3430 books (172 pages) in this category
by Anthony Trollope
<p>With an essay by John Kenneth Galbraith.</p> <p><strong>'What! to come here a stranger, a young, unknown, and unfriended stranger, and tell us, in the name of the bishop his master, that we are ignorant of our duties, old-fashioned, and ...
ISBN: 9780141974286
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eBookThe Chronicles of Barsetshire
by Anthony Trollope
<p>'Mr Slope flattered himself that he could out-manoeuvre the lady...he did not doubt of ultimate triumph.' Barchester Towers (1857) was the book that made Trollope's reputation and it remains his most popular and enjoyable novel. The arrival ...
ISBN: 9780191643873
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eBookby Anthony Trollope
<p>This 1857 sequel to <em>The Warden</em> wryly chronicles the struggle for control of the English diocese of Barchester. It opens with the Bishop of Barchester lying on his death bed; soon a battle begins over who will take over power, with ...
ISBN: 9781473520318
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eBookby ANTHONY TROLLOPE
A new bishop arrives in the fictional cathedral town of Barchester, launching a comical battle for ascendancy among the local clergymen and their dependents. Dr. Proudie, the newly appointed bishop, brings two powerful allies: Mrs. Proudie, the ...
ISBN: 9780486815770
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by Charles Dickens
<p><strong>"I dreamed ... I dreamed just now that something - it was in the shape of a man - followed me - came softly to me - wouldn't let me be - but was always hiding and crouching, like a cat in dark corners, waiting till I should pass;
ISBN: 9780141974644
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eBookA Tale of the Riots of Eighty
by Charles Dickens
Renowned storyteller Charles Dickens takes on the historical novel in Barnaby Rudge, a gripping fictionalized account of the anti-Catholicism turmoil that rocked England in the late eighteenth century. The novel pairs Dickens' social insights ...
ISBN: 9781775417231
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eBookby CHARLES DICKENS
Unjustly neglected but amply rewarding, this historical drama recaptures the turmoil of the Gordon Riots of 1780. Barnaby Rudge combines elements of an unsolved murder and a forbidden romance to draw its characters into the rebellion, during ...
ISBN: 9780486831640
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Baron Trigault's Vengeance (The Count's Millions Part II)
by Émile Gaboriau
<p>This early work by Émile Gaboriau was originally published in the late 19th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'Baron Trigault's Vengeance' is one of Gaboriau's novels of crime and mystery. Émile Gaboriau ...
ISBN: 9781473350007
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eBookby Christos Tsiolkas
Tender and brutal and blazingly brilliant, the new novel from the acclaimed author of the international bestseller <i>The Slap</i> takes an unflinching look at modern Australia - at our hopes and dreams, our friendships and our families - and ...
ISBN: 9781760293253
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by William Makepeace Thackeray
<p>Set in the second half of the eighteenth century, Barry Lyndon is the fictional autobiography of an adventurer and rogue whom the reader is led to distrust from the very beginning. Born into the petty Irish gentry, and outmanoeuvred in his ...
ISBN: 9780191506031
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eBookA Story of Wall-Street
by Herman Melville
<p>Bartleby is a kind of clerk, a copyist, "who obstinately refuses to go on doing the sort of writing demanded of him." During the spring of 1851, Melville felt similarly about his work on Moby Dick. Thus, Bartleby can be seen to ...
ISBN: 9781515408949
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eBookPitching on a Grand Tour
by Lester Chadwick
Astoundingly talented athlete and all-around good guy Baseball Joe is at it again in Baseball Joe Around the World. When the Giants head off on a global tour, the action -- on the diamond and off -- really heats up. Joe and his teammates find ...
ISBN: 9781776595815
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eBookOr Pitching for the College Championship
by Lester Chadwick
During his stint as a college player at Yale, Baseball Joe's reputation as an ace player continues to grow -- so much so that he provokes the envy of many of his teammates and falls prey to a stunt designed to besmirch his good name. Will Joe be
ISBN: 9781776595792
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eBookBaseball Joe in the Big League
Or, A Young Pitcher's Hardest Struggles
by Lester Chadwick
The beloved character Baseball Joe has finally fulfilled his lifelong dream of playing in the major leagues. Picked up by the St. Louis Cardinals, Joe helps turn the team around with his remarkable skill as a pitcher. But just as he's beginning ...
ISBN: 9781776595754
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eBookBaseball Joe in the Central League
Or, Making Good as a Professional Pitcher
by Lester Chadwick
"Lester Chadwick" was one of the many pen names used by Howard R. Garis, a remarkably prolific author of books geared to younger audiences. In Baseball Joe in the Central League, Joe reaches out to a down-on-his-luck retired player, Pop Dutton, ...
ISBN: 9781776595730
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eBookBaseball Joe of the Silver Stars
Or, The Rivals of Riverside
by Lester Chadwick
A move to a new town forces Baseball Joe to adapt to his new environment, and his quest to play on a local team doesn't go as smoothly as he had hoped. Meanwhile, Joe faces down a band of wily thieves that are trying to pilfer a groundbreaking ...
ISBN: 9781776595716
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eBookby Wilkie Collins
This classic novel from British author Wilkie Collins is a domestic drama packed with enough twists and turns to satisfy even the most jaded reader. After falling head-over-heels in love with a mysterious young woman, Basil decides he must have ...
ISBN: 9781775458821
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eBookby Fritz Leiber
<p>In the Plaza of Dark Delights, which lies seven blocks south of the Marsh Gate and extends from the Fountain of Dark Abundance to the Shrine of the Black Virgin, the shop-lights glinted upward no more brightly than the stars glinted down. For
ISBN: 9781515418481
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eBookby Julia Claiborne Johnson
With the heart and humour of The Rosie Project and the spirited plot twists of Where'd You Go, Bernadette, BE FRANK WITH ME is a remarkable debut novel. The voice is fresh, fun and sharp, and introduces Frank Banning, the most charmingly ...
ISBN: 9781782399179
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by H. G. Wells
<p>Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original ...
ISBN: 9781473348912
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