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  Summary, Analysis, and Review of Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist PLEASE NOTE: This is a key takeaways and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. Start Publishing Notes' Summary, Analysis, and Review of Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist includes a summary of the book, review, analysis & key takeaways, and detailed About the Author section. PREVIEW: Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist concerns Santiago, a young shepherd boy who resides in Andalusia, a mountainous region in the south of Spain. Santiago, who had given up a path of priesthood in order to enjoy the nomadic life of a shepherd, has recently been having recurring dreams. The dream first occurred to him while he and his sheep took respite in an abandoned church in the countryside. Sleeping under the sycamore growing through the church's ruined roof, the boy's dream sees him visited by a little girl who guides him toward the Egyptian pyramids. The little girl tells him that if he goes to the pyramids, he will find a hidden treasure there. Having the dream

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  The Lady or the Tiger? and Other...

  Frank R. Stockton, Washington...

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  Embark on a captivating journey through the realms of mystery, suspense, and imagination with our exclusive digital audiobook collection featuring timeless tales by some of literature's greatest storytellers. 
   
  "The Lady or the Tiger" by Frank R. Stockton: Dive into this enigmatic classic that leaves readers pondering the ultimate choice between love and jealousy. 
   
  "The Devil and Tom Walker" by Washington Irving: Join Tom Walker on a Faustian journey through New England's eerie forests as he encounters the sinister figure of the Devil himself. 
   
  "Markheim" by Robert Louis Stevenson: Explore the depths of human nature and morality in this haunting tale of a man's encounter with his own conscience on a fateful Christmas Eve. 
   
  "Marjorie Daw" by Thomas Bailey Aldrich: Delve into the world of mistaken identity and whimsical romance as a chance encounter sets off a chain of delightful events.

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  Fortunes Adrift

  Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne

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  Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne (1866-1944) was a British writer of popular adventure fiction and fantastic literature.'Fortunes Adrift' is the story of a small trading steamer than comes across a broken down passenger liner off the coast of Africa just as a hurricane is bearing down on the two vessels. Never one to miss a commercial opportunity, the captain of the steamer strikes a deal. For £100,000, to be paid by the wealthy cruise passengers, he will attempt to tow the liner to safety. But will their groaning engines hold? And if not...will they even survive the storm?

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  A Strange Christmas Game

  J. H. Riddell

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  Charlotte Riddell (1832-1906), who wrote as Mrs J. H. Riddel, was one of the most popular and influential writers of the Victorian period.'A Strange Christmas Game' is a brilliantly constructed ghost story with a strange twist at the end.

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  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

  Washington Irving

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  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a short story by American author Washington Irving, contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Written while Irving was living abroad in Birmingham, England, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" was first published in 1820. Along with Irving's companion piece "Rip Van Winkle", "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is among the earliest examples of American fiction with enduring popularity.

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  Two Views of a Cheap Theatre...

  Charles Dickens

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  Charles Dickens was a writer and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.TWO VIEWS OF A CHEAP THEATRE: As I shut the door of my lodging behind me, and came out into the streets at six on a drizzling Saturday evening in the last past month of January,all that neighbourhood of Covent-garden looked very desolate.

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