval is the single most important Arthurian romance. It contains the very first mention of the mysterious grail, later to become the Holy Grail and the focal point of the spiritual quest of the knights of Arthur's court.
Chrétien left the poem unfinished, but the extraordinary and intriguing theme of the Grail was too good to leave, and other poets continued and eventually completed it. This is the only English translation...
3) Franz Kafka. Die Romane und die zu Lebzeiten veröffentlichten Erzählungen - Sven Regener liest Fr
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"Kafka erscheint uns rätselhaft, dabei schreibt er doch eigentlich in einer schlichten Prosa, seine Schilderungen sind präzise, seine Personen reden in einfachen Worten und es wird weder um das, was sie tun, noch um das, das sie reden, noch um das, was ihnen zustößt, ein großes Gewese gemacht. Aber wir verstehen nicht. Oder glauben, nicht zu verstehen. Oder wir verstehen, können aber nicht sagen, was eigentlich. Wir glauben immer etwas anderes,...
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No one could have been more surprised than our Provincial Lady to receive an invitation from her American agent to travel transatlantic and embark upon a programme of lectures and signings. She was particularly amazed because, having received an overture sometime before and feeling that she would rather stay in the English countryside, she requested that they meet quite a few 'requirements' before she would agree to go.
They met every stipulation....
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Lady B. stays to tea. (Mem.: Bread-and-butter too thick. Speak to Ethel.) We talk some more about bulbs, the Dutch School of Painting, our Vicar's wife, sciatica, and All Quiet on the Western Front. (Query: is it possible to cultivate the art of conversation when living in the country all the year round?)'
If the question suggests a qualified answer, there is no doubt that the art of diary writing is alive and well and very, very funny in Devonshire...
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"Persuasion" is the last of six books by the legendary British author Jane Austen. It was written during the years 1815-16 and published posthumously in 1818.
In the story, we meet Anne Elliot, whose family is in crisis. Anne's once-wealthy father - widowed for fourteen years - has fallen into financial ruin and the family is forced to rent their estate and move to more modest accommodations. What's more, the family that moves in to the house...
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Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey" took a meandering course toward publication. Originally written in 1803 as a satire of the popular Gothic novels of the day, the book was not published until after Austen's death in 1817.
The story concerns seventeen-year-old Catherine Morland, who has lived her entire life in the small village of Fullerton with her parents and nine siblings. This sedate (and frankly boring) life is upended when Catherine receives...
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"The Thomas Hardy Reader - Volume I" is a collection of three of Hardy's most beloved and celebrated books: "Tess of the D'Urbevilles," "The Mayor of Casterbridge" and "The Return of the Native."
Universally acknowledged as one of the greatest novelists in English literary history, these three books represent Thomas Hardy at his best. In these novels, Hardy explores and expounds upon some of his most familiar themes: love, honor, loss, betrayal...
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"The Thomas Hardy Reader - Volume II" is a collection of three of Hardy's most beloved and celebrated books: "Far from the Madding Crowd," "Jude the Obscure" and "A Pair of Blue Eyes."
Universally acknowledged as one of the greatest novelists in English literary history, these three books represent Thomas Hardy at his best. In these novels, Hardy explores and expounds upon some of his most familiar themes: love, honor, loss, betrayal and tragic...
10) The Nutcracker
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E.T.A. Hoffman's classic children's tale, The Nutcracker, is perhaps best known as the basis for Russian composer Tchaikovsky's extraordinarily popular ballet, composed in 1892 and performed throughout the world every year at holiday time.
This original tale, written in 1816, tells the story of a seven year old girl, Marie Stahlbaum, and her favorite Christmas toy, a Nutcracker, who comes alive and, defeats the evil Mouse King in battle, and then...
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A reimagined edition of A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse-the classic picture book by a legendary author and a beloved illustrator, about a girl and her mother, with themes of growing up, dreams, and letting go.
