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Vendor: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Willing to Die
Some time within the first ten years of the last century, there stood in the fair city of Dublin, and in one of those sinuous and narrow streets which lay in the immediate vicinity of the Castle, a goodly and capacious hostelry, snug and...- $7.99
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J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Complete
There exists, at this moment, in good preservation a remarkable work of Schalken's. The curious management of its lights constitutes, as usual in his pieces, the chief apparent merit of the picture. I say apparent, for in its subject, and not in its handling,...- $7.49
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Vendor: Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
The Village Watch-Tower
It stood on the gentle slope of a hill, the old gray house, with its weather-beaten clapboards and its roof of ragged shingles. It was in the very lap of the road, so that the stage-driver could almost knock on the window pane without...- $6.99
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Vendor: Margaret Sidney
Five Little Peppers Grown Up
"Miss Pepper-Miss Pepper " Polly turned quickly, it was such an anxious little cry. "What? Oh, Amy Loughead." Amy threw herself up against Polly's gown. "Oh, if I may," she began, flushing painfully. "You see my brother is coming to-morrow-I've a letter-so if you...- $7.49
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Sturdy and Strong; Or, How George Andrews Made His Way
You heard what he said, George?" "Oh, mother, mother " "Don't sob so, my boy; he is right. I have seen it coming a long time, and, hard as it seems, it will be better. There is no disgrace in it. I have tried...- $6.99
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The Curse of Carne's Hold: A Tale of Adventure
There was nothing about Carne's Hold that would have suggested to the mind of the passing stranger that a curse lay upon it. Houses to which an evil history is attached lie almost uniformly in low and damp situations. They are embedded in trees;...- $7.49
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Maori and Settler: A Story of The New Zealand War
Well, mother, one thing is certain-something has got to be done. It is no use crying over spilt milk, that I can see. It is a horribly bad business, but grieving over it won't make it any better. What one has got to do...- $7.99
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Through Russian Snows: A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow
When Colonel Wyatt died, all Weymouth agreed that it was a most unfortunate thing for his sons Julian and Frank. The loss of a father is always a misfortune to lads, but it was more than usually so in this case. They had lost...- $7.49
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Vendor: William Makepeace Thackeray
The Virginians
On the library wall of one of the most famous writers of America, there hang two crossed swords, which his relatives wore in the great War of Independence. The one sword was gallantly drawn in the service of the king, the other was the...- $11.99
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Vendor: Joseph a. Altsheler
The Sword of Antietam: A Story of the Nation's Crisis
The first youth rode to the crest of the hill, and, still sitting on his horse, examined the country in the south with minute care through a pair of powerful glasses. The other two dismounted and waited patiently. All three were thin and their...- $7.49
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Vendor: Joseph a. Altsheler
The Rock of Chickamauga
"You have the keenest eyes in the troop. Can you see anything ahead?" asked Colonel Winchester. "Nothing living, sir," replied Dick Mason, as he swept his powerful glasses in a half-curve. "There are hills on the right and in the center, covered with thick,...- $7.49
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Vendor: James Fenimore Cooper
Mercedes of Castile; Or, The Voyage to Cathay
So much has been written of late years, touching the discovery of America, that it would not be at all surprising should there exist a disposition in a certain class of readers to deny the accuracy of all the statements in this work. Some...- $7.99
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Vendor: George Gissing
A Life's Morning
Wilfrid Athel went down invalided a few days after the beginning of Trinity term. The event was not unanticipated. At Christmas it had been clear enough that he was overtaxing himself; his father remarked on the fact with anxiety, and urged moderation, his own...- $7.49
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Vendor: Alice B. Emerson
Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall; or, Solving the Campus Mystery
The sun was a regular lie-abed on this Autumn morning, banked about by soft clouds and draperies of mist; but they glowed pink along the horizon-perhaps blushing for Old Sol's delinquency. The mist hung tenderly over the river, too-indeed, it masked the entire Valley...- $6.99
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Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp; Or, Lost in the Backwoods
"I don't think we'd better go home that way, Helen." "Why not? Mr. Bassett won't care-and it's the nearest way to the road." "But he's got a sign up-and his cattle run in this pasture," said Ruth Fielding, who, with her chum, Helen Cameron,...- $6.99
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Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest; Or, The Indian Girl Star of the Movies
The gray dust, spurting from beneath the treads of the rapidly turning wheels, drifted across the country road to settle on the wayside hedges. The purring of the engine of Helen Cameron's car betrayed the fact that it was tuned to perfection. If there...- $6.99
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Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies; Or, The Missing Pearl Necklace
