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The Queen's Necklace

Alexandre Dumas

The Queen's Necklace is a novel by Alexandre Dumas that was published in 1849 and 1850 (immediately following the French Revolution of 1848). It is loosely based on the Affair of the Diamond Necklace,..

Mother

Maksim Gorky

Mother is a novel written by Maxim Gorky in 1906 about revolutionary factory workers. It was first published, in English, in Appleton's Magazine in 1906, then in Russian in 1907. The work was translat..

Die Wahlverwandtschaften

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Die Wahlverwandtschaften is a German novel translated to English as "Elective Affinities", written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer and statesman, who has contributed to&nbs..

The Manxman

Sir Hall Caine

The Manxman is a novel by Hall Caine, first appearing as a serial in The Queen, The Lady's Newspaper and Court Chronicle between January and July 1894. Published as one volume in August 1894 by Heinem..

Men of Affairs

Roland Pertwee

Men of Affairs is a general fiction novel written by Roland Pertwee, an English playwright best known for his contribution to the work The Best British Short Stories of 1922.Excerpts:At a pawnsho..

The Making of a Soul

Kathlyn Rhodes

The Making of a Soul is a fiction novel written by English novelist Kathlyn Rhodes, who is also the author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," "Flower of Gras..

The Night of Temptation

Victoria Cross

The Night of Temptation is a family relationships fiction novel written by Annie Sophie Cory, a British author of exotic new woman novels under the pseudonyms Victoria Cross, Vivian Cory and V.C...

Devil's Ford

Bret Harte

Devil's Ford is a western story written by Bret Harte, was an American short-story writer and poet, best remembered for his short fiction featuring miners, and gamblers...