‘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
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
If you find a locked room in a lonely inn, don’t try to open it, even on a bright sunny day. If you find a strange whistle hidden among the stones of an old church, don’t blow it. If a mysterious man ... Read more
‘Suddenly, there was a high voice screaming in the darkness: “Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!” It was Long John Silver’s parrot, Captain Flint! I turned to run… ’ But young Jim Hawk ... Read more
‘Suddenly, there was a high voice screaming in the darkness: “Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!” It was Long John Silver’s parrot, Captain Flint! I turned to run… ’ But young Jim Hawk ... Read more
