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Ponniyin Selvan - Part 3 by Kalki
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis ebook is a product of Kizhakku pathippagam, which is a imprint of New Horizon Media Private Limited (NHM)... -
![Time of Parting by Anton Donchev]()
Time of Parting by Anton Donchev
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the 17th century, a Bulgarian Christian region is selected by the Ottoman rulers to serve as an example of conversion to Islam. A Janissary who was taken from the village as a boy is sent to force the reluctant inhabitants to convert. The local Turkish governor seeks a peaceful solution, but ultimately torture, violence, and rebellion break out... -
![They Burn Thistles by Yaşar Kemal]()
They Burn Thistles by Yaşar Kemal
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis is the story of a bitter war between the poor Turkish peasants of the Taurus Mountains and the Aghas who covet their land. Ali Safa is determined to take possession of the village of Vayvay but its inhabitants will not sell. Then one villager weakens, prepared to part with his land in return for the Agha's best stallion...Categorized as:
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![Musashi, Volume II by Eiji Yoshikawa]()
Musashi, Volume II by Eiji Yoshikawa
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMusashi, o grande romance épico japonês do século XX, com mais de 120 milhões de exemplares vendidos em suas diversas edições, além de inúmeras versões para cinema e televisão é a história de Miyamoto Musashi, na vida real o grande samurai do Japão da época dos xoguns... -
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![Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov by Anton Chekhov]()
Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov by Anton Chekhov
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsRichard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, the highly acclaimed translators of and which was an Oprah Book Club pick and million-copy bestseller, bring their unmatched talents to a collection of thirty of Chekhov’s best tales from the major periods of his creative life...Categorized as:
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![The Count of Monte Cristo by Stephen Feinstein, Alexandre Dumas]()
The Count of Monte Cristo by Stephen Feinstein, Alexandre Dumas
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFor use in schools and libraries only. This 80-page adaptation has been painstakingly edited to retain the integrity of the original work, and to convey a sense of the author's style and the novel's theme. A low reading level assures success and stimulates a desire for further exploration of this classic tale...Categorized as:
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![Old Enough To Know Better by Duane Boehm]()
Old Enough To Know Better by Duane Boehm
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the infamous retired gunman, Gabriel Wolff, took the job of city marshal in Crystal City, Kansas, he succeeded in taming the wild cattle town in short order. The trouble was that he took to the notion that taming the town would end all the evil that lurked there...Categorized as:
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![Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis, Elizabeth Hardwick]()
Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis, Elizabeth Hardwick
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsYou can find an alternative cover edition for this ISBN here. Bento Santiago, the wildly unreliable narrator of Dom Casmurro, believes that he has been cuckolded—he suspects that his wife has cheated on him with his best friend and that her child is not his... -
![Gaban by Munshi Premchand]()
Gaban by Munshi Premchand
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsGaban, first published in 1931, five years before Premchard's death, is the story of Ramanath, a morally weak but physically charming youth brought to near-disaster by his beautiful wife Jalpa's inordinate craving for jewelry. This is a felicitous translation by Christopher R King and will enable many readers to appreciate Premchand's important novel, available for the first time in English... -
![Hand Of Justice by Duane Boehm]()
Hand Of Justice by Duane Boehm
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs Boone Youngblood anxiously awaits the arrival of his first child, he wants nothing more than to live the quiet life of a rancher. His wild days of serving as a Texas Ranger are now nothing more than a memory...Categorized as:
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![The Mark Twain Collection by Mark Twain]()
The Mark Twain Collection by Mark Twain
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis exceptional collection of "Junior Classics" lets listeners enjoy the exploits and antics of Tom, Huck, Tom Canty, Hank Morgan, and other characters, in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, " and "The Prince and the Pauper...Categorized as:
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![The Hardest Ride by Gordon L. Rottman]()
The Hardest Ride by Gordon L. Rottman
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBook 1 in the bestselling “Ride” series, which won the Western Fictioneers Peacemaker Award for Best Western Novel 2014 Western Fictioneers Peacemaker Award Finalist for Best First Western Novel 2014 Western Writers of America Spur Award Finalist for Best Traditional Western Novel for 2013. The Texas-Mexico border, the winter of 1886—The Great Die Up. A raw rift separates Mexicans and Anglos...Categorized as:
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![La pierre et le sabre by Eiji Yoshikawa]()
La pierre et le sabre by Eiji Yoshikawa
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDans le Japon du XVIIe siècle, le jeune Takezó devient le samouraï Miyamoto Musashi et n'a plus qu'un seul but : tendre à la perfection. Dépasser ses sentiments et persévérer pour s'améliorer, se perfectionner et parvenir à comprendre le sens profond de la vie en développant son art, l'art du combat. Duel après duel, il crée son propre style... -
