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The Day of His Youth
Brown, AliceSaga Egmont'The Day of His Youth' is the story of Francis Hume who battles between his own personal guilt and his desire to seize the day, after his mother died during childbirth. Alice Bro...
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The Prisoner
Brown, AliceSaga EgmontHomecoming hero Jeffrey Blake returns after a stint in prison and tries to embed himself back into his former life. Blake hopes to reconcile with his wife and find his place back i...
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The Wizard's Touch
Brown, AliceSaga Egmont‘The Wizard's Touch’ (1906) is a short story by American playwright and novelist, Alice Brown. Jerome Wilmer is an artist who returned from his travels to find Mary, the girl he lo...
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Tiverton Tales
Brown, AliceSaga EgmontThe fictional town of Tiverton is the centre of these short stories by Alice Brown. Tiverton is based in New England, like many of Brown's other works, and is home to traditional,...
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The Aran Islands
Synge, John M.Saga Egmont‘The Aran Islands’ (1907) is a four-part collection of J.M. Synge’s journals that explore the inhabitants and geography of the titular islands. Throughout the book, Synge reveals...
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Tappan’s Burro, and Other Stories
Grey, ZaneSaga Egmont‘Tappan’s Burro, and Other Stories’ (1923) is a collection of classic western tales from the master of the genre, American author Zane Grey, best known for his romanticized stories...
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A New Testament
Anderson, SherwoodSaga EgmontSherwood Anderson built his literary reputation on his to-the-point novels about American life. When he turned his hand to poetry, he stayed on-message - producing a powerful colle...
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Smithy and the Hun
Wallace, EdgarSaga EgmontBetween 1904 and 1918, Wallace collected tales about life in the British Army and the escapades and adventures of the troops. These led him to create the eponymous character, ‘Smit...
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The Murder Book of J. G. Reeder
Wallace, EdgarSaga EgmontLaying the foundations for the likes of ‘Silence of the Lambs,’ starring Anthony Hopkins, ‘The Murder Book of J.G. Reeder’ follows an investigator with the mind of a criminal. Fro...
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Smithy
Wallace, EdgarSaga EgmontBetween 1904 and 1918, Wallace collected tales about life in the British Army and the escapades and adventures of the troops. These led him to create the eponymous character, ‘Smit...
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Jam for the Enemy
Wallace, EdgarSaga EgmontBetween 1904 and 1918, Wallace collected tales about life in the British Army and the escapades and adventures of the troops. These led him to create the eponymous character, ‘Smit...
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The River of Stars
Wallace, EdgarSaga EgmontCommissioner Sanders is back again! However, this adventure sees him set against the backdrop of London rather than Africa. When a bunch of small-time crooks decide to try and ste...
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The Keepers of the King's Peace
Wallace, EdgarSaga EgmontAn epidemic has hit West Africa, but Commissioner Sanders hears stories of a woman, M’lama, who can reportedly heal the sick and even raise the dead. As he investigates the claims,...
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In the Mountains
Arnim, Elizabeth VonSaga EgmontWritten as a journal, ‘In the Mountains’ tells the story of an English woman who after WWI decides to escape her personal troubles in London and seeks refuge at her chalet in the S...
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The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen
Arnim, Elizabeth VonSaga EgmontIn 1901, the author – the real Elizabeth – went on a trip to the Baltic island of Rügen with her maid, a chauffeur, a friend, and a carriage piled high with their luggage. From th...
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The Benefactress
Arnim, Elizabeth VonSaga EgmontOrphan Anna’s life is changed for the better when she inherits an estate from her maternal uncle. Kind and intelligent, Anna decides to pass on some of her wealth by setting up a...
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With the Eyes Shut
Bellamy, EdwardSaga Egmont‘With the Eyes Shut’ (1898) is a short story by the American author, journalist and political activist, Edward Bellamy, most famous for his socialist, utopian novel ‘Looking Backwa...
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Two Days' Solitary Imprisonment
Bellamy, EdwardSaga Egmont‘Two Days' Solitary Imprisonment’ (1898) is a classic short story by the American author, Edward Bellamy, most famous for his socialist and utopian novel ‘Looking Backward: 2000-18...
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The Duke of Stockbridge
Bellamy, EdwardSaga Egmont‘The Duke of Stockbridge’ (1900) is a classic novel by the American author, Edward Bellamy, most famous for his socialist and utopian novel ‘Looking Backward: 2000-1887’ (1888). Wr...
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The Cold Snap
Bellamy, EdwardSaga Egmont‘The Cold Snap’ (1898) is a short story by the American author, Edward Bellamy, most famous for his socialist and utopian novel ‘Looking Backward: 2000-1887’ (1888) This tale eloqu...