The steady turning of the grinding-stones set the old Red Mill a-quiver in every board and beam. The air within was full of dust-dust of the grain, and fine, fine dust from the stones themselves. Uncle Jabez Potter, the miller, came to the door...- $6.99
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Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch; Or, Schoolgirls Among the Cowboys
Where the Silver Ranch trail branches from the state road leading down into Bullhide, there stretch a rambling series of sheds, or "shacks," given up to the uses of a general store and provision emporium; beside it is the schoolhouse. This place on the...- $6.99
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Ruth Fielding in Moving Pictures; Or, Helping the Dormitory Fund
"What in the world are those people up to?" Ruth Fielding's clear voice asked the question of her chum, Helen Cameron, and her chum's twin-brother, Tom. She turned from the barberry bush she had just cleared of fruit and, standing on the high bank...- $6.99
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Ruth Fielding Down East; Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point
Across the now placidly flowing Lumano where it widened into almost the proportions of a lake just below the picturesque Red Mill, a bank of tempestuous clouds was shouldering into view above the sky line of the rugged and wooded hills. These slate-colored clouds,...- $6.99
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Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island; Or, The Old Hunter's Treasure Box
A September morning has dawned, with only a vague tang of autumn in the air. In the green old dooryard at the Red Mill, under the spreading shade trees, two girls are shelling a great basket of dried lima beans for the winter's store....- $6.99
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Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point; or, Nita, the Girl Castaway
A brown dusk filled the long room, for although the windows were shrouded thickly and no lamp burned, some small ray of light percolated from without and made dimly visible the outlines of the company there gathered.Author: Alice B. EmersonISBN-10: 1514735792ISBN-13: 9781514735794Publisher: Createspace Independent...- $6.99
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Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm; Or, What Became of the Raby Orphans
The single gas jet burning at the end of the corridor was so dim and made so flickering a light that it added more to the shadows of the passage than it provided illumination. It was hard to discover which were realities and which...- $6.99
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Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound; Or, A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils
"And you once said, Heavy Stone, that you did not believe a poilu could love a fat girl " Helen said it in something like awe. While Ruth's tea-urn bubbled cozily three pair of very bright eyes were bent above a tiny, iridescent spark...- $6.99
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Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie; Or, Great Times in the Land of Cotton
"Isn't that the oddest acting girl you ever saw, Ruth?" "Goodness what a gawky thing " agreed Ruth Fielding, who was just getting out of the taxicab, following her chum, Helen Cameron. "And those white-stitched shoes " gasped Helen. "Much too small for her,...- $6.99
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Vendor: Anthony Trollope
Phineas Finn
Dr. Finn, of Killaloe, in county Clare, was as well known in those parts, -the confines, that is, of the counties Clare, Limerick, Tipperary, and Galway, -as was the bishop himself who lived in the same town, and was as much respected. Many said...- $10.99
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Vendor: Knut Hamsun
Shallow Soil
In the autumn of 1888 a Danish magazine published a few chapters of an autobiographical novel which instantly created the greatest stir in literary circles throughout Europe. At that time Ibsen, Bj rnson, Brandes, Strindberg, and other Scandinavian writers were at the height of...- $7.49
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Vendor: Fannie Hurst
Every Soul Hath Its Song
In this age of prose, when men's hearts turn point-blank from blank verse to the business of chaining two worlds by cable and of daring to fly with birds; when scholars, ever busy with the dead, are suffering crick in the neck from looking...- $6.99
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Vendor: Horatio Alger
Helping Himself; Or, Grant Thornton's Ambition
"I wish we were not so terribly poor, Grant," said Mrs. Thornton, in a discouraged tone. "Is there anything new that makes you say so, mother?" answered the boy of fifteen, whom she addressed. "Nothing new, only the same old trouble. Here is a...- $6.99
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Vendor: Arthur M. Winfield
Young Captain Jack; Or, The Son of a Soldier
"Get out of the way, boy, or I'll ride over you " "Wait a second, please, until I haul in this fish. He's such a beauty I don't wish to lose him." "Do you suppose I'm going to bother with your fish? Get out...- $6.99
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Risen from the Ranks; Or, Harry Walton's Success
"I am sorry to part with you, Harry," said Professor Henderson. "You have been a very satisfactory and efficient assistant, and I shall miss you." "Thank you, sir," said Harry. "I have tried to be faithful to your interests." "You have been so," said...- $7.49
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Sam's Chance, and How He Improved It
"Sam's Chance" is a sequel to the "Young Outlaw," and is designed to illustrate the gradual steps by which that young man was induced to give up his bad habits, and deserve that prosperity which he finally attains. The writer confesses to have experienced...- $6.99
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Vendor: Carolyn Wells
Marjorie's Vacation
In the Maynards' side yard at Rockwell, a swingful of children was slowly swaying back and forth. The swing was one of those big double wooden affairs that hold four people, so the Maynards just filled it comfortably. It was a lovely soft summer...- $6.99
