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An Arabian tale
An Arabian tale

by William Beckford, Samuel Henley

VATHEK, ninth Caliph of the race of the Abassides, was the son of Motassem, and the grandson of Haroun al Raschid.

1786 333 ed.
Brat Farrar
Brat Farrar

by Josephine Tey

Aunt Bee," said Jane, breathing heavily into her soup, "was Noah a cleverer back-room boy than Ulysses, or was Ulysses a...

1949 85 ed.
Bloodline.
Bloodline.

by Sidney Sheldon

He was seated in the dark, alone, behind the desk of Hajib Kafir, staring unseeingly out of the dusty office window at t...

1977 37 ed.
The master of Ballantrae
The master of Ballantrae

by Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Luis Stevenson

Although an old, consistent exile, the editor of the following pages revisits now and again the city of which he exults ...

1888 205 ed.
The Shell Seekers
The Shell Seekers

by Rosamunde Pilcher

She sometimes thought that for her, Nancy Chamberlain, the most straightforward or innocent occupation was doomed to bec...

1920 57 ed.
Montana Sky
Montana Sky

by Nora Roberts

BEING DEAD DIDN'T MAKE JACK MERCY LESS OF A SON OF a bitch.

1996 32 ed.
A New Earth
A New Earth

by Eckhart Tolle

Earth, 114 million years ago, one morning just after sunrise: The first flower ever to appear on the planet opens up to ...

2005 25 ed.
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Cedric himself knew nothing whatever about it.

1886 332 ed.
The Maze of Bones
The Maze of Bones

by Rick Riordan

Five minutes before she died, Grace Cahill changed her will.

2008 26 ed.
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons

by Booth Tarkington

Major Amberson had "made a fortune" in 1873, when other people were losing fortunes, and the magnificence of the Amberso...

1917 194 ed.
The Westing Game
The Westing Game

by Ellen Raskin

The sun sets in the west (just about everyone knows that), but Sunset Towers faced east. Strange!

1978 16 ed.
Basil
Basil

by Wilkie Collins

WHAT am I now about to write?

1852 417 ed.
Campbell biology
Campbell biology

by Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain

2015 6 ed.
Brewster's millions
Brewster's millions

by George Barr McCutcheon

"The Little Sons of the Rich" were gathered about the long table in Pettingill's studio.

1902 120 ed.
A Matter of Honour
A Matter of Honour

by Jeffrey Archer

"IT'S A FAKE," said the Russian leader, staring down at the small exquisite painting he held in his hands.

1781 57 ed.