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  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland...

  Lewis Carroll

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  Delve into this stunning edition boasting the unabridged versions of both fantasy novels, an introduction, and John Tenniel’s original illustrations. 
   
  Part of the Knickerbocker Classics series, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass is unabridged and complete, and comprised of both Alice books. Follow Alice on her fanciful journey down the rabbit hole and through the mirror where she meets friends and foes like the Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat, the Jabberwock, and the Caterpillar! 
   
  For Lewis Carroll fans worldwide, this edition features a new introduction by English literature scholar Jennifer Garlen and the original 90+ wood-engraved illustrations created by John Tenniel for the first published versions of the books. 
   
  Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass contains every bit of fantasy that has been delighting adults and children alike for over 150 years. 
   
  The Knickerbocker Classics bring together the essential works of classic authors from around the world in stunning editions to be collected and enjoyed.

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  In the Avu Observatory

  H. G. Wells

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  Herbert George Wells (1866 – 1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels, and is credited as being the father of science fiction. "In the Avu Observatory" is a story about a scientist working at a remote observatory in a remote forest in Borneo. One night, the astronomer's assistant, Woodhouse, is attacked by a huge bat-like creature in the middle of the night. In the pitch black of the observatory, he suddenly finds himself fighting for his life against.... what?

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  Civil war story a: jed

  Warren Lee Goss

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  1889 Civil War Story of Battle and Prison, of Peril and Escape - The incidents of the book are real ones, drawn in part from the writer's personal experiences and observations as a soldier of the Union during that war. He is also indebted to many comrades for reminiscences of battle and prison life. The perilous escape of Jed and Dick, from Andersonville down the Flint and Apalachicola Rivers, to the Gulf of Mexico, is in substance the narrative of a comrade whom the writer knew at Andersonville, and afterwards met when the war had closed. The descriptions of the prison are especially truthful, for in them the author briefly tells what he himself saw.

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  Three Short Works

  Gustave Flaubert

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  This book consists of the short stories "A Simple Soul", "Saint Julian the Hospitalier," and "Dance of Death"."The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitalier" - Julian is predicted at birth to do great things. His father is told that he will marry into the family of a great emperor, while his mother is told he will be a saint. However, Julian joins a band of vagrants, and they eventually grow into a huge army under his control...

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  The Road to Oz

  L. Frank Baum

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  The Road to Oz takes Dorothy on an adventure in Oz to a grand party in honor of Ozma's birthday. It dtarts near her home on Uncle Henry's farm in Kansas when she helps a shaggy stranger find the road he is seeking. On the way they find a young boy, Button-Bright, and together they get lost, only to find themselves in the fairylands of Oz. Once again in Oz, Dorothy and her friends encounter a number of new characters:They make their way eventually to the Emerald City to participate in Ozma's birthday. In the end, Dorothy arrives safely back home, a little tired from her adventures, but quite content. Edited by Macc Kay Production executive Avalon Giuliano ICON Intern Eden Giuliano Music By AudioNautix With Their Kind Permission ©2020 Eden Garret Giuliano (P) Eden Garret Giuliano Geoffrey Giuliano is the author of over thirty internationally bestselling biographies, including the London Sunday Times bestseller Blackbird: The Life and Times of Paul McCartney and Dark Horse: The Private Life of George Harrison. He can be heard on the Westwood One Radio Network and has written and produced over seven hundred original spoken-word albums and video documentaries on various aspects of popular culture. He is also a well known movie actor Eden Giuliano is the popular narrator of many best selling audio books and an in demand movie actor.

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  Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman

  E. W. Hornung

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  The cracking debut of A. J. Raffles, proper English gentleman and jewel thief extraordinaire
  
  The Amateur Cracksman is the first collection of stories about A. J. Raffles, gentleman, cricketer, and thief. After stopping his old school friend, Bunny Manders, from a desperate attempt at suicide, Raffles introduces the unsuspecting Bunny to a new way of earning a living, burglary. Though frequently horrified by Raffles's actions, the conscience-stricken Bunny stands by him through all their adventures, firm to his promise, "When you want me, I'm your man!" 
  
  In these thrilling stories, E. W. Hornung introduced the world to a duo as gifted at burglary as Sherlock Holmes and Watson are at detection. Full of sophisticated banter, hair-raising close calls, and nefarious schemes, Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman is a masterwork of crime fiction and irrefutable proof that there truly is honor among thieves.
  An Author's Republic audio production.

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