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  Tales of the Jazz Age

  F Scott itzgerald

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  Tales of the Jazz Age (1922) is a collection of eleven short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Divided into three separate parts, according to subject matter, it includes one of his better-known short stories, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. All of the stories had been published earlier, independently, in either Metropolitan Magazine, The Saturday Evening Post, Smart Set, Collier's, the Chicago Sunday Tribune, or Vanity Fair.Included in this collection:1. The Jelly-Bean2. The Camel's Back3. May Day4. Porcelain and Pink5. The Diamond as Big as the Ritz6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button7. Tarquin of Cheapside8. "O Russet Witch!"9. The Lees of Happiness10. Mr. Icky11. Jemina

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  Naval Treaty The (Unabridged)

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  "The Naval Treaty", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle ranked "The Adventure of the Naval Treaty" 19th in a list of his 19 favourite Sherlock Holmes stories.Dr. Watson receives a letter, which he then refers to Holmes, from an old schoolmate, now a Foreign Office employee from Woking who has had an important naval treaty stolen from his office. It disappeared while Mr. Percy Phelps had stepped out of his office momentarily late in the evening to see about some coffee that he had ordered. His office has two entrances, each joined by a stairway to a single landing. The commissionaire kept watch at the main entrance. There was no-one watching at the side entrance. Phelps also knew that his fiancée's brother was in town and that he might drop by. Phelps was alone in the office.

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  The Castlecourt Diamond Mystery

  Geraldine Bonner

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  "The Castlecourt Diamond Mystery" is a captivating novel written by Geraldine Bonner. The story revolves around a priceless diamond called the "Castlecourt Diamond" that goes missing under mysterious circumstances. Set in an opulent world of high society, the novel delves into the web of intrigue, secrets, and deception surrounding the disappearance of the precious gem. 
   
  The plot unfolds in the extravagant Castlecourt mansion, where the diamond is the centerpiece of a lavish party. However, as the night progresses, the diamond vanishes without a trace, leaving everyone baffled and suspicious of one another. The story takes an unexpected turn when an investigation ensues to find the culprit behind the theft. 
   
  Amidst the luxurious setting, the novel introduces a cast of intriguing and enigmatic characters, each with their motives and hidden pasts. As the plot unravels, readers are taken on a thrilling journey filled with unexpected twists, shocking revelations, and a race against time to recover the stolen diamond.

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  The Legends of King Arthur and...

  James Knowles

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  The beloved tales of Camelot, Merlin, the Round Table, the quest for the Holy Grail, and more. Today, the figure of King Arthur lives on in everything from fantasy novels to comedy films, but the legends surrounding him date back to somewhere in post-Roman times and were first collected by Geoffrey of Monmouth in the twelfth century. Edited for the modern reader by Sir James Knowles, Monmouth’s original collection features familiar tales of wizardry and prophecy, loyalty and leadership, battle and quest. With mystery still surrounding the historical origins of these romantic legends, this volume is an intriguing and absorbing journey into the medieval imagination.

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  What Polly Found in Her Stocking

  Louisa May Alcott

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  What Polly Found in Her Stocking is a delightful Christmas poem that tells what a girl of the late 1800s might have gotten from Santa - if she were very good.

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  None of That

  D H Lawrence

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  'None of That' concerns  itself with the nature of desire. The man in the story is no more than an animal with base instincts but is attractive to women. The woman looks for something deeper, with  imagination but in the end is brought down by the more instinctive man. Lawrence again seems to be saying that a woman cannot exist beyond the control of a man, however crude and can only bring unhappiness on herself if she tries to live on her own terms.

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