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  Father Brown: The Sins of Prince...

  G. K. Chesterton

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  Father Brown (Chesterton's sharp-witted detective priest) and Flambeau (the reformed master-thief and Brown's constant companion) are on a little vacation in Norfolk, invited to visit the mysterious Prince Saradine. It doesn't go well. Sure, Flambeau gets some good fishing in, but there's also a duel with rapiers, a couple murders, a hanging, a case of mistaken identity, an awkward family reunion, and a gang of surly Sicilians.

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  Lady Susan

  Jane Austen

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  Beautiful, flirtatious, and recently widowed, Lady Susan Vernon seeks an advantageous second marriage for herself, while attempting to push her daughter into a dismal match. A magnificently crafted novel of Regency manners and mores that will delight Austen enthusiasts with its wit and elegant expression.

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  Georgiana Darcy's Diary - Pride...

  Anna Elliott

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  The year is 1814, and springtime is in full bloom at Pemberley. Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy have married. But now a new romance is in the air, along with high fashion, elegant manners, scandal, deception, and the wonderful hope of a true and lasting love. Shy Georgiana Darcy has been content to remain unmarried, living at Pemberley with her brother and his new bride and convinced that the one man she secretly cares for will never love her in return. But Georgiana's domineering aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, has determined that Georgiana shall marry, and has a list of eligible bachelors in mind, some sincere, and some pursuing Georgiana for her fortune.Georgiana must learn to trust her heart - and rely on her wit and courage - for she also faces the return of a man who could ruin her reputation and spoil a happy ending, just when it finally lies within her grasp.©2011 Anna Elliott (P)2016 Anna Elliott

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  A New England Nun

  Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

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  "Embark on a journey through 19th-century New England with 'A New England Nun' by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. This annotated edition unveils the nuanced layers of societal expectations and women's autonomy. Explore the symbolism of wild grapes, the metaphorical imagery of an uncloistered nun, and Joe Daggett's poignant honesty. Perfect for literary enthusiasts, this edition provides a rich understanding of historical and feminist themes, making 'A New England Nun' a captivating exploration of tradition, relationships, and personal desires."

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  The Third Policeman

  Flann O'Brien

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  Flann O’Brien’s most popular and surrealistic novel concerns an imaginary, hellish village police force and a local murder. 
   Weird, satirical, and very funny, its popularity has suddenly increased after the novel was featured in the hit television series Lost. 
   The series’ creators have said that anyone who has read the book “will have a lot more ammunition when dissecting plotlines” of the show. Here it comes to life in a new unabridged recording. 
   “Even with Ulysses and Finnegans Wake behind him, James Joyce might have been envious” wrote one critic about the work of Flann O’Brien.
  © and (P)2007 Naxos Rights International

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  The Parisian Trilogy

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  Edgar Poe was born in Boston Massachusetts on 19th January 1809. His father abandoned his family the following year and within a year his mother had died leaving him an orphan.   
   
  He was taken in by the Allan family but never formally adopted although he now referred to himself as Edgar Allan Poe.  His father alternatively spoiled or chastised him and tension was frequent over gambling debts and monies for his education.  His university years to study ancient and modern languages was cut short by lack of money and he enlisted as a private in the army claiming he was 22, it is more probable he was 18. After 2 years he obtained a discharge in order to take up an appointment at the military academy, West Point, where he failed to become an officer. 
   
  Poe had released his 1st poetry volume in 1827 and after his 3rd turned to prose and placing short stories in several magazines and journals.  At age 26 he obtained a licence to marry his cousin.  She was a mere 13 but they stayed together until her death from tuberculosis 11 years after. 
   
  In January 1845 ‘The Raven’ was published and became an instant classic.  Thereafter followed the prose works for which he is now so rightly famed as a master of the mysterious and the macabre. 
   
  Edgar Allan Poe died at the tragically early age of 40 on 7th October 1849 in Baltimore, Maryland. Newspapers at the time reported Poe's death as ‘congestion of the brain’ or ‘cerebral inflammation’, common euphemisms for death from disreputable causes such as alcoholism but the actual cause of death remains a mystery. 
   
  Many authors have been cited as inventing the detective genre.  Perhaps the strongest claimant is the American Edgar Allan Poe.  His creation of the Parisian sleuth C. Auguste Dupin with his quite astounding analysis and deductive powers allied to Poe’s great imagination and wit create a literary tour de force. 
   
  Poe’s opening story ‘The Murders in the Rue Morgue’ met with phenomenal success and indeed is a still a favourite to this day.  From this came the sequel ‘The Mystery of Marie Rogêt’ and then ‘The Purloined Letter’.  Together they create a strong and vibrant Parisian trilogy, a credit to Poe, Paris and, of course Dupin and a cast of unforgettable characters.

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