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Category: Author:Eleanor H. Porter
TO MY FRIEND ,ELIZABETH S. BOWEN
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Category: Author:G. K. Chesterton
This is a collection of 12 totally seperate stories that are independent of each other but have one common thread. Father Brown is an amateur sleuth whose day job involves preaching to his congregation at church.
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Category: Author:novel
Nadina, the Russian dancer who had taken Paris by storm, swayed to the sound of the applause, bowed and bowed again. Her narrow black eyes narrowed themselves still more, the long line of her scarlet mouth curved faintly upwards. Enthusiastic Frenchmen continued to beat the ground appreciatively as the curtain fell with a swish, hidin...
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Category: Author:novel
There have been occasions when, after long rest as a hulk lying in some land-locked cove, with little of its past history except the name left in people’s memories, that once again the old ship has been brought forth, staunch as ever, to perform, it is hoped, faithful service on the outer seas.
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Category: Author:novel
Between the silver ribbon of morning and the green glittering ribbon of sea, the boat touched Harwich and let loose a swarm of folk like flies, among whom the man we must follow was by no means conspicuous—nor wished to be. There was nothing notable about him, except a slight contrast between the holiday gaiety of his cloth...
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Category: Author:novel
SIX little Brownie Scouts, busily pasting scrapbooks in Connie Williams’ living room, perked up their ears to listen.
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Category: Author:novel
What if he is a great deal older than I am! that doesn\'t give him any right to rumple my hair, does it? I\'m willing to respect old age, of course, but I want my hair respected too.
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Category: Author:novel
It will be observed by the literary and commercial world that, in this transaction, the name of the really responsible party does not show on the title-page. I—George Robinson—am that party. When our Mr. Jones objected to the publication of these memoirs unless they appeared as coming from the firm itself, I at once gave way. I had no ...
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Category: Author:novel
When snowdrifts blocked the country roads, And trees were bending with their loads,
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Category: Author:novel
In all important respects I leave this volume to speak for itself. For obvious reasons it does not pretend to be more than a Mémoire pour servir: in the nature of things, the definitive biography cannot appear for many years to come. None the less gratefully may I take the present opportunity to express my indebtedness to Mr. R. Barret...
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