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  Anthology of Humorous Stories An

  G.K. Chesterton, Thomas Anstey...

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  A glittering collection of humorous stories by classic authors. 
  
  "The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown" by G.K. Chesterton 
  "The Talking Horse" by Thomas Anstey Guthrie 
  "The Seventh Pullet" by Saki 
  "Biffin on the Bassoon" by Harry Graham 
  "The Scharz-Metterklume Method" by Saki 
  "The Chaplet" by Saki 
  "The Facts" by Ring Lardner 
  "A Dissertation Upon Roasted Pig" by Charles Lamb 
  "Fur" by Saki 
  "The Lumber Room" by Saki

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  Great Expectations

  Charles Dickens

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  In what may be Dickens's best novel, humble, orphaned Pip is apprenticed to the dirty work of the forge but dares to dream of becoming a gentleman — and one day, under sudden and enigmatic circumstances, he finds himself in possession of "great expectations." In this gripping tale of crime and guilt, revenge and reward, the compelling characters include Magwitch, the fearful and fearsome convict; Estella, whose beauty is excelled only by her haughtiness; and the embittered Miss Havisham, an eccentric jilted bride

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  Boulevard Wren and Other Stories

  Blindboy Boatclub

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  Boulevard Wren and Other Stories is the stunning follow-up to the bestselling Gospel According to Blindboy, and a warped mirror held up to the Irish psyche.
  Provocative and unsettling, the stories rove through the centuries, from the barren fields of Famine-struck Meath to the chaotic landscape of the near future, where social media has colonised the deepest recesses of the human subconscious. This is a world populated by characters lost and at odds with the demands of contemporary life, for whom the line separating redemption and madness has grown impossibly fine.
  Razor-sharp social satire, it is an era-defining work from one of Ireland's most anarchic satirists and a quietly devastating portrait of a society in disarray.

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  Dressing Up for the Carnival - A...

  Carol Shields

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  Carol Shields had a knack for turning the ordinary into the extraordinary and nowhere more than in this luminous collection of short stories. Throughout these stories runs Shields' preoccupation with identity—as in the title story, about a compacted day in the life of the world, in which a procession of characters try on new selves. Yet these stories and their quiet epiphanies reflect all the contrasts of human existence—from the bittersweet sexuality of “Eros” to the wicked skewering of pompous academic conversation in “The Next Best Kiss.” Playful, graceful, acute yet tender, Dressing Up for the Carnival distills all Shields' elegance, wisdom, and humor into stories that are more like concise novels.

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  Soldiers of Love - Beautiful Scars

  N'Tyse, Untamed Untamed

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  Profoundly moving and nostalgic, Soldiers of Love: Beautiful Scars is a searing exploration of soul ties, love scars, second-chance romance, and the healing power of forgiveness. Inspired by real events, Soldiers is soul-stirring and perfect for fans of Seven Days in June and Before I Let Go.Liberty Mae Banks was her birth name, yet Zion called her Mrs. Forever …It took years and fistfuls of tears for Liberty to convince herself that Zion Malik Mitchell had been a figment of her imagination. She’d suppressed every memory to lessen the burn—and because it’s the proper thing to do once you’ve become another man’s wife. Now the mother, wife, and #SoldiersofLove relationship columnist for Love  Lifestyle magazine finds herself in a heartfelt tug of war when her childhood sweetheart, Zion, resurfaces.For Zion, Liberty had always been his peace and the one who got away. He needed her more than he was ever willing to admit, and while it’s often said that time heals all wounds, all time had done for Zion was rob him of a future with the love of his life. When tragedy strikes, Zion’s freedom is left hanging in the balance as he awaits sentencing. Plagued with guilt and fear, there’s only one person he trusts to help him through his most arduous battle ever—Liberty.Will Liberty sacrifice her picture-perfect life and rush to Zion’s side in hopes of healing and setting them both free, or will resurrecting their war-torn past open a Pandora’s box neither will be able to close?

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  The Slaying of the Monster

  H.P. Lovecraft, Robert H. Barlow

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  A short novella about a brave nation attempting to slay a terrible beast that no one has seen.

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