An Accursed Race and The Half-Brothers (Esprios Classics)
An Accursed Race and The Half-Brothers (Esprios Classics)

Author: Elizabeth Gaskell

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2017-08-06

Total Pages: 43

ISBN-13: 1387148028

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Two short stories, from the English novelist and short story writer Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, whose writings can be seen as critiques of Victorian era attitudes, particularly those toward women, with complex narratives and dynamic women characters. Some of Gaskell's best known novels are Cranford (1851-53), North and South (1854-55), and Wives and Daughters (1865).

Behind a Mask
Behind a Mask

Author: Louisa May Alcott

Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand

Published: 2022-10-24

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 2322434752

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Six years before she wrote Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, in financial straits, entered "Pauline's Passion and Punishment," a novelette, in a newspaper contest. Not only did it win the $100 prize, but, published anonymously, it marked the first in the series of "blood & thunder tales" that would be her livelihood for years. In Behind a Mask, editor Madeleine Stern introduces four Alcott thrillers: "Pauline's Passion and Punishment," "The Mysterious Key," "The Abbot's Ghost," and the title story, "Behind a Mask." First published in one volume in 1975, they are regarded as Alcott's finest work in this genre.

Mary Barton Illustrated
Mary Barton Illustrated

Author: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Publisher:

Published: 2019-09-06

Total Pages: 572

ISBN-13: 9781691375806

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Mary Barton is the first novel by English author Elizabeth Gaskell, published in 1848. The story is set in the English city of Manchester between 1839 and 1842, and deals with the difficulties faced by the Victorian working class. It is subtitled "A Tale of Manchester Life".

Risen from the Ranks, Harry Walton's Success
Risen from the Ranks, Harry Walton's Success

Author: Horatio Alger

Publisher:

Published: 2014-06-01

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 9781483705200

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Risen from the Ranks contains the further history of Harry Walton, first introduced in Bound to Rise. Those who are interested in learning how far he made good the promise of his boyhood, may here find their curiosity gratified. For the benefit of those who may only read the present volume, a synopsis of Harry's previous life is given in the first chapter. Horatio Alger, Jr. authored about seventy books. He was the son of a clergyman, graduated from Harvard. His stories are pure, inspiring and as endearing today as they were when first published.

Pigeon-Blood Red
Pigeon-Blood Red

Author: Ed Duncan

Publisher: Next Chapter

Published: 2022-01-29

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13:

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For underworld enforcer Richard "Rico" Sanders, it seemed like an ordinary job: retrieve his gangster boss's stolen goods, and teach the person responsible a lesson. But the chase quickly goes sideways and takes Rico from the mean streets of Chicago to sunny Honolulu. There, the hardened hit man finds himself in uncharted territory, when innocent bystanders are accidentally embroiled in a crime. As Rico pursues his new targets, hunter and prey develop an unlikely respect for one another. Soon, he is faced with a momentous decision: follow his orders to kill the very people who have won his admiration, or refuse and endanger the life of the woman he loves?