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![Granny, Iliko, Illarion, and I by Nodar Dumbadze, نودار دومبادزه]()
Granny, Iliko, Illarion, and I by Nodar Dumbadze, نودار دومبادزه
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Granny, Iliko, Illarion and I" was the first book written by Nodar Dumbadze (1928-1984), a major Georgian writer. The book, which has a strong autobiographical element, tells about the wartime childhood of an orphaned Georgian boy, and about his youth and studies at Tbilisi University...Categorized as:
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![The Most of P.G. Wodehouse by P.G. Wodehouse]()
The Most of P.G. Wodehouse by P.G. Wodehouse
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe most lavish P. G. Wodehouse collection ever published. In addition to Wodehouse's best known and beloved Jeeves and Bertie stories, The Most of P. G. Wodehouse features delightful stories about The Drones Club and its affable, vacuous members: Mr... -
![The Jeeves Omnibus Vol. 1: Thank You, Jeeves / The Code of the Woosters / The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse]()
The Jeeves Omnibus Vol. 1: Thank You, Jeeves / The Code of the Woosters / The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratings'It beats me why a man of his genius is satisfied to hang around pressing my clothes and whatnot,' says Bertie. 'If I had Jeeves's brain I should have a stab at being Prime Minister or something... -
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![The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated): Novels, Short Stories, Plays & Poems: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys, A Modern ... and Jill, Behind a Mask, The Abbot's Ghost… by Louisa May Alcott]()
The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated): Novels, Short Stories, Plays & Poems: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys, A Modern ... and Jill, Behind a Mask, The Abbot's Ghost… by Louisa May Alcott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents...Categorized as:
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![What Ho! The Best of P.G. Wodehouse by P.G. Wodehouse]()
What Ho! The Best of P.G. Wodehouse by P.G. Wodehouse
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPublished to mark the 25th anniversary of PG Wodehouse's death, this is the first major new selection of his work to be published for a generation. This anthology of stories, novel-extracts, working drafts, articles, letters and poems gives a fresh angle on the twentieth century's greatest humourist. In his introduction, Stephen Fry writes: "What a very, very lucky person you are... -
![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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![Жестокий Век by Исай Калашников]()
Жестокий Век by Исай Калашников
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsВойско Чингисхана подобно вулканической лаве сметало на своем пути все живое: истребляло народы, превращало в пепел цветущие цивилизации. Вершитель этого жесточайшего абсурда — Чингисхан — и чудовище и гениальный полководец. "Жестокий век" — это молниеносные степные переходы, дымы кочевий, необузданная, вольная жизнь, где неразлучны опасность и удача... -
![Life at Blandings by P.G. Wodehouse]()
Life at Blandings by P.G. Wodehouse
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsP.G. Wodehouse entices us into the demesne of Blandings Castle - an apparent paradise where it is eternal high summer, with jolly parties, tea on the lawn and love trysts in the rose garden. But for Clarence, ninth Earl of Emsworth, there is always something to disturb this tranquil scene... -
![The Fourth Peshwa by Ranjit Desai, रणजित देसाई]()
The Fourth Peshwa by Ranjit Desai, रणजित देसाई
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Maratha empire that Chhatrapati Shivaji established in 1680 passed into the hands of the Peshwas in the 18th century. The empire, which spanned across large parts of Western, Central and Northern India, suffered a severe setback when the Marathas lost the third battle of Panipat to Ahmad Shah Abdali in 1761... -
![Silver Buckles by Grace Gibson, Janet Taylor]()
Silver Buckles by Grace Gibson, Janet Taylor
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe staggered a great man. He was reeling. She was overwhelmed.Fitzwilliam Darcy, standing irritably at the edge of the Meryton assembly, declines to dance with Elizabeth Bennet. In a mood of revulsion, he rejects her without concern of being overheard... -
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![Suparnica Marije Terezije 2 by Marija Jurić Zagorka]()
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... -
![Dvorska kamarila by Marija Jurić Zagorka]()
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... -
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![The Unabridged Mark Twain by Mark Twain]()
The Unabridged Mark Twain by Mark Twain
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThese hefty collections of favorite authors feature their best work, reset from the original first editions that were approved by the authors themselves... -
![Arus Balik by Pramoedya Ananta Toer]()
