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  The Book of Dragons

  Edith Nesbit

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  "The Book of Dragons" by Edith Nesbit is a delightful collection of whimsical tales where magic and mischief collide. From mischievous dragonets causing chaos to a magic carpet with a mind of its own, Nesbit weaves enchanting stories that captivate the imagination. Each tale explores the unexpected consequences of magical encounters, offering a blend of humor, fantasy, and moral lessons in this timeless collection.

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  Barbarians

  ROBERT W. CHAMBERS

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  Chambers was born in Brooklyn, New York, to William P. Chambers (1827–1911), a corporate and bankruptcy lawyer, and Caroline Smith Boughton (1842–1913). His parents met when his mother was twelve years old and William P. was interning with her father, Joseph Boughton, a prominent corporate lawyer. Eventually the two formed the law firm of Chambers and Boughton which continued to prosper even after Josephs death in 1861. Robert Chamberss great-grandfather, William Chambers (birth unknown), a lieutenant in the British Royal Navy, was married to Amelia Saunders (1765–1822), a great granddaughter of Tobias Saunders of Westerly, Rhode Island. The couple moved from Westerly to Greenfield, Massachusetts and then to Galway, New York, where their son, also William Chambers (1798–1874), was born. The second William graduated from Union College at the age of 18, and then went to a college in Boston, where he studied medicine. Upon graduating, he and his wife, Eliza P. Allen (1793–1880), a direct descendant of Roger Williams, the founder of Providence, Rhode Island, were among the first settlers of Broadalbin, New York. His brother was the architect Walter Boughton Chambers.

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  The Gift of the Magi

  O. Henry

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  A well-known story of holiday generosity and true love, The Gift of the Magi has long been a Christmas classic.
   
  Husband and wife Jim and Della want to give each other beautiful gifts for the holiday, but they have very little money. On Christmas Eve, each of them makes a bold sacrifice to give the other something truly special.
   
  First published in 1905 in The New York Sunday World, O. Henry’s tale is just as relevant and touching now as ever.

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  Jogyono Ay Re - Bengali...

  NiradBaran

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  Bengali Classical Song. 
  Song Name : jogyono Ay Re Mp3 
  Total 6 part 
  Permanent Antara, Boltan, Pakar, Ascendant - Descendant. 
  Rhythm: Trital 
  Middle level

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  Man and Superman

  George Bernard Shaw

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  Man and Superman was written by George Bernard Shaw in 1903. It is a four act drama about Ann Whitefield, who, after the death of her father, is left under the guardianship of two very different men; the older Roebuck Ramsden, and the younger revolutionary, John Tanner. Despite Tanners reluctance to accept the position at all, he and his anarchic tendencies and ideas, are challenged by Anns own beliefs.

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  The Name Tree - From their pens...

  Mary Webb

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  Mary Gladys Meredith was born on 25th March 1881 at Leighton Lodge in the village of Leighton, near Shrewsbury in Shropshire.  
  Mary was home-schooled by her father before being sent to a finishing school in Southport in 1895. Her longs walks in the countryside helped her develop a heightened sense of observation and description, of both people and places, which later infused both her poetry and prose. 
  When she was 20 she developed symptoms of Graves' disease, a thyroid disorder that caused bulging protuberant eyes and throat goitre. This caused life-long ill health and was a possible contributor to her early death.  
  Mary was first published as a teenager when her brother sent to a local newspaper her poem on a recent rail accident.  Mary, who was in the habit of destroying her work was appalled though placated when she discovered that it had received some positive appreciation in readers letters. 
  1912 brought marriage to Henry Bertram Law Webb, a teacher. He supported her literary work which, in 1917, resulted in the publication of her novel ‘The Golden Arrow.’ 
  A few years later they acquired a property in London where, it was hoped, recognition of her literary talents would be more easily recognised.   
  Her 1924 novel, ‘Precious Bane’, won the Prix Femina Vie Heureuse, the prestigious French literary prize awarded by an all-female jury. 
  Most of her poetry and various other works were only published after her death. 
  By 1927 her health was deteriorating and her marriage failing.   
  Mary Webb died on 8th October 1927 at St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex.  She was 46.

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