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Vendor: Horatio Alger
Joe the Hotel Boy; Or, Winning out by Pluck
"What do you think of this storm, Joe?" "I think it is going to be a heavy one, Ned. I wish we were back home," replied Joe Bodley, as he looked at the heavy clouds which overhung Lake Tandy. "Do you think we'll catch...- $6.99
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Vendor: Catherine Parr Traill
Lost in the Backwoods: A Tale of the Canadian Forest
"The morning had shot her bright streamers on high, O'er Canada, opening all pale to the sky, Still dazzling and white was the robe that she wore, Except where the ocean wave lashed on the shore" Jacobite SongAuthor: Catherine Parr TraillISBN-10: 1514656930ISBN-13: 9781514656938Publisher: Createspace...- $6.99
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Frank's Campaign; Or, The Farm and the Camp
The Town Hall in Rossville stands on a moderate elevation overlooking the principal street. It is generally open only when a meeting has been called by the Selectmen to transact town business, or occasionally in the evening when a lecture on temperance or a...- $7.49
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Vendor: Horatio Alger
Mark Mason's Victory
"That is the City Hall over there, Edgar." The speaker was a man of middle age, with a thin face and a nose like a Hawk. He was well dressed, and across his vest was visible a showy gold chain with a cameo charm...- $6.99
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Hector's Inheritance, Or, the Boys of Smith Institute
Mr. Roscoe rang the bell, and, in answer, a servant entered the library, where he sat before a large and commodious desk. "Has the mail yet arrived?" he asked. "Yes, sir; John has just come back from the village." "Go at once and bring...- $6.99
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Vendor: Edgar Wallace
The Four Just Men
Edgar Wallace was a British author who is best known for creating King Kong. Wallace was a very prolific writer despite his sudden death at age 56. In total Wallace is credited with over 170 novels, almost 1,000 short stories, and 18 stage plays....- $5.99
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Vendor: Somboun Joy Niravanh
Land of a Million Elephants
Author: Somboun Joy NiravanhISBN-10: 1514434997ISBN-13: 9781514434994Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/03/2016Pages: 240Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.12lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d- $29.99
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Vendor: Horatio Alger
Chester Rand; or, The New Path to Fortune
Probably the best known citizen of Wyncombe, a small town nestling among the Pennsylvania mountains, was Silas Tripp. He kept the village store, occasionally entertained travelers, having three spare rooms, was town treasurer, and conspicuous in other local offices.Author: Horatio AlgerISBN-10: 1514394863ISBN-13: 9781514394861Publisher: Createspace...- $7.49
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Vendor: Mary Noailles Murfree
The Story of Old Fort Loudon
Along the buffalo paths, from one salt-lick to another, a group of pioneers took a vagrant way through the dense cane-brakes. Never a wheel had then entered the deep forests of this western wilderness; the frontiersman and the packhorse were comrades. Dark, gloomy, with...- $7.49
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Frank and Fearless; or, The Fortunes of Jasper Kent
A dozen boys were playing ball in a field adjoining the boarding-school of Dr. Pericles Benton, in the town of Walltham, a hundred and twenty-five miles northeast of the city of New York. These boys varied in age from thirteen to seventeen. In another...- $6.99
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The Backwash of War
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Vendor: H. Rider Haggard
The Lady of Blossholme
Who that has ever seen them can forget the ruins of Blossholme Abbey, set upon their mount between the great waters of the tidal estuary to the north, the rich lands and grazing marshes that, backed with woods, border it east and south, and...- $7.49
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Vendor: Mark Twain
Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences
It seems to me that it was far from right for the Professor of English Literature in Yale, the Professor of English Literature in Columbia, and Wilkie Collins to deliver opinions on Cooper's literature without having read some of it. It would have been...- $6.99
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Vendor: Henry James
The American
On a brilliant day in May, in the year 1868, a gentleman was reclining at his ease on the great circular divan which at that period occupied the centre of the Salon Carre, in the Museum of the Louvre. This commodious ottoman has since...- $7.49
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Vendor: P. G. Wodehouse
Piccadilly Jim
The residence of Mr. Peter Pett, the well-known financier, on Riverside Drive is one of the leading eyesores of that breezy and expensive boulevard. As you pass by in your limousine, or while enjoying ten cents worth of fresh air on top of a...- $7.49
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King Arthur and His Knights
Once upon a time, a thousand years before Columbus discovered America, and when Rome was still the greatest city in the world, there lived a brave and beautiful youth whose name was Arthur. His home was in England, near London; and he lived with...- $7.49
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Vendor: The Perfect Library
Men of the Old Stone Age
"Men of the Old Stone Age" from Henry Fairfield Osborn. American geologist, paleontologist and eugenist (1857-1935).Author: The Perfect Library, Henry Fairfield OsbornISBN-10: 1512307661ISBN-13: 9781512307665Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/20/2015Pages: 338Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.70d- $21.90
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