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  The Burglar And The Wizard

  Alice Duer Miller

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  The Burglar And The Wizard by Alice Duer Miller is offered here in a clean English digital edition prepared for fluent ebook reading. The work stands within classics and gives modern readers direct access to a public-domain classic with navigable structure and a restrained typographic presentation. The opening pages establish the book's atmosphere with this first movement: Geoffrey Holland stood up and for the second time surveyed the restaurant in search of other members of his party, two fingers in the pocket of his waistcoat, as if they had just relinquished his watch. He was tall enough to be conspicuous and well bred enough to be indifferent to the fact, good loo This edition is suited to readers who want a reliable, uncluttered version of the text for study, rediscovery, and sustained reading.

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  Hadrian The Seventh

  Frederick Rolfe

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  George Arthur Rose aspired to the priesthood, but after being much abused and taken advantage of for many years by his Catholic brothers, he finds himself disillusioned with humanity. But just as the secret conclave in Rome is deadlocked in the election of the next Pope, he finds himself rediscovered. A compromise in the election results in Rose being chosen for the office, and he styles himself as Hadrian the Seventh. With his new authority, he implements church reforms and a program to bring Christian order to the nations of the world. Frederick Rolfe was considered an eccentric, as evidenced by his often-idiosyncratic spelling ("Xystine Chapel") and made-up words like "contortuplications" and "occession." Hadrian the Seventh , written under the pen name of "Baron Corvo," is a novel of wish-fulfillment, reflecting Rolfe's vision of how he wants to order the world given unlimited power. Written before the world wars and amid the increasing secularization of twentieth century society, it was perhaps almost-plausible to think that a religious figure could get everyone on the same program merely by moral persuasion. Frederick Rolfe (died 1913) was a prominent voice of the late 19th and early 20th century. Their work has endured across generations and continues to be read and studied worldwide. As a work of classic literary fiction, Hadrian The Seventh 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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  The Surprising Adventures Of...

  Rudolph Erich Raspe

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  Baron Hieronymus Karl Friedrich, Freiherr von Münchhausen, was an actual baron living in 18th-century Hanover famous for entertaining his guests with outrageously embellished tales of his wartime exploits—so much so that his nickname in German is Lügenbaron , or "Baron of Lies." When Rudolph Eric Raspe , a writer and scientist living in England, heard of the Baron's tales, he wrote his own versions centered around a fictional Baron Munchausen. While the real Baron wasn't amused to have his name attached to a silly character famous for his bald-faced lies, Raspe's tales became hugely popular, reprinted for hundreds of years and illustrated just as many times. These very short tales were originally intended as contemporary satire, but their outrageous silliness is still entertaining today. Rudolph Erich Raspe was a significant literary figure whose work has stood the test of time. This public domain edition preserves the original text in its entirety, making it accessible to modern readers and scholars alike. Fantastical literature has always allowed writers to explore human truths through the lens of the impossible and the magical. The Surprising Adventures Of Baron Munchausen draws on mythology, folklore, and pure invention to construct a world that illuminates our own.

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  American Notes

  Rudyard Kipling

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  American Notes is a compelling travelogue by Rudyard Kipling that offers a nuanced and insightful perspective on his journey through the United States. Through vivid descriptions and astute observations, Kipling provides a fascinating exploration of American society, culture, and politics during the late 19th century. With his characteristic wit and keen eye for detail, Kipling presents an engaging narrative that sheds light on the complexities and contradictions of the American experience. 
   
  Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was a British author best known for his works of fiction and poetry, often set in the context of the British Empire. He was born in Bombay, India, and spent a significant part of his life there, which greatly influenced his writing. Kipling's notable works include "The Jungle Book," "Kim," "Just So Stories,".

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  The Kentons

  William Dean Howells

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  An Ohio family — a judge, his wife, and a daughter recovering from an unsuitable attachment — is taken to Europe to get over it, and the Atlantic and the Dutch canals do not much help. Howells edited The Atlantic and was the most powerful literary broker in America; this 1902 novel is his quiet study of ordinary decent people being wrong about their own children, and the father is beautifully done.

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  At the Last of the Ebb

  Henry C. Rowland

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  At the Last of the Ebb by Henry C. Rowland is presented in a clean English digital edition with active navigation. The book belongs to classics and preserves the character of the source text for sustained ebook reading. The opening pages establish the work's atmosphere with this first movement: WHEN the quick-rising tropic sun had cleft the velvet darkness into long, thin shadows, the Baronet and the Banker found the Countess and the Mate. Already the inquisitive ripples of the rising tide were washing back and forth the skirts of the Countess' pongee gown, now wantonly uncovering the graceful limbs, now deft. Detected sections include: At the Last of the Ebb. This edition is prepared for a fluent reading experience with clear typography and no extraneous promotional material.

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