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A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which was first published in 1887. It is the first story to feature the character of Sherlock Holmes, who would later become one of the most famous literary detective characters, with long-lasting interest and appeal. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes to his companion Doctor Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his study in scarlet: There’s the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it. (Summary from Wikipedia)...

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Mystery, Fiction

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The Dancing Girls is just one of the 4 excellent short stories in this recording. All written by the master, Edna Ferber for magazines between 1910 and 1919 they naturally contain her unique mix of real people, sadness, joy and always humor. The lead Story, The Dancing Girls, is my favorite for the way she paints a picture of mid America small town society and how good people somehow (and sometimes) can find their way to each other. Other stories in this collection are Old Lady Mandel; Long Distance; and One Hundred Percent (Summary by Phil Chenevert)...

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Short stories

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An occasional collection of 10 horror stories by various readers. We aim to unsettle you a little, to cut through the pink cushion of illusion that shields you from the horrible realities of life. Here are the walking dead, the fetid pools of slime, the howls in the night that you thought you had confined to your more unpleasant dreams....

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Horror/Ghost stories

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An occasional collection of 10 horror stories by various readers. We aim to unsettle you a little, to cut through the pink cushion of illusion that shields you from the horrible realities of life. Here are the walking dead, the fetid pools of slime, the howls in the night that you thought you had confined to your more unpleasant dreams....

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Horror/Ghost stories

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This was originally a lecture given by Thoreau in 1851 at the Concord lyceum titled The Wild . He revised it before his death and it was included as part of the June 1862 edition of Atlantic Monthly. This essay appears, on the surface, to be simply expounding the qualities of Nature and man's place therein. Through this medium he not only touches those subjects, but with the implications of such a respect for nature, or lack thereof. (Summary by Chris Masterson)...

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Essay/Short nonfiction

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This is the fifth collection of short stories by Saki (H.H. Munro), and was published posthumously in 1923. Even so, many of the stories are quite up to the standard of those collected earlier. (Summary by Graham Redman)...

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Humor

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Excerpt: [The curtain rises on a stage set for a Harlequinade, a merry black and white interior. Directly behind the footlights, and running parallel with them, is a long table, covered with a gay black and white cloth, on which is spread a banquet. At the opposite ends of this table, seated on delicate thin-legged chairs with high backs, are Pierrot and Columbine, dressed according to the tradition, excepting that Pierrot is in lilac, and Columbine in pink. They are dining.]...

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A Damsel in Distress is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the U.S. on October 4, 1919 by George H. Doran, New York, and in the U.K. by Herbert Jenkins, London, on October 17 1919. It had previously been serialised in The Saturday Evening Post, between May and June that year. Golf-loving American composer George Bevan falls in love with a mysterious young lady who takes refuge in his taxicab one day; when he tracks her down to a romantic rural manor, mistaken identity leads to all manner of brouhaha. (summary from wikipedia)...

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Fiction, Romance, Humor

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A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new character of Sherlock Holmes, who later became one of the most famous literary detective characters. He wrote the story in 1886, and it was published the next year. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes to his sidekick Doctor Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his study in scarlet: There’s the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it. Although Conan Doyle wrote 56 short stories featuring Holmes, A Study in Scarlet is one of only four full-length novels in the original canon. The novel was followed by The Sign of Four, published in 1890. A Study in Scarlet was the first work of fiction to incorporate the magnifying glass as an investigative tool....

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Mystery

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A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new character of Sherlock Holmes, who later became one of the most famous literary detective characters. He wrote the story in 1886, and it was published the next year. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes to his sidekick Doctor Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his study in scarlet: There’s the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it....

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Mystery, Adventure, Fiction

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In 1877, two gentlemen, Messrs Tonnison and Berreggnog, head into Ireland to spend a week fishing in the village of Kraighten. While there, they discover in the ruins of a very curious house a diary of the man who had once owned it. Its torn pages seem to hint at an evil beyond anything that existed on this side of the curtains of impossibility. This is a classic novel that worked to slowly bridge the gap between the British fantastic and supernatural authors of the later 19th century and modern horror fiction. Classic American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft lists this and other works by Hodgson among his greatest influences....

