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The Devil to Pay in the Backlands by João Guimarães Rosa
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLively reminiscences of bandit warfare in the sertao, the still primitive Brazilian back country, told by a wise, retired outlaw chief. ~Worldcat.orgGrande Sertão: Veredas (Portuguese for "Great Backlands: Tracks"; English translation: The Devil to Pay in the Backlands) is a novel published in 1956 by the Brazilian writer João Guimarães Rosa...Categorized as:
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Gone with the Wind, Part 2 of 2 by John Escott, Margaret Mitchell
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn Part 2, the American South has lost the Civil War. Scarlett O'Hara has to work hard to build up her life again, but she has no money. The handsome Rhett Butler is rich, but he is soon to be hanged for murder. Then there is Ashley Wilkes. He is married now, but Scarlett still loves him...Categorized as:
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Jane Austen Boxed Set by Jane Austen
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis complete set of Jane Austen novels makes a beautiful decoration for any home library.Jane Austen's stories of clever women, elusive love, and social mores have struck a chord with millions of fans who consider her work compelling, heartwarming, and essential. Adapted time and again for screen and stage, these enduring classics remain as enjoyable as ever...Categorized as:
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Pride and Prejudice by Beth Johnson, Jane Austen
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe five Bennet girls need husbands.And now a rich, handsome bachelor has moved in next door. He falls in love with Jane, the oldest Bennet girl. Everything goes well—for a while. Then the handsome bachelor’s proud best friend, Mr. Darcy, ruins everything.Elizabeth Bennet has never hated anyone as much as she hates Mr. Darcy...Categorized as:
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Malleus maleficarum by Marija Jurić Zagorka
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratings''Dolaze zagrebačke vještice!'' Te su riječi u Beču išle od usta do usta. Pred zidinama bečkog dvora skupio se toliki svijet da su ga stražari jedva mogli zadržati u redu. Sve se guralo naprijed da bude što bliže velikim vratima na kojima će se na ulazu u dvor vidjeti te čuvene zagrebačke vještice.Pričale se o njima čitave legende i pripovjesti...Categorized as:
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A Man by Oriana Fallaci
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"What's the point anyway — Of suffering, dying? It teaches us to live, boy. A man who does not struggle does not live, he survives." (quote from the book)The book is a pseudo-biography about Alexandros Panagoulis written in the form of a novel. Fallaci had an intense romantic relationship with Panagoulis...Categorized as:
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Jane Eyre by Anna Claybourne, Charlotte Brontë
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA faithful retelling of the classic story of the love between the governess Jane Eyre and her master Mr Rochester, and the chilling secret set to tear them both apart. Clearly written in a modern, approachable style to introduce young readers to much-loved classic stories. Includes informative notes on both the author and the original text...Categorized as:
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Jane Austen: The Complete Novels by Jane Austen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis NEW and EXPANDED Multimedia Edition contains: a new introduction links to free audiobooks an in-depth biography of the author several HTML tables of contents high quality layouts For more detailed information, please read the “EXPANDED MULTIMEDIA EDITION” section at the beginning of the book...Categorized as:
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Four Classic Novels by Jane Austen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe complete novels of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Emma and Persuasion in one large, brand new and giftable hardcover with perfect dj...Categorized as:
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Richard Harris
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis collection brings together music played by Captain Corelli himself and original pieces evoking the sounds and events of the book and of 3 earlier novels, the Latin Trilogy', by Louis de Bernieres...Categorized as:
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Every Duke Has a Silver Lining by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe can’t deny her anything…except maybe his heart…Ashley Woodville didn’t mean any harm when she broke into Grady Kolten’s office. It was only a dare from her friends. She wasn’t supposed to get caught. And she certainly wasn’t supposed to talk the notorious gaming hell owner (and disturbingly sexy rogue) into showing her London’s wilder side. Falling for him? Also not part of the dare... -