Arus Balik by Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSemasa jaya Majapahit, Nusantara merupakan kesatuan maritim dan kerajaan laut terbesar di antara bangsa-bangsa beradab di muka bumi. Arus bergerak dari selatan ke utara, segalanya: kapal-kapalnya, manusianya, amal perbuatannya dan cita-citanya, semuanya bergerak dari Nusantara di selatan ke atas angin di utara. Tetapi jaman berubah... -
![The Whisper of the River by Ferrol Sams]()
The Whisper of the River by Ferrol Sams
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsYoung for his class and small for his age, Porter Osborne, Jr., leaves his rural Georgia home in 1938 to meet the world at Willingham University, armed with the knowledge that he has been "Raised Right" in the best Baptist tradition. What happens over the next four years will challenge the things he holds infallible: his faith, his heritage, and his parents' omniscience... -
![Uncle Dynamite by P.G. Wodehouse]()
Uncle Dynamite by P.G. Wodehouse
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom boyhood his has been a gay and happy disposition, and in the autumn of his life he still retains the fresh, unspoiled mental outlook of a slightly inebriated undergraduate.A keen matchmaker and intrepid impersonator, Lord Ickenham is in his element when at large on a sweetness-and-light-spreading excursion... -
![Fortress Besieged by Qian Zhongshu]()
Fortress Besieged by Qian Zhongshu
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFortress Besieged is a classic of world literature, a masterpiece of parodic fiction that plays with Western literary traditions, philosophy and middle class Chinese society in the Republican era. The title is taken from an old French proverb, "Marriage is like a fortress besieged: those who are outside want to get in, and those who are inside want to get out"... -
![The Complete Works of O. Henry by O. Henry, Harry Hansen]()
The Complete Works of O. Henry by O. Henry, Harry Hansen
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsO. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings... -
![DUISHEN by Chingiz Aitmatov]()
DUISHEN by Chingiz Aitmatov
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe book tells the story of Altyani, a teacher, who, inspired by the great Russian leader Lenin, decides to open a primary school in his native village and holds his forte despite resistance from all... -
![The Best Short Stories of O. Henry by O. Henry]()
The Best Short Stories of O. Henry by O. Henry
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe more than 600 stories written by O. Henry provided an embarrassment of riches for the compilers of this volume.The final selection of the thirty-eight stories in this collection offers for the reader's delight those tales honored almost unanimously by anthologists and those that represent, in variety and balance, the best work of America's favorite storyteller... -
![Cavalerii florii de cireș by Constantin Chiriță]()
Cavalerii florii de cireș by Constantin Chiriță
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNiciun roman pentru copii și tineret nu se poate compara, la noi, ca audiență și ca forță de fascinație, cu Cireșarii. Cireșarii sunt personajebine alese și atent construite de către părintele lor. Se știe, de altfel, că Victor, Lucia și Tic au fost creați prin asemănare cu cei trei copii ai autorului...Categorized as:
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![My Reckless Earl by Tamara Gill]()
My Reckless Earl by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo get her happily ever after, she’s ready to do something reckless…Miss Harlow York has been planning for her second season in London for months, and she’s finally ready to achieve her goal: winning the heart of the elusive Earl Kemsley. It won’t be easy, but she’s more than up for the challenge. And one thing is certain... -
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![Five Windows by D.E. Stevenson]()
Five Windows by D.E. Stevenson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhere does David belong? David Kirke’s childhood is sheltered, his nature is gentle and peaceable; he is no hero of romance but a human being with faults and failings which lead him into trouble when he adventures into the world to seek his fortune... -
![The School at Thrush Green by Miss Read]()
The School at Thrush Green by Miss Read
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs two schoolteachers plan for their retirement, readers witness the challenges they face leaving their old home and learning to drive. Once again Miss Read will satisfy fans with her happy blend of nostalgia and authentic flavor. Illustrated... -
![Katherine Wentworth by D.E. Stevenson]()
Katherine Wentworth by D.E. Stevenson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA pretty, courageous young widow, faced with the task of bringing up three children and making her way alone in the world, is the appealing heroine of this touching love story executed with D.E. Stevenson's characteristic freshness and charm... -
![The Deer and the Cauldron: 3 Volume Set by Jin Yong, Jin Yong]()
The Deer and the Cauldron: 3 Volume Set by Jin Yong, Jin Yong
