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  Babbitt

  Sinclair Lewis

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  Babbitt is a satirical novel about American culture and society that critiques the vacuity of middle class life and the social pressure toward conformity. The controversy provoked by Babbitt was influential in the decision to award the Nobel Prize in Literature to Lewis in 1930.

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  A Descent Into the Maelstrom

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  A Descent Into The Maelström is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe that first appeared in the May 1841 edition of Graham's Magazine. In the tale, a man recounts how he survived a shipwreck and a whirlpool. It has been grouped with Poe's tales of ratiocination and also labeled an early form of science fiction.

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  Shakespeare for Every Night of...

  Colin Salter

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  Immerse yourself in the sublime words of the Bard with this sumptuous anthology of Shakespeare, with one entry for every night of the year.
  Chosen especially by a Shakespeare fanatic to reflect the changing seasons and daily events, the entries in this glorious book include:
  Romeo and Juliet on Valentine's Day.
  A Midsummer Night's Dream in Midsummer.
  The witches of Macbeth around their cauldron on Halloween.
  Also featured is one of Shakespeare's only two mentions of football for the anniversary of the first FA cup final. 
  Beautifully illustrated with favourite scenes from Shakespeare's best-loved plays, this magnificent volume is a fun introduction to the well-known work and lesser known plays and poetry and is designed to be accessible to both adults and curious children.
  Keep this book by your bedside and luxuriate in the rich language of the greatest writer the world has ever known, for entertainment, relaxation and timeless wisdom every night of the year.

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  The Paradise Mystery

  J. S. Fletcher

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  We rely on your support to help us keep producing beautiful, free, and unrestricted editions of literature for the digital age. Will you support our efforts with a donation ? The cathedral of Wrychester has adjacent to it a beautiful and ancient garden known locally as "Paradise." One morning, a man, not known locally, plunges to his death from the cathedral tower into that very garden. Pemberton Bryce, a young doctor freshly fired from the medical practice in the cathedral Close, is called to the scene. Glimpsing the senior doctor who fired him in an agitated state, he quickly calculates how he can turn to his advantage the facts that he alone possesses—and the prize he's determined to win is the beautiful ward of his erstwhile employer. While the plot of The Paradise Mystery may not conform wholly to the rules that the Detection Club later sought to impose on the crime fiction of the Golden Age, J. S. Fletcher still constructs a satisfying mystery that deepens with each twist of the tale. J. S. Fletcher (died 1935) was a major literary figure of the early 20th century. Their work has endured across generations and continues to be read and studied worldwide. As a work of classic literary fiction, The Paradise Mystery exemplifies the narrative craft and social insight that defined great storytelling of its era. Literary fiction of this period was characterized by careful attention to character psychology, social milieu, and the moral questions that animated public discourse.

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  Mansfield Park

  Jane Austen

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  "In a house full of noise and vanity, the quietest voice speaks the loudest truth."
  
  Fanny Price is the "poor relation" at Mansfield Park, constantly reminded of her lower status by her aunts and cousins. Isolated and overlooked, she finds a sole ally in her kind cousin, Edmund. However, the social order of the estate is thrown into chaos by the arrival of the sophisticated and worldly Crawford siblings. As flirtations, scandals, and amateur theatricals threaten to dismantle the family's reputation, Fanny must stay true to her own moral compass. Mansfield Park is a masterful study of character, exploring the tension between traditional values and the seductive allure of modern wit.
  
  A Psychological Masterpiece: Unlike Austen's more spirited heroines, Fanny Price is a study in fortitude and silence. Her journey is one of internal growth, proving that integrity and principles are more valuable than charm or wealth.
  
  The Critique of Regency Society: Austen uses the Bertram family to examine the consequences of poor parenting and the fragility of social standing. The novel touches on themes of education, duty, and even the source of the family's wealth, making it one of her most socially conscious works.
  
  Experience the depth of Austen's genius. Purchase "Mansfield Park" today.

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  Sheridan Le Fanu - Six of the...

  Sheridan Le Fanu

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  Six has always been a number we group things around – Six of the best, six of one half a dozen of another, six feet under, six pack, six degrees of separation and a sixth sense are but a few of the ways we use this number. 
   
  Such is its popularity that we thought it is also a very good way of challenging and investigating an author’s work to give width, brevity, humour and depth across six of their very best. 
   
  In this series we gather together authors whose short stories both rivet the attention and inspire the imagination to visit their gems in a series of six, to roam across an author’s legacy in a few short hours and gain a greater understanding of their writing and, of course, to be lavishly entertained by their ideas, their narrative and their way with words. 
   
  These stories can be surprising and sometimes at a tangent to what we expected, but each is fully formed and a marvellous adventure into the world and words of a literary master.

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