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  Gerfaut

  Charles de Bernard

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  A Paris literary lion seduces the wife of an Alsatian ironmaster, and the husband — a slow, decent, formidable man — declines to behave like a comic figure. Charles de Bernard was befriended by Balzac, who read his admiring review and adopted him; his subject was the drawing room of the July Monarchy, and this is his best-known book.

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  Zibeline

  Philippe de Massa

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  A young woman with a fortune and no past that anyone can trace buys her way into the Second Empire's demi-monde and refuses everything it offers her — including a general who is used to being accepted. Massa was a cavalry officer and a marquis who wrote revues for the private theatres of the court he belonged to; he knew every room in this book from the inside.

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  The Whist Players - From their...

  Mary Wilkins E Freeman

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  Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman was born in Randolph, Massachusetts on the 31st October 1852 to parents who were strict and orthodox Congregationalists. 
  When she was a teenager the family moved to Brattleboro, Vermont and it was there she finished her education and began writing verse and stories for children. 
  When the family’s dry-goods store closed in 1873 the family, now impoverished, returned to Randolph where her mother was to die mother three years later. 
  She published ‘The Ghost Story’ in 1881 after it won a short story competition.  With elements of the supernatural and domestic realism she had hit upon a solid formula for success. 
  Two years later her father died and with no immediate family and only a small estate she now committed to writing full-time to secure an income.  For the times it was a brave move but her undoubted talent meant success would follow. 
  Over her career she published more than two dozen volumes of short stories and novels and is most well-known for ‘A New England Nun’.  Her works were mainly set in New England and many of her female characters are strong and assertive, challenging contemporary stereotypes over their then roles, values and relationships in society.  As a feminist she was keen to engage her audience in a discussion about the lack of control women had over many issues including the family finances. 
  A meeting with the younger Dr. Charles Manning Freeman began a slow, decade long, courtship that endured many obstacles and delays until they eventually married on New Years Day, 1902.   
  They built a home in Metuchen, where Mary was something of a local celebrity. Sadly her husband suffered from alcoholism and addiction to sleeping powders, fast horses and was also prone to womanizing.  He was committed to the New Jersey State Hospital for the Insane and with that the couple separated.  After his death in 1923, he left his estate to his chauffeur and one dollar to Mary.  
  On 13th March 1930, Mary E Wilkins Freeman suffered a fatal heart attack in Metuchen. She was 77.

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  A Tale of Two Cities

  Charles Dickens

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  A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a sweeping historical novel of revolution, sacrifice, injustice, and redemption, set between London and Paris during one of the most turbulent periods in European history.
  
  Against the backdrop of the French Revolution, Dickens follows a group of characters whose lives are shaped by tyranny, revenge, love, and political upheaval. Dr. Manette, imprisoned for years in the Bastille, is reunited with his daughter Lucie, whose compassion becomes a source of healing. Around them move Charles Darnay, Sydney Carton, Madame Defarge, and others caught in the violence of history.
  
  First published in 1859, the novel combines suspense, melodrama, social criticism, and emotional depth. Dickens portrays both the cruelty of aristocratic oppression and the terrifying excesses of revolutionary vengeance, asking what justice becomes when it is consumed by hatred.
  
  A major work of Victorian fiction, this unforgettable novel remains famous for its dramatic power, moral intensity, and one of the most moving acts of sacrifice in literary history.

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  Somerville & Ross - the writing...

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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 are Somerville & Ross - the writing pseudonym for Edith Somerville & Violet Florence Martin Sidney Benson Thorp.

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  Ivanhoe

  Walter Scott

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  A land divided. A knight in disguise. A battle for honor and the heart.
  Set in medieval England after the Crusades, Ivanhoe follows the brave knight Wilfred of Ivanhoe as he returns home to a nation torn between Saxons and Normans. Disguised and wounded, he must fight in tournaments, rescue the innocent, and confront powerful enemies—while choosing between loyalty, love, and justice.
  
  Celebrated as "the novel that defined historical romance," this timeless classic blends thrilling action, chivalric ideals, and unforgettable characters, including the noble Rebecca and the valiant King Richard the Lionheart.
  
  If you love epic adventures, medieval drama, and stories where courage and honor shape destiny, this legendary novel will captivate you.
  
  Open the book—and ride into an age of swords, loyalty, and legend.

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