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  King Solomons Mines

  H. Rider Haggard

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  "What was it that you heard about my brother's journey at Bamangwato?" asked Sir Henry, as I paused to fill my pipe before replying to Captain Good. "I heard this," I answered, "and I have never mentioned it to a soul till to-day. I heard that he was starting for Solomon's Mines." 
  "Solomon's Mines?" ejaculated both my hearers at once. "Where are they?" ... 
  And so begins the adventure of Allan Quatermain, Sir Henry Curtis and Captain Good as they penetrate into the unknown regions of South Africa in search of a missing brother, and the fabulous wealth, said to still reside in "King Solomon's Mines". First published in September 1885 amid considerable fanfare, with billboards and posters around London announcing it as "The Most Amazing Book Ever Written", this tale of action and adventure by Sir H. Rider Haggard was released in 1885 and became an immiediate best seller. 
  Narrated by Michael Ward.

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  When Egypt Went Broke - A Comedy...

  Holman Day

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  Egypt, Maine — a mill town — goes broke when the bank fails, and a scheme to print local currency, a mill owner, and a young man with nothing to lose take it from there. Day was a Maine newspaperman whose books are full of loggers, river drivers and small-town politicians; the title is the joke, and the economics of a one-industry town in the 1920s are exact enough to be read as history. Fifty-nine plates by painters including George Bellows and Thomas Fearnley carry the mill dam, the frozen river and the emptied factory through the same hard winter the town lives.

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  The Death of Ivan Ilyich

  Leo Tolstoy

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  A successful life—until one pain shatters everything he thought he knew.
  When respected judge Ivan Ilyich falls gravely ill, his comfortable world collapses. Friends grow distant, family becomes strained, and he confronts, for the first time, the emptiness behind his carefully built life. Alone with his fear, Ivan begins a powerful inner journey—one that strips away illusion and leads him toward a truth as simple as it is transformative.
  
  Praised as "one of the greatest meditations on mortality ever written," Tolstoy's novella blends emotional honesty, philosophical depth, and luminous insight. It is a story that challenges, comforts, and lingers with every reader.
  
  If you cherish meaningful literature that explores the human condition with clarity and compassion, this timeless classic is essential reading.
  
  Open the book—and witness a man discover what truly matters at the edge of life.

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  The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  A trail of impossible clues. A mastermind rising from the shadows. Sherlock Holmes has never walked closer to danger.
  This electrifying collection follows Holmes and Watson through eleven of their most unforgettable cases—mysteries involving cryptic disappearances, deadly secrets, clever impostors, and schemes that challenge the limits of Holmes's legendary intuition. Each story sharpens the tension, building toward the explosive encounter with a criminal genius who threatens everything Holmes stands for.
  
  Widely praised as "a turning point in the Holmes saga," these tales showcase Conan Doyle's storytelling at its most gripping—rich atmosphere, razor-sharp deduction, and the deep, loyal partnership between Holmes and Watson.
  
  Perfect for readers who crave fast-moving mysteries, high-stakes drama, and the case that changed Sherlock Holmes's fate forever.
  
  Step into Holmes's world—start reading today and uncover the clues that lead to his most dangerous adversary.

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  Quin - A Wounded Soldier Home in...

  Alice Hegan Rice

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  A wounded soldier comes home from the war to a household of women who have decided what his convalescence will look like, and finds his own way out of it. Alice Hegan Rice was best known for a book about a poor family in a Louisville shanty town, and wrote about kindness without ever going soft. This edition adds a gallery of 59 plates of painting, among them works by Edward Lamson Henry, Winslow Homer and Juliusz Kossak, plus one restored colour illustration.

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  A Fisher Girl of France - A...

  Fernand Calmettes

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  A fishing village on the Picardy coast, a girl who waits for the boats, and the season that changes what waiting means. Calmettes wrote about the French coast with an eye trained in the studios - he was an art critic before he was a novelist. This edition adds a gallery of 13 plates bound with the book, among them works by Stanhope Forbes, Joseph Heard and George Webster, alongside 19 restored and coloured illustrations.

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