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  David Copperfield - The Personal...

  Charles Dickens

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  "The most perfect of all the Dickens novels." (Virginia Woolf)
  
  David Copperfield is the tale of a boy who loses his parents at an early age, escapes the torturous conditions of working for his pitiless stepfather, and eventually determines to make something of himself. With a little luck and a lot of help along the way from some of the most colorful characters ever penned, David overcomes to achieve all for which he aspires. Featuring an unforgettable gallery of characters, including the cantankerous Miss Betsey, the merciless stepfather Mr. Murdstone, the obsequiously penniless Mr. Micawber, and the treacherous Uriah Heap, it is a tale so luxuriant in setting, so fabulous in character, and so pure in intent that though it was written 150 years ago, we still cheer with David during his triumph and weep with him in his suffering.
  
  "Like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favorite child. And his name is David Copperfield." (From the preface by Charles Dickens)

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  Out and About London Crowded...

  Thomas Burke

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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 Thomas Burke.

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  The Tragedy Of Macbeth - The...

  William Shakespeare

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  "What’s done cannot be undone." 
   
  The Tragedy of Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatizes the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power. Of all the plays that Shakespeare wrote during the reign of James I, Macbeth most clearly reflects his relationship with King James, patron of Shakespeare's acting company. It was first published in the Folio of 1623, possibly from a prompt book, and is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy. 
   
  A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia. Forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion, he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler. The bloodbath and consequent civil war swiftly take Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into the realms of madness and death. 
   
  Shakespeare's source for the story is the account of Macbeth, King of Scotland, Macduff, and Duncan in Holinshed's Chronicles (1587), a history of England, Scotland, and Ireland familiar to Shakespeare and his contemporaries, although the events in the play differ extensively from the history of the real Macbeth. The events of the tragedy are usually associated with the execution of Henry Garnet for complicity in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. 
   
  In the backstage world of theatre, some believe that the play is cursed, and will not mention its title aloud, referring to it instead as "The Scottish Play". The play has attracted some of the most renowned actors to the roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

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  The Murder on the Links - A...

  Agatha Christie

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  A thrilling masterpiece of suspense from the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie.When Hercule Poirot receives a desperate plea for help from a South American millionaire, he and his faithful companion, Captain Hastings, hurry to the French coast. But they arrive too late. Paul Renauld is dead, his body found face-down in a shallow grave on a newly constructed golf course, stabbed in the back with a distinctive letter opener.The mystery deepens when Poirot discovers that the victim’s wife was found gagged and bound in their villa, and a mysterious woman in the neighborhood seems to hold a dark influence over the household. As Poirot pits his "little grey cells" against the brash, modern methods of the Parisian detective Giraud, he uncovers a web of lies stretching back decades to a crime in Santiago.In this classic Golden Age mystery, nothing is as it seems, and the links of a golf course become the stage for a deadly game of cat and mouse. Narrated with elegance and precision by Jennifer Cramer, this production by Golden Age Mystery Audio brings one of Poirot's most complex cases to vivid life.

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  Passing

  Nella Larsen

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  Passing is a novel by American author Nella Larsen, first published in 1929. Set primarily in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the 1920s, the story centers on the reunion of two childhood friends—Clare Kendry and Irene Redfield—and their increasing fascination with each other's lives  
   
  A must for all students, teachers, and lovers of the epitome of the mile-high artfulness of the English language and how beautifully it can carry timeless tales within it. A rare audiobook treasury. 
   
  Nellallitea "Nella" Larsen was an American novelist. Working as a nurse and a librarian, she published two novels, Quicksand and Passing, and a few short stories. Though her literary output was scant, she earned recognition by her contemporaries

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  Tarzan the Terrible

  Edgar Rice Burroughs

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  The story follows Tarzan as he is forced to confront the evils of his past and protect his family from those who would do them harm. The novel is a testament to Tarzan's strength and resilience, as well as his capacity for love and compassion. Tarzan’s adventure weaves a thrilling tale of love and survival, driven by his unwavering determination to conquer this ancient world and reunite with his beloved.

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