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A Study in Scarlet, originally published in 1887, is Arthur Conan Doyle's first novel. It tells the story of the murder of two men in Victorian London, and introduces the now famous and unforgettable characters Sherlock Holmes, a 'consulting detec...

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Frankenstein, originally published in 1818, is Mary Shelley's first novel and was published when she was only twenty years of age. It tells the story of the brilliant young scientist, Victor Frankenstein, who discovers the 'principle of life' and ...

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, first published in 1876, is one of America's best-loved tales. Set in a small town on the banks of the Mississippi River during the 1840s, the story describes the escapades of Tom and his band of friends as they begin...

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The Secret Agent is Joseph Conrad's intriguing and darkly humourous novel of anarchists, spies and agents-provocateurs. Set in London in 1886, it tells the story of Mr Verloc, a shop-keeper and secret agent, who becomes involved in a plot to blow ...

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Joseph Michaud's pioneering work on the crusades is rightly acclaimed as a major landmark in the field of medieval history and at the same time presents an exciting and fascinating read. Michaud's lengthy travels in the eastern Mediterranean gave ...

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Joseph Michaud's pioneering work on the crusades is rightly acclaimed as a major landmark in the field of medieval history and at the same time presents an exciting and fascinating read. Michaud's lengthy travels in the eastern Mediterranean gave ...

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Joseph Michaud's pioneering work on the crusades is rightly acclaimed as a major landmark in the field of medieval history and at the same time presents an exciting and fascinating read. Michaud's lengthy travels in the eastern Mediterranean gave ...

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When feisty eleven-year-old Anne Shirley - orphaned, red-headed and freckled - is sent to the Green Gables farm by mistake the farm's elderly owners, brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, are dubious about letting her stay. Anne wins th...

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The Picture of Dorian Gray is Oscar Wilde's vivid and entertaining Gothic parable of the aesthetic ideal. It tells the story of a handsome young man who sells his soul in exchange for eternal youth, then begins leading a double life with shatterin...

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The Story of the mutiny of HMS Bounty is one of the best known from the annals of maritime history. In 1789 Captain Bligh and members of his officers and crew were forced into the ship's boat and cast adrift in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The...

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In December, 1787, HMS Bounty, under the command of Captain William Bligh, sailed from England to the South Pacific with a crew of 46 men. The purpose of the voyage was to collect breadfruit seedlings from Tahiti and transport them to the Caribbea...

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