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Fiction, Horror/Ghost stories

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It's a fast-paced, get-away-from-it-all tour through 30 destinations in 16 countries. · Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Arnhem, The Netherlands · Antwerp, Belgium · Bruges, Belgium · Paris, France · Cologne, Germany · Geneva, Switzerland · Munich, Germany · Regensburg, Germany · Pilsen, Czech Republic · Prague, Czech Republic · Krakow, Poland · Vienna, Austria · Bratislava, Slovakia · Budapest, Hungary · Pecs, Hungary · Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina · Dubrovnik, Croatia · Split, Croatia · Rome, Italy · Genoa, Italy · Nice, France · Monaco · Nimes, France · Barcelona, Spain · Valencia, Spain · Seville, Spain · Lagos, Portugal · Cascais, Portugal · Porto, Portugal · Lisbon, Portugal...

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“There are certain moments in an individual's life that makes them pause for a while and fall in a deep lost thought of sorting through their memories and picking out what they can assert as the “best day of their lives”. As same as everybody else, I too had quite a few good ones that I can decently share with people that I know of but the most memorable thought that I will never forget is during the time that I was in the company of a woman. Now, I know that most of you will instantly make adequate assumptions in knowing how this story ends and I guess you already know how it does, but the interesting part of it was that I never planned that it would ever happen to me on that day. It all started on a rainy October morning. I just woke up from bed still feeling a bit edgy from drinking with a few friends the night before and was glad that it was a Saturday...”...

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"She began to smile as though the room was lit bright by her radiance and overtook the darkness that occupied the whole place! By now our hands were touching each other and intimately caressing, I on my part was slowly running the back of my hand to where a portion of the skin of her arm was showing. Lightly touching it with gentle strokes as though I was trying to feel its silky texture and was longing for more. I could see that she was not annoyed nor intimidated by my pleasurable advances but I had to find out for sure if what I was anticipating was sure to come naturally. I started to snug up nearer to where she was sitting and eventually touching her knees with mine. I was already feeling the adrenaline pumping in my heart as if it was slowly taking over my whole body in deciding what I should do next. At this point I was already caressing the hair on her shoulder as I playfully twirled my fingers on her locks..." ...

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Introduction........................................................................Page 3 Chapter I: “Sad Memories of a Lost Love on a Rainy Day”......Page 4 Chapter II: “Rainy Afternoon Party”......................................Page 6 Chapter III: “Sandra”...........................................................Page 9 Chapter IV: “Lost on Introductions”.....................................Page 11 Chapter V: “Porch Talk”.......................................................Page 13 Chapter VI: “Life According to Sandra”................................Page 15 Chapter VII: “Kitchen Floor Drama”......................................Page 17 Chapter VIII: “Sharing the Night Together”...........................Page 20 Chapter IX: “Orange was the Dress She Wore”.....................Page 23 Chapter X: “Man Down”.......................................................Page 27 Chapter XI: “Different Strokes”............................................Page 30 Chapter XII: “Girl Down”......................................................Page 33 Chapter XIII: “Through the Gates of Paradise”...............

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Everything that your parents told you not do: disregarding society in a quest for sustainable adventure. This is a publication for dreamers. If you have ever thought about quitting your job and jumping into the world but never done it, this might just give you the push and confidence that you need. Using rational thinking, The Avant-Garde Life breaks down every possible barrier and encourages you to overcome them. This is about more than a single journey. This is a way of taking a journey through life indefinitely. A happy, fulfilled life....

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Florentin Smarandache records his account of his emigration from Romania to America in this journal.

