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  Notre Dame de Paris

  Victor Hugo

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  Originally published in 1831, "Notre-Dame de Paris" is one of Victor Hugo's most renowned novels. The story unfolds in 15th-century Paris and revolves around the majestic Cathedral of Notre-Dame. The narrative interweaves the lives of its characters, including the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda, the deformed bell-ringer Quasimodo, the vain archdeacon Claude Frollo, and the dashing Captain Phoebus. Through its intricate plot, the novel delves into themes of love, passion, sacrifice, and societal judgment. Simultaneously, Hugo offers readers a rich depiction of medieval Paris, highlighting both its architectural wonders and the societal contrasts of the age.

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  So Big

  Edna Ferber

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  After losing her father and her husband, Selina Peake is left to raise her only son on the farm that was left to her. Dirk Peake, a tenacious boy who grows up to be a successful bond salesman, must come to terms with his own regrets later in life after he decides not to pursue architecture, a passion that both he and his mother shared. This classic novel about family, immigration, and the role of art and culture in society asks an age-old question: Can money really buy happiness?

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  By the King's Design

  Christine Trent

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  Strong-willed Annabelle Stirling is more than capable of running the family draper shop after the untimely death of her parents. Under her father's tutelage, she became a talented cloth merchant, while her brother Wesley, the true heir, was busy philandering about Yorkshire. Knowing she must change with the times to survive, Belle installs new machinery that finishes twice the fabric in half the time it takes by hand. But not everyone is so enthusiastic. 
  Soon, riled up by Belle's competitors, the outmoded workers seek violent revenge. Her shop destroyed, Belle travels to London to seek redress from Parliament. While there, the Prince Regent, future King George IV, commissions her to provide fabrics for his Royal Pavilion. As Belle's renown spreads, she meets handsome cabinetmaker Putnam Boyce, but worries that marriage will mean sacrificing her now flourishing shop. And after Wesley plots to kidnap the newly-crowned King--whose indiscretions are surfacing--she finds herself entangled in a duplicitous world of shifting allegiances. 
  Painting a vivid portrait of life in the British Regency, Christine Trent spins a harrowing tale of ambition, vengeance, love, and complex loyalties against the dynamic backdrop of the early Industrial Revolution. 
  This is a reissued version. 
  By the King's Design is Book 3 in the Royal Trades series.

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  Forlorn Hope - A witty...

  Judith Hale Everett

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  Has love found him everlastingly too late? 
  "Judith Hale Everett is one of the most original authors in the Regency genre." —Mary Kingswood (author of the Silver Linings series) 
  As childhood playmates, Geoffrey Mantell and Emily Chandry forge a lifelong bond building a secret world where they can escape their unloving families. Then Geoffrey is sent away to school and goes into the army, and does not see Emily again until they are both grown. The disparity in their situations is then patently clear, and Captain Mantell cannot think of Miss Chandry as anything but a dear friend. He is called back to his regiment with few regrets. 
  Only after the horrors of Waterloo does Geoffrey comprehend all that Emily means to him, and he vows to confess his love at his earliest opportunity. But by the time he is healed enough to write to her, she does not answer. Has his realization come too late, or has something dreadful occurred? Geoffrey cannot rest until he discovers what has become of Emily, for his greatest battle will be for a second chance at love.

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  The Forgotten Warriors

  Jordan Beck

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  In a land ruled by tradition and bloodbound oaths, young Ragnar Ivarsson learned of his famed father’s demise. The gods are silen, patiently observing from the shadows. Jarl Hastein demands nothing but strict obedience. And the ancient code forbids shieldmaidens from raising steel alongside their Viking counterparts, on foreign shores. 
  Alongside a secret band of outlaw warriors. Ragnar Lothbrok dares to accomplish what others fear: a voyage into the unknown west from the icy shores of Hordaland. Their mission will defy their people, their leaders, and their gods. And when their longships strike the holy shores of Lindisfarne in 793 AD, history will be changed forever. 
  Blood will be spilled. Legends will be born. And the forgotten will rise. 
  The Forgotten Warriors is a gripping Viking-era historical novel for fans of The Last Kingdom, Giles Kristian, and Bernard Cornwell.

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  Uncle Tom's Cabin

  Harriet Beecher Stowe

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  Uncle Tom's Cabin is a powerful anti-slavery novel that follows the lives of several characters caught in the brutal institution of slavery in the United States. Central to the narrative is Uncle Tom, a devout Christian and gentle soul, whose suffering under the oppressive system serves as a stark indictment of slavery. The story explores the emotional and moral devastation caused by the practice, highlighting the experiences of both enslaved people and those who grapple with the moral complexities of the issue.

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