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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 riveting historical novel published in 1859, capturing the tumultuous era preceding and during the French Revolution. Set against the contrasting backdrops of London and Paris, Dickens masterfully weaves together the lives of various characters whose fates become intertwined amidst the backdrop of social unrest, political upheaval, and personal sacrifice. Through vivid prose and intricate storytelling, Dickens paints a poignant portrait of love, redemption, and the indomitable human spirit amidst the chaos of revolution. Rich in historical detail and profound thematic exploration, "A Tale of Two Cities" remains a timeless classic that continues to resonate with readers across generations.

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  Rikki Tikki Tavi

  Rudyard Kipling

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  From Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book, this is the story of the adventures of the young Indian Mongoose, Rikki Tikki Tavi, who saves a young boy and his family from the deadly snakes lurking in their garden. This classic tale of the loyal mongoose is narrated by Chikondi Chanthunya, who brings to life the valiant Rikki Tikki's struggles, and the lengths to which he must go to protect his adoptive human family.

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  Diamond Cut Diamond

  F. Britten Austin

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  Frederick Britten Austin (1885 - 1941) was a popular British fiction writer, whose crime and mystery stories were very much influenced by his experiences as a soldier. He had enlisted in the London Rifle Brigade on 4 August, 1914, the day war was declared on Germany. By war's end he had reached the rank of captain.In Diamond Cut Diamond, Britten Austin tells the tale of the agent Sir Humphrey Maule who appears unexpectedly in the office of Quentin Quayne (or QQ as he is better known in the secret service) one morning, claiming to have shot his best friend and fellow agent. He is on his way to the police to give himself up, but before he does so, he wants to know why he committed the murder.

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  The Malachite Jar

  J.S. Fletcher

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  Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and nonfiction. He was one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Victorian golden age of the short story.'The Malachite Jar' is a detective story. An eminent magistrate, an antiquarian book and antique collector, has been found dead. The post mortem indicates that he was poisoned. But who could possibly have a motive for the murder? Various members of the community come forward with information, each of which points to a different solution to the puzzle...but which is correct?

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  Les Misérables: Volume 3: Marius...

  Victor Hugo

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  Victor-Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 - 22 May 1885) was a French poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote abundantly in an exceptional variety of genres: lyrics, satires, epics, philosophical poems, epigrams, novels, history, critical essays, political speeches, funeral orations, diaries, and letters public and private, as well as dramas in verse and prose.BOOK 8: THE WICKED POOR MAN: Summer passed, then the autumn; winter came. Neither M. Leblanc nor the young girl had again set foot in the Luxembourg garden. Thenceforth, Marius had but one thought,-to gaze once more on that sweet and adorable face.

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  Juniper-Tree The - Story Time...

  Brothers Grimm

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  A wealthy and pious couple pray every day for God to grant them a child. One winter, under the juniper tree in the courtyard, the wife peels an apple. She cuts her finger and drops of blood fall onto the snow. This leads her to wish for a child to be as white as snow and as red as blood. Six months later, the wife becomes gravely ill from eating juniper berries and asks her husband to bury her beneath the juniper tree if she dies. A month later, she gives birth to a baby boy as white as snow and as red as blood.

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