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn the Dragon Throne of China sits the young Manchu Emperor Kang Xi. Back in 1644, his great-uncle Dorgon broke through the Great Wall from Manchuria in the north-east and took the Imperial capital, Peking. Now twenty years later, the Manchus are quelling the last sparks of Chinese resistance, hounding down members of the underground movement known as the Triad Secret Society...Categorized as:
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![Fortunata and Jacinta by Benito Pérez Galdós, Agnes Moncy Gullón]()
Fortunata and Jacinta by Benito Pérez Galdós, Agnes Moncy Gullón
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCapturing a ninteenth-century Spanish world of political tumult and personal obsession, Benito Pérez Galdós's Fortunata and Jacinta tells of two women who love the same man unfailingly—one as his mistress, the other as his wife... -
![The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel by Isaac Babel]()
The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel by Isaac Babel
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFollowing the historic publication of Norton's The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback... -
![The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories by O. Henry]()
The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories by O. Henry
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHere are sixteen of the best stories by one of America's most popular storytellers. For nearly a century, the work of O. Henry has delighted readers with its humor, irony and colorful, real-life settings. The writer's own life had more than a touch of color and irony... -
![Blood Valley by William W. Johnstone]()
Blood Valley by William W. Johnstone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLawmen don't last long in the town of Doubtful, Wyoming Territory. But they have never seen the likes of the man who's known only as Cotton before, who aims to take the badge for $125 a month, save himself a nice chunk of money, and be on his way. Problem is, things don't always work out as you would wish... -
![Her Benny by Silas Kitto Hocking]()
Her Benny by Silas Kitto Hocking
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis book is a little gem. It was first published in 1880 by a Cornish Minister who upped sticks to bang his drum up in the 'grim North', ( including 3 years in Liverpool, which is where this story is primarily set )... -
![Fair Stands the Wind: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Catherine Lodge]()
Fair Stands the Wind: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Catherine Lodge
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe all know that, in Jane Austen’s "Pride and Prejudice," Mr. Darcy is proud and prejudiced because he is a wealthy landowner who believes himself above his company and that Elizabeth Bennet can afford to be proud and prejudiced because she believes she has the freedom to make choices for herself. But what if Mr... -
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![Wild Goose Chase: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Sophie Lynbrook]()
Wild Goose Chase: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Sophie Lynbrook
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMr. Darcy and Elizabeth are off to Gretna Green. A dastardly scheme enacted by Miss Bingley sends them on a wild ride through England’s northern counties in pursuit of Lydia and Mr. Wickham. Accompanied by her relatives and pursued by his, they join a succession of carriages streaming along the busy road to the border. New friends are made along the way, as well as some unexpected choices. Mr... -
![Brazen Rogue by Tamara Gill]()
Brazen Rogue by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the past and present are standing in the way of happiness, it’ll take brazen act to save the day…Miss Reign Hall has resigned herself to being a spinster. Her disastrous season in London left her with little opportunity (or desire) for anything else. But when she’s offered a governess position, she knows it’s her best chance for a fresh start away from small country village life... -
![The Notorious Lord Sin by Tamara Gill]()
The Notorious Lord Sin by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove might be the only luxury she can’t afford… Paris Smith remembers the days when she was penniless all too well. The pain of being deemed unsuitable for marriage by her first love never truly faded. Now, she’s a widowed Countess with more money than she could ever spend, and the man who nearly destroyed her wants a second chance... -
![Henry Reed's Journey by Keith Robertson]()
Henry Reed's Journey by Keith Robertson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe journal from Henry's trip across the country with the Glass family, telling of the sights they saw and the strange things which resulted when Henry and Midge became involved in innocent and blameless goings-on...Categorized as:
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![Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice--Jane Austen by Robert Clark]()
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... -
