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Books narrated by John Wright

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  • Kate Meredith, Financier

    Wealth, Love, and Power: A Victorian Tale of Financial Intrigue and Romance

    In "Kate Meredith, Financier," Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne crafts a compelling narrative that explores the complexities of female ambition within the nascent financial world of the early 20th century. Hyne's prose is characterized by a blend of sharp wit and meticulous detail, offering readers a vivid depiction of Kate Meredith 'Äì a spirited and resourceful woman who defies the conventions ... Read more

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  • Through Arctic Lapland

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

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    Excerpt: "It seems customary in a book of travel to make frequent allusions to other voyagers who have journeyed over the same ground, or at least the same district, and to make constant references to them, and give copious quotations from their works. Of course we ought to have gone to the British Museum before starting on our travel, and there read up all books which in the least bore upon the ... Read more

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  • Captain Kettle on the War-path

