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The Return of Tarzan [Tarzan Series #2]
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Tarzan had renounced his right to the woman he loved, and civilization held no pleasure for him. After a brief and harrowing period among men, he turned back to the African jungle where he had grown to manhood. It was there he first heard of Opar, the city of gold, left over from fabled Atlantis. It was a city of hideous men--and of beautiful, savage women, over whom reigned La, high priestess of the Flaming God. Its altars were stained with the blood of many sacrifices. Unheeding of the dangers... more info>> (Published: 1913)
Words: 89642 - Reading Time: 256-358 min.
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Dracula
by Bram Stoker
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More than a century after its first publication, Dracula remains the ultimate horror story, thrilling readers with its hair-raising portrait of a bloodthirsty vampire set loose on an English port town. Spawning countless film adaptations and literary spin-offs, Stoker's novel--a patchwork of letters, diary entries, and newspaper clippings--was the first to capture vampire mythology as we know it. We can still trace its abiding influence among the cinemas, bookstores, and television programs of t... more info>> (Published: 1897)
Words: 160520 - Reading Time: 458-642 min.
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Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
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Classic tale of a scientist who learns the secrets of life and death--with horrifying results. (Published: 1818)
Words: 75505 - Reading Time: 215-302 min.
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A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
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The timeless story of Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future--guaranteed to put you in the holiday spirit. (Published: 1843)
Words: 28636 - Reading Time: 81-114 min.
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Anthem
by Ayn Rand
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This expanded edition of Ayn Rand's classic tale of a future dark age of the great "We"--in which individuals have no name, no independence, and no values--is a beautifully written, powerful novel that projects current social trends into the future, and anticipates such later Rand masterpieces as The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.
Words: 19508 - Reading Time: 55-78 min.
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Wuthering Heights
by Emily Bronte
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Emily Bronte's only novel, Wuthering Heights is one of the pinnacles of 19th century English literature. It's the story of Heathcliff, an orphan who falls inlove with a girl above his class, loses her, and devotes the rest of his life to wreaking revenge on her family. (Published: 1847)
Words: 116578 - Reading Time: 333-466 min.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
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Lewis Carroll is best remembered for this story, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, both of which are children's books with content and style that have often appealed as much to adult readers as to the young. It was published in 1865 and was in fact with a particular child in mind, Alice Liddell, and had the working title "Alice's Adventures Under Ground". As befits that title, the tale is indeed of a trip (with the additional psychedelic sense certainly ... more info>> (Published: 1865)
Words: 26649 - Reading Time: 76-106 min.
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Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens
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Great Expectations follows the life of the orphan, Pip. We first meet him as a tiny, terrified child in a village churchyard. Years later, through the help of an anonymous benefactor, Pip will travel to London, full of expectations to become a gentleman. But his life is already inextricably tangled in a mystery that surrounds a beautiful woman, an embittered recluse, and an ambitious lawyer. Great Expectations is both a finely crafted novel and an acute examination of Victorian society. Filled w... more info>> (Published: 1861)
Words: 185376 - Reading Time: 529-741 min.
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Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar [Tarzan Series #5]
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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An amnesic Tarzan has been caught plundering the treasure vaults of the lost city of Opar. But a mysterious treasure hunter and a band of thieves have also learned of the hidden wealth. When a bag of jewels Tarzan had taken falls into the hunter's hands, a game of deadly double- and triple-cross begins--and the winner claims the treasure! (Published: 1916)
Words: 66178 - Reading Time: 189-264 min.
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The Beasts of Tarzan [Tarzan Series #3]
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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As the rich Lord Greystoke, Tarzan found himself the target of greedy, evil men. Stranded on a desert island, his wife and son kidnapped, Tarzan's plight seemed helpless. But with the help of Sheeta, the ferocious panther, and the great ape Akut, Tarzan crafted his escape with the giant Mugambi. Yet the trail of the kidnappers led deep into the interior--and it would take all of Tarzan's skills to reach his family in time. (Published: 1914)
Words: 63613 - Reading Time: 181-254 min.
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The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe [Volume 5 of 5]
by Edgar Allan Poe
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Volume 5 Contents: Philosophy of Furniture--A Tale of Jerusalem--The Sphinx--Hop-Frog--The Man of the Crowd--Never Bet the Devil Your Head--Thou Art the Man--Why the Little Frenchman Wears his Hand in a Sling--Bon-Bon--Some Words with a Mummy--The Poetic Principle--Old English Poetry--[POEMS OF LATER LIFE]--The Raven--The Bells--Ulalume--To Helen--Annabel Lee--A Valentine--An Enigma--To my Mother--For Annie--To F--To Frances S. Osgood--Eldorado--Eulalie--A Dream within a Dream--To Marie Louise (... more info>>
Words: 72137 - Reading Time: 206-288 min.
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Heart of Darkness
by Joseph Conrad
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In Conrad's haunting tale, Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the enigmatic Kurtz. Traveling to the heart of the African continent, he discovers how Kurtz has gained his position of power and influence over the local people. Marlow's struggle to fathom his experience involves him in a radical questioning of not only his own nature and values but the nature and values of his society. (Published: 1899)
Words: 38566 - Reading Time: 110-154 min.
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Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
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Pride and Prejudice is the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet (minor gentry), their five daughters, and the various romantic adventures at their Hertfordshire residence of Longbourn. The parents' characters are greatly contrasted: Mr Bennet being a wise and witty gentleman; while Mrs Bennet is permanently distracted by the issue of marrying off her daughters at any cost. The reason for Mrs Bennet's obsession is that their estate will pass by law after Mr Bennet's death to his closest blood relative: his... more info>> (Published: 1813)
Words: 121943 - Reading Time: 348-487 min.