![Kilted at the Altar by Anna Markland]()
Kilted at the Altar by Anna Markland
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA rip-roaring comedic romance set in the Highlands of Scotland, part of the bestselling "Clash of the Tartans" series! Who jilted whom? Darroch MacKeegan vows revenge when his intended bride, Isabel MacRain, fails to show up for a marriage arranged to settle the long feud between their clans. Isabel's father lays waste to MacKeegan lands in retaliation for Darroch jilting his daughter... -
![Treasures from Grandma's Attic by Arleta Richardson]()
Treasures from Grandma's Attic by Arleta Richardson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJourney back to Grandma’s childhood on a Michigan farm in the 1800s for heartwarming stories that inspire faith and godly character. Arleta Richardson’s beloved series, Grandma’s Attic, returns with Treasures from Grandma's Attic, the fourth in the refreshed classic collection for girls 8 to 12... -
![Kiss the Wallflower: Books 1-3 by Tamara Gill]()
Kiss the Wallflower: Books 1-3 by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Midsummer Kiss Orphaned at a tender age, Miss Louise Grant spent her life in servitude to care for her younger siblings. Now, no longer needed as a duchess' companion, Louise has procured employment in York. But on her last night in London, her reputation is shattered when the drunk and disorderly Marquess mistakes Louise's room for his lover's...Categorized as:
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![Cuckold by Kiran Nagarkar]()
Cuckold by Kiran Nagarkar
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe time is early 16th century. The Rajput kingdom of Mewar is at the height of its power. It is locked in war with the Sultanates of Delhi, Gujarat and Malwa. But there is another deadly battle being waged within Mewar itself. who will inherit the throne after the death of the Maharana? The course of history, not just of Mewar but of the whole of India, is about to be changed forever... -
![Peter the First by Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy]()
Peter the First by Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHere, for the first time, in its final form and in a new translation, is the epic Russian novel which has sold in its native country over two million copies. Alexey Tolstoy (who was not related to the author of War and Peace) began to study the character of his hero, Peter the First, in 1917... -
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![The Killing Snows by Charles Egan]()
The Killing Snows by Charles Egan
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis book is fiction. The story that inspired it was not. In 1990, a box of very old documents was found on a small farm in the west of Ireland. They had been stored for well over a hundred years and told an incredible story of suffering, of love and of courage. In 1846, a young couple met during the worst days of the Great Irish Famine... -
![A Pelican at Blandings by P.G. Wodehouse, Nigel Lambert]()
A Pelican at Blandings by P.G. Wodehouse, Nigel Lambert
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsClarence, ninth Earl of Emsworth, sank back in his chair, looking like the good old man in a Victorian melodrama whose mortgage the villain had just foreclosed. He felt the absence of that gentle glow which customarily accompanied the departure of one of his sisters. Lord Emsworth needed Galahad... -
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മയ്യഴിപ്പുഴയുടെ തീരങ്ങളിൽ | Mayyazhipuzhayude Theerangalil by M. Mukundan
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMayyazhippuzhayude Theerangalil (On the Banks of the River Mayyazhi) is a Malayalam language novel by M. Mukundan. Widely regarded as the author's magnum opus, the novel vividly describes the political and social background of Mahe (Mayyazhi), the former French colony, in the past, in a mystical way.[1] The novel was translated into English and French, both the versions winning accolades... -
![Blandings Castle by P.G. Wodehouse]()
Blandings Castle by P.G. Wodehouse
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFans of P. G. Wodehouse's comic genius are legion, and their devotion to his masterful command of hilarity borders on obsession. Overlook happily feeds the obsession with four more antic selections from the master... -
![The Flowering Thorn by Margery Sharp]()
The Flowering Thorn by Margery Sharp
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Jazz Age socialite impulsively adopts an orphaned boy in this funny, heartwarming tale from the New York Times–bestselling author of Cluny Brown. In 1929 London, twenty-eight-year-old Lesley Frewen lives a privileged, cultured life. But one thing is missing: love... -
![Mary Ann's Angels by Catherine Cookson]()
Mary Ann's Angels by Catherine Cookson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMary Ann has twins, one of whom is talkative and the other not. Her husband decides a separation is needed but Mary Ann will not hear of it. This seemingly small quarrel leads to an explosive situation when Rose Mary disappears...
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