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A Tale of Two Cities (1859) di CharlesDickens
A Tale of Two Cities (1859)
CharlesDickens
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The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same time period. It follows the lives of several protagonists through these events. The most notable are Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton. Darnay is a former French aristocrat who falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution despite his virtuous nature, and Carton is a dissipated English barrister who endeavors to redeem his ill-spent life out of his unrequited love for Darnay's wife. Cover art done by @orangedusk
Quid Pro Quo di SouthPawStance
Quid Pro Quo
SouthPawStance
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Satchmo Turner is a failed private detective from the rusting heart of the Black Country who is reeling from the loss of his sister and fiancee. He's going nowhere at work, and treading water in life, until he picks up a simple missing person case and stumbles into something much bigger. Satchmo soon finds himself in over his head and embroiled a hunt for ancient treasure, unrequited love, violence and murder in a quiet English village stocked with a cast of characters he could never have imagined. Praise for Quid Pro Quo from Wattpadders: "Damn you for writing such a good book. I'm dead serious when I say you should look to get it published." "Overall, I think it's a great book and something I'd expect to see on a shelf in a bookstore somewhere." "I read another chapter and devoured the whole damn thing over an afternoon." "All-in-all the book was thoroughly enjoyable and very professionally written. Definitely better than almost everything else that I have encountered on Wattpad... it was a compelling read." "Your style of storytelling is lovely to read. I'm trying desperately to convince my husband to sign up to Wattpad so he can read it too."
Wuthering Heights (1847) di EmilyBronte
Wuthering Heights (1847)
EmilyBronte
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Wuthering Heights is a wild, passionate story of the intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine's father. After Mr Earnshaw's death, Heathcliff is bullied and humiliated by Catherine's brother Hindley and wrongly believing that his love for Catherine is not reciprocated, leaves Wuthering Heights, only to return years later as a wealthy and polished man. He proceeds to exact a terrible revenge for his former miseries. The action of the story is chaotic and unremittingly violent, but the accomplished handling of a complex structure, the evocative descriptions of the lonely moorland setting and the poetic grandeur of vision combine to make this unique novel a masterpiece of English literature.
No Todos Los Muertos lo Están (O Deberían Estarlo) I Parte di Ensombrerate
No Todos Los Muertos lo Están (O Deberían Estarlo) I Parte
Ensombrerate
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El último día de octubre un grupo de chicos recorren la parte abandonada del Pueblo en el que viven, del que se dice está encantado. La historia inicia con nuestro protagonista, un chico de 12 años quién ha escapado de casa, previendo que algo no está bien a medida que se aproximan al lugar. Mientras el lector se adentra en la historia, se irá revelando información sobre las constantes tragedias, desapariciones y enigmáticas leyendas que giran alrededor de este lugar, siendo la verdad algo mucho peor de lo que imaginan. Es una narrativa cambiante, con un ambiente oscuro, lúgubre; que llevará a nuestro protagonista y su mejor amigo a la garras de algo que los acecha, por su supervivencia. Y cómo lo supondrán, este breve pero llamativo relato está hecho para atraparlos...
The Life Of Andrés De Fonollosa  di Lokilaufeyson44
The Life Of Andrés De Fonollosa
Lokilaufeyson44
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We all know Andrés de Fonollosa as Berlin in money heist to be cold, hypnotic, sophisticated and having a lack of emotions and feelings. But how was Andrés de Fonollosa when he was younger? What made him steal? And what made him the mean person he is today? In this story you will find out how he used to be and exactly how his character develops. * None of these characters belong to me. They have all been taken from the Spanish series ‚money heist'.* *None of these pictures belong to me. They are taking from Pinterest.*
Camera di posterityformyself
Camera
posterityformyself
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My escape from Springfield, Massachusetts, came in the form of an exchange program to New Delhi, India, one plane ticket for 11:00 am on the thirteenth of July. I left, taking a big suitcase and my camera. I told myself I left for the experience I'd have there, but maybe I left because of the experience I'd had here. I don't know. All I know is that I left, and then I met Maya Sumedh. Luke Waters came into my life at 12:00 pm on the fourteenth of July, a Saturday. Probably the weirdest Saturday of my life - I picked up a cute guy from the airport, was in a car crash and stayed up the whole night talking to said cute guy. Maybe I even fell in love but I didn't know it until much later. All we had was four months and camera. A camera which proved more important than we ever imagined.
Cavalier di sarakellar
Cavalier
sarakellar
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David is ten and a half years old when he becomes the de facto family shepherd and he's twelve when a man called Agent Samuel declares David will be the next ruler of Israel. One of those things seems more likely to happen than the other, even with the strange man's reassurances, and David's not surprised when it turns out to be the sheepherding side of things. Initially, at least. However, time passes. Years pass. David becomes President Saul's unofficial musical therapist, developing a close friendship with his son Jonathan--the man who should be ruler next. He defeats Goliath, the result of genetic experimenting done by the Philistines, with nothing more than a rock and a slingshot, and quickly becomes a beloved hero of Israel. And the more experience that David gets, the more that people become obsessed with him, the more he is willing to concede that maybe that Agent Samuel guy was onto something. He's not the only one who sees his rise in popularity, though; President Saul is keeping a close eye on him, too. A deadly eye. And it soon becomes evident that David will either live to see himself become President or a legend forever remembered as the man who defeated Goliath. CAVALIER is a modern day retelling of the early life of King David, from when he first becomes a shepherd to just before he becomes ruler over Israel. It is a Featured work in the Spiritual section.
Finding Darkness di RosesViolet42
Finding Darkness
RosesViolet42
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"...Dying leaves you purposeful..." And it leaves you with plenty of time to achieve it. Mind, there's still a basic need the dead have in common with the the living: home. But what if that home is tearing apart. Dinah's and Damian's relationship is their home. Their second home is the graveyard. When mythical deads ravage their home, they must figure out how to save it. And the one inside their heart. But not without roping a few living. Vanessa is a sixteen-year-old high schooler who main goal for the term is acing Chemistry and keeping shallow friendship and maintaining her double personality. But when ghosts crash at her house, will she be able to accept that her life isn't what it seems?
The Great Gatsby di skoolsux21
The Great Gatsby
skoolsux21
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The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. This exemplary novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted "gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession," it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.