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  • Portrait of a City – 6 Classic New York Literary Works

    Enriched edition. New York: Its Upper Ten and Lower Million, Ragged Dick, Seth's Brother's Wife, The Gift of the Magi, The Great Gatsby, Old New York

    by George Lippard, Horatio Alger Jr., Harold Frederic, O. Henry, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edith Wharton, Madeline Woods ...
    Embark on a literary journey through the bustling tapestry of New York City with 'Portrait of a City – 6 Classic New York Literary Works.' This anthology brings together a wealth of narratives that capture the pulsating energy, dynamic evolution, and intricate social fabric of the metropolis. From the idealistic aspirations and gritty realities of urban life to the nuances of class and ambition, ... Read more

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  • New York: Its Upper Ten and Lower Million

    by George Lippard ...
    "New York: Its Upper Ten and Lower Million" provides a vivid portrayal of New York City’s social strata in the mid-19th century. The novel contrasts the lives of the wealthy elite (the "Upper Ten") with the impoverished masses (the "Lower Million"). Lippard's narrative delves into the social injustices and inequalities of the time, portraying the opulence of the upper class against the struggles ... Read more

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  • The Mysteries of Florence

    by George Lippard ...
    "The Mysteries of Florence" is a sprawling tale set in the Italian city of Florence during the Renaissance period. The narrative weaves together a tapestry of intrigue, romance, and mystery as it follows the lives of various characters caught up in the tumultuous events of the time.At the heart of the story is the enigmatic figure of Lorenzo de' Medici, the powerful ruler of Florence known as "Il ... Read more

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  • Crushed by the Dollar – 5 Classic Urban Poverty Studies

    Enriched edition. New York: Its Upper Ten and Lower Million, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, The Cliff-Dwellers, The Pit, The Price She Paid

    by George Lippard, Stephen Crane, Henry Blake Fuller, Frank Norris, David Graham Phillips, Lauren Gibson ...
    Crushed by the Dollar – 5 Classic Urban Poverty Studies delves into the multifaceted and pervasive issue of urban poverty, capturing a tapestry of narratives that span varying styles from stark realism to innovative naturalism. Each piece, distinct in its literary flair, explores the grim realities and societal nuances of urban deprivation in a rapidly industrializing America. The anthology ... Read more

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  • THE MAN WITH THE MASK

    A SEQUEL TO THE MEMOIRS OF A PREACHER, A REVELATION OF THE CHURCH AND THE HOME.

    by GEORGE LIPPARD ...
    Series series Grasshopper books Series
    THE MAN WITH THE MASK;A SEQUEL TO THEMEMOIRS OF A PREACHER,A REVELATION OF THE CHURCH AND THE HOME.BY GEORGE LIPPARD,AUTHOR OF WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS, PAUL ARDENHEIM, QUAKER CITY, LADYEANNABEL, THE NAZARENE, LEGENDS OF MEXICO, ETC. ETC.“The life of a popular preacher, told in the plainest shape, would make the most interesting book of a century.”Confessions of a Minister.Philadelphia: ... Read more

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  • The Killers

    A Narrative of Real Life in Philadelphia

    by George Lippard ...
    PHILADELPHIA, the 1840s: a corrupt banker disowns his dissolute son, who then reappears as a hardened smuggler in the contraband slave trade. Another son, hidden from his father since birth and condemned as a former felon, falls in with a ferocious street gang led by his elder brother and his revenge-hungry comrade from Cuba. His adopted sister, a beautiful actress, is kidnapped, and her ... Read more

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  • The Killers

    A Narrative of Real Life in Philadelphia

    by George Lippard ...
    PHILADELPHIA, the 1840s: a corrupt banker disowns his dissolute son, who then reappears as a hardened smuggler in the contraband slave trade. Another son, hidden from his father since birth and condemned as a former felon, falls in with a ferocious street gang led by his elder brother and his revenge-hungry comrade from Cuba. His adopted sister, a beautiful actress, is kidnapped, and her ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • New York: Its Upper Ten and Lower Million

    Enriched edition. Exploring class division in 19th century New York City

    by George Lippard, Vanessa Winslow ...
    In "New York: Its Upper Ten and Lower Million," George Lippard crafts a vivid panorama of 19th-century New York City, illuminating the stark contrasts between the affluent elite and the impoverished masses. Through his incisive prose and dramatic narrative style, Lippard explores themes of social inequality, corruption, and the quest for justice, drawing inspiration from the burgeoning urban ... Read more

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  • Flute and Violin and Other Kentucky Tales and Romances

    The Popular Short Story

    by James Lane Allen ...
    Series series Unsecretbooks publication
    Flute and Violin and Other Kentucky Tales and Romances is the timeless classic short story by James Lane Allen, written in 1891.James Lane Allen (December 21, 1849 – February 18, 1925) was an American novelist and short story writer whose work, including the novel A Kentucky Cardinal, often depicted the culture and dialects of his native Kentucky. His work is characteristic of the late-19th ... Read more

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  • The Ghost Story Megapack

    25 Classic Tales by Masters

    by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Jerome K. Jerome ...
    Hours of great reading await, with ghostly tales from some of the 19th and 20th century's most renowned authors. Here is the lineup:AT CHRIGHTON ABBEY, by Mary Elizabeth BraddonTHE HAUNTED MILL, by Jerome K. JeromeTHE GHOST CLUB, by John Kendrick BangsTHE SHADOWS OF THE DEAD, by Louis BeckeTHE ROOM IN THE TOWER, by E. F. BensonTHE HAUNTED AND THE HAUNTERS, by Lord Edward Bulwer-LyttonTHE MIDDLE ... Read more

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  • Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl (Mobi Classics)

    by Harriet Ann Jacobs ...
    Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is a book that was published in 1861 by Harriet Jacobs, using the pen name "Linda Brent". While on one level it chronicles the experiences of Harriet Jacobs as a slave, and the various humiliations she had to endure in that unhappy state, it also deals with the particular tortures visited on women at her station. Often in the book, she will point to a ... Read more

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  • The New Negro

    by Alain Locke ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'We have to-morrow Bright before us Like a flame' The New Negro: An Interpretation is a multidisciplinary anthology of poetry, fiction, essays, criticism, art, and philosophy woven together into a seamless statement of Black agency in the arts and humanities that became, upon its publication in 1925, an instant publishing success. Edited by Alain Locke, a man known as the father of the Harlem ... Read more

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