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The Californian's Tale
by Mark Twain
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Mark Twain's view of the California gold rush.
Words: 3000 - Reading Time: 8-12 min.
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The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe [Volume 2 of 5]
by Edgar Allan Poe
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Volume 2 Contents: The Purloined Letter--The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade--A Descent into the Maelstrom--Von Kempelen and his Discovery--Mesmeric Revelation--The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar--The Black Cat--The Fall of the House of Usher--Silence--a Fable--The Masque of the Red Death--The Cask of Amontillado--The Imp of the Perverse--The Island of the Fay--The Assignation--The Pit and the Pendulum--The Premature Burial--The Domain of Arnheim--Landor's Cottage--William Wilson--The... more info>>
Words: 96532 - Reading Time: 275-386 min.
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The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe [Volume 3 of 5]
by Edgar Allan Poe
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Volume 3 Contents: Narrative of A. Gordon Pym--Ligeia--Morella--A Tale of the Ragged Mountains--The Spectacles--King Pest--Three Sundays in a Week
Words: 100517 - Reading Time: 287-402 min.
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The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe [Volume 4 of 5]
by Edgar Allan Poe
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Volume 4 Contents: The Devil in the Belfry--Lionizing--X-ing a Paragrab--Metzengerstein--The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether--How to Write a Blackwood Article--A Predicament--Mystification--Diddling--The Angel of the Odd--Mellonta Tauta--The Duc de l'Omelette--The Oblong Box--Loss of Breath--The Man That Was Used Up--The Business Man--The Landscape-Garden--Maelzel's Chess-Player--The Power of Words--The Colloquy of Monos and Una--The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion--Shadow: A Parab... more info>>
Words: 79863 - Reading Time: 228-319 min.
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The First Tarzan Omnibus: Tarzan of the Apes, Return of Tarzan, Jungle Tales of Tarzan
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Three full length Tarzan books in one! The first three Tarzan novels in one eBook--for one low price--complete and unabridged. The trio of romantic adventures that made the ape man one of the most believable and fascinating characters in literary history: Tarzan of the Apes; The Return of Tarzan; and Jungle Tales of Tarzan. In Tarzan of the Apes, young Lord Greystoke is reared by anthropoids when his parents perish after being marooned in the African jungle. Tarzan grows to manhood learning the ... more info>> (Published: 2003)
Words: 300000 - Reading Time: 857-1200 min.
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The Son of Tarzan [Tarzan Series #4]
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Tarzan's young son narrowly escaped the wrath of his father's nemesis Paulvitch, and he was forced to flee into the savage African jungles where Tarzan himself had been reared. There the civilized boy would have to learn to face the great beasts and exotic dangers only his father had ever conquered. And as he became known as Korak the Killer--whose legend would rival that of Tarzan--he would learn that the dangers of the jungle were nothing compared to those devised by men... (Published: 1914)
Words: 95109 - Reading Time: 271-380 min.
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Through the Looking-Glass
by Lewis Carroll
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Lewis Carroll's masterpiece, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, was followed six years later by the sequel Through the Looking-Glass. In the topsy-turvy world that lies beyond the looking-glass, Alice meets such fantastical characters as Tweedledee and Tweedledum, Humpty Dumpty, and the Jabberwock. (Published: 1871)
Words: 29213 - Reading Time: 83-116 min.
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
by Mark Twain
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Hank Morgan awakens one morning to find he has been transported from nineteenth-century New England to sixth-century England and the reign of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Morgan brings to King Arthur's utopian court the ingenuity of the future, resulting in a culture clash that is at once satiric, anarchic, and darkly comic. Critically deemed one of Twain's finest and most caustic works, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is both a delightfully entertaining story and ... more info>> (Published: 1889)
Words: 118601 - Reading Time: 338-474 min.
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A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
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Charles Dickens' compelling portrait of the results of terror and treason, love and supreme sacrifice continues to captivate readers around the world. With Frank Muller's brilliant performance, unforgettable characters--the ever-knitting Madame Defarge, the lovely Lucie Manette, her broken father, the honorable Charles Darnay, and the sometimes scurrilous Sydney Carton--burst from the pages, full of life and passion. (Published: 1850)
Words: 139658 - Reading Time: 399-558 min.
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Journey to the Centre of the Earth
by Jules Vernes
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When Axel deciphers an old parchment that describes a secret passage through a volcano to the centre of the earth, nothing will stop his eccentric Uncle Lidenbrock from setting out at once. So, with silent Hans the guide, the two men embark on a perilous, astonishing, terrifying journey through the subterranean world--the most incredible voyage ever! (Published: 1872)
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Kim
by Rudyard Kipling
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Kim is Rudyard Kipling's story of an orphan born in colonial India and torn between love for his native India and the demands of Imperial loyalty to his Irish-English heritage and to the British Secret Service. Long recognized as Kipling's finest work, Kim was a key factor in his winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. (Published: 1901)
Words: 104548 - Reading Time: 298-418 min.
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Life on the Mississippi
by Mark Twain
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The Mississippi River and Mark Twain are practically synonymous in American culture. Known as "America's river," the popularity of Twain's steamboat and steamboat pilots on the ever-changing Mississippi has endured prominently over the years. Samuel Clemens became a licensed river pilot at the age of 24 under the apprenticeship of Horace Bixby, pilot of the Paul Jones. His name, Mark Twain, was derived from the river pilot term describing safe navigating conditions or "mark two fathoms". This te... more info>> (Published: 1883)
Words: 114521 - Reading Time: 327-458 min.
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