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Cover of Beric the Briton, A Story of the Roman Invasion
by G. A. Henty
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Classic historical novel of the Roman conquest of England. According to Wikipedia: "George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 - 16 November 1902), referred to as G. A. Henty, was a prolific English novelist, special correspondent, and Imperialist born in Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, England. He is best known...
Cover of Vintage Erotica: Satyricon, Kama Sutra, Decameron, Fanny Hill, and My Secret Life
by Petronius, Giovanni Boccaccio, John Cleland
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

According to Wikipedia: "Satyricon (or Satyrica) is a Latin work of fiction in a mixture of prose and poetry." "The Kama Sutra is an ancient Indian Hindu text widely considered to be the standard work on human sexual behavior in Sanskrit literature written by Vātsyāyana. A portion of the work consists...
Cover of The Iliad of Homer, English verse translation
by Homer
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Blank verse translation. According to Wikipedia: "Homer is a legendary ancient Greek epic poet, traditionally said to be the author of the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey. The ancient Greeks generally believed that Homer was a historical individual, but modern scholars are skeptical: no reliable...
Cover of A Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador, an account of the exploration of the Nascaupee and George Rivers
by Mrs. Leonidas Hubbard, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

According to Wikipedia: "Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's second largest country by total area,[6] and shares land borders with the United...
Cover of The Shagganappi
by E. Pauline Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Classic fiction According to Wikipedia: "Emily Pauline Johnson (also known in Mohawk as Tekahionwake, literally: 'double-life') (10 March 1861 7 March 1913), commonly known as E. Pauline Johnson or just Pauline Johnson, was a Canadian writer and performer popular in the late 19th century. Johnson was...
Cover of J.M. Barrie: Four Plays in a Single File
by J.M. Barrie
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

This collection includes: The Admirable Crichton, Alice Sit-By-the-Fire, Dear Brutus, and What Every Woman Knows. According to Wikipedia: "Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 19 June 1937) was a Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. The child...
Cover of Better Dead and Auld Licht Idylls
by J.M. Barrie
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Two classic short novels. According to Wikipedia: "Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 19 June 1937) was a Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. The child of a family of small-town weavers, he was educated in Scotland. He moved to London,...
Cover of The Evil Genius, a domestic story
by Wilkie Collins
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Classic novel. According to Wikipedia: "William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 - 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and writer of short stories. He was hugely popular in his time, and wrote 27 novels, more than 50 short stories, at least 15 plays, and over 100 pieces of non-fiction work. His best-known works are The Woman in White, The Moonstone, Armadale and No Name."
Cover of Heart and Science
by Wilkie Collins
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

According to Wikipedia: "William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 - 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and writer of short stories. He was hugely popular in his time, and wrote 27 novels, more than 50 short stories, at least 15 plays, and over 100 pieces of non-fiction work. His best-known works are The Woman in White, The Moonstone, Armadale and No Name."
Cover of The Haunted Hotel, A Mystery of Modern Venice
by Wilkie Collins
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

According to Wikipedia: "William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 - 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and writer of short stories. He was hugely popular in his time, and wrote 27 novels, more than 50 short stories, at least 15 plays, and over 100 pieces of non-fiction work. His best-known works are The Woman in White, The Moonstone, Armadale and No Name."
Cover of Wodehouse Collection #2: ten books in a single file
by P. G. Wodehouse
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

This collection includes: Indiscretions of Archie, Jill the Reckless, The Little Nugget, The Little Warrior, Love Among the Chickens, A Man of Means, The Man UPstairs and Other Stories, The Man with Two Left Feet, Mike and Psmith, and Mike a Public School Story. According to Wikipedia: "Sir Pelham Grenville...
Cover of The Devil's Pool
by George Sand
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Classic French novel in English translation. According to Wikipedia: "Amandine Aurore Lucile Dupin, Baroness Dudevant (July 1, 1804 June 8, 1876), best known by her pseudonym George Sand, was a French novelist and feminist.... A liaison with the writer Jules Sandeau heralded her literary debut. They...
Cover of Valentine, in the original French
by George Sand
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Classic French novel in the original French. According to Wikipedia: "Amandine Aurore Lucile Dupin, Baroness Dudevant (July 1, 1804 June 8, 1876), best known by her pseudonym George Sand, was a French novelist and feminist.... A liaison with the writer Jules Sandeau heralded her literary debut. They...
Cover of Francia, un Bienfait n'est Jamais Perdu
by George Sand
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Classic French novel in the original French. According to Wikipedia: "Amandine Aurore Lucile Dupin, Baroness Dudevant (July 1, 1804 June 8, 1876), best known by her pseudonym George Sand, was a French novelist and feminist.... A liaison with the writer Jules Sandeau heralded her literary debut. They...
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