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  The Mariners

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  The twentieth book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country made of blood, passion, and dreams.
   
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  The Root of the Matter - The...

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  The World in a Man of War

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  Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his bestknown works are MobyDick (1851); Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia; and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously published novella. Although his reputation was not high at the time of his death, the 1919 centennial of his birth was the starting point of a Melville revival, and MobyDick grew to be considered one of the great American novels. 
   
  Melville's growing literary ambition showed in MobyDick (1851), which took nearly a year and a half to write, but it did not find an audience, and critics scorned his psychological novel Pierre: or, The Ambiguities (1852). From 1853 to 1856, Melville published short fiction in magazines, including "Benito Cereno" and "Bartleby, the Scrivener". In 1857, he traveled to England, toured the Near East, and published his last work of prose, The ConfidenceMan (1857). He moved to New York in 1863, eventually taking a position as United States customs inspector. 
   
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  The Whispering Tongues - Sussex...

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  Another exquisite regency murder mystery from your new favourite author, Beth Andrews. 
   
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  Regency Novella Collection -...

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  A PENNINGTON FAMILY NOVELLA Collection
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  This content is an independent and unofficial summary created for informational and educational purposes only. It is not affiliated with, authorized, approved, licensed, or endorsed by the original author or publisher. All rights to the original work belong to its respective copyright holders. This summary is not intended to substitute the original book, but to offer a concise overview and interpretation of its main ideas.
   
  
  Amid the ruins of a forgotten realm, The Last Kingdom's Whisper unfolds a haunting tale of legacy, loyalty, and lost glory. As ancient secrets stir and the final embers of power flicker in the darkness, one soul stands against the tide of time, determined to unearth the truth hidden beneath centuries of silence. With vivid imagery, deep emotional resonance, and relentless suspense, this mesmerizing journey explores the echoes of a kingdom that refuses to be forgotten.

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