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  The Well of Loneliness - An...

  Radclyffe Hall

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  An upper-class Englishwoman named Stephen who was meant to be a boy, her ambulance service in the war, and the woman she loves. Published in 1928, tried for obscenity and ordered destroyed in Britain, where it was banned for over twenty years - the first English novel to argue openly for the right of a lesbian to exist. Fifty-eight paintings by Walter Sickert and John Constable, among others, trace the streets, shops and coasts of the world Stephen moves through between 1819 and 1919.

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  Aesop's Fables With Text Based...

  Aesop Aesop

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  Aesops Fables With Text Based Chiefly Upon Croxall, La Fontaine, and Lestrange by Aesop is a timeless collection of tales known for their wisdom and moral lessons. This edition offers a careful selection of fables, enriched by the interpretations of Croxall, La Fontaine, and LEstrange. Experience the charm, wit, and wisdom of Aesops Fables as never before in this beautifully curated collection. Aesops narratives are as compelling and relevant today as they were centuries ago, making them a great read for all ages. Whether youre revisiting these classic tales or discovering them for the first time, Aesops Fables With Text Based Chiefly Upon Croxall, La Fontaine, and Lestrange offers a rich and insightful reading experience. Embark on a journey of wisdom and morality with Aesop today!

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  Boy - A Sketch

  Marie Corelli

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  "Boy: A Sketch" unfolds as a poignant narrative, portraying the neglectful upbringing of 'Boy' by his careless parents. Despite the Muirs' indifference, the kindness of Miss Leslie and The Major shapes Boy's path. From Brittany to an English Military School, he grows indifferent and blase. Expelled from Sandhurst due to drunkenness, he spirals into debt and fraud. Remorseful, Boy enlists, redeems himself in the Boer War, sacrificing his life to save a childhood friend. Marie Corelli's novel is a powerful exploration of redemption, friendship, and the impact of upbringing on one's destiny.

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  A Haunted House - From their...

  Virginia Woolf

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  Adeline Virginia Woolf was born on the 25th January 1882 in South Kensington in London. 
  Although lauded as a founder of modernist writing with such classics as ‘Orlando’, ‘Mrs Dalloway’ and ‘To the Lighthouse’ and, of course, many classic short stories, her background is filled with elements of tragedy that she somehow overcame to become such a revered writer.   Her mother died when she was 13, her half-sister Stella two years later and with it her first of several nervous breakdowns.  Appallingly it was later found that three of her half-brothers had sexually abused her so darkness must have seemed ever present.   
  She began writing professionally at age 20 but her father’s death two years later brought a complete mental collapse and she was briefly institutionalised.  Somehow she found within herself a literary career and with it great innovations in writing; she was a pioneer of “stream of consciousness”.    
  Her tight circle of friends were the founders of the Bloomsbury Group, a movement whose legacy still influences across the arts and society in many way to this day.   
  Whilst the dark periods continued to interrupt her emotional state her rate of work never ceased.  Until, on 28th March 1941, Woolf put on her overcoat, filled up its pockets with stones, and walked into the River Ouse, in Lewes, East Sussex and drowned herself.  Her body was not recovered until the 18th April.  She was 59. 
  She left behind a note which read in part “Dearest, I feel certain that I am going mad again.  I feel we can't go through another of those terrible times.  And I shan't recover this time.  I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate.  So I am doing what seems the best thing to do”.

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  The Treasure in the Forest

  H. G. Wells

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  The Treasure in the Forest by H. G. Wells is presented in a clean English digital edition with active navigation. The book belongs to action & adventure and preserves the character of the source text for sustained ebook reading. The opening pages establish the work's atmosphere with this first movement: The canoe was now approaching the land. The bay opened out, and a gap in the white surf of the reef marked where the little river ran out to the sea; the thicker and deeper green of the virgin forest showed its course down the distant hill slope. The forest here came close to the beach. Far beyond, dim and almost cloud. Detected sections include: The Treasure in the Forest. This edition is prepared for a fluent reading experience with clear typography and no extraneous promotional material.

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  Our Mutual Friend

  Charles Dickens

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  Our Mutual Friend is the last of Charles Dickens' novels, published serially between 1864 and 1865. Like many of Dickens' works, it addresses social concerns like how the poor and destitute are treated, but tempers these more serious themes with humor and satire. The novel opens with the retrieval of the body of a drowned man from the Thames river—a body which is identified as that of John Harmon, heir to his father's huge fortune. What happens to this fortune and to the other people named in the will make up a large part of the complex plot. Though Our Mutual Friend wasn't especially well regarded at the time of publication, its critical reputation has improved in later years. It has been adapted into several silent films, but its length and the complexity of its plot make it more suitable for long-form television, with several successful adaptations having been made. Charles Dickens (died 1870) was one of the most distinguished authors of the Victorian age. Their work has endured across generations and continues to be read and studied worldwide. As a work of classic literary fiction, Our Mutual Friend 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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