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When Love Calls
Weyman, Stanley J.Duke Classics 2012This collection of works from master of the historical romance genre Stanley J. Weyman spans a diverse array of settings and situations, ranging from love set against the backdrop...
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Some Chinese Ghosts
Hearn, LafcadioDuke Classics 2012Ghost stories aren't always the province of creaky old Victorian hotels and medieval palaces. This fascinating collection brings together some traditional tales of the supernatural...
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More Ghost Stories : Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, Part II
James, M. R.Duke Classics 2012Author Montague Rhodes James was a medieval scholar by training, and he was interested in the oral storytelling tradition that prevailed before the printed word took hold and gaine...
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Whirligigs
Henry, O.Duke Classics 2012Settle in for a whimsical, thoroughly enjoyable whirlwind tour through the prodigious imagination of American short-story master O. Henry. This collection of classic tales is sure...
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Money Island
Howell, Andrew J.Duke Classics 2012This rollicking tale of high-seas adventure is set off the coast of North America, near what is now North Carolina. For centuries, a small island there had been the setting for a s...
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The Snowball
Weyman, Stanley J.Duke Classics 2012Sometimes, a seemingly trivial turn of events can spiral into a huge mess. That's exactly what happens in Stanley J. Weyman's story The Snowball, in which a casually tossed clod of...
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The Jester's Sword
Johnston, Annie F.Duke Classics 2012Beloved children's author Annie Fellows Johnston returns with a rousing action-adventure tale set in the distant past. Packed with pulse-pounding thrills and surprising plot twists...
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The Four Million
Henry, O.Duke Classics 2012One of O. Henry's most critically lauded collections of short stories, The Four Million homes in on the inhabitants of New York City. While many authors of the era focused exclusiv...
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Lords of the Housetops : Thirteen Cat Tales
Duke Classics 2012Cat lovers, you're in for a literary treat. Lords of the Housetops brings together a carefully curated selection of beloved stories with one key criterion in common: fabulous felin...
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Roads of Destiny
Henry, O.Duke Classics 2012Though American short story master O. Henry is best known for his surprise plot twists and trick endings, the philosophical complexity of his work is also a feature that the author...
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Clarimonde : La Morte Amoureuse
Gautier, TheophileDuke Classics 2012Forget the wan creatures who populate the Twilight universe—Theophile Gautier's gripping Clarimonde is the gold standard of vampire romances. Even the most jaded of modern-readers...
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Clarimonde : La Morte Amoureuse
Gautier, TheophileDuke Classics 2012Forbidden love drives the plot of the classic short story Clarimonde, which some historians describe as one of the earliest gothic vampire tales. When a man's lost love is miraculo...
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Rodman the Keeper : Southern Sketches
Woolson, Constance FenimoreDuke Classics 2012Though born in the Northeast and raised in the Midwest, Constance Fenimore Woolson (the grand-niece of renowned American author James Fenimore Cooper) spent many summers traveling...
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The Mummy's Foot
Gautier, TheophileDuke Classics 2012Plunge into the distant past with this creepy tale from renowned gothic horror master Theophile Gautier. A man whiling away a pleasant afternoon browsing in the antique shops of Pa...
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Star of Mercia : Historical Tales of Wales and the Marches
Devereux, BlancheDuke Classics 2012Fans of folklore and local legends will delight in this charming volume from renowned writer Blanche Devereaux. Star of Mercia brings together a number of important fables and folk...
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The King of Pirates : Being an Account of the Famous Enterprises of Captain Avery, the Mock King of Madagascar
Defoe, DanielDuke Classics 2012Craving action on the high seas? Dive into The King of Pirates, a rip-roaring adventure tale recounting the exploits of the infamous Captain Avery and written by Daniel Defoe, auth...
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The King In Yellow
Chambers, Robert W.Duke Classics 2012Craving a truly creepy read? Cuddle up with The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers, a collection of spine-tingling horror stories that are woven together by a fictional play call...
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The Trimmed Lamp : And Other Stories of the Four Million
Henry, O.Duke Classics 2012Set aside the cares and stresses of your day and take a tour through the lives of a wonderfully diverse collection of early-twentieth-century Americans in this charming collection...
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The Kreutzer Sonata : And Other Stories
Tolstoy, LeoDuke Classics 2012Renowned Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy was never one to shy away from complex or unpopular ideas. In the title story of this exquisite collection, named for one of Beethoven's most...
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The Man from Archangel : and Other Tales of Adventure
Doyle, Sir Arthur ConanDuke Classics 2012In The Man From Archangel, Arthur Conan Doyle branches out from the detective stories that made him famous and delves into the genre of action-adventure and, interestingly enough,...