A girl declares all the things she'll do for her mother when she is all grown up-from climbing mountains and swimming across oceans, to picking the pinkest rose, to building the biggest bridge and a castle for her mother to live...
12) Cody
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Con giros divertidos, románticos, eróticos y tristes, esta provocativa novela plasma de manera brillante el panorama de la adolescencia tardía, cuando las amistades parecen eternas y los amores reencarnan. Ambientada en Arkansas, pero publicada originalmente en Ámsterdam bajo el nombre Clicking Beat on the Brink of Nada, Cody ganó con rapidez el aprecio de los críticos y lectores de Europa y Norteamérica, y se mantuvo en las listas de los libros...
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By turns funny, romantic, erotic, and sad, this evocative novel brilliantly recreates the landscape of late adolescence, when friendships seem eternal and loves reincarnate. Set in Arkansas but first published in Amsterdam, Clicking Beat on the Brink of Nada (published in the U.S. as Cody) quickly won praise from reviewers and readers across Europe and North America. So beautiful, brave, and ahead of its time that William S. Burroughs was an early...
14) We the People
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In the late 21st century, a neurotechnology called Bridge has changed the world. Bridging allows a person to program their own body and mind to achieve untold enhancement. There was one problem: It only works in children. Within a single generation, a new world order developed. Bridged Children grew smarter, faster, and stronger than the Adults and demanded equal rights. The Adults fought back. During the ensuing war, Adams, a prodigy among...
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"The Classic Collection of O. Douglas: Illustrated" showcases a selection of works by the renowned Scottish author O. Douglas, known for her captivating storytelling and rich character development. This anthology includes illustrated editions of several of her most beloved novels, including "The Proper Place," "Jane's Parlour," "Pink Sugar," "Eliza for Common," "Penny Plain," and others.
In "The Proper Place," readers are introduced to the charming...
16) Eternal Love
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Emily Summers sat nestled in a corner of the local café, her sketchbook sprawled before her, capturing the essence of life around her in delicate strokes of graphite. Lost in her world of art and introspection, she was unaware of the curious gaze fixed upon her. Enter Nathan Hayes, a newcomer to town with an air of curiosity and an eye for the extraordinary. Drawn by the fervor with which Emily immersed herself in her craft, Nathan couldn't resist...
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Elizabeth and Jane Bennet, along with their Aunt and Uncle Gardiner, embark on a journey to Florence, Italy for a much-needed holiday. Upon arrival, they are surprised to find their accommodation at the home of their distant cousin already occupied by two gentlemen, Charles Bingley and Fitzwilliam Darcy. With no sign of their cousin anywhere, the sisters and their family are graciously invited to stay by the two gentlemen. As the Bennets and Gardiners...
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On their very first time away from Hertfordshire without the watchful eye of their mother upon them, Elizabeth and Jane Bennet, are set loose upon the streets of Bath. Well, as loose as might be imagined. But during their stay, their enjoyment is marred by an altercation between a group of militia officers and a gentleman from Derbyshire who comes to their aid. While Jane and Elizabeth are shaken by their encounter, the dashing Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy...
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Elizabeth Bennet awakens one fateful morning to her mother's piercing screams. They discover a letter in young Lydia's bed: she has run away with George Wickham to Lambton, leaving her family in a state of shock and despair. Determined to bring her to senses, Mr. Bennet and Elizabeth set out on a journey to find Lydia. Upon arriving in Lambton, they encounter Fitzwilliam Darcy, a man with whom Elizabeth has a complicated history. Despite their previous...
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Elizabeth Bennet had not considered what might happen if someone made an offer of marriage. Mr. Collins had tried, but his attempt had been more insulting than anything, and it did not count. A journey to London and a simple evening at a society ball should have been enough to make pleasant memories-but a chance meeting with a gentleman unlike anyone she had ever met before would change the course of her life forever. What should have been a simple...
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