Oliver Twist: The Original 1838 Unabridged and Complete Edition (Aeons Classics) by Charles Dickens (Aeons Classics) (72 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the Artful Dodger, vicious burglar Bill Sikes, his dog Bull's Eye, and prostitute Nancy, all watched over by cunning master-thief Fagin. Combining elements of Gothic Romance, the Newgate Novel and popular melodrama, Dickens created an ...

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Homestead Legacy: The Carragher Brothers by George Steele (44 Reviews)    Price verified 26 minutes ago

1885, Carragher Ranch, Dallas, Texas: A haven for the Carragher family, nurtured with love, sweat, and dreams by Liam and Olivia. Their legacy? Four children; three fiercely loyal brothers, Connor, Brendan, and Ronan, and the radiant Shannon, the family's heart and soul. Together, they built the Carragher Ranch into the crown jewel of Dallas. But the tides of fortune are fickle. When the fences are deliberately cut and their precious cattle stolen, peace morphs into chaos. The heart of the problem? A shadowy newcomer with pockets ...

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The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Annotated) by Agatha Christie (114 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Agatha Christie's debut novel was the first to feature Hercule Poirot, her famously eccentric Belgian detective. A refugee of the Great War, Poirot is settling in England near Styles Court, the country estate of his wealthy benefactor, the elderly Emily Inglethorp. When Emily is poisoned and the authorities are baffled, Poirot puts his prodigious sleuthing skills to work. Suspects are plentiful, including the victim's much younger husband, her resentful stepsons, her longtime hired companion, a young family friend working as a ...

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A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (Global Publishers) (521 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he had never met. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror. In the Introduction to the Encyclopedia of Adventure Fiction, critic Don D'Ammassa argues that it ...

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The Reaper of Washington County by Steven Banner (10 Reviews)    Price verified 55 minutes ago

Young Sean Callahan appears to be lost. His father who was a legendary Lawman, has just passed away. He did however train his son to be a leader and to follow in his footsteps. In the year 1894, he began working on the sea vessel the Intrepid. With the whaling trade slowing. He sets his sights on something else. The one thing Sean knows he can't run away from... His uncle is the courageous Captain James Callahan who runs the Boston Office for U.S. Marshals. He gives Sean a new start in life, by becoming a marshal himself. Later ...

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