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Suparnica Marije Terezije 2 by Marija Jurić Zagorka
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNera osjeti da je smalaksao. U trenutku se otkine od njega i potrči. Ponovno je pograbi i divlje stisne k sebi. Osjetila je njegov vreli dah i čula prigušene riječi: - Budi moja - samo moja...Opet su stisnula jake ruke: - Robovat ću ti kraljice moja. Sad si moja...Nema ti više izlaska iz ove odaje. Strah probudi u njoj bijesnu snagu i hitru odluku. Digne ruku sa zlatnom iglom i zabode mu u grudi... -
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Dvorska kamarila by Marija Jurić Zagorka
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKonačno su okovi popustili i jedno krilo vrata otvori. Gusta pljesniva tmina nije zadržavala Sinišu. Uzevši fenjer u jednu ruku, u drugu pištolj, uđe u mrek. Našao se pod niskim stropom u uskom podrumskom fodniku. Odatle je ušao u veći prostor prepun različitih strojeva za mučenje.- Ovo je mučilište - upozori Meško.- Eno prolaza. Stali su kraj uskog otvor i osvijetlili ga... -
Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wijck by Hamka
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCerita ini berkisar tentang semangat juang Zainuddin, bagaimana merana dan melaratnya hidup Zainuddin setelah cintanya ditolak oleh keluarga Hayati. Kemudian beliau bangun semula dari segala kedukaan, membuka lembaran baru dalam hidupnya menjadi seorang penulis yang ternama dan berjaya. Ia menceritakan tentang kesetiaan, cinta dan kasihnya Zainuddin terhadap Hayati... -
The Journey Home To Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Joana Starnes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA chance encounter in the wilds of the North brings more joy to Elizabeth and Mr Darcy than either of them dared hope for. But her world is rocked by blow after blow – and the truth would only cause him pain. ‘I must be cruel only to be kind’ is Elizabeth’s guiding precept, and she chooses her path. Yet time, circumstances and new acquaintances teach her she had made a terrible mistake...Categorized as:
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Heart Enough: Variations on a Jane Austen Christmas by Amy D'Orazio
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere are very few of us who have heart enough to be really in love without encouragement.ELIZABETH BENNET NEVER IMAGINED that by appeasing Mr Darcy’s aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, she would permanently injure the gentleman’s feelings, but so it was...Categorized as:
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To Be Wicked With You by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvie Milton knows she’ll never marry. But that doesn’t mean she can’t celebrate her sister’s betrothal to Finlay Stone, Duke of Carlisle. Until the bride-to-be runs off with the wrong man, that is. Now, if they have any hope of avoiding a devastating scandal, Evie and Finlay will need to bring the runaway bride to heel... -
Dawn's Early Light by Elswyth Thane
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsColonial Williamsburg lives again in this rich story which is Elswyth Thane's first novel of American history in her bestselling series... -
Wagers Gone Awry by Collette Cameron
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrooke Culpepper resigned herself to spinsterhood when she turned down the only marriage proposal she’d likely ever receive to care for her family. After her father dies, a distant cousin inherits the estate and becomes their guardian but permits Brooke to act in his stead...Categorized as:
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Jane Eyre by Evelyn Attwood, Charlotte Brontë
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsClassic / British EnglishJane Eyre, a poor orphan, grows up in misery until she becomes the governess in the house of wealthy Mr Rochester and falls in love. But mysterious events take place in the house at night, and Mr Rochester appears to be hiding a terrible secret... -
The Brontë Sisters: Three Novels: Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Agnes Grey by Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Brontë Sisters features three classics of literature collected in a single volume. Jane Eyre , by Charlotte Brontë, is the tale of governess Jane Eyre and her passionate romance with Lord Rochester, her employer, whose dark and secret past comes back to haunt them...Categorized as:
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Rimas/ Rhymes by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process... -
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Heart of Disaster: A Titanic Novel of love and loss by Rachel Wesson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThursday, April 11, 1912 Inspired by true events, Heart of Disaster is the fictionalized story of the Irish steerage passengers who joined RMS Titanic. The legend says "Thursday's child has far to go" but nobody knew just how troublesome this journey would prove. Four single friends, a newly married couple and a stoker who works in the belly of the gigantic ship meet that fateful night... -
Bless This House by Norah Lofts
