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  In His Steps

  Charles M. Sheldon

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  Charles Sheldon's In His Steps poses a powerful question: "What would Jesus do?" A pastor challenges his congregation to commit for a year to making every decision based on that principle. The novel follows the lives of various characters – a singer, a businessman, a newspaper editor – as they grapple with the implications of living by this radical standard. The story explores themes of social justice, faith in action, and the transformative power of selfless living.

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  B J Harrison Reads Rappaccini's...

  Nathaniel Hawthorne

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  Dr. Giacomo Rappaccini is a scientist who grows poisonous plants in his garden. The only person who can tend to the plants is his own daughter Beatrice who has not only become resistant to poison but is also poisonous herself. Rappaccini and his daughter lead a secluded life, distanced from other people and reality. However, one day the young student Giovanni Guasconti sees Beatrice and immediately falls in love with her. Giovanni’s mentor Baglioni warns the poor boy but Giovanni’s feelings are stronger than anything. So he enters the poisonous garden. What will be the consequences for him and will he and Beatrice be able to be together? Find out in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Rappaccini's Daughter”.B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American author who lived in the period 1804-1864. He is best known as novelist and short-story writer. His literary style belongs to dark romanticism. Morality, religion, guilt and sin were topics he often took up in his stories. History, symbolism and psychology were also often intertwined in his works. To this day, he is considered to be one of the greatest fiction writers in American literature. Some of Hawthorne’s most popular novels are “The Scarlet Letter”, “The House of Seven Gables” and “The Marble Faun”.

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  The Emily Trilogy - Emily of New...

  Lucy Maud Montgomery

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  The Emily Trilogy includes the 3 full-length novels featuring Emily Byrd Starr.
  A spirited, imaginative orphan with a fierce devotion to truth and beauty, Emily grows up on the austere yet enchanting Prince Edward Island, where her gift for writing becomes both her refuge and her calling. Across these three novels, readers follow Emily's journey from a lonely childhood at New Moon Farm to her determined pursuit of authorship, navigating family expectations, deep friendships, artistic ambition, and the aching complexities of first love.
  As Emily climbs toward independence and creative mastery, she faces moments of doubt, heartbreak, and triumph - each shaping her into the writer she longs to become. Montgomery's trilogy is a tender, perceptive portrait of a young woman discovering her voice and her place in the world.
  Included in this collection:
  1. Emily of New Moon (1923)
  2. Emily Climbs (1925)
  3. Emily's Quest (1927)

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  The Pickwick Papers

  Charles Dickens

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  The Pickwick Papers was Charles Dickens' first novel. Because of his success with Sketches by Boz published in 1836 Dickens was asked by the publisher Chapman & Hall to supply descriptions to explain a series of comic "cockney sporting plates" by illustrator Robert Seymour,[and to connect them into a novel. The book became Britain's first real publishing phenomenon, with bootleg copies, theatrical performances, Sam Weller joke books, and other merchandise. On its cultural impact, Nicholas Dames in The Atlantic writes, “Literature” is not a big enough category for Pickwick. It defined its own, a new one that we have learned to call “entertainment.” Published in 19 issues over 20 months, the success of The Pickwick Papers popularized serialised fiction and cliffhanger endings.Seymour's widow claimed the idea for the novel was originally her husband's, but Dickens strenuously denied any specific input in his preface to the 1867 edition: "Mr. Seymour never originated or suggested an incident, a phrase, or a word, to be found in the book."Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognized him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today.

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  Typhoon

  Joseph Conrad

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  Typhoon is a gripping maritime novella by Joseph Conrad that showcases his masterful ability to blend elemental adventure with deep moral insight. Centered on a violent storm at sea, the story becomes a powerful meditation on leadership, duty, and human resilience in the face of overwhelming natural forces.
  
  The narrative follows Captain Tom MacWhirr, a steady, literal-minded, and unromantic sea captain whose greatest strength lies in his unwavering sense of responsibility. When his ship, the Nan-Shan, sails directly into a devastating typhoon, MacWhirr must rely not on imagination or heroics, but on endurance, discipline, and quiet determination to safeguard his crew and passengers.
  
  As the storm rages, Conrad vividly captures the physical terror of the sea and the psychological strain imposed on every man aboard. The crew's fear and confusion contrast sharply with MacWhirr's stubborn calm, raising questions about what true courage looks like under pressure. Leadership, Conrad suggests, is revealed not in grand gestures but in steadfast commitment to duty.
  
  Written in Conrad's richly textured prose, Typhoon transcends its setting to explore universal themes of responsibility, perseverance, and moral strength. The novella stands as both a thrilling sea tale and a subtle character study, highlighting the dignity of ordinary heroism.
  
  Intense, atmospheric, and deeply human, Typhoon remains one of Conrad's most accessible and compelling works—a testament to his enduring reputation as a master of maritime fiction.

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  Barriers Burned Away

  Edward Payson Roe

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  A rich man's son loses everything and takes work in Chicago as a hand — and then, in October 1871, the city burns for three days. Roe was a Presbyterian minister and a chaplain at Gettysburg who came to see the ruins, decided the fire needed a novelist, and wrote his first book about it; it sold enormously and he never went back to the pulpit. The fire is eyewitness reporting.

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