The likeable young Nicholas, left penniless on the death of his father, sets off in search of better prospects. His meandering route to happiness includes work as a teacher at Dotheboys Hall,...
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Author: Dickens, CharlesSummary:Genre: Classic fiction, Bildungsromans -
Author: Wheen, FrancisSummary:In this brilliant book, Francis Wheen, the author of the most successful biography of Karl Marx, tells the story of Das Kapital and Marx's twenty-year struggle to complete his unfinished...
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Author: Porter, RoySummary:In this portrait of eighteenth-century England, Roy Porter defines a nation from its princes to its paupers, covering diet, housing, prisons, rural festivals, bordellos, plays, paintings, and work...
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Author: Benson, Robert HughSummary:Secular humanism has triumphed. Everything the late Victorians believed would bring human happiness has been achieved, but what has been created is a sterile world of crass materialism. And now it...
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Author: de Rosnay, TatianaSummary:The first new audiobook in four years from the beloved superstar author of Sarah's Key, a heartbreaking and uplifting story of family secrets and devastating disaster, set against a Paris backdrop...
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Author: King, Laurie R., Klinger, Leslie S.Summary:The latest volume in the award-winning series from New York Times bestselling editors Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger, with stories of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and friends in a variety of...
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Author: Broers, MichaelSummary:All previous biographies of Napoleon have relied more on the memoirs of others than on his own uncensored words. This is the first that makes full use of his newly released personal correspondence...
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Author: Lagercrantz, DavidSummary:The sixth Lisbeth Salander story-the crime-fiction phenomenon that has sold more than 90 million copies worldwide. Book four in the series, The Girl in the Spider's Web, starring Claire Foy,...
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Author: Willocks, TimSummary:May 1565. Suleiman the Magnificent, emperor of the Ottomans, has declared a jihad against the Knights of Saint John the Baptist. The largest armada of all time approaches the Knights' Christian...
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Author: Fernandez, Robert, Cleary, Steve R.Summary:Undoubtedly, John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress is considered one of the most influential books of all time. For many, it is second only to the Holy Bible and has been enjoyed by...
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Author: Jensen, CarstenSummary:In 1848, Danish sailors set sail to fight Germans. Not all return, and those who do will never be the same, including daredevil Laurids Madsen, who escapes again to the seas. Here also is the...
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Author: Turner, SteveSummary:Music journalist and Beatles expert Steve Turner investigates in detail the enormous changes that took place in the Beatles' lives and work during 1966. He looks at the historical events that...
Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Music -
Author: Stewart, IanSummary:Life is full of uncertainty, scientific advances indicate that the universe might be fundamentally inexact, and humans are terrible at guessing. When asked to predict the outcome of a chance event...
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Author: Lewis, C. S.Summary:This definitive collection of short fiction explores enduring spiritual and science fiction themes such as space, time, reality, fantasy, God, and the fate of humankind.
Genre: Short stories, Religious fiction -
Author:Summary:A darkly luminous new anthology collecting the most terrifying horror stories by renowned female authors, presenting anew these forgotten classics to the modern reader.
Genre: Short stories, Horror fiction