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  The Uses of Literature

  Italo Calvino

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  In these widely praised essays, Calvino reflects on literature as process, the great narrative game in the course of which writer and reader are challenged to understand the world. Calvino himself made the selection of pieces to be included in this volume.

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  The Stone Chamber

  H. B. Marriott-Watson

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  H. B. Marriott Watson (1863-1921) was a prolific author who wrote over 40 books, including 17 short story collections. His writing included adventures and historical romances, mystery, fantasy and supernatural fiction.For the first nine years of his life, Marriott Watson lived in Australia. Early in 1873 Marriott Watson moved to New Zealand, where his father was incumbent of St John's, Christchurch. In 1885 he traveled to England, where he settled.Though not a prolific writer of supernatural fiction, a couple of his stories, notably 'The Devil of the Marsh' and 'The Stone Chamber', are regarded as classics of their kind.The Stone Chamber is a classic vampire story telling the strange and terrifying tale of a young man who takes up residence in an ancient abbey with a very sinister history.

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  On Duty with Inspector Field...

  Charles Dickens

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  On Duty with Inspector Field is a short story by Charles Dickens. Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. During his life, his works enjoyed unprecedented fame, and by the twentieth century his literary genius was broadly acknowledged by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to be widely popular.

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  The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

  Victor Hugo

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  The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (French: Notre-Dame de Paris, lit. Our Lady of Paris) is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831.
  Set in medieval Paris, Victor Hugo's powerful historical romance has resonated with succeeding generations ever since its publication. It tells the story of the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda, condemned as a witch by the tormented archdeacon Claude Frollo, who lusts after her. Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer of Notre-Dame Cathedral, having fallen in love with the kindhearted Esmeralda, tries to save her by hiding her in the cathedral's tower. When a crowd of Parisian peasants, misunderstanding Quasimodo's motives, attacks the church in an attempt to liberate her, the story ends in tragedy.

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  The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel

  Baroness Orczy

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  The sequel to The Scarlet Pimpernel; The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a collection of short stories that all see Sir Percy Blakeney, AKA The Scarlet Pimpernel, thumb his nose at the bloodthirsty members of the Revolutionary Government of Paris, snatching innocent aristocrats from their clutches and the guillotine. 
  Written by the Baroness Orczy, and narrated by Michael Ward.

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  The Prince And The Pauper

  Mark Twain

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  "The Prince and The Pauper" is a historical fiction novel penned by the celebrated American author, Mark Twain. Set in 16th-century Tudor England, the story revolves around two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper living in the slums of London, and Prince Edward, the heir to the throne. Through a twist of fate, the two boys swap places, leading to a series of misadventures as they experience each other's lives. Through this engaging tale, Twain offers a biting commentary on social inequality, human nature, and the arbitrary nature of birthright, all wrapped up in a captivating adventure.

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