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The Old Wives' Tale, by Arnold Bennett. Part I. Jun 16, 2025

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The Old Wives' Tale is a novel by Arnold Bennett, first published in 1908. It deals with the lives of two very different sisters, Constance and Sophia Baines, following their stories from their youth, working in their mother's draper's shop, into old age.

It is generally regarded as one of Bennett's finest works. It covers a period of about 70 years from roughly 1840 to 1905, and is set in Burslem and Paris.

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All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque. Part IV. Jun 12, 2025

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Considered by many to be the greatest war novel of all time, All Quiet on the Western Front is the chronicle of a German soldier fighting in the trenches of World War I, including the severe physical suffering and emotional trauma that will leave many unable to readjust to civilian life afterward.

Translated by Arthur Wesley Wheen.

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All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque. Part III. Jun 12, 2025

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Translated by Arthur Wesley Wheen.

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All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque. Part II. Jun 12, 2025

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Translated by Arthur Wesley Wheen.

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All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque. Part I. Jun 12, 2025

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Translated by Arthur Wesley Wheen.

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The Duke in the Suburbs, by Edgar Wallace. Part III. Jun 12, 2025

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"The Duke in the Suburbs" by Edgar Wallace is a novel written in the early 20th century.

The story follows the characters of the Duke de Montvillier, an American nobleman with a mysterious past, and his friend Hank as they navigate life in a modest suburb of London, Kymott Crescent.

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The Duke in the Suburbs, by Edgar Wallace. Part II. Jun 12, 2025

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"The Duke in the Suburbs" by Edgar Wallace is a novel written in the early 20th century.

The story follows the characters of the Duke de Montvillier, an American nobleman with a mysterious past, and his friend Hank as they navigate life in a modest suburb of London, Kymott Crescent.

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The Duke in the Suburbs, by Edgar Wallace. Part I. Jun 12, 2025

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"The Duke in the Suburbs" by Edgar Wallace is a novel written in the early 20th century.

The story follows the characters of the Duke de Montvillier, an American nobleman with a mysterious past, and his friend Hank as they navigate life in a modest suburb of London, Kymott Crescent.

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A Second Home, by Honoré de Balzac. Part II. Jun 09, 2025

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For Balzac, success in marital relations depended on partners being well matched both in temperament and in social class. In this story, a young lawyer marries a childhood friend, only to discover too late that she has become narrow-mindedly religious.

To escape the sanctimonious chill of this marital home, the lawyer sets up an impoverished seamstress as his mistress.

Translated by Clara Bell.

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A Second Home, by Honoré de Balzac. Part I. Jun 09, 2025

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To escape the sanctimonious chill of this marital home, the lawyer sets up an impoverished seamstress as his mistress.

Translated by Clara Bell.

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