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  The Lost Christmas Tales

  Charles Dickens

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  “A heartfelt and lovely Christmas tale for kids, moms, dads and book lovers everywhere!" The Washington PostCharles John Huffam Dickens FRSA was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. A true Christmas treasure for the whole family!

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  A Capitalist - From their pens...

  George Gissing

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  George Robert Gissing was born on November 22nd, 1857 in Wakefield, Yorkshire.  
  He was educated at Back Lane School in Wakefield. Gissing loved school. He was enthusiastic with a thirst for learning and always diligent.  By the age of ten he was reading Dickens, a lifelong hero. 
  In 1872 Gissing won a scholarship to Owens College. Whilst there Gissing worked hard but remained solitary. Unfortunately, he had run short of funds and stole from his fellow students. He was arrested, prosecuted, found guilty, expelled and sentenced to a month's hard labour in 1876. 
  On release he decided to start over.  In September 1876 he travelled to the United States. Here he wrote short stories for the Chicago Tribune and other newspapers. On his return home he was ready for novels. 
  Gissing self-published his first novel but it failed to sell.  His second was acquired but never published. His writing career was static.  Something had to change.  And it did. 
  By 1884 The Unclassed was published.  Now everything he wrote was published. Both Isabel Clarendon and Demos appeared in 1886. He mined the lives of the working class as diligently as any capitalist. 
  In 1889 Gissing used the proceeds from the sale of The Nether World to go to Italy. This trip formed the basis for his 1890 work The Emancipated. 
  Gissing's works began to command higher payments. New Grub Street (1891) brought a fee of £250.  
  Short stories followed and in 1895, three novellas were published; Eve's Ransom, The Paying Guest and Sleeping Fires. Gissing was careful to keep up with the changing attitudes of his audience.  
  Unfortunately, he was also diagnosed as suffering from emphysema. The last years of his life were spent as a semi-invalid in France but he continued to write. 1899; The Crown of Life. Our Friend the Charlatan appeared in 1901, followed two years later by The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft. 
  George Robert Gissing died aged 46 on December 28th, 1903 after catching a chill on a winter walk.

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  Northanger Abbey - A Satirical...

  Jane Austen

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  "Northanger Abbey" by Jane Austen is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story introduces Catherine Morland, a young woman whose unremarkable upbringing and lack of traditional beauty set her apart from the typical heroines found in romantic fiction. Despite this, Catherine yearns for adventure and is captivated by the romantic ideals portrayed in the novels she reads. This longing foreshadows her journey into society, particularly during her trip to Bath. 
  The opening of the novel establishes the contrasting elements of Catherine's mundane life and her fantastical aspirations. From an early age, it is evident that she prefers physical activities over the more traditional feminine pastimes, a trait that continues into her teenage years as she develops a fascination with the very novels that influence her romantic ideas. Her first major adventure starts when she is invited to Bath, where she hopes to discover excitement, friendship, and possibly romance, especially with Mr. Tilney, a character who piques her interest.  
  The narrative offers a witty exploration of societal norms, personal growth, and the disconnect between reality and expectations. This makes "Northanger Abbey" an engaging read for those who appreciate character-driven stories that satirize romantic tropes.

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  Ernest Hemingway - Men Without...

  Ernest Hemingway

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  Ernest Hemingway was an American novelist and short-story writer, widely considered one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. Hemingway's writing style was characterized by its spare and concise prose, and he was known for his ability to convey deep emotions through simple, direct language. Hemingway's most famous works include "The Sun Also Rises," "A Farewell to Arms," and "The Old Man and the Sea." 
   
  Hemingway's writing often dealt with themes of love, war, and the search for meaning in a complex and often cruel world. His characters were often disillusioned and haunted by the traumas of their past, but they remained resilient in the face of adversity. Hemingway's work was influential not only for its literary style, but also for its depiction of the human condition in a time of great social and political upheaval. Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954, and his legacy as a writer and cultural icon continues to be felt today. 
   
  "The Old Man and the Sea" is a novella written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951. 
   
  "Men Without Women" is the second collection of short stories written by American author Ernest Hemingway. The volume consists of 14 stories. 
   
  "The Sun Also Rises" published in 1926, follows a group of expatriates in the aftermath of World War I as they search for meaning and purpose in their lives. 
   
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  Mysteries Of The Lost Continent...

  William Elliot

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  This classic work, written by Theosophist, W. Scott-Elliot, this book goes into detail about the lost city of Atlantis. The information came from C. W. Leadbeater, who said he received his information from astral clairvoyance. Scott-Elliot provides info on the people of Atlantis, such as their religion, races, different periods money, education, and much more.Atlantis, is a legendary island in the Atlantic Ocean, lying west of the Strait of Gibraltar. The principal sources for the legend are two of Plato’s dialogues, Timaeus and Critias. In the former, Plato describes how Egyptian priests, in conversation with the Athenian lawgiver Solon, described Atlantis as an island larger than Asia Minor and Libya combined and situated just beyond the Pillars of Hercules (the Strait of Gibraltar). About 9,000 years before the birth of Solon, the priests said, Atlantis was a rich island whose powerful princes conquered many of the lands of the Mediterranean until they were finally defeated by the Athenians and the latter’s allies. The Atlantians eventually became wicked and impious, and their island was swallowed up by the sea as a result of earthquakes. In the Critias, Plato supplied a history of the ideal commonwealth of the Atlantians.Medieval European writers who received the tale from Arab geographers believed the stories to be true, and later writers tried to identify it with an actual country. After the Renaissance, for example, attempts were made to identify Atlantis with America, Scandinavia, and the Canary Islands. The story of Atlantis, if Plato did not invent it, may in fact reflect ancient Egyptian records of a volcanic eruption on the island of Thera about 1500 BCE. This eruption, one of the most stupendous of historical times, was accompanied by a series of earthquakes and tsunamis that shattered civilization on Crete, thereby perhaps giving rise to the legend of Atlantis.

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  Delilah and Mr Bircumshaw

  D H Lawrence

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  'Delilah and Mr Bircumshaw was written by D H Lawrence in 1912. Lawrence is beginning to move away from his working class roots in this story, and exploring the relationship of a middle-class couple who have a slight argument, egged on by the wife's friend. Bircumshaw loses his dignity and self-respect for the comforts of married life. For all his insights into women, the misogynist in Lawrence can be detected.

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