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The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) by OscarWilde
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"The Picture of Dorian Gray" tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a new hedonism, Lord Henry suggests the only things worth pursuing in life are beauty and fulfilment of the senses.
Only One by JesyElyse
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A story full of truth, lies, friendships and something a little more. Eighteen-year-old, Mackayla Fielder, was working hard to get through her last year of high school. She studied constantly to get great grades, all while she was preparing for college. She was ready to get a well paying job so her mother could have a little break from working so hard. Only something, more like someone, came along and distracted Mackayla, also known as Max, from her work. One Monday morning, before school, she met a boy named Alden, otherwise known as Al. Mackayla knew that Al wasn't from the states based off of his accent. She also knew that there was something off about him. She was skeptical about Al's mysterious behavior but soon enough figured out why he acted so strange when she would bring his unnamed brother into a conversation. The next thing Max knew, her life got completely turned around because of one simple answer.
Halls of Asgard - Book I by illuminated_
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❝Ary Aragon witnesses someone committing suicide, but the unthinkable happens―the body disappears.❞ With her best friend's support and a ticket to Seri Rue University (SRU), Ary Aragon wastes no time in escaping the unyielding chains of abuse her father and brother roped around her. Fear is no longer merely an acquaintance; looking over her shoulder becomes much more than a habit. Panic eats at Ary's sanity, distorting the sense of normality she thinks is all but hopeless to achieve. They will come for her. They always do. To achieve a sense of protection, she applies to a self-defense class to ward herself from them, but reality has a funny way of clawing sense back into Ary's world. Before her very eyes, a student from SRU commits suicide, but the body-it vanishes. Now, with deranged cephibions at her tail and the devil's advocate beckoning her soul, Ary knows one thing is certain: an estranged family is the least of her worries. Current cover made by the amazing @Ferret-Bird
The Da Vinci Code (Sample) by AuthorDanBrown
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An ingenious code hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci. A desperate race through the cathedrals and castles of Europe. An astonishing truth concealed for centuries . . . unveiled at last. While in Paris, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is awakened by a phone call in the dead of the night. The elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum, his body covered in baffling symbols. As Langdon and gifted French cryptologist Sophie Neveu sort through the bizarre riddles, they are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci—clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter. Even more startling, the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion—a secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci—and he guarded a breathtaking historical secret. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle—while avoiding the faceless adversary who shadows their every move—the explosive, ancient truth will be lost forever.
Flame (Merlin Fanfiction) by TheGirlWhoLived_xo
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( A MERLIN FANFICTION.) you don't need to be a Merlin fan to read this.)Maria Pent Dragon is a royal ward of Camelot. She and the kingdom that surrounds her and the people she loves, are put in extreme danger as an evil files throughout Camelot. It is the Warlock of the trolls. A terrible spirit consuming the body of an unsuspecting person and using their body as a host to accomplish a task. This task, was to terrorise the kingdom. Maria, determined to show the king that women are just as powerful as men in battle, is eager to lift her bow and welcome the task at hand with open arms. But, will this task be too perilous for Maria, her first battle and with her first, real, consequences?
The King's Armour by paucamachomusic
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Before Fire and blood cover every inch of the kingdom, and King Uther's forces are searching for the Last Dragon Lord. Balinor, as the Last Dragon Lord tries to look for the truth about his past and fights for the freedom of his people. Now After King Uther Pendragon's tragic death, a young warlock called Merlin discovers the new King is in great danger and the only way to stop grave consequences from happening and fulfilling his destiny is to uncover the mystery of the legend of the King's Armour. FIRST CHAPTER ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 2014