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  Rooms - From their pens to your...

  Gertrude Stein

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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 the seminal, often lauded yet equally divisive figure and talents of Gertrude Stein.

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  The Cambridge Modern History...

  J. B. Bury, Mandell Creighton,...

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  Witness the Grand Narrative of Human Civilization.
  
  Conceived by the legendary historian Lord Acton, The Cambridge Modern History stands as a monumental achievement in the field of historiography. This collection provides a rigorous, objective, and deeply detailed analysis of the forces that shaped our contemporary world. Rather than focusing on a single nation, this series offers a "universal history," tracing the interconnected threads of politics, religion, science, and war across continents.
  
  Inside this prestigious collection, you will explore:
  
  The Dawn of the Modern Age: A deep dive into the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Age of Discovery, documenting the moment humanity broke away from the medieval world.
  
  The Age of Revolution: Comprehensive coverage of the intellectual and violent upheavals that birthed modern democracy, including the Enlightenment and the restructuring of the European map.
  
  The Rise of Global Powers: Detailed accounts of the expansion of empires, the growth of nationalism, and the industrial advancements that shifted the global balance of power.
  
  Collaborative Brilliance: Each section is authored by a specialist in their field, ensuring that every chapter reflects the highest standard of academic precision and insight available to the era.
  
  This collection is not just a reference work; it is an immersive intellectual experience. It remains an essential cornerstone for historians, political scientists, and anyone seeking to understand the complex machinery of global change.
  
  Own the record of our collective past. Buy "The Cambridge Modern History Collection" today and explore the foundation of the modern world.

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  The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone is one of 12 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in the Strand Magazine in October 1921.Watson arrives in 221B Baker Street where the page boy Billy shows him a wax effigy of Holmes placed near a curtained window in the sitting room. The effigy produces a shadow on the curtain that, when viewed from outside, is the unmistakable profile of Sherlock Holmes. Using this visual trick, Holmes aims to give a perfect target to a would-be murderer with a rifle. Holmes names his murderer as Count Negretto Sylvius, the diamond thief he has been following in disguise. He gives the criminal's address to Watson, then sends the doctor out the back for the police. As the Count arrives, Holmes has Billy invite him inside, then takes him by surprise when he attempts an assault on the effigy. Holmes then offers the Count and his helper, boxer Sam Merton, freedom if they give up the jewel, or jail if not.He invites them to discuss the deal while he plays violin in the next room. When the Count decides to double-cross Holmes and takes the stone from his secret pocket to show Sam in window light, the detective springs from the chair in place of his replica and grabs the £100K jewel. His bedroom has a gramophone and secret passage to behind the curtain.After the police take away the villains, Lord Cantlemere sweeps in. Unlike the Prime Minister and Home Secretary, he did not want Holmes. When tricked into insisting on arrest for whoever is found possessing the diamond, he finds the jewel in his pocket – where Holmes has placed it – and apologizes. Finally, Holmes can eat.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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  Fixing it for Freddie

  P. G. Wodehouse

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  Some problems announce themselves loudly. Others arrive quietly with tea, civility, and a completely ruined afternoon.
  In Fixing it for Freddie, P. G. Wodehouse demonstrates that helping a friend is rarely a straightforward moral gesture—it is more often a carefully staged descent into social confusion.
  Freddie, suffering from a bruised heart and a spectacular lack of judgment, requires assistance of the delicate kind. What follows is a quintessentially Wodehouse entanglement involving well-meaning interference, a misunderstood kidnapping, and the terrifying prospect of a piano performance that no one actually invited.
  The result is a perfectly calibrated complication: harmless plans behaving like unruly children, and reality politely stepping aside to allow chaos to take its place. A refined dose of classic British comedy where every solution arrives slightly too late—and still confidently insists it is correct.

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  Compendium Of Revolutionary...

  George Orwell

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  George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic. His work is characterized by lucid prose, biting social criticism, total opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism. 
   
  Orwell produced literary criticism and poetry, fiction and polemical journalism. He is known for the allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945) and the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). His non-fiction works, including The Road to Wigan Pier (1937), documenting his experience of working-class life in the north of England, and Homage to Catalonia (1938), an account of his experiences soldiering for the Republican faction of the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939), are as critically respected as his essays on politics and literature, language and culture. In 2008, The Times ranked George Orwell second among "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". 
   
  Orwell's work remains influential in popular culture and in political culture, and the adjective "Orwellian"—describing totalitarian and authoritarian social practices—is part of the English language, like many of his neologisms, such as "Big Brother", "Thought Police", "Two Minutes Hate", "Room 101", "memory hole", "Newspeak", "doublethink", "unperson", and "thoughtcrime", as well as providing direct inspiration for the neologism "groupthink".

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  Ethan Frome - An Immersive Audio...

  Edith Wharton

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  What would you do for love?  
  How much would you be willing to sacrifice? 
  From one of the most celebrated romance storytellers of our time, Joe Arden, comes one of the most lauded American novellas of all time. This is Ethan Frome like you’ve never heard it before: a fully-immersive audio experience complete with an original score from Amanda Rose Smith. 
  Allow yourself to be aurally transported to the bleak, gray world of Starkville at the turn of the 20th century. Enter the loveless home of Zeena and Ethan, from the creaky floorboards to the drafty windows. Feel the tension, experience the desperation, revel in the hope.  
  Just don’t forget to bring a coat, because things can get pretty cold in Massachusetts in the dead of winter…  

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