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  Barry Lyndon - The Lost Manuscript

  William Makepeace Thackeray

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  Barry Lyndon is a picaresque novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, first published as a serial in Fraser's Magazine in 1844, about a member of the Irish gentry trying to become a member of the English aristocracy. Thackeray, who based the novel on the life and exploits of the Anglo-Irish rake and fortune-hunter Andrew Robinson Stoney, later reissued it under the title The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. The novel is narrated by Lyndon himself, who functions as a quintessentially unreliable narrator. The novel was adapted by Stanley Kubrick into his 1975 film Barry Lyndon.

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  The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes...

  Arthur Conan Doyle, Classic...

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  The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is the fourth book in Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic Sherlock Holmes series. This captivating collection of twelve short stories highlights the legendary detective's extraordinary ability to solve even the most perplexing mysteries. With his trusted companion, Dr. John Watson, Sherlock Holmes faces a variety of challenges, from uncovering secrets in Silver Blaze to the startling revelations of The Musgrave Ritual. The collection also features The Final Problem, which introduces Holmes' greatest adversary, Professor Moriarty, and delivers a climactic confrontation that leaves readers on the edge of their seats. These timeless tales continue to define the detective genre and remain a treasure for all fans of mystery and adventure.

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  Call of the Wild

  Jack London

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  The Call of the Wild is a novel by American writer Jack London. The plot concerns a previously domesticated and even somewhat pampered dog named Buck, whose primordial instincts return after a series of events finds him serving as a sled dog in the treacherous, frigid Yukon during the days of the 19th century Klondike Gold Rushes. Published in 1903, The Call of the Wild is one of London's most-read books, and it is generally considered one of his best.    Because the protagonist is a dog, it is sometimes classified as a juvenile novel, suitable for children, but it is dark in tone and contains numerous scenes of cruelty and violence. London followed the book in 1906 with White Fang, a companion novel with many similar plot elements and themes as The Call of the Wild, although following a mirror image plot in which a wild wolf becomes civilized by a mining expert from San Francisco named Weedon Scott.

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  Dutch Courage and Other Stories

  Jack London

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  Dutch Courage and Other Stories gathers ten early adventure tales by Jack London, written in his youth and published together in 1922. Each story brims with the raw spirit and restless energy that would come to define London’s later masterpieces. 
  In the title story, “Dutch Courage,” two boys test their mettle on a dangerous mountain climb and discover that true bravery can’t be found in a bottle. From the Pacific seas to the Alaskan frontier, London’s characters face danger, loneliness, and the quiet reckoning of conscience. These vivid snapshots of courage and endurance reveal a writer already captivated by nature’s harsh beauty and humanity’s struggle for meaning within it. 
  The collection includes:Dutch CourageTyphoon Off the Coast of JapanThe Lost PoacherThe Banks of the SacramentoChris Farrington: Able SeamanTo Repel BoardersAn Adventure in the Upper SeaBald-faceIn Yeddo BayWhose Business is to Live 
  Together, these stories form a portrait of courage in its many guises—reckless, humble, and deeply human. 
  Cover Photo by André Cook: https://www.pexels.com/photo/mountain-131746/

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  Cavalleria Rusticana - From...

  Giovanni Verga

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  The bookshelves of European 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 Giovanni Verga.

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  The Red House Mystery

  A. Milne

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  Authors all too often become the victims of their own success, forever associated with only a handful of their works which are a relatively small part of an otherwise prolific output. For an author of successful plays and novels as A.A. Milne was, to be then only known as a children's writer was an annoyance to say the least. Yet it comes as no surprise that in Milne's 1922 book "The Red House Mystery" we find much of the warmth and wit that was a few years later to characterize his children's writing in The" Winnie The Pooh" books; albeit in the very different setting of a murder mystery! 
  Here is a classic "locked room" conundrum with a delicious twist in the tale. 
  Narrated by Simon Hester. With original music.

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