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Imagine a plague so horrific, only forty percent of the population lived to tell the tale. Written as a first-person account of the world's most dangerous pandemic, the mysterious narrator bears witness to a society that has seemingly given up hope during terrifying times.
. From mounting death tolls, to horrific bodily ailments, contracting the Black Plague was considered a fate worse than death. Combining his own experiences within each of the...
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In biting criticism of Victorian utilitarian factories, Dickens created the Northern industrial town of Coketown, home of the soulless Thomas Gradgrind and factory owner Josiah Bounderby. Joy is brought to the citizens of Coketown by Mr. Sleary's Horse-Riding Circus, a drunken but affectionate troup who act as an antidote to the misery that the citizens of the town exist in.
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The Black Arrow, first serialized in 1883, was eventually published as a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1888. Although it was initially written for children, and has since remained relatively undervalued by critics, The Black Arrow has garnered praise from such figures as John Galsworthy for its richly imagined setting and vibrant dialogue.
Set in fifteenth-century England during the infamous War of the Roses, The Black Arrow follows the young...
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The definitive edition.
• Features an uplifting extended biography of the life and experiences of Edgar Rice Burroughs
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In this novel, we find John Carter again, returning back to Barsoom (Mars) after a ten-year separation from his wife and his unborn child. However, due to chance, he arrives in the Valley Dor, the Martian equivalent to the afterlife. From here, no one is allowed to depart."Thinkest...
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Read the classic that helped cement Daniel Defoe's literary legacy.The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll FlandersThe definitive edition
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The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders is a book by Daniel Dafoe, written in 1722. This book tells the thrilling story of Flanders and his...
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The Barsoom series continues: A princess is taken prisoner by aliens and forced to play a deadly game in this classic sci-fi fantasy novel.
The daughter of Earthman John Carter and Martian Princess Dejah Thoris, Tara, Princess of Helium, was raised to be strong and independent. When Prince Gahan of Gathol seeks her hand in marriage, Tara is unimpressed by his dandyish ways. But while out flying in a storm, she finds herself stranded in an unfamiliar...
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Before many of the current genres were cemented, Edgar Rice Burroughs began putting out a seemingly endless blur of sci-fi/fantasy/pulp fiction books, starting with A Princess of Mars. The third installment in his Martian - or Barsoom - series is The Warlord of Mars, featuring John Carter: ex-Civil War vet who's full of heroic, non-PC, early 20th century manliness. Carter's beloved Dejah is imprisoned in the Temple of the Sun, and he's had to wait
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What does it take to explore the ancient Yucatán?
How many diseases can one survive?
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• Features an extended biography of the life and experiences of John Lloyd Stephens
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Discover the hardships of travel of the 19th century.
The two years John Lloyd Stephens spent in central America were, filled with adventures through jungle and wilderness. Searching for the ruins...
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Read one of the Dickens classics.
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• Features an extended biography of the life and experiences of Charles Dickens
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Dombey and Son is a classic Dickens tale originally told in monthly installments.
Obsessed with his desire to have a son as an heir, Paul Dombey all but ignores his eldest daughter Florence. Mr. Dombey's dream becomes a reality when his wife gives birth to...
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Read the classic that started the pirate genre.
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A General History of the Pyrates is a book published by Captain Charles Johnson (likely a pseudonym) that contains the biographies and life stories of several famous pirates. This book soon became popular and gave birth to the genre...
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Read one of the Robert Louis Stevenson classics.
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The story follows young David Balfour, whose parents have recently died. Set on making his own way in the world, he heads towards his uncle's house and finds he is frenzied and paranoid. In addition, the house is in a ruinous estate;...
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Read the classic series that launched Pulp Science Fiction.
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In this pulp science fiction novel, we follow John Carter, a Confederate veteran who goes prospecting to Arizona after the war ends. After he finds a big gold vein and is pursued by Apaches, he escapes by hiding...
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Carthoris, Prince of Helium, takes over his father's throne and his legend. He is just as strong and just as talented with a sword. The young prince is madly in love with Thuvia, princess of Ptarth and a loved friend of his parents for many years. However, she is already betrothed...
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