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  • The Elegance of the Hedgehog

    Translated by Alison Anderson ...
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  • Colonel Chabert (Mobi Classics)

    Le Colonel Chabert (English: Colonel Chabert) is an 1832 novel by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) and included in his series of novels (or Roman-fleuve) known as La Comédie humaine (The Human Comedy) which parodies and depicts French society in the period of the Restoration and the July Monarchy (1815-1848). This novel was adapted for six different motion pictures, ... Read more

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  • Norse Legends (Annotated)

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  • Colonel Chabert by Honoré de Balzac - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)

    Series Book 24 - Delphi Parts Edition (Honoré de Balzac)
    This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Colonel Chabert by Honoré de Balzac - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Collected Works of Honoré de Balzac’.Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts ... Read more

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  • Python Coding Simplified: Accessible Steps to Learn and Become a Programmer in Python

    Python Coding Simplified: Accessible Steps to Learn and Become a Programmer in Python is about simplifying the coding intricacies that impede people from learning Python. Assuming no prior knowledge of coding, the book takes a practical , simplified approach, making the fancy Python concepts accessible.The book orients the user to the fundamentals of programming and the behaviour of Python. The ... Read more

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  • The Strings of Murder

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    'A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery' New York Times'I enjoyed this - properly creepy and Gothic' Ian RankinA spellbinding concoction of crime, history and horror - perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes and Jonathan Creek_______Edinburgh, 1888. A violinist is murdered in his home.The dead virtuoso's maid swears she heard three musicians playing in the night. But with only on... ... Read more

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  • The Greatest Works of C. N. Williamson & A. N. Williamson

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    Enter a world of adventure, romance, and intrigue with *The Greatest Works of C. N. Williamson & A. N. Williamson*, a captivating anthology showcasing the diverse range of literary brilliance from the dynamic husband-and-wife duo of early 20th-century literature. This collection compiles an exquisite selection of narratives that traverse the realms of mystery and the fantastical, transporting ... Read more

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  • Complete Poems

    by Muriel Spark ...
    In her foreword to All The Poems (2003) Muriel Spark wrote, 'Although most of my life has been devoted to fiction, I have always thought of myself as a poet. I do not write "poetic" prose, but feel that my outlook on life and my perceptions of events are those of a poet.' Including previously uncollected work, this new edition demonstrates her ear for the rightness of a line and her eye for the ... Read more

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  • Gourmet Rhapsody

    Translated by Alison Anderson ...
    A French food critic faces his mortality in an "entertaining [and] witty" novel by the New York Times–bestselling author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog ( Newsday).In the heart of Paris, in the same posh building made famous in The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Pierre Arthens, the greatest food critic in the world, is dying. Revered by some and reviled by many, Monsieur Arthens has been lording it ... Read more

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  • Electric Spark

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    Finalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for BiographyShort-listed for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionThe award-winning biographer Frances Wilson presents an exhilarating new look at Muriel Spark, a consummate artist of the twentieth century.“Is the story fact? Is it fiction? It is what it is,” said Muriel Spark.Muriel Spark was a puzzle, and so too are her books. She dealt in ... Read more

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