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  The Bridge of San Luis Rey - A...

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  ""As close to perfect a moral fable as we are ever likely to get in American literature."" —Russell Banks 
  ""There are books that haunt you down the years, books that seem to touch and stir something deep inside you. . . . Wilder's The Bridge of San Luis Rey is of this kind."" —The Independent (London) 
  The authorized, original edition of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic with a foreword by acclaimed author Russell Banks and an afterword by Wilder's nephew, Tappan Wilder, with illuminating documentary material about the novel and its rich literary history 
  ""On Friday noon, July the twentieth, 1714, the finest bridge in all Peru broke and precipitated five travelers into the gulf below."" This immortal sentence opens The Bridge of San Luis Rey, one of the towering achievements in American literature, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and a novel still read throughout the world. 
  Brother Juniper, a Franciscan monk, witnesses the tragic event. Deeply moved, he embarks on a quest to prove that it was divine intervention, not chance, that led to the deaths of the five people crossing the bridge that day. Ultimately, his search leads to a timeless investigation into the nature of fate and love, and the meaning of the human condition. 
  Copyright (c) 1927 by Albert & Charles Boni, Inc. Copyright renewed (c) 1955 by Thornton Wilder. Copyright 2002 by the Wilder Family L.L.C. Foreword copyright (c) 2003 by Russell Banks. Afterword copyright (c) 2003, 2014 by Tappan Wilder.

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  The Poison Belt

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  The team of explorers from The Lost World reunites to face the end of the world in this adventure by the creator of Sherlock Holmes.Prof. George Challenger has made a troubling discovery: The Earth is about to pass through a belt of poisonous gas. He quickly summons his three friends—Professors Summerlee, Lord John Roxton, and Edward Malone—to his home in Sussex with a request to bring tanks of oxygen. Once the men arrive, Professor Challenger leads them and his wife to a sealed room where they can wait out the crisis and observe the chaos outside. But when the poisonous cloud finally dissipates, there is no telling what they will find . . .

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  Little Dorrit Book 1

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  Charles Dickens’ Little Dorrit is a sweeping novel of social critique, family, and imprisonment—both literal and psychological. At its heart is Amy Dorrit, born in the Marshalsea debtors’ prison where her father is confined, yet whose quiet strength and moral integrity shine amid hardship. As the Dorrit family’s fortunes unexpectedly change, Amy navigates wealth, class, and identity with humility. Parallel storylines follow Arthur Clennam, returning from abroad to unravel family secrets, and a scathing satire of the British bureaucracy, embodied by the “Circumlocution Office.” Dickens weaves a complex tale of love, duty, and systemic failure, exposing the prison-like constraints of Victorian society. Ultimately, Little Dorrit is a powerful exploration of compassion, resilience, and the human spirit’s triumph over institutional indifference and personal misfortune.

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  After the Race - From their pens...

  James Joyce

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  James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was born on the 2nd February 1882 in Dublin into a middle-class family, and the eldest of ten surviving siblings 
  Admired as a brilliant student he briefly attended the Christian Brothers-run O'Connell School before excelling at the Jesuit schools of Clongowes and Belvedere.  From there he went on to attend University College Dublin from 1898, studying English, French and Italian 
  In 1902, Joyce was now in his early twenties, and went to Paris to study Medicine but soon abandoned his teachings.  Back in Dublin to attend to his dying Mother he met Nora Barnacle. They bonded immediately into a life-long match. Together they decided to emigrate to Europe.  The couple lived in Trieste, Rome, Paris, and finally Zürich where Joyce pursued a variety of jobs and ventures to supplement his literary pursuits but none of these paid off.  
  After publishing a poetry volume, ‘Chamber Music’, in 1907, his short story collection ‘The Dubliners’, in 1914, helped establish his talent in the rapidly changing world.  
  Although far from home Joyce’s literary heart and works were set in his recollections of Dublin.  Characters are close resemblances of family and friends and indeed enemies.  His landmark work ‘Ulysses’, published in 1922, is set in the streets and alleyways of the city as it parallels Homer’s Odyssey in a variety of styles including its famed stream of consciousness. 
  His pen continued to produce classics of the order of ‘A Portrait of the Artist as A Young Man’ and ‘Finnegan’s Wake’ together with several volumes of poetry and a play ‘The Exiles, in 1918.   
  On the 11th January 1941, Joyce underwent surgery in Zürich for a perforated duodenal ulcer. The next day he fell into a coma. On the 13th after a brief period of lucidity in which he called for his wife and son he passed.  He was 58.

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  The Game

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  One last fight. One promise of a better life. One night that changes everything.
  Joe Fleming is a beloved young boxer who steps into the ring for what should be his final match before marrying his sweetheart, Genevieve. But beneath the cheers and bright lights lies a world of danger, pride, and raw physical power. As tension builds and emotions run high, Joe and Genevieve face the harsh truth of a sport where every victory—and every mistake—comes at a cost.
  
  Praised as "a vivid, emotionally charged portrait of early boxing culture," Jack London's novella delivers gripping realism, sharp dialogue, and unforgettable atmosphere. It remains a powerful exploration of masculinity, risk, and the fragile line between triumph and tragedy.
  
  If you enjoy fast-paced drama, heartfelt emotion, and stories where love stands toe-to-toe with danger, this classic will strike deep.
  
  Step into the ring—open the book and feel the heartbeat of The Game.

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  Pride and Prejudice

  Jane Austen

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  Since its immediate success in 1813, Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. Jane Austen called this brilliant work “her own darling child” and its vivacious heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, “as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print.” The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring. And Jane Austen’s radiant wit sparkles as her characters dance a delicate quadrille of flirtation and intrigue, making this book the most superb comedy of manners of Regency England.
  
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