Chief Inspector Morse is drinking a pint of beer. He is thinking about an attractive woman who lives not far away. The woman he is thinking of is hanging, dead, from the ceiling of her kitchen. On the ... Read more
‘Please, Mr Murdstone! Don’t beat me! I’ve tried to learn my lessons, really I have, sir!’ sobs David. Although he is only eight years old, Mr Murdstone does beat him, and David is so frightened that ... Read more
‘Please, Mr Murdstone! Don’t beat me! I’ve tried to learn my lessons, really I have, sir!’ sobs David. Although he is only eight years old, Mr Murdstone does beat him, and David is so frightened that ... Read more
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When her father dies, Aku-nna and her young brother have no one to look after them. They are welcomed by their uncle because of Aku-nna’s ‘bride price’ ? the money that her future husband will pay for ... Read more
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‘You look exactly like him! You can take the dead boy’s place and no one will ever know the difference. You’ll be rich for life!’ And so the plan was born. At first Brat Farrar fought against the idea ... Read more
Into the narrow social world of New York in the 1870s comes Countess Ellen Olenska, surrounded by shocked whispers about her failed marriage to a rich Polish Count. A woman who leaves her husband can ... Read more
Into the narrow social world of New York in the 1870s comes Countess Ellen Olenska, surrounded by shocked whispers about her failed marriage to a rich Polish Count. A woman who leaves her husband can ... Read more
Everyday life in Baltimore, USA, is full of problems: getting the washing done, buying groceries and dog food, avoiding the neighbours… After the death of his son and the departure of his wife, Macon’ ... Read more
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‘I don’t know that you have done anything wrong,’ Miss Hepplewhite said. ‘But it is possible that you have done something rather dangerous.’ William and Susie thought they were just playing a game whe ... Read more
When a handsome young man begins to court Catherine Sloper, she feels she is very lucky. She is a quiet, gentle girl, but neither beautiful nor clever; no one had ever admired her before, or come to t ... Read more
