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  The Game

  Jack London

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  On the eve of their wedding, twenty-year-old Jack Fleming arranges a secret ringside seat for his sweetheart to view her only rival: the "game." Through Genevieve's apprehensive eyes, we watch the prizefight that pits her fair young lover, "the Pride of West Oakland," against the savage and brutish John Ponta and that reveals as much about her own nature, and Joe's, as it does about the force that drives the two men in their violent, fateful encounter.

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  Mumu

  Ivan Turgenev

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  "Mumu" by Ivan Turgenev is a poignant tale of a deaf and mute serf named Mumu and her kind master, Gerasim. As the story unfolds, Gerasim forms a deep bond with Mumu, who becomes his loyal companion. However, tragedy strikes when Gerasim's owner, a lady of society, demands Mumu's removal. This heartbreaking narrative explores themes of love, compassion, and the societal divisions of 19th-century Russia, highlighting the injustice faced by the voiceless Mumu in the face of societal norms. Read in English, unabridged.

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  Witch Wood - Authorised Edition

  John Buchan

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  The author of the Thirty-Nine Steps blends history with fantasy and horror in this tale of a Scottish minister torn between his church and his king. Seventeenth-century Scotland is immersed in a terrifying era. Although his new parishioners are staunch supporters of the National Covenant, moderate young minister David Sempill is not so certain. Then one dark night, Sempill witnesses a demonic ritual performed in the Black Wood of Melanudrigill. What he does next will determine if he can save his truly parish . . . or even himself . . .With an introduction by Allan Massie

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  Three Men In A Boat

  Jerome K.

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  Three Men In A Boat ranks as one of the most amusing and agreeable books in the English language.  Written soon after Jerome’s marriage, it bubbles over with the happiness he felt. Rather than recording one particular trip, the story combines many boating excursions which Jerome had made with his friends. The three men round on each other when things go wrong but nothing serious mars the essentially sunny, idyllic nature of the book.  The beautiful countryside through which its heroes pass is poetically described.

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  Sign of the Broken Sword The...

  G.K. Chesterton

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  The Sign of the Broken Sword features Chesterton's famous characters Father Brown, and former criminal Flambeau. The story revolves around the mysterious death of General Sir Arthur St. Clare; hanged on a tree with his broken sword hung round his neck... How will Father Brown go about trying to solve this case? Wonderfully intelligent and exciting!

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  The Letters of Jane Austen

  Jane Austen

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  This recording includes a selection of Jane Austen's letters, edited by Susan Coolidge and chosen from the collection of Austen's great-nephew, Edward, Lord Brabourne. The letters are mostly addressed to Austen's sister Cassandra, with whom she was very close. There are also some letters written to two of her nieces, Anna Austen Lefroy and Fanny Knight. They include some references to her published work, including Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and Emma

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