Shareholders

Shareholders

W. W. Jacobs

Short Stories / Horror / Mystery & Thrillers

Shareholders - Deep Waters, Part 1. is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.
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The History of Pendennis, Volume 2

The History of Pendennis, Volume 2

William Makepeace Thackeray

Fiction

The great author of Vanity Fair and The Luck Of Barry Lyndon was born in India in 1811. At age 5 his father died and his mother sent him back to England. His education was of the best but he himself seemed unable to apply his talents to a rigorous work ethic. However, once he harnessed his talents the works flowed in novels, articles, short stories, sketches and lectures. Sadly, his personal life was rather more difficult. After a few years of marriage his wife began to suffer from depression and over the years became detached from reality. Thackeray himself suffered from ill health later in his life and the one pursuit that kept him moving forward was that of writing. In his life time, he was placed second only to Dickens. High praise indeed.
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The Lady of the Barge

The Lady of the Barge

W. W. Jacobs

Short Stories / Horror / Mystery & Thrillers

The Lady of the Barge is an anthology of short stories by W.W. Jacobs, first published in 1902. Many of Jacobs\' most famous short stories were included in this collection. "The Monkey\'s Paw" "The Lady of the Barge" "Bill\'s Paper Chase" "The Well" "Cupboard Love" "In the Library" "Captain Rogers" "A Tiger\'s Skin" "A Mixed Proposal" "An Adulteration Act" "A Golden Venture" "Three at Table"
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The Relics of General Chasse: A Tale of Antwerp

The Relics of General Chasse: A Tale of Antwerp

Anthony Trollope

Fiction / Travel / History

That Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world. And a very nice little kingdom it is; full of old towns, fine Flemish pictures, and interesting Gothic churches. But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution. In that revolution the most important military step was the siege of Antwerp, which was defended on the part of the Dutch by General Chassé, with the utmost gallantry, but nevertheless ineffectually.
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In the Library

In the Library

W. W. Jacobs

Short Stories / Horror / Mystery & Thrillers

In the Library - The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 6. is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.
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The Persecution of Bob Pretty

The Persecution of Bob Pretty

W. W. Jacobs

Short Stories / Horror / Mystery & Thrillers

The Persecution of Bob Pretty - Odd Craft, Part 9. is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.
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Captain Rogers

Captain Rogers

W. W. Jacobs

Short Stories / Horror / Mystery & Thrillers

Captain Rogers - The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 7. is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.
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Susan Clegg and Her Friend Mrs. Lathrop

Susan Clegg and Her Friend Mrs. Lathrop

Anne Warner

Fantasy / Mythology / Cultural / Russia

Susan Clegg and Mrs. Lathrop were next-door neighbors and bosom friends. Their personalities were extremely congenial, and the theoretical relation which the younger woman bore to the elder was a further bond between them. Owing to the death of her mother some twenty years before, Susan had fallen into the position of a helpless and timid young girl whose only key to the problems of life in general had been the advice of her older and wiser neighbor. As a matter of fact Mrs. Lathrop was barely twelve years the senior, but she had married and as a consequence felt and was felt to be immeasurably the more ancient of the two.
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Perkins of Portland: Perkins The Great

Perkins of Portland: Perkins The Great

Ellis Parker Butler

Humor / Children's Books / Literature & Fiction

Excerpt from Perkins of Portland: Perkins the GreatBut he\'s done. It\'s all off with Willie. Now Willie is going to make money for himself. Mr. Perkins of Portland is going to get rich. Are you with him?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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