![Palestine's Children: Returning to Haifa & Other Stories by Ghassan Kanafani]()
Palestine's Children: Returning to Haifa & Other Stories by Ghassan Kanafani
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPolitics and the novel, Ghassan Kanafani once said, are an indivisible case. Fadl al-Naqib has reflected that Kanafani wrote the Palestinian story, then he was written by it. His narratives offer entry into the Palestinian experience of the conflict that has anguished the people of the Middle East for more than a century...Categorized as:
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![The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde Hoyt Swift, Lynd Ward]()
The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde Hoyt Swift, Lynd Ward
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOn the Manhattan bank of the Hudson River, a small lighthouse--made of steel and painted bright red--proudly protects boats with his faithful beam. One day a great expanse of gray steel, which also shines a bright light into the fog and darkness, is built over it. The little red lighthouse feels insignificant and useless in comparison but soon learns that . .Categorized as:
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![La Parfaite Lumière by Eiji Yoshikawa]()
La Parfaite Lumière by Eiji Yoshikawa
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings" Soudain, il vit la vérité : les techniques de l'homme d'épée n'étaient pas son but ; il cherchait une Voie du sabre qui embrassât toute chose. (...) Pour la première fois, il se demanda s'il était possible à un être humain insignifiant de ne faire qu'un avec l'univers. " Le jeune Takezo est devenu Miyamoto Musashi, redoutable samouraï...Categorized as:
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![Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani]()
Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThis collection of important stories by novelist, journalist, teacher, and Palestinian activist Ghassan Kanafani includes the stunning novella Men in the Sun (1962), the basis of the The Deceived. Also in the volume are "The Land of Sad Oranges" (1958), "'If You Were a Horse..Categorized as:
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![Last Hope by Duane Boehm]()
Last Hope by Duane Boehm
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLast Hope is the highly anticipated third book in the Gideon Johann Western series. It joins #1 bestseller novels on Amazon.com in Western Classics, Last Stand and Last Chance. Love, second chances, new beginnings, and dispensing justice – all set in the town of Last Stand, Colorado in 1880...Categorized as:
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![Angelique, the Road to Versailles by Anne Golon]()
Angelique, the Road to Versailles by Anne Golon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHistorical Romance Large Print Edition For Ang lique, 17th-century Paris is a city of wild love and vicious hatred. Penniless, alone and sworn to take revenge on those who were responsible for her husband s death, she plunges into the dangerous underworld of the city to the nightmare Court of Miracles, a world of deformity, degradation, violence and lust...Categorized as:
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![The Third Wedding by Costas Taktsis, Κώστας Ταχτσής]()
The Third Wedding by Costas Taktsis, Κώστας Ταχτσής
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe German Occupation, the Civil War and life itself seen through the eyes of two Athenian women...Categorized as:
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![Angelique: The Marquise of Angels by Anne Golon]()
Angelique: The Marquise of Angels by Anne Golon
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe story begins in 1648 during a time of insurrection, terror and revolt in a divided France. Angélique de Sance de Monteloup, a vibrant twelve-year-old tomboy, is the daughter of a simple nobleman impoverished by taxes and other burdens...Categorized as:
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![The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham]()
The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBased on the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is W. Somerset Maugham's ode to the powerful forces behind creative genius. Charles Strickland is a staid banker, a man of wealth and privilege. He is also a man possessed of an unquenchable desire to create art...Categorized as:
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![Smiling Country by Elmer Kelton]()
Smiling Country by Elmer Kelton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHewey Calloway, the footloose cowboy of The Good Old Boys, is trying to adjust to the trappings of modern life springing up around him in the Smiling Country of West Texas in 1910--all the while regretting his decision for years earlier to run away from the only woman he ever loved...Categorized as:
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![The Best of Robert Service by Robert W. Service]()
The Best of Robert Service by Robert W. Service
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis new and revised edition of poems about the men and women of the North features the most loved ballads by Robert Service, and is illustrated with lively art by Marilen Van Nimwegen. While living in Whitehorse, Robert Service wrote The Cremation of Sam McGee, and other well-known poems. He wrote and published into his mid-eighties...Categorized as:
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![Silver Wings (Love Endures) by Grace Livingston Hill]()
Silver Wings (Love Endures) by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAmory Lorrimer watched from her bedroom window as the plane landed. The rugged young pilot who jumped from the plane was quickly surrounded by admiring friends. For a moment he looked toward the grand old mansion--and then his eyes met Amory's. In that instant they fell in love. The next morning Gareth was to leave on a dangerous flight over the Arctic--but his plane never made it...Categorized as:
