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Amitav Ghosh
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Sea of Poppies is a stunningly vibrant and intensely human work that confirms Amitav Ghosh s reputation as a master storyteller. At the heart of this epic saga is a vast ship, the Ibis. Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean to the Mauritius Islands. As to... more
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Wesley Stace
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2011]
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An intellectual thriller set in the world of English classical music in the early years of the 20th century. From the author of }By George{ and }Misfortune{. Set in 1923 England, this ambitiously intricate novel tells the macabre story of a gifted young composer, Charles Jessold, who on the eve... more
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James Fleming
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2010]
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THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION is breaking out all around him, but Charlie Doig has a private war to fight. Even if he dies in the attempt, he's going to track down and kill Prokhor Glebov, the Bolshevik who murdered Doig's beautiful wife, Elizaveta. Certain that Glebov will sooner or later turn... more
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Kate Thompson
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2009]
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An illustrated short story for younger readers, featuring the most famous highwayman of all time and his horse, Black Bess. With a stunning velvet cover and beautiful illustrations throughout. Ages: 9-11. 'Hold the mare for me, lad. And when I come back I'll give you a golden guinea.' It's more... more
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Ariana Franklin
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In medieval Glastonbury, human remains have been discovered - are they the remains of King Arthur and Guinevere? King Henry II wants evidence, and sends anatomist Adelia Aguilar to examine the bones. But someone doesn't want the skeletons identified, and is prepared to kill in order to prevent it... Trade... more
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Yukio Mishima
[Paperback 1981]
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Introduction by Donald Keene; Translation by Ivan Morris Introduction by Donald Keene; Translation by Ivan Morris Introduction by Donald Keene; Translation by Ivan Morris (Book Jacket Status: Not Jacketed) In "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion," celebrated Japanese novelist Yukio Mishima creates a haunting portrait of a young man's obsession... more
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Roger Lancelyn Green
[Paperback 1980]
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Retold out of the old romances, this collection of Arthurian tales endeavors to make each adventure--"The Quest for the Round Table", "The First Quest of Sir Lancelot", "How the Holy Grail Came to Camelot", and so forth--part of a fixed pattern that effectively presents the whole story, as it does... more
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Emma Campion
[Paperback 2010]
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History has not been kind to Alice Perrers, the notorious mistress of King Edward III. Scholars and contemporaries alike have deemed her a manipulative woman who used her great beauty and sensuality to take advantage of an aging and increasingly senile king. But who was the woman behind the scandal?... more
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Mary Doria Russell
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Adobe EPUB eBook Rights: Copying not allowed. Printing not allowed. Lending not allowed. Reading aloud not allowed. Never expires. The Sparrow is a novel about a remarkable man, a living saint, a life-long celibate and Jesuit priest, who undergoes an experience so harrowing and profound that it makes him question... more
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Edith Wharton
[Paperback 1962]
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Old New York glitters before your very eyes in The Age of Innocence . A study in contrasts, the novel examines with exquisite detail the old and the new in regard to New York’s architecture, fashion, and people. It expands upon the theme of duality in the love affairs of... more
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Anthony Tollope
[Paperback 2010]
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With three anonymous, contemporary reviews. 'You must give up this mad idea, Frank ... there is but one course left open to you. You MUST marry money' Dr Thorne , considered by Trollope to be the best of his works, is a telling examination of the relationship between money and... more
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Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra ,
John Rutherford
[Paperback 1993]
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Originally planned as a moral fable, using parody to attach chivalric romances, the adventures of Don Quixote and his faithful squire Sancho Panza gained depth and complexity in the course of writing. There is a note on the translation and explanatory notes on the text. Widely regarded as the world's... more
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T Hardy
[Paperback 1967]
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Adobe PDF eBook Rights: Copying allowed, 15 selections every 1 days. Printing allowed, unlimited pages every unlimited days. Lending not allowed. Reading aloud not allowed. Never expires. From the book: WHEN Farmer Oak smiled, the corners of his mouth spread till they were within an unimportant distance of his ears,... more
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Ivan Turgenev
[Paperback 1977]
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Fathers and Sons takes the conflict between generations as its subject. The novel's central characters, Yevgeny Bazarov and his disciple and fellow student, Arkady Kirsanov, are self-proclaimed Nihilists: repudiators of all the received truths of art, religion, and politics-all claims to truth, in fact, except those verifiable by scientific experiment.... more
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E M Forster
[Paperback 1994]
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Howards End depicts the life and manners of the upper middle class that Forster knew from his own life. He portrayed the shortcomings as well as the amenities of society along side the frequent trivialities he saw. He felt that people need not be static even when a society was.... more
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Homer
[Paperback 2003]
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When Helen, the most beautiful woman in Mycenaean Greece, is taken away from her husband, Menelaus, Greek princes send out a thousand ships to bring her home from Troy. The Trojan War breaks out, resulting in an epic poem crowned with heroic military action, sensual romance, and vengeful gods. Also... more
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Henry Fielding
[Paperback 1968]
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With an essay by Mark Spilka. 'Kissing, Joseph, is but a prologue to a Play. Can I believe a young fellow of your Age and Complexion will be content with Kissing?' Henry Fielding's riotous tale of innocents in a corrupt world was one of the earliest English novels, blending bawdy... more
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Homer
[Paperback 1946]
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A vivid adventure on the Aegean waters spurts out pure poetry. Travel with the cunning Odysseus around the world. Along the way, the courageous Greek will face the wrath of gods and monsters in this epic mythological work. Also look for the Barnes & Noble World Digital Library Edition of... more
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Niccolo Machiavelli ,
George Bull
[Paperback 1970]
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A newly revised translation of the bible of realpolitik, with a new chronology, a translator's note, a list of Machiavelli's principal works, and a map of Italy. Adobe PDF eBook Rights: Copying allowed, 15 selections every 1 days. Printing allowed, unlimited pages every unlimited days. Lending not allowed. Reading aloud... more
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F Scott Fitzgerald
[Paperback 2013]
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Life at Princeton smacks of disillusionment. College years are a time for self-discovery, but for Amory Blaine, attending Princeton in the aftermath of World War I, this stage of life takes on additional struggles. He chose the university, saying, “I think of Princeton as being lazy and good-looking and aristocratic,”... more
