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  • The Morals Of Marcus Ordeyne: A Novel

    by William John Locke ...
    The morals of Marcus Ordeyne: A Novel follows the story of an individual whose quiet academic life ends abruptly after an unexpected inheritance places wealth, status, and new obligations on their shoulders. Released from years of routine work, the protagonist confronts a world shaped by social expectations, especially pressure to marry and preserve a distinguished family line. The early chapters ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol

    by William John Locke ...
    In narrating these few episodes in the undulatory, not to say switchback, career of my friend Aristide Pujol, I can pretend to no chronological sequence. Some occurred before he (almost literally) crossed my path for the first time, some afterwards. They have been related to me haphazard at odd times, together with a hundred other incidents, just as a chance tag of association recalled them to his ... Read more

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  • The Red Planet

    by William John Locke ...
    The story is a satirical and social commentary novel that explores the themes of love, human nature, and society's conventions. It is set in England during World War I and centers around the character of David, a successful writer, and his experiences with love, marriage, and relationships. The title, "The Red Planet," alludes to the idea of Mars, the red planet, representing the passionate and ... Read more

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  • A Christmas Mystery

    Enriched edition. The Story of Three Wise Men

    by William John Locke, Natalie Cooke ...
    In "A Christmas Mystery," William John Locke intricately weaves a tale steeped in the festive ambience of the holiday season while delivering a gripping narrative punctuated by elements of suspense and intrigue. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-century Britain, the novella captures the essence of a quintessential Christmas in a remote manor where secrets unfurl amid the holiday cheer. Locke ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Rough Road

    by William John Locke ...
    The novel likely follows the journey of its protagonist along a challenging and uncertain path, metaphorically represented by the title "The Rough Road." Through the protagonist's experiences, readers may explore themes of struggle, resilience, and personal growth in the face of adversity.Given the time period in which it was written, during or shortly after World War I, "The Rough Road" may also ... Read more

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  • The Rough Road

    by William John Locke ...
    "The Rough Road" by William John Locke, published in 1918, is a poignant novel set against the tumultuous backdrop of World War I. The story explores the profound impact of the war on individuals and society, focusing on themes of trauma, recovery, love, and resilience.The novel follows the lives of its characters as they navigate the devastating effects of the war. The horrors and chaos of the ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • The Belovéd Vagabond

    by William John Locke ...
    William John Locke was a novelist and playwright. Five times Locke's books made the list of best-selling novels in the United States for the year. His works have been made into twenty-four motion pictures the most recent of which was Ladies in Lavender, filmed in 2004. ... Read more

    $2.96 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel

    by William John Locke ...
    The novel tells the story of Marcus Ordeyne, the central character, and explores his moral and ethical journey. Marcus is a complex character who grapples with questions of morality, conscience, and personal values in the face of various life circumstances and challenges. As the story unfolds, readers follow Marcus as he navigates the intricacies of society, relationships, and his own inner ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Golden Journey of Mr. Paradyne

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by William John Locke ...
    Cosmo Paradyne is a brilliant Chancery barrister, a dutiful husband, and a man so overburdened by routine that he seems to have forgotten how to live. He wakes in darkness believing he is aboard a ship, only to discover he is in a gipsy caravan in the French countryside, with no memory of how he came there and disturbing evidence that he has bought the caravan, horse, and stock in his own name. As ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • Far-Away Stories

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by William John Locke ...
    Far-Away Stories gathers William J. Locke's short fiction into a sequence of tales shaped by music, longing, sacrifice, and the stubborn human need for love. The opening "The Song of Life" introduces Angelo Fardetti, an aging musician in Peckham whose shabby dignity hides a lifetime of artistic yearning, private sorrow, and an unfinished sonata he believes might contain the whole rhythm of ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • The Belovéd Vagabond

    by William John Locke ...
    This is not a story about myself. Like Canning's organ-grinder I have none to tell. It is the story of Paragot, the belovéd vagabond—please pronounce his name French-fashion—and if I obtrude myself on your notice it is because I was so much involved in the medley of farce and tragedy which made up some years of his life, that I don't know how to tell the story otherwise. To Paragot I owe ... Read more

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  • Where Love Is

    by William John Locke ...
    She looked him full in the face, with the stony calm of the fashionable young woman accustomed to take excellent care of herself. Her companion met her stare in whimsical confusion. Even so ingenuous a being as Jimmie Padgate could not tell a girl he had met for the first time that she was beautiful, adorable, and graced with divine qualities above all women, and that intimate acquaintance with ... Read more

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