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  The Czar - A Tale of the Time of...

  Deborah Alcock

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  Russia in the time of Alexander I and the first Napoleon, seen through a serf boy named Ivan: his sleeping village, the chance that teaches him to read, the lot that sends him to the army, and the year when half a million men marched on Moscow. Deborah Alcock wrote historical novels with a Protestant purpose and read the memoirs of the period for this one; the gulf between serf and boyar, and what the war did to it, is the real subject. Fifty-nine plates of Russian winter, religious procession, and Moscow courtyard, including work by Ilya Repin and Vasily Polenov, give the novel's world in paint.

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  Ethan Frome

  Edith Wharton

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  Ethan Frome is Edith Wharton’s masterful tale of isolation, duty, and forbidden longing set against the stark backdrop of rural New England. In the frozen town of Starkfield, Massachusetts, the quiet and physically broken Ethan Frome toils through a bleak existence alongside his cold, hypochondriac wife, Zeena. When her cousin Mattie Silver arrives to help care for Zeena, Ethan finds himself drawn to her warmth and vitality. As their connection deepens, an impossible choice brews beneath the surface—between passion and obligation, between escape and sacrifice. 
  Told through the eyes of an unnamed outsider who uncovers the tragic story piece by piece, Ethan Frome explores the crushing power of social expectations and the irreversible consequences of a single decision. With its haunting atmosphere and poignant psychological insight, this novella remains one of Wharton’s most enduring and heartbreaking works.

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  The Secret of the Chateau

  Kathleen McGurl

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  Everything is about to change… 
  1789. Pierre and Catherine Aubert, the Comte and Comtesse de Verais, have fled the palace of Versailles for their château, deep in the French Alps. But as revolution spreads through the country, even hidden away the Auberts will not be safe forever. Soon they must make a terrible decision in order to protect themselves, and their children, from harm. 
  Present day. When Lu’s mother dies leaving her heartbroken, the chance to move to a château in the south of France with her husband and best friends seems an opportunity for a new beginning. But Lu can’t resist digging into their new home’s history, and when she stumbles across the unexplained disappearance of Catherine Aubert, the château begins to reveal its secrets – and a mystery unsolved for centuries is uncovered… 
  Unlock the secret of the château today. Perfect for fans of Kate Morton, Fiona Valpy and The Forgotten Village!Readers love The Secret of the Château! 
  ‘I absolutely loved this book… Enthralling… I really struggled to put this book down.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 
  ‘Brilliant… I was gripped right until the end. Great characters, a riveting plot and the fantastic writing style I've come to expect.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 
  ‘Had me gripped… Fast enough to keep you intrigued and turning the pages… Would highly recommend.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 
  ‘I was drawn in from the first chapter… It is rare that a book brings tears to my eyes but this one succeeded!… Held me captivated right to the last words. A must read for everyone.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 
  ‘Kathleen McGurl’s books knock it out of the park every single time!!!!!!!… Wonderful… You should read it. Right now.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 
  ‘Both storylines were equally as gripping… A very enjoyable read!… One I shall remember! Would definitely recommend!’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 
  The Secret of the Château is a top-tier historical fiction that masterfully blends romance and thrillers. Kathleen McGurl's storytelling prowess is on full display as she unravels the mysteries of the past and present. 
  For fans of Lucinda Riley (The Last Love Song), Rachel Hore (The Secrets of Dragonfly Lodge), Santa Montefiore (Songs of Love and War), Kate Morton (The Forgotten Garden), and Anna Stuart (The Midwife of Auschwitz).

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  The Purple Land

  W. H. Hudson

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  The Englishman Richard Lamb is forced to flee to Montevideo, Uruguay after marrying an Argentinian girl without her father's permission. When he's unable to find work in the city, he curses the country and its inhabitants, wishing that it was still ruled by England. Looking for work in the countryside, he finds adventure and romance while reexamining his beliefs about freedom and civilization. The Purple Land is W. H. Hudson's first novel. Ill-received by both critics and the public when first published, it was reevaluated in later years, with Jorge Luis Borges saying that it was "perhaps unexcelled by any work of Gaucho literature." Hudson was raised in the Argentine pampas, where he spent his youth studying the local flora and fauna. In 1874 he moved to England, and was shocked by the ecological changes that industrialization had brought; this contrast helped inform the background of The Purple Land . W. H. Hudson (died 1922) was a major literary figure of the early 20th century. Their work has endured across generations and continues to be read and studied worldwide. Adventure literature of the 19th and early 20th centuries captured the imagination of a reading public hungry for tales of exploration, danger, and heroism. The Purple Land belongs to this tradition of gripping narratives that transported readers beyond the boundaries of their everyday lives.

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  The Bar Act

  Bud La Mar

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  Step into the dust, danger, and competitive spirit of the old rodeo West with The Bar Act by Bud La Mar, a fast-moving Western short story filled with cowboys, contests, grit, and frontier showmanship. Originally published in the September 25, 1928 issue of Short Stories magazine, this classic tale captures the thrill of rodeo rivalry and the rough-edged charm of Texas cowboy life. Perfect for readers who enjoy vintage Western fiction, public domain adventure stories, cowboy tales, and early 20th-century pulp magazine storytelling. Project Gutenberg lists the work under Western stories, cowboys, Texas fiction, and rodeos.

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  The League Of The Scarlet Pimpernel

  Baroness Orczy

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  At the scene of Marat's death, in an infamous cabaret in the old section of Paris, in an old abandoned château on the outskirts of the city, in a prison in the midst of the September massacres—the Scarlet Pimpernel and his League may be in all of these places, or they may be in none of them. In these eleven stories Chauvelin, Robespierre, and several other officials each make their attempts to catch the Pimpernel as he intervenes on the side of the innocent and helpless. The question in these stories is not really whether they will snare him, but how he will make his escape—and in some cases, whether he's there at all. Baroness Orczy (died 1947) was an influential writer of the modernist period. Their work has endured across generations and continues to be read and studied worldwide. Adventure literature of the 19th and early 20th centuries captured the imagination of a reading public hungry for tales of exploration, danger, and heroism. The League Of The Scarlet Pimpernel belongs to this tradition of gripping narratives that transported readers beyond the boundaries of their everyday lives.

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