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The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar, by Maurice Leblanc. Part I. Jul 24, 2023

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A contemporary of Arthur Conan Doyle, Maurice Leblanc (1864-1941) was the creator of the character of gentleman thief Arsène Lupin who, in France, has enjoyed a popularity as long-lasting and considerable as Sherlock Holmes in the English-speaking world.

This is the delightful first of twenty volumes in the Arsène Lupin series written by Leblanc himself. In an unprecedented act of literary pastiche and cross-over, Sherlock Holmes and Lupin actually meet, briefly in this first volume, and more substantially in the next. But after legal objections from Conan Doyle, the name was changed to "Herlock Sholmes." (From Wikipedia.)

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Romantic Poetry Jul 24, 2023

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A collection of romantic poems - a collaborative reading.

01 Are You the New Person, Drawn Toward Me? Walt Whitman

02 For Music George Gordon, Lord Byron

03 If thou must love me Elizabeth Barrett Browning

04 In the Gold Room: A Harmony Oscar Wilde

05 Is Love, then, so simple? Irene Rutherford McLeod

06 La Belle Dame Sans Merci John Keats

07 The Lonely Wife (Translated from the Chinese of Li T'ai-po)

08 Meeting at Night Robert Browning

09 The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd Sir Walter Raleigh

10 Ode on Melancholy John Keats

11 The Passionate Shepherd to His Love Christopher Marlowe

12 A red, red rose Robert Burns

13 She Walks in Beauty George Gordon, Lord Byron

14 She Was a Phantom of Delight William Wordsworth

15 Song William Blake

16 The Courtin' James Russell Lowell

17 To a Beautiful Quaker George Gordon, Lord Byron

18 To Augusta George Gordon, Lord Byron

19 To Meet, or Otherwise Thomas Hardy

20 To My Dear and Loving Husband Anne Bradstreet

21 Venus Transiens Amy Lowell

22 The Wings of Love James H. Cousins

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The Cosmic Computer, by H. Beam Piper. Part VII. Jul 20, 2023

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Conn Maxwell returns from Terra to his poverty-stricken home planet of Poictesme, "The Junkyard Planet", with news of the possible location of Merlin, a military super-computer rumored to have been abandoned there after the last war.

The inhabitants hope to find Merlin, which they think will be their ticket to wealth and prosperity. But is Merlin real, or just an old rumor? And if they find it will it save them, or tear them apart?

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The Cosmic Computer, by H. Beam Piper. Part VI. Jul 20, 2023

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The Cosmic Computer, by H. Beam Piper. Part V. Jul 20, 2023

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The Cosmic Computer, by H. Beam Piper. Part IV. Jul 20, 2023

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The Cosmic Computer, by H. Beam Piper. Part III. Jul 20, 2023

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The Cosmic Computer, by H. Beam Piper. Part II. Jul 20, 2023

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The Cosmic Computer, by H. Beam Piper. Part I. Jul 20, 2023

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Our Mutual Friend, by Charles Dickens. Part VIII. Jul 17, 2023

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Our Mutual Friend, the last novel completed by Charles Dickens, has many plots, twists and turns, from the murky river Thames to the gold and crystal on the tables of ‘Society’. A tale of murder, treachery, jealousy and love, takes us first to a rowing boat on the Thames, where the Hexhams have found a body in the water and are bringing it to shore. We attend the Boffins, a poor naïve couple, who unexpectedly have just become wealthy, after their employer dies and names them in his will. Silas Wegg becomes their ‘literary man’ and John Rokesmith, a mysterious man, becomes their secretary.

We meet the Veneerings, new to society, who hold elaborate dinner parties for ‘dear friends’ they’ve never met. Bella and Lizzie, each from different walks of life, find love from unexpected quarters. The Lammles, a society couple, become match makers for their own ulterior motives. Two ne’er do well lawyers, Mortimer Lightwood and Eugene Wrayburn, find themselves caught up in intrigue, and learn how dangerous their work can be. Riderhood, a devious individual, finds himself in a dark plot with school teacher Bradley Headstone. Betty Higden, a loyal elderly woman, whose independence and love are so inspiring, our hearts go out to her. Dickens weaves together some of his most colorful and oft times hilarious characters so cleverly, that even up to the end of the story, surprises are afoot.

Note: Part IX-XVI of "Our Mutual Friend" will be published late July/ early August!

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