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe fortunes of a beautiful Elizabethan house called Merravay, Built in Suffolk for a queen to sleep in then loved and hated through four centuries. Told in eight episodic narratives by a fascinating pageant of characters including -- a pirate, witch, bawd, rake, recluse, and lovers all of whom play a vital part in the house's history...Categorized as:
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Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice--Jane Austen by Robert Clark
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe study of Jane Austen has been transformed in the last twenty years by readings which have grounded her work in contemporary politics and by feminist critique which has questioned her construction of subject positions for women readers... -
The Valley Of Decision by Marcia Davenport
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn the eve of World War II writer Marcia Davenport, best known for her biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, spent several years in Pittsburgh, her imagination caught by the drama of American industry. In 1942, Charles Scribner’s sons published her Pittsburgh novel, The Valley of Decision... -
Agony and Hope by L.L. Diamond
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I have endured the deepest agony, only to be shown a hope so bright I cannot but yearn for it.”Fitzwilliam Darcy is mourning the love he lost—a love that was never allowed to bloom. What will become of him when Georgiana is wed, and he is left by himself? He cannot give away a heart not his own...Categorized as:
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Twists of Fate: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Joana Starnes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat if Mr Collins shocked Elizabeth with his base conduct at the time of his proposal, thus sending her dashing out of her house, and into the arms of Mr Darcy? What if that accidental encounter was witnessed, and impropriety was assumed? What if Mr Darcy was glad of the excuse to marry his heart’s desire – only to have his best hopes blasted within hours of his wedding? What if he found...Categorized as:
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The Street of the City by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a handsome young man comes to tell Frannie that her mother is very ill, she wants nothing more than to go home. But her kind messenger assures her that he will take care of everything. Touched by his concern and sensitivity, Frannie's love for him begins to grow. There is only one problem: He is from the wealthy side of the river, and she is from the poor side...Categorized as:
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Music in the Hills by D. E. Stevenson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter spending time combatting terrorists in Malaya, James Dering returns to Scotland. He starts a new life at Mureth House, the home of his aunt and uncle, Mamie and Jock Johnstone, where he hopes to learn to be a farmer. But he soon learns that picking up farming isn’t an easy task, and is made even more complicated by the unexpected ups and down of rural village life...Categorized as:
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Chicot the Jester by Alexandre Dumas
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsChicot the Jester was one of King Henry III's trusted advisors and friends, sharp-tongued and cunning and spoke with the king without formalities. Dumas' novel is another great series of plot twists, schemes, and larger than life characters delving into the ill-fated romance of the Dame de Monsoreau and Count de Bussy...Categorized as:
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Teresa Batista, Cansada de Guerra by Jorge Amado
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAt thirteen Tereza is sold by her aunt to a ranch owner who treats her like a piece of property, and sexually abuses her. When caught in bed with her lover she defends herself against the ranch owner’s violence with a knife and ends up in jail. Freed by a long-time admirer, she eventually ends up in a brothel...Categorized as:
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The Girl in the Photograph by Lygia Fagundes Telles
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsComplex and hauntingly beautiful, Lygia Fagundes Telles's most acclaimed novel is a journey into the inner lives of three young women, each revealing her secrets and loves, each awaiting a destiny tied to the colorful and violent world of modern Brazil. Sensual and wealthy Lorena dreams of a tryst with a married man. Unhappy Lia burns with a frantic desire to free her imprisoned fiancé...Categorized as:
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Burung-Burung Manyar by Y.B. Mangunwijaya
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA landmark novel, The Weaverbirds is a tale of both physical and spiritual struggle, spanning the formative days of Indonesian independence and the Indonesian oil crisis in the mid-1970s... -
