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  David Copperfield - The Lost...

  Charles Dickens

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  First published in 1850, David Copperfield begins with avid the tragedy of David's brother dying when David is just a boy. After this episode, he is sent by his step-father to work in London for a wine merchant. When conditions worsen he decides to run away and embarks on a journey by foot from London to Dover. On his arrival, he finds his eccentric aunt, Betsey Trotwood who becomes his new guardian. Being witness to the formation of David's character is quite fascinating. David begins as a strong child whose only aspiration is a better life. On the way to his adulthood, David sees how people enter and leave his life. Romanticism takes its place in David’s life as he gets married to Dora Spenlow who is not long for this world. Will David ever find stability and happiness? And what of his wife? Dickens proves to be a master in creating an autobiographical work that is a captivating page-turner. 
   
  Charles John Huffam Dickens FRSA 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.

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  Scenes from a Courtesan's Life

  Honoré de Balzac

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  This audiobook delves into the scandalous world of high society, love affairs, and social maneuvering in 19th-century Paris. The story revolves around Esther, a beautiful and ambitious courtesan, and her rise to power through relationships with wealthy and influential men. Balzac's vivid depiction of the character's motivations and manipulations exposes the underbelly of Parisian society, where desire, ambition, and greed drive the actions of the elite. With its incisive critique of societal values, "Scenes from a Courtesan's Life" remains a significant work within Balzac's panoramic exploration of French society. 
   
  Honoré de Balzac, a French novelist, and playwright, is renowned for his ambitious project "La Comédie Humaine," a vast collection of interconnected novels and stories depicting various aspects of French society in the early 19th century. Balzac's realistic portrayals of characters and society set a new standard for French literature and earned him a lasting place in literary history.

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  Dracula Audiobook

  Bram Stoker, Classic Audiobooks,...

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  Dive into the chilling world of gothic horror with Dracula, Bram Stoker's timeless masterpiece. First published in 1897, this epistolary novel takes readers on a journey through diary entries, letters, and newspaper clippings, weaving a suspenseful tale of fear, love, and the supernatural.The story follows Jonathan Harker, a young solicitor, who travels to Transylvania to assist Count Dracula with a property purchase in England. What begins as a professional visit quickly unravels into a nightmarish ordeal as Harker discovers the Count's sinister secret: he is a vampire. Dracula's move to England sets off a desperate battle between good and evil, as Harker, his fiancée Mina, and their allies, led by the enigmatic Professor Van Helsing, strive to stop the vampire's reign of terror.A masterpiece of atmosphere and psychological tension, Dracula explores themes of power, sexuality, and the clash between science and superstition. With its unforgettable characters and haunting imagery, this novel has left an indelible mark on literature and popular culture, defining the vampire mythos for generations.

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  Emerald City of Oz The [The...

  L. Frank Baum

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  Uncle Henry can't pay the mortgage, so he, Aunt Em and Dorothy must leave their Kansas home. Where can they go? To the Land of Oz, of course! Dorothy and the Wizard take Em and Henry on a grand tour, discovering knowledge pills and living paper dolls, solving living puzzles, suffering abuse from living kitchen utensils and drooling over living baked goods - but will anyone in Oz be left living after the Nomes attack, allied with the highly disagreeable Growleywogs? And when General Guph persuades the most evil race alive - the shape-shift ing Phanfasms of Mt. Phantastico-to join the Nome Army, have the Nomes bitt en off more than they can chew?

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  The Rynard Hold Reef Company -...

  Walter Besant

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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 is Walter Besant.

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  The Thirty-Nine Steps

  John Buchan

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  "The Thirty-Nine Steps" by John Buchan is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the main character, Richard Hannay, who becomes caught up in a thrilling conspiracy after a mysterious man named Franklin P. Scudder arrives at his flat. Scudder claims to be a hunted man with vital information that could alter the fate of Europe. 
  At the beginning of the book, we meet Richard Hannay, an expatriate who feels disillusioned with life in London after returning from South Africa. His dull existence is disrupted when he encounters Scudder, who believes he possesses knowledge that could prevent an imminent assassination plot against an important politician, Konstantine Karolides.  
  Scudder tells a bizarre tale of underground political maneuverings involving anarchists and conspirators, but he is brutally murdered in Hannay's apartment. This event thrusts Hannay into a desperate race for survival as he becomes a fugitive, seeking both refuge and the truth behind the assassination plot. This gripping opening sets the stage for an intense adventure filled with intrigue, danger, and espionage, leaving the reader eager to uncover what lies ahead for Hannay.

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