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  Mary Stuart

  Alexandre Dumas

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  "Mary Stuart" by Alexandre Dumas is a dramatic retelling of the life and tragic fate of Mary, Queen of Scots. Caught in a web of political intrigue, betrayal, and rivalry, Mary’s reign is marked by her struggles against powerful enemies, including Queen Elizabeth I of England. Dumas explores her tumultuous life, from her early days as a charismatic queen to her imprisonment and eventual execution. The novel delves into themes of power, loyalty, and the clash between personal ambition and political necessity. With rich historical detail and emotional depth, Dumas paints Mary as a complex figure torn between love, duty, and survival. A poignant tale of ambition and tragedy, it reflects the timeless tension between monarchy and fate.

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  The Sport of the Gods

  Paul Laurence Dunbar

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  Berry Hamilton was living a pretty good life—up until he was accused of stealing money from his employer. Despite having worked for the family for twenty years, Berry is found guilty of a crime he did not commit and sentenced to prison.
  
  As his wife and children turn to the community, they find themselves shunned. Left with no other choice, Fannie Hamilton and her two children, Joe and Kitty, pick everything up and move to Harlem. As the city begins to take its toll on the Hamiltons, Berry's case begins to spark some attention back in their hometown in the South. Will he ever be able to return to his once treasured family? Or will the city turn them into something they never anticipated?
  
  Written in 1902, The Sport of the Gods was one of the first novels to examine the harsh conditions that African Americans faced when they moved into New York City.

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  The Son of Tarzan

  edgar rice burroughs

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  Young Jack Clayton, unaware of his legacy, is lured from England to the wilds of Africa by his father’s nemesis in Edgar Rice Burroughs' "The Son of Tarzan." Embracing his heritage, he transforms into Korak the Killer, forging bonds with the jungle and the enchanting Meriem. Facing perilous challenges and fierce adversaries, Jack's journey becomes a tale of survival and self-discovery, where the call of the wild reveals his true nature and lineage.

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  Notes From The Underground - The...

  Fyodor Dostoevsky

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  Notes from Underground is an 1864 novella by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Notes is considered by many to be the first existentialist novel. It presents itself as an excerpt from the rambling memoirs of a bitter, isolated, unnamed narrator (generally referred to by critics as the Underground Man) who is a retired civil servant living in St. Petersburg. The first part of the story is told in monologue form or the underground man's diary, and attacks emerging Western philosophy, especially Nikolay Chernyshevsky's What Is to Be Done?. The second part of the book is called "Àpropos of the Wet Snow," and describes certain events that, it seems, are destroying and sometimes renewing the underground man, who acts as a first person, unreliable narrator. 
   
  Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and journalist. His literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. His most acclaimed novels include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), Demons (1872), and The Brothers Karamazov (1880). 
   
  Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest novelists in all of world literature, as multiple of his works are considered highly influential masterpieces.

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  The Plush Usurper

  E. Nesbit

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  King Alban was a good king, ruling over Albanatolia with kindness, fairness, and above all, efficiency, thanks to the white magic. Everyone had enough to wear, enough to eat, enough to do, and had their washing done for free at the Palace, on Mondays from 10 to 4. One day, the king's lavish and vain long-lost brother returned to the kingdom to bring a bit of colour to the realm with his own particular brand of magic, while stirring up discontent among the citizens, so that he might take the throne for himself.  This amusing allegory by E. Nesbit explores themes of political propaganda, populism and responsible leadership, all told with Nesbit's signature charm, wit and whimsy. The Plush Usurper was first published in Nine Unlikely Tales, 1901.

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  Frankenstein - Or the Modern...

  Mary Shelley

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  Frankenstein - or, The Modern Prometheus - is considered to be one of the earliest examples of science fiction. Written by Mary Shelley, it tells the story of scientist Victor Frankenstein and the catastrophic consequences of his attempts to create a perfect new being by activating a group of body parts with an electrical charge. The hideous monster that is born of Frankenstein's experiment wreaks havoc when it realises that it will never know the happiness that mere mortals can enjoy. Today, Frankenstein continues to captivate readers worldwide through its enduring themes of ambition, alienation and human nature.

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