மதில்கள் (Mathilkal) by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsமலையாளப் புனைவிலக்கிய உலகில் தனிப் பெரும் சுல்தானாகத் திகழ்ந்த வைக்கம் முகம்மது பஷீர் எழுதிய மனத்தை நெகிழ வைக்கும் மகத்தான காதல் சித்திரமான ‘மதிலுகள்’ நாவலின் தமிழாக்கம்.பஷீரின் தனித்துவம் வாய்ந்த மொழிநடையின் மெருகு குலையாமல் சிறப்பாக மொழியாக்கம் செய்துள்ளார் நவீனத் தமிழின் முக்கியமான கவிஞர்களுள் ஒருவரான சுகுமாரன்... -
Anna Karenina Volume 2 by Leo Tolstoy
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: .. -
Climates by André Maurois
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWritten in 1928 by French biographer and novelist Andre Maurois, Climates became a best seller in France and all over Europe. The first 100,000 copies printed of its Russian translation sold out the day they appeared in Moscow bookstores... -
Shadowed Paths by Ivan Bunin
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe collection consists of the best of his early works - Sukhodol, The Last Rendezvous, Apple Fragrance, The Gentleman from San Francisco - and stories written in his last years - Leka, Sunstroke, Shadowed Paths, and others. They may be called stories about love and about the unforgettable Russian landscape. For here, Bunin writes about himself, in the hushed stillness of the fields..Categorized as:
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Anna Karénina Volume 1 by Leo Tolstoy, Nathan Haskell Dole
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process... -
El Rey de Les Halles by Juliette Benzoni, Francisco Rodriguez de Lecea
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWearing a dress that is splattered with blood and clasping a doll to her chest, Sylvie de Valaines, a four-year-old girl, wanders the streets of the small village of Anet. The year is 1626 and her entire family has just been murdered, likely on the orders of Cardinal Richelieu. When a young boy of 10--Francois de Borbon-Vendome, the prince of Martigues--finds her, he brings her to his castle... -
El prisionero enmascarado by Juliette Benzoni, Francisco Rodriguez de Lecea
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWearing a dress that is splattered with blood and clasping a doll to her chest, Sylvie de Valaines, a four-year-old girl, wanders the streets of the small village of Anet. The year is 1626 and her entire family has just been murdered, likely on the orders of Cardinal Richelieu. When a young boy of 10--Francois de Borbon-Vendome, the prince of Martigues--finds her, he brings her to his castle... -
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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Fluch Der Begierde by May McGoldrick
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWANTED…for crimes against the king. In retaliation for the brutality of the English troops. The Irish rebel Egan is fighting back, leading a secret group of revolutionaries—and building his legend across the country. REJECTED…by his own family. Jane Purefoy is a woman with a past. The daughter of an English magistrate, she watched her Irish lover die on the gallows... -
The Goodness of Men by Anngela Schroeder
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“This will not do,” said Elizabeth. “You never will be able to make both of them good…Take your choice, but you must be satisfied with only one...Categorized as:
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A White Bird Flying by Bess Streeter Aldrich
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAbbie Deal, the matriarch of a pioneer Nebraska family, has died at the beginning of A White Bird Flying, leaving her china and heavy furniture to others and to her granddaughter Laura the secret of her dream of finer things...Categorized as:
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Three Complete Novels: Howards End, A Room with a View, Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster, Neil Felshman
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThree complete novels from this British master whose books have had enormously successful second lives because of brilliant and popular feature films. Howards End, A Room With a View, and Where Angels Fear to Tread are included here in their entirety...Categorized as:
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Greh njene majke by Milica Jakovljević Mir-Jam
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPosle smrti svoga oca, bogatog bankara i majke, domacice, Neda je ostala potpuno sama. Bila je primorana da napusti roditaljsku kucu gde je bila ususkana ljubavlju i bogatstvom svojih roditelja i suoci se sa stvarnim svetom u kome su vladala pravila muskarca. Posle niza dogadjaja, vesta igra sudbine i zavet njene majke dovesce je pravo u ruke muskarca koji je bio njena sudbina... -
The Red Chrysanthemum by Linda Beutler, Gail Warner
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings" Pride and Prejudice" and the language of flowers... When Fitzwilliam Darcy leaves the inn in Lambton after a tense but fruitful visit with Elizabeth Bennet, her words cultivate his hopes. "Less naturally amiable tempers than Mr Bingley's have found ways to forgive you...Categorized as:
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