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strawberrycheese08
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- Parts 11
Prequel of "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" *This book belongs to Kate Douglas Wiggin. I don't own anything.
PublicDomainClassics
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel by Mark Twain, first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885
A nineteenth-century boy from a Mississippi River town recounts his adventures as he travels down the river with a runaway slave, encountering a family involved in a feud, two scoundrels pretending to be royalty, and Tom Sawyer's aunt who mistakes him for Tom.
strawberrycheese08
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- Parts 15
Though separated from his mother because of the family feud, Cedric's love of her and his natural virtues win the heart of his harsh grandfather. *This story belongs to Frances Hodgson Burnett. I don't own anything.
strawberrycheese08
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- Parts 31
(This story belongs to Frances Hodgson Burnett. I don't own anything.)
Marco's father, Stefan, is a patriot working to overthrow the cruel dictatorship in the kingdom of Samavia. Marco and his father come to London where Marco befriends a street urchin known as The Rat.
RosaHopkins
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Super short story about the nature of friends, especially the need to feel understood and what lengths we will go to to fill that void. Perfect for those who love Anne of Green Gables, Jane Austen, or or Charlotte Bronte. Whimsical, imaginative, contemplative, and fun.
strawberrycheese08
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- Parts 36
Little Dorrit is a novel by Charles Dickens, originally published in serial form between 1855 and 1857. It satirises the shortcomings of both government and society, including the institution of debtors' prisons, where debtors were imprisoned, unable to work, until they repaid their debts.
OldTexts
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- Parts 23
Written by Johanna Spyri in 1889/1880.
Heidi is a beloved book for children and has since been read and enjoyed for more than a century.
EdgarAllanPoe
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"The Raven" tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man's slow fall into madness. The lover, often identified as being a student, is lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore. Sitting on a bust of Pallas, the raven seems to further instigate his distress with its constant repetition of the word "Nevermore".
Cover by @Lujayna