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Fiction, Novel
The U. P. Trail by Zane Grey (Hardback)
- Page : 387
- ISBN : 9789393198983
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 2.3 cm
“The U.P. Trail,” by Zane Grey, is a classic western set in and around the building of the Union Pacific Railroad in Wyoming. The main characters are Allie, a young woman who is the sole survivor of an Indian attack on a wagon train, and Neale, an ambitious young engineer with the U.P. who falls in love with Allie. The novel follows Neale from one crisis to the next – Allie’s kidnapping by her abusive father, mismanagement and corruption on the railroad, engineering challenges, and Indian raids. As the book is primarily set in and around towns and the railroad, it doesn’t have as much of the beautifully detailed descriptions of nature that make some of Grey’s other novels (e.g. “Riders of the Purple Sage” and “The Rainbow Trail”) stand out. Nonetheless, “The U.P. Trail” is a solidly entertaining western that will be of particular interest to readers who enjoyed watching AMC’s “Hell on Wheels.” (Geoffrey Benn)
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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle By Hugh Lofting (Hardcover)
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle was the second of Hugh Lofting’s Doctor Dolittle books. The novel is divided into six parts where Doctor Dolittle meets Tommy Stubbins, the young son of a cobbler, who becomes his new assistant. Tommy learns how to speak animal languages and becomes involved in the Doctor’s quest to find Long Arrow, the greatest naturalist in the world. The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle takes the reader to the Mediterranean, South America, and even under the sea. Hugh John Lofting was a British author who created the character of Doctor Dolittle – one of the classics of children’s literature
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Classic Fiction, Fiction, literature, Literature & Fiction
The White Company [hardcover] Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Classic Fiction, Fiction, literature, Literature & FictionThe White Company [hardcover] Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A historical adventure set during the Hundred Years’ War. The story follows a young man as he leaves the shelter of an abbey in England and becomes involved with Edward, the Black Prince’s campaign in Spain.
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The Wind in the Willows : Original Un-Abridged Collector’s Edition by Kenneth Grahame (Hardback)
Fiction, NovelThe Wind in the Willows : Original Un-Abridged Collector’s Edition by Kenneth Grahame (Hardback)
- Page : 160
- ISBN : 978-9394885653
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 1.2 cm
The Wind in the Willows is a children’s book by the British novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternatingly slow-moving and fast-paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animals: Mole, Rat (a European water vole), Toad, and Badger. They live in a pastoral version of Edwardian England. The book was based on bedtime stories Grahame told his son Alastair. It has been adapted numerous times for both stage and screen
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The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (H.B)
‘The woman who first gives life, light, and form to our shadowy conceptions of beauty, fills a void in our spiritual nature that has remained unknown to us till she appeared.’ One of the earliest works of ‘detective’ fiction with a narrative woven together from multiple characters, Wilkie Collins partly based his infamous novel on a real-life eighteenth century case of abduction and wrongful imprisonment. In 1859, the story caused a sensation with its readers, hooking their attention with the ghostly first scene where the mysterious ‘Woman in White’ Anne Catherick comes across Walter Hartright.
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz By L. Frank Baum (Hardcover)
The Wizard of Oz is a beloved classic that continues to capture the hearts of readers worldwide. Follow Dorothy on her magical journey through the land of Oz as she encounters unforgettable characters and learns valuable lessons about friendship, courage, and the power of believing in oneself. L. Frank Baum’s enchanting storytelling that sparks the imagination. Vibrant illustrations that bring the magical world of Oz to life. A timeless tale that appeals to readers of all ages. Enduring themes of self-discovery, home, and the importance of dreams. A beautifully designed hardcover edition that makes for a cherished keepsake or gift.
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The Young Pitcher by Zane Grey (H.B)
College student Ken Ward dreams of making the varsity baseball team, but as a freshman he doesn’t stand a chance until he proves himself with, of all things, a potato, Originally published over eighty years ago, this entertaining story is perfect for fans of all ages.