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![Last Chance by Duane Boehm]()
Last Chance by Duane Boehm
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLast Chance is the highly anticipated sequel to the bestselling novel Last Stand. Gideon Johann is the new sheriff of Last Stand, Colorado, hoping to put roots down in the place where he grew up... -
![El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de La Mancha II by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra]()
El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de La Mancha II by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsMany of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pomona Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork...Categorized as:
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![The Death Ship by B. Traven]()
The Death Ship by B. Traven
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Death Ship tells the story of an American sailor, stateless and penniless because he has lost his passport, who is harassed by police and hounded across Europe until he finds an 'illegal' job shoveling coal in the hold of a steamer bound for destruction.The Death Ship is the first of B... -
![Angelique in Revolt by Anne Golon, Marguerite Barnett]()
Angelique in Revolt by Anne Golon, Marguerite Barnett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe beautiful setting of the Poitou region makes a stunning contrast with the story which often boils over into bloody violence. The political situation is destined to bring multiple tragedies for Angélique and, after enjoying a moment of revenge, finds that she is pregnant with an unwanted daughter...Categorized as:
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![Ten Years Later, Vol. 1: A Lover and His Mistress by Alexandre Dumas]()
Ten Years Later, Vol. 1: A Lover and His Mistress by Alexandre Dumas
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe serial chronicles the adventures of D'Artagnan -- a young swordsman intent on joining the king's musketeers. Young D'Artagnan becomes embroiled in court intrigues, international politics, and ill-fated affairs between royal lovers. The book at hand is the second volume of the third serial...Categorized as:
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![The Sixth Shotgun by Louis L'Amour]()
The Sixth Shotgun by Louis L'Amour
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom his classic short story collection, Outlaws of Mesquite, Louis L'Amour spins another exciting tale of gunslingers and cowboys. The fortunes of two men undergo dramatic, unforgettable reversal in this full-cast performance...Categorized as:
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![West of the Tularosa by Louis L'Amour]()
West of the Tularosa by Louis L'Amour
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLouis L'Amour said that the West was no place for the frightened or the mean. It was a "big country needing big men and women to live in it". This volume presents eight of L'Amour's ever-popular short stories - history that lives forever.©2014 Louis L'Amour and Jon Tuska (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc...Categorized as:
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![Le Morte d'Arthur Volume 2: King Arthur and of His Noble Knights of the Round Table by Thomas Malory, D. Gardner]()
Le Morte d'Arthur Volume 2: King Arthur and of His Noble Knights of the Round Table by Thomas Malory, D. Gardner
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe full work of Thomas Malory... -
![The Adventure of the Empty House by Arthur Conan Doyle]()
The Adventure of the Empty House by Arthur Conan Doyle
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIn “The Adventure of the Empty House”, Sherlock Holmes reappears in London after a 3-year absence, shocking Dr. Watson who believed his good friend had been killed in a confrontation with Professor Moriarty at Reichenbach Falls. Holmes is compelled to outwit the “second most dangerous man in London” who has a good reason to hope for Holmes’ demise... -
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![Out of the Storm by Grace Livingston Hill]()
Out of the Storm by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOut of the Storm by Grace Livingston Hill (Marcia Macdonald). Illustrated by Walter Stewart. 1929 hardcover published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York...Categorized as:
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![Shades by Marguerite Poland]()
Shades by Marguerite Poland
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSt Matthias Mission 1902: 'There are men who know that when you are finished with this war of yours and have raised your flag to the glory of your Empire - the one that we, as black men, are supposed to revere for having bestowed on us education, faith, prosperity and all the other high-sounding gifts - that you will sell us out - perhaps against the advance of metaphorical cattle - and say it... -
![Sheriffs Don’t Surrender (Westward Saga Western) (A Western Adventure Fiction) by Frank Wheeler]()
Sheriffs Don’t Surrender (Westward Saga Western) (A Western Adventure Fiction) by Frank Wheeler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStepping into battle is never easy. Especially when you’re outgunned and walking into unknown territory. Sheriff Conrad Scott has returned home after a long absence to discover his town in disarray and his young sisters running wild. Even worse, Rudy Galloway and his gang think they can get away with murder... -
![Dry Cross Honor (Westward Saga Western) (A Western Adventure Fiction) by Frank Wheeler]()
Dry Cross Honor (Westward Saga Western) (A Western Adventure Fiction) by Frank Wheeler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSheriff Merrill Vinson is looking forward to a new life in Dry Cross, Texas. But from the moment he arrives, he knows something isn’t right. The townspeople are nervous. Edgy. And no one will look him in the eye. Except for Cherry Jones.Cherry is the sassy saloon owner who keeps the town laughing. And Merrill is smitten. But Cherry’s got secrets she’ll go to her grave protecting... -