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06.07.'91 Patriotic Pops Concert la Amfiteatrul in aer liber din Scottsdale. Gratuit.. dar cu donatii in favoarea Orchestrei Simfonice din oraş. Dirijor: Irving Fleming. Spectatorii stăteau pe iarbă, mincind şi bind, muzicienii la capelă. -Hip, Hip! Hip, Hip! Hip, Hip! Din program: (God Bless America (se cinta la unison), Imnul National (de Smith/Buck): toată lumea se ridicase-n picioare, eu stăteam ca nesimtitul jos, sfidin National Emblem March (de Bagley), Fredom's Fundameobll! (de Davis), Semper Fidelis (de Sousa), incheind cu Uvertura 1812 (de Ceaikovsky) şi bubuituri de tun (războiul franco-rus). l-am obosil pe-ai mei cu distractiile zilnice! 06.07. '91 Patriotic Pops Concert at the outdoor amphitheater in Scottsdale. Free .. but donations to the City Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Irving Fleming. Spectators sat on the grass, eating and drinking, musicians to the chapel. Hip, Hip! Hip, Hip! Hip, Hip! From the program: (God Bless America (he sings in unison) National Anthem (Smith / Buck) everyone raised toe, I sat that jerk down sfidin National Emblem March (the Bagley) Fredom's Fundameobll! (Davis), Semper Fidelis (...

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A book on vocabulary.

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Late at night or at dawn, when dreams are shattered, there is someone who opens his eyes and he restless moves his sweaty head in the pillow. It is as if a sword hurt him by treachery and blood gets coagulating immediately, leaving a permanent scar in the mind of the man for all the days to come. “For a week I did not dream anymore, but every holy morning just opening my eyes I'm relive the same scene of that my last nightmare - my sister Miyabi had disappeared after one of the many fights with my father. I'm running out of the house on the street in an undershirt and panties, it was pitch dark, after a few hundred meters I stopped next to a lamppost. I had shortness of breath, I looked around in search of Miyabi, but there was none, only papers, cans and other trash. I looked down and saw my feet bare and bleeding, I started to feel pain, I raised her right foot and saw that, embedded in the sole of the foot for two or three millimetres, there was the needle of a syringe, someone had thrown it to the ground after being injected with the drug. I grabbed it and pulled out slowly, while blood flowed along the outer edge of the need...

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The wanderings of Odysseus.

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Book I Athene visits Telemachus Book II Debate in Ithaca Book III Telemachus in Pylos Book IV Telemachus in Lacedaemon Book V Odysseus and Calypso Book VI Odysseus and Nausicaa Book VII Odysseus meets Alcinous Book VIII The Games in Phaeacia Book IX Polyphemus the Cyclops Book X Odysseus and Circe Book XI Odysseus in the Underworld Book XII Scylla and Charybdis Book XIII Odysseus in Ithaca Book XIV Odysseus and Eumaeus Book XV Telemachus Returns Book XVI Odysseus and Telemachus Book XVII Odysseus in the palace Book XVIII Irus the beggar Book XIX Odysseus and Eurycleia Book XX Preparations for revenge Book XXI The archery contest Book XXII The fight in the palace Book XXIII Odysseus and Penelope Book XXIV Athene makes peace...

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An experimental narrative of one individuals' subconscious. Beginning while the protagonist sleeps; the initial episodes trace his actions/perceptions subsequent to his awaking and walking upon a beach, at which point he once again falls asleep. The remainder of the novel is a narration of his subconscious imagination....

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Episodes I-X: Episode I- 2 Episode II- 5 Episode III- 8 Episode IV- 28 Episode V- 48 Episode VI- 51 Episode VII- 55 Episode VIII- 61 Episode IX- 63 Episode X- 66...

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When Skyla looks at a person’s shadow she sees through it and into another world. She can see people’s fears, desires, their past sins—all as swimming, living creatures. This has attracted unwanted attention from the theocracy as well as a witch hunter who intends to capture her by whatever means possible. When she disappears, it raises more questions and an unlikely search party is formed....