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An unknown benefactor supplies an orphaned blacksmith's apprentice with the means to be educated in London as a gentleman of "great expectations. The orphan, Pip, and the convict, Magwitch, the beautiful Estella, and her guardian, the embittered and vengeful Miss Havisham, the ambitious lawyer, Mr. Jaggers -- all have a part to play in the mystery.
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Buckmaster novels volume 1
Language
English
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After his sons are killed at the Battle of Hastings and his family and farm are destroyed by the Norman invaders, Buccmaster leads a group of fighters on a quest of revenge.
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Series
Man at the helm novels (Nina Stibbe) volume 2
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English
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Fifteen-year-old Lizzie Vogel takes a job as an "auxiliary nurse" at Paradise Lodge, a home for the elderly, and learns that her job entails helping the patients (frequently) to the bathroom. What begins as a way to avoid school and earn some spending money (for the finer things in life, like real coffee and beer shampoo) quickly becomes the education of a lifetime as Lizzy wades through the day-to-day humdrum and drama of this ramshackle refuge for...
Author
Series
Hawkenlye mysteries volume 2
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English
9) Howards End
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English
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To illuminate the changing times, Forster throws together three vastly dissimilar classes of people: the Schlegels, Helen and Margaret, educated, compassionate and independently wealthy; the Wilcoxes, nouveau riche Empire builders; and Leonard Bast, an ambitious but struggling bank clerk. When impetuous Helen Schlegel believes herself to be in love with Paul, the youngest of the Wilcox sons, she sparks off a connection between the two families that...
10) Bleak House
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English
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Bleak House defies a single description. It is a mystery story, in which Esther Summerson discovers the truth about her birth and her unknown mother's tragic life. It is a murder story, which comes to a climax in a thrilling chase, led by one of the earliest detectives in English fiction, Inspector Bucket.
15) The hollow boy
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Series
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Anthony, George, and Lucy investigate new hauntings, track down assassins, and a new assistant joins Lockwood & Co"--
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Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
The definitive guide for all fans of Georgette Heyer, Jane Austen, and the glittering Regency period. Immerse yourself in the resplendent glow of Regency England and the world of Georgette Heyer... From the fascinating slang, the elegant fashions, the precise ways the bon ton ate, drank, danced, and flirted, to the shocking real life scandals of the day, Georgette Heyer's Regency World takes you behind the scenes of Heyer's captivating novels. As...
17) Jane Eyre
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Jane Eyre, a mistreated orphan, learns to survive by relying on her independence and intelligence.
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Series
Naval doctrine publication volume 1359
Publisher
A New Directions Book
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
19) The empty grave
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Series
Publisher
Disney, Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"With the help of some unexpected, and rather ghostly, allies, Lockwood & Co. must battle their greatest enemy yet, as they move ever closer to the moment when the earth-shattering secret of 'the problem' will finally be revealed"--
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