Literature
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Gunpowder Perils by Charlotte M. Yonge
1700 The wild history of Ireland contains many a frightful tale, but also many an action of the noblest order;…
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George The Triller by Charlotte M. Yonge
1455 I. ‘Why, Lady dear, so sad of cheer?Hast waked the livelong night?’‘My dreams foreshow my children’s woe,Ernst bold and…
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Fort St. Elmo by Charlotte M. Yonge
1565 The white cross of the Order of St. John waved on the towers of Rhodes for two hundred and…
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Fathers And Sons by Charlotte M. Yonge
219–1642–1798 One of the noblest characters in old Roman history is the first Scipio Africanus, and his first appearance is…
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Faithful Till Death by Charlotte M. Yonge
1308 One of the ladies most admired by the ancient Romans was Arria, the wife of Caecina Paetus, a Roman…
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The Fat and the Thin by Emile Zola
The Fat and the Thin is set at the abundant food markets of Paris, where its protagonist, Lisa Quenu, has…
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The Miller’s Daughter by Emile Zola
Chapter I. The Betrothal Pere Merlier’s mill, one beautiful summer evening, was arranged for a grand fete. In the courtyard…
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The Flood by Emile Zola
The FloodSaint Felicity, colour engraving, date unknownI. My name is Louis Roubien. I am seventy years old. I was born…
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The Fete At Coqueville by Emile Zola
I Coqueville is a little village planted in a cleft in the rocks, two leagues from Grandport. A fine sandy…
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Jean Gourdon’s Four Days by Emile Zola
SPRING On that particular day, at about five o’clock in the morning, the sun entered with delightful abruptness into the…
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