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  Mysterious Portrait The...

  Nikolai Gogol

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  Nikolai Gogol was one of the first to use the technique of the grotesque. According to Viktor Shklovsky, Gogol's strange style of writing resembles the "ostranenie" technique of defamiliarization. His early works, such as Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka, were influenced by his Ukrainian upbringing, Ukrainian culture and folklore.
  THE MYSTERIOUS PORTRAIT: Nowhere did so many people pause as before the little picture-shop in the Shtchukinui Dvor. This little shop contained, indeed, the most varied collection of curiosities. The pictures were chiefly oil-paintings covered with dark varnish, in frames of dingy yellow.

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  On Official Duty

  Anton Chekhov

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  Doctor Starchenko and Lyzhin, a young deputy examining magistrate, arrive at Syrnya to attend to the case of Lesnitsky, an insurance agent, who, upon arrival to the village three days before, entered the local zemstvo house, ordered himself a samovar, unpacked his food packets, and then all of as sudden shot himself. The suicide was so bizarre, that the inquest was deemed to be necessary...

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  Tom Sawyer Abroad

  Mark Twain

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  Tom Sawyer Abroad features Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn in a parody of Jules Verne-esque adventure stories. In the story, Tom, Huck & Jim set sail to Africa in a futuristic hot air balloon, where they survive encounters with lions, robbers & fleas to see some of the world's greatest wonders, including the Pyramids & the Sphinx.Echoing Adventures of Huckleberry Finn & Tom Sawyer, Detective, the story is told using the 1st-person narrative voice of Huck Finn.

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  The Railway Children

  Edith Nesbit

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  The best known of all Edith Nesbit's books: The Railway Children is a timeless classic that see's three children transplanted into the country and all of their adventures, usually centered around the local Railway Station. When their father leaves under mysterious circumstances, Roberta, Phyllis, Peter and Mother move from their comfortable house to a shabby cottage near a railroad called Three Chimney's. Over time however, they fall in love with the local countryside, and especially the small Train Station and the friends they make there.  
  Narrated by Michael Ward.

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  Christmas Eve at a Cornish Manor...

  Clara Venn

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  The bookshelves of British literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From these Isles their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is Clara Venn.

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  A Daughter of the Snows

  Jack London

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  Jack London’s A Daughter of the Snows introduces us to Frona Welse, a strong-willed, fiercely independent woman who returns to Alaska after studying in Europe. Set against the rugged, unforgiving landscape of the Yukon, the story follows Frona’s encounters with both the wilderness and the people of the Klondike during the Gold Rush. She challenges societal expectations, particularly in her unconventional relationships and friendships, and finds herself entangled in a love triangle involving two very different men: Gregory St. Vincent, a refined Englishman, and Vance Corliss, a rugged, intellectually driven American. As Frona navigates love, betrayal, and adventure, she confronts both her personal ideals and the harsh realities of survival in a world marked by stark contrasts of wealth and poverty, civilization and savagery.

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