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Sense and Sensibility (1811) by JaneAusten
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Sense and Sensibility is set in southwest England between 1792 and 1797, and portrays the life and loves of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. The novel follows the young ladies to their new home, a meagre cottage on a distant relative's property, where they experience love, romance and heartbreak.
The Book Keeper's Heart by thatIndiangalwriter
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Nandini Varma owns the only bookstore in town and is content with hiding her awkward self behind bestsellers. What she doesn't know is that her favorite author has moved near her, and that perhaps she could finally have a love story of her own, even if it's an awkward one. ***** Ryan Callahan wants to move on from his writing career and just work for the police. It's hard though, when the town's book lady happens to be a huge fan of his. She's smart, funny, beautiful, and kind - a lethal combination. He wants to get to know her more, but something seems to be holding her back. Who is this mysterious woman that Ryan can't stop thinking about? Content/trigger warning: This story contains themes of sexism and verbal abuse. [[word count: 70,000 - 80,000]] Cover designed by Joe Resch
33 Days To Live (Under Revision) by rivermightwrite
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When Ben finds his classmate Lucy's diary he learns the startling secret that she has decided to end herself in thirty-three days. Instead of telling anyone though, he makes a pact with himself to fix everything wrong with her life before they both run out of time. How do you turn around someone's life you hardly know though? And what if it's already to late to fix what's broken? Highest ranking: #158 in Teen Fiction (c) Copyright 2016 by littleninjamari
Oliver Twist (1837) by CharlesDickens
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The story is about an orphan, Oliver Twist, who endures a miserable existence in a workhouse and then is placed with an undertaker. He escapes and travels to London where he meets the Artful Dodger, leader of a gang of juvenile pickpockets. Naively unaware of their unlawful activities, Oliver is led to the lair of their elderly criminal trainer Fagin.
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Completed ) by JulesVerne
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Journey to the Center of the Earth (French: Voyage au centre de la Terre, also translated under the titles A Journey to the Centre of the Earth and A Journey to the Interior of the Earth) is an 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The story involves German professor Otto Lidenbrock who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the centre of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans descend into the Icelandic volcano Snæfellsjökull, encountering many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, before eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy, at the Stromboli volcano.
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) by LewisCarroll
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"Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There" is the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The themes and settings of Through the Looking-Glass make it a kind of mirror image of Wonderland: the first book begins outdoors, in the warm month of May (4 May), uses frequent changes in size as a plot device, and draws on the imagery of playing cards; the second opens indoors on a snowy, wintry night exactly six months later, on 4 November (the day before Guy Fawkes Night), uses frequent changes in time and spatial directions as a plot device, and draws on the imagery of chess.
Espresso Love (A Dystopian Japan Novel) #Wattys2014 by takatsu
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In Tokyo, where the System siphons thought, emotions & memories, a literature student meets a strange psychic girl and they embark on an escape from mindless agents, dream worlds and reality itself, in a soul-searching journey for love, for identity and what it means to be human. But all that remains is a peculiar coffee shop order. The novel examines the human condition, perception, socio-political systems, capitalism and consumer culture, incorporating paranoiac conspiracy theories, surreal cosmic visions, circular symbolism and shifting parallel worlds, with profound discussions of coffee, art, literature and music. [Dystopia, Magical Realism, Philosophy, Literary] #1 Sci-Fi, Spiritual; #Wattys2014 Award Winner; Featured on Wattpad, IndieReader, @DIGonUSA "Struck me to the very core of my being." "Very interesting concept of reality... Thought provoking.." "I have been turned to a whole new way of thinking because of you." "Like a seven course meal full of spice and illumination... One does not listen to a classical piece to get to its ending. No. It is the ride, the moment by moment...a genuine Masamune among stories." "It was both personable and philosophical. A rare breed of good story and thought provoking ideas... A virtual standing ovation would not be enough to encapsulate the absolute awe I have of you." "It's not a regular thing to find a piece of work that oozes sophistication and embodies literature and art." "The world Takatsu has created opens to the deeper awareness of another, the draw of another." - Mary L Tabor, Wattpad author, essayist, professor "Offers acute, almost painful observations of the minutiae of life, if life took place in a Murakami snow-globe." - IndieReader Insiders "Vapoury style that seems to hover off world at times...haunting and strange (which is good)...You're on to something different, striking." - B.W. Powe, York University English Professor, award-winning author, poet, philosopher http://EspressoLove.tk
The Bespectacled Drifter by Zetsugami
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Sky de Niveus-Anima. A wanderer looking for traces of his own past. A fighter with the unwavering resolve of a wolf. A mysterious person who hides a power within himself. A figure unknowingly involved in a conspiracy that will shift the balance of power in the entire continent if it comes into fruition. After choosing to help someone who is connected to a person from his past, Sky finds himself on many exploits that will make him realize the connection of his past to the grand scheme that involves Aether and those who do not belong in the world. The path to the truth is unforgiving and difficult. Those who walk this trail will discover a purpose greater than their own existence. This is the tale of Sky's grand adventures as― the bespectacled drifter.
The Wandering Witch VOL. 1 - The Prelude Arc (COMPLETED) by lastwill-
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In the medieval continent of Terrall, the existence of witches and wizards are rare. Feared and persecuted by some while revered and glorified by others, most of them choose to live their lives safe in secrecy. But not all. Enter the Western kingdom of Uldard, where rumors of a nefarious 'Snow Witch' leaving destruction in her wake has reached the people's ears-including a homeless and quick-witted crow thief named Noct, who holds an intense resentment towards those of her kind. Noct finds himself deceived by fate when he chooses the wrong person to steal from-a seemingly harmless girl with white hair and unnaturally silver eyes named Chell. When the thief finds out that Chell is actually the rumored Snow Witch, the tables are turned and instead of keeping his distance, an unavoidable series of events and circumstances leads to him and the girl creating an oath to each other: for him to protect her and for her to repay him. A witch. A thief. A curse. A promise. This is the beginning of an unlikely tale of two people and their long, perilous journey. | stunning cover by @-rayofsunshine ! | #71 in Fantasy (3/4/17) | Vol. 1 in The Wandering Witch series
The Wandering Witch VOL. 2 - The Witchfolk Genocide Arc by lastwill-
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[VOLUME TWO] Following their escape from the Kingdom of Uldard, the uneasy duo of the Snow Witch named Chell and the Crow Thief named Noct journey north and seek refuge in Gisnell, a kingdom who, unlike the previous, welcomed those from the Witchfolk without malice nor disadain. However, the peace they sought would be quick to disappear. It isn't too soon before misfortune begins to stir for the two. A sudden chase ends up with them crossing paths with a talented witch-thief, Jul Orben, and someone none other than the princess of the kingdom herself: her highness and heir to the throne, Yoko Agnis rex Castagne. After finding out about the Snow Witch's true identity, they are offered shelter within the palace walls. Meanwhile, a dangerous cloud begins to loom over the horizon as the the palace's hidden ugliness begins to poison the kingdom from the inside. When blood is shed and uncertainty strikes the hearts of the people, the witch and the thief find themselves unknowingly dragged into a conflict that they cannot escape. Bearing the weight of their feeble oath and with no one to trust except for each other, their loyalties are put to the test as a curtain of tragedy begins to rise over Gisnell and a cruel truth of the Snow Witch is put into light. A witch. A thief. A curse. A promise. This is an unlikely tale of two people and their long, perilous journey. * updates every 4-7 days | stunning cover by @-rayofsunshine! | Vol. 2 in The Wandering Witch series