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Classic Fiction, Fiction
This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald (H.B)
- Hardcover : 275 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-8182476455
- Item Weight : 440 g
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 2 cm
Young Amory Blaine, who is convinced he has an exceptionally promising future, finishes boarding school and attends Princeton. At university, Amory is an indifferent student, preferring instead to fall in and out of love, and cheerfully immersing himself in a glitzy world of excessive drinking and casual liaisons.
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Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome (H.B)
“But who wants to be foretold the weather? It is bad enough when it comes, without our having the misery of knowing about it beforehand. Published in 1889, three men in a Boat is the most widely acclaimed novel by English author Jerome K. Jerome. Jerome wrote the novel after going on a boating trip along river Thames. Intended initially to serve as a tour guide, the novel, however, was soon overtaken by the comical elements and transformed into the humorous travelogue that is a classic today. Three friends, J. (Jerome), Harris and George, are apparent hypochondriacs in need of a vacation. A two-week long boating trip, they feel, would be good for their health. Narrated by “J.”, An embodiment of Jerome K. Jerome himself, the story chronicles in the form of ramblings and digressions, the hilarious adventures and mishaps of the three friends. The novella success led to a sequel, three men on the bummel (1900) and was adapted in several art-forms including film and theatre.”.
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Through the Looking-Glass (Classic Vintage Edition) by Lewis Carroll (HB)
- Hardcover : 88 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-8182479142
- Item Weight : 225 g
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 1 cm
“For some minutes Alice stood without speaking, looking out in all directions over the country—and a most curious country it was.” curled up in an armchair with her black kitten, Kitty, as Alice shares with it her ideas about a looking-glass house, she suddenly finds herself up on the chimney-piece, on the other side of the mirror. In a room that looks much like her own but where everything is exactly reversed, Alice sees chessmen walking around. And as she steps out of the looking-glass house into the garden of live flowers, she is taken to the Hill by the Red queen. “I declare it‘s marked out just like a large chess-board!” Alice said at last. “There ought to be some men moving about somewhere—and so there are!… Oh, what Fun it is! How I wish I was one of them! I couldn’t mind being a pawn, if only I might join—though of course I should like to be a queen, best.” as Alice embarks on an adventure, joining in as a pawn in the game and exploring this fantastical world of chessmen, Humpty Dumpty, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, will she become a queen?.
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Thuvia Maid of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Hardback)
- Page : 151
- ISBN : 9789394885974
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 1.2 cm
Edgar Rice Burroughs created one of the most iconic figures in American pop culture, Tarzan of the Apes, and it is impossible to overstate his influence on entire genres of popular literature in the decades after his enormously winning pulp novels stormed the public’s imagination. Thuvia, Maid of Mars, first published in 1920, is the fourth book in Burroughs Mars series. Here, hero Carthoris goes in search of the kidnapped Thuvia, princess of Ptarth, encountering strange Martian creatures and romantic rivals along the
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Classic Fiction, Fiction, literature, Literature & Fiction
Treasure Island [hardcover] by Robert Louis Stevenson
Classic Fiction, Fiction, literature, Literature & FictionTreasure Island [hardcover] by Robert Louis Stevenson
Jim Hawkins is a young boy who helps his parents run their seaside inn. When their lodger Billy Bones dies, Jim gains possession of a map that indicates the location of a hoard of gold hidden by pirates on a Caribbean island. Jim seeks the advice of Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney, and together they decide to set out on a treasure hunt. The adventure starts with their journey in the schooner Hispaniola. The majority of the crew is a group of bloodthirsty pirates, led by the wily Long John Silver, preparing a mutiny. Silver also assumes the role of a father figure for Jim. The novel is filled with buried treasure and treasure maps, pirates and mutinies, gunfights and sword fights, narrow escapes, and a young hero who manages to save the day.
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