![Justice On The Ranch (Westward Saga Western) (A Western Adventure Fiction) by Frank Wheeler]()
Justice On The Ranch (Westward Saga Western) (A Western Adventure Fiction) by Frank Wheeler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJohnnie Porter lives the quiet life of a rancher, untouched by the outside world. Until that world comes crashing down on him. Now he’s fighting for his family, his home, and the lives of everyone in Sunnycrag. And just when he thinks he’s got outlaw Shephard Elliot beat, he learns things are only getting started between them.Shephard Elliot is not the type of man who quits...Categorized as:
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![Battle at Dry Cross (Westward Saga Western) (A Western Adventure Fiction) by Frank Wheeler]()
Battle at Dry Cross (Westward Saga Western) (A Western Adventure Fiction) by Frank Wheeler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmerson Hunt is a rancher, not a fighter. He wants to raise his two boys in peace. But when his cattle start dying and a mysterious new neighbor rides into town, he can’t turn a blind eye.Outlaw Crosby Burch is the worst kind of murderer—one who doesn’t discriminate. Young, old, man, woman, he’ll shoot anyone who tries to stop him from getting what he wants...Categorized as:
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![The Short Stories of Lucy Maud Montgomery from 1907-1908 by L.M. Montgomery]()
The Short Stories of Lucy Maud Montgomery from 1907-1908 by L.M. Montgomery
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLucy Maud Montgomery was born at Clifton (now New London), Prince Edward Island, Canada, on November 30, 1874. She achieved international fame in her lifetime, putting Prince Edward Island and Canada on the world literary map. Best known for her "Anne of Green Gables" books, she was also a prolific writer of short stories and poetry...Categorized as:
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![The Sultan of Monte Cristo: First Sequel to the Count of Monte Cristo by Holy Ghost Writer]()
The Sultan of Monte Cristo: First Sequel to the Count of Monte Cristo by Holy Ghost Writer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"For so many years, passionate fans of The Count of Monte Cristo have suffered a loss upon finishing Alexandre Dumas' last words. It is a grieving of sorts that has long been unmitigable... until now. The mysterious Holy Ghost Writer has penned "The Sultan of Monte Cristo" as a direct continuance of the story readers have long struggled against leaving behind... -
![Tales of the North by Jack London]()
Tales of the North by Jack London
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf you enjoy nonstop adventure and heroic exploits, then you are sure to love Tales of the North...Categorized as:
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![The Countess Angelique by Sergeanne Golon, Marguerite Barnett]()
The Countess Angelique by Sergeanne Golon, Marguerite Barnett
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen she landed on the virgin shores of America, Angelique was unaware of the rich abundance of pleasures-and perils-that lay ahead. Sacredly recovered from a joyous reunion with a long-lost husband, she became a pawn in the bloody struggle between virile settlers and hungry-eyed savages...Categorized as:
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![The Temptation of Angelique by Anne Golon]()
The Temptation of Angelique by Anne Golon
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFaithful Wife of Slave of Passion? Separated from her husband and all alone i the savage wilderness, Angelique learned to be strong enough to brave all the perils of frontier life. Then an intruder entered the forest; the dashing, roguish pirate who had set her heart aflame once before. Angelique soon found her new strength give way to the familiar weakness of passion... -
![The Vicomte de Bragelonne, Vol. II by Alexandre Dumas]()
The Vicomte de Bragelonne, Vol. II by Alexandre Dumas
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe serial chronicles the adventures of D'Artagnan -- a young swordsman intent on joining the king's musketeers. Young D'Artagnan becomes embroiled in court intrigues, international politics, and ill-fated affairs between royal lovers...Categorized as:
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The Origin by Irving Stone
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"The Origin" fills an important gap in literature on Charles Darwin. In 1832 at age 22, Charles Darwin was invited to sail with H.M.S. Beagle as a naturalist. The surveying voyage would encircle the globe...Categorized as:
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![Passin' Through by Louis L'Amour]()
Passin' Through by Louis L'Amour
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt seemed the perfect place to lie low. The owner of the ranch was an attractive gray-haired lady who had once been an actress. The other woman was a beautiful, fragile-seeming blonde. They needed repairs done, and he needed to disappear for a while. The first sign that things were not as they should be was when a Pinkerton man questioned him about a missing woman...Categorized as:
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![The Three Musketeers by Malvina G. Vogel, Alexandre Dumas]()
The Three Musketeers by Malvina G. Vogel, Alexandre Dumas
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSwashbuckling novel, filled with high adventure, royal intrigue and romance, relates the escapades of D’Artagnan and his three friends—Athos, Porthos and Aramis—and their involvement in the secret plots of Cardinal Richelieu and his beautiful but treacherous spy, Lady de Winter. Specially adapted and illustrated for young readers...Categorized as:
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