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  What I Saw in America (Unabridged)

  G. K. Chesterton

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  Journalist, novelist, poet, artist and art critic, essayist, theologian, propagandist, philosopher, and creator of the wily old Father Brown - G. K. Chesterton is one of the most beguiling authors of the early twentieth century. When asked to perform a lecture tour in 1921, Chesterton was in a slump of depression. He had recently lost his brother to the First World War and his wavering faith in the face of the horrors of the conflict only intensified his malaise. 'What I Saw in America' tells us as much about the author and his particular views as it does about his destination. Indeed, Chesterton's personalised observations - his aversion to imperialism, capitalism, Anglo-Americanism and his commitment to democracy and fraternity - are distinguished by the piercing wit for which he is famed.

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  The Mother's Recompense

  Edith Wharton

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  "The Mother's Recompense" is a novel written by Edith Wharton, an American novelist known for her works exploring the lives and morals of the American upper class during the Gilded Age. "The Mother's Recompense" was first published in 1925. The novel revolves around the character Kate Clephane, a woman who has spent many years in Europe away from her son, Lawrence. As she returns to the United States, she is determined to reestablish a relationship with her estranged son. The narrative explores themes of motherhood, societal expectations, and the consequences of choices made in the pursuit of personal happiness.

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  The Stranger

  Albert Camus

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  With millions of copies sold The Stranger is one of the  most widely read novels in the world. It stands as perhaps the  greatest existentialist tale ever conceived. When a young  Algerian named Meursault kills a man, his subsequent  imprisonment and trial are puzzling and absurd. This  remarkable translation by Matthew Ward has been  considered the definitive English version since its original publication.

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  The Pit and The Pendulum

  Sampi Books, Edgar Allan Poe

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  In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum", a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition faces psychological and physical torture in a dark cell. He struggles to survive deadly traps, including a sharp pendulum and a deep well, using his ingenuity to escape.

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  The Vampyre

  John Polidori

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  This is John Polidori's classic tale of gothic horror, The Vampyre.

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  The Crown Derby Plate

  Marjorie Bowen

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  Written in 1933, this classic ghost story features Bowen's typically superb descriptions of desolation and decay.

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