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  Crocker's Hole - From their pens...

  R D Blackmore

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  Richard Doddridge Blackmore was born on 7th June, 1825 at Longworth in Berkshire (now part of Oxfordshire), where his father, John Blackmore, was Curate-in-charge of the parish. His mother died a few months after his birth the victim of an outbreak of typhus. With this loss the family moved to Bushey, Hertfordshire, then on to their native Devon.  His elder brother Richard (by a year), however, was taken by his aunt to live near Oxford. His father married again in 1831, whereupon Richard returned to live with them.  With much of his childhood spent in the lush and pastoral "Doone Country" of Exmoor, and along the Badgworthy Water, Blackmore came to love the very countryside he immortalised in Lorna Doone.  In November 1853 he married his wife Lucy.  And the following year, 1854, his literary career began with a collection of Poems and for the next 15 years he would write in the winters and garden in the summers.  In 1860 with inherited money he built a house in Teddington just outside of London and established a market garden for the cultivation of fruit.  He loved horticulture but having little business experience could never really exploit it.  However with the publication of Lorna Doone in 1869 he was catapulted to fame.  And although he continued to write extensively nothing caught the public imagination quite like Lorna Doone.  RD Blackmore died at Teddington on 20th January, 1900 after a long and painful illness, and was buried next to his wife in Teddington cemetery.

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  A Trip to the Other World - From...

  Kálmán Mikszáth

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  The bookshelves of World literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From their countries and continents their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is Kálmán Mikszáth.

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  The Adventure of Princess Sophia...

  Sophia Reutska

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  Step into a world where courage meets magic in The Adventures of Princess Sophia and Lucy the Magical Raccoon! 
  When Princess Sophia hears a mysterious squeak from the royal garden, she discovers Lucy—a raccoon with a sparkling secret. But Lucy is no ordinary raccoon; she’s magical and speaks! Together, they embark on an unforgettable quest through the enchanted Whispering Woods, filled with tricky riddles, shadows, and heart-pounding challenges. Their mission? To find Starwhirl, Sophia’s lost unicorn and dearest friend. 
  Will Sophia’s bravery and Lucy’s magical wit be enough to reunite them with Starwhirl? Or will the secrets of the woods keep them apart forever? 
  Join Princess Sophia and Lucy on this enchanting adventure full of friendship, courage, and just the right touch of magic. Perfect for young dreamers who believe in the impossible! 
  Get ready to soar on the wings of imagination—this is a story you’ll treasure forever! 
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  August Heat - From their pens to...

  W F Harvey

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  William Fryer Harvey AM was born on 14th April 1885 into a wealthy Quaker family in Leeds, West Yorkshire. 
  He was educated at the Quaker Bootham School in Yorkshire and Leighton Park School in Reading before university at Balliol College, Oxford.  
  His health was fragile and he poured his energies into writing short stories and in 1910 published his first collection ‘Midnight House’. 
  In the Great War he was with the Friends' Ambulance Unit and then served as a surgeon-lieutenant in the Royal Navy.  There he received the Albert Medal for Lifesaving but lung damage received at that time troubled him for the rest of his life. 
  He continued to write short stories, and even a memoir, but by 1925 ill health had forced his retirement to any outside work.  Three years later he published his second collection which contained his macabre classic ‘The Beast with Five fingers’, only one more collection would come from his pen in his lifetime. 
  For many years of his life he now lived in Switzerland with his wife but a yearning to be home saw them come back to England in 1935. 
  W F Harvey died in Letchworth on the 4th June 1937. He was 52.

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  Christmas at Red Butte - From...

  Lucy Ward Montgomery

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  The bookshelves of American literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is Lucy Ward Montgomery.

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  Puppy Love Holiday Surprise

  C. Coal

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  It’s the holiday season at Barks ‘n’ Books and Amy has her hands full juggling shoppers and their canine companions. The last thing on her mind is finding Mr. Right but when an adorable Husky puppy named Princess barrels into her with a Great Dane in fast pursuit, Amy finds herself bowled over in more ways than one. Puppy Love Holiday Surprise is a sweet short story sure to put you in the holiday mood.

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