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  In the High Valley - Being the...

  Susan Coolidge

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  The fifth and last Katy book opens in an old red-brick grange on the North Devon coast, where Imogen Young, prim and certain that nothing good comes out of America, sets out with her brother Lionel for a ranch in a high valley of Colorado. There she meets Clover, now married to Geoff Templestowe, and the rest of the Carr family at home in the mountains, and the prejudices wear away one at a time. Susan Coolidge closed the series with an English girl learning the West, and the mountains are described by someone who had been there and taken notes on the flowers. Fifty-six plates by Albert Bierstadt and George Inness carry the mountain light and open country that Imogen rides into, from the foothills to the Sierra lakes.

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  Better Dead - From their pens to...

  J M Barrie

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  Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM, was born in Kirriemuir, Angus on 9th May, 1860.  
  Barrie knew from an early age that he wished to be an author. His family wished otherwise. The compromise was that he would attend university to study literature at the University of Edinburgh. He graduated with an M.A. in April, 1882. 
  His first job was as a staff journalist for the Nottingham Journal. The London editor of the St. James's Gazette "liked that Scotch thing" in Barrie’s work and he wrote several stories for them and later several novels based on his mother’s early life.  
  Barrie though was increasingly drawn to working in the theatre.  His first plays achieved little attention but in 1901 and 1902, Barrie had back-to-back theatre successes with Quality Street and The Admirable Crichton. 
  The character of ‘Peter Pan’ first appeared in The Little White Bird in 1902. This most famous and enduring of his works; Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up had its first stage performance on December 27th, 1904.  
  Peter Pan would overshadow all his other works.  But his short stories cannot be overlooked.  Indeed, from today’s vantage point they are excellent gems of social manners, of class and the way characters, sometimes in the most mundane of circumstances, react in the most surprising of ways.

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  The Complete Tales and Poems of...

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  A definitive collection of the unforgettable stories and poems that established Edgar Allan Poe as one of the most influential writers in literary history.
  
  This comprehensive anthology gathers Poe's celebrated tales of mystery, suspense, psychological terror, and supernatural intrigue alongside his most beloved poems. From chilling gothic narratives and ingenious detective stories to haunting verses filled with beauty and melancholy, these works showcase the extraordinary imagination and literary genius that continue to captivate readers around the world.
  
  Exploring themes of obsession, madness, mortality, love, loss, and the unknown, Poe's writings blend atmospheric storytelling with profound psychological insight. His groundbreaking contributions to horror, mystery, and detective fiction have inspired generations of authors and remain essential reading for lovers of classic literature.
  
  Filled with unforgettable characters, eerie settings, and timeless poetic beauty, this collection offers a fascinating journey into the darker corners of the human mind and imagination.
  
  Written by Edgar Allan Poe, this monumental collection stands as one of the greatest achievements in American literature.
  
  Enter a world of mystery, suspense, and haunting beauty—download your copy today.

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  William Shakespeare as He Lived...

  Henry Curling

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  Shakespeare's life imagined in detail - Stratford, the deer-stealing, the London theaters and the court. Curling wrote it in the middle of the nineteenth century, when little of Shakespeare's life was documented, and filled the gaps with confident invention. This edition is bound with a gallery of 57 plates after Gainsborough, Copley, Wright of Derby and others, chiefly wooded landscapes with herders, cattle and figures.

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  Under Dewey at Manila - or The...

  Edward Stratemeyer

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  A boy shipped as a castaway ends up aboard the American squadron at Manila Bay in 1898. Stratemeyer wrote the book within months of the battle and later founded the syndicate that produced the Rover Boys, Tom Swift, the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew. This edition adds a gallery of 46 plates of painting by Edvard Munch, Joseph Heard, Ivan Aivazovsky and Julius Prömmel, alongside 7 restored and coloured illustrations.

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  Louise de la Valliere

  Alexandre Dumas

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  Enter the glittering and dangerous world of seventeenth-century France, where love and ambition collide.
  
  In Louise de la Vallière, Alexandre Dumas continues his sweeping historical saga surrounding the legendary figures of the French court. Romance, political intrigue, friendship, loyalty, ambition, and betrayal intertwine against the lavish backdrop of Louis XIV's France.
  
  Dumas brings historical figures to life through dramatic scenes, complex relationships, adventure, and emotional conflict. At the heart of the story stands Louise de la Vallière, whose connection to the royal court places her in a world where personal feelings and political power are impossible to separate.
  
  A compelling choice for readers who enjoy historical romance, royal intrigue, French history, and the grand storytelling of Alexandre Dumas.
  
  Experience the romance and intrigue of the French court through the dramatic storytelling of one of literature's greatest historical novelists.

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