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  The Sign of the Four

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  The Sign of the Four (1890), also called The Sign of Four, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring the fictional detective.The story is set in 1888. The Sign of the Four has a complex plot involving service in India, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a stolen treasure, and a secret pact among four convicts ("the Four" of the title) and two corrupt prison guards. It presents the detective's drug habit and humanizes him in a way that had not been done in the preceding novel, A Study in Scarlet (1887). It also introduces Doctor Watson's future wife, Mary Morstan.Mary Morstan is left without the bulk of the Agra treasure, although she will apparently receive the rest of the chaplet. John Watson falls in love with Mary and it is revealed at the end that he proposed to her and she has accepted.Famous works of the author Arthur Conan Doyle: A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, The Valley of Fear, His Last Bow, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, Stories of Sherlock Holmes, The Lost World.

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  Dreams in the Witch House The...

  H. P. Lovecraft

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  "The Dreams in the Witch House" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, part of the Cthulhu Mythos cycle. It was written in January/February 1932 and first published in the July 1933 issue of Weird Tales

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  Aunt Hettie on Matrimony - From...

  Fanny Fern

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  The bookshelves of American literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is Fanny Fern.

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  The Professor

  Charlotte Brontë

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  "I am no fixed star, but a comet rolling through space, and I must roll on until I find my orbit."
  
  Before the fire of Jane Eyre or the sweep of Shirley, Charlotte Brontë crafted this understated masterpiece of psychological realism. William Crimsworth, a young man of integrity and modest means, rejects the oppressive world of his aristocratic relatives and the soul-crushing labor of his brother's counting-house. Seeking a new life, he travels to Belgium to take up a post as a professor in a boys' school—only to find himself entangled in the complex social and romantic webs of a Brussels pensionnat.
  
  The Search for Sincerity: Unlike the sweeping melodramas of the era, The Professor focuses on the grit of the everyday. Brontë masterfully explores William's rivalry with the manipulative M. Pelet and his attraction to the headmistress, Mlle. Reuter. However, the true heart of the novel is his blossoming connection with Frances Henri, a humble lace-maker and pupil-teacher. Their bond is built on mutual respect and shared intellect, offering a rare Victorian look at egalitarian love.
  
  A First Look at a Genius: Drawing directly from Brontë's own time at the Pensionnat Héger, The Professor serves as a fascinating precursor to Villette. It is a story of self-reliance and the immigrant experience, told with a masculine narrative voice that showcases Brontë's versatility. For readers who appreciate literature that values character over spectacle, this novel offers a profound look at the quiet dignity of finding one's place in the world.
  
  Experience the foundational voice of a literary icon. Purchase "The Professor" today and discover the origin of the Brontë legacy.

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  In the Wilds of Florida

  W.H.G. Kingston

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  A turn-of-the-century book, In the Wilds of Florida is a tale of an Irish schoolboy who leaves school and his struggling family in Ireland to come to America. He experiences a Florida where fighting still erupts between Cherokee and Seminole Indians, where white people are under threat of Indian attack, and the landscape is mostly swamp or plains of dense brush.

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  The First-Class Passenger

  Anton Chekhov

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  Anton Chekhov was a Russian writer who wrote short stories and plays.His short stories are still read by many people around the world.The short story, The First Class Passenger by Anton Chekov, was first published in 1886 and reflects the social background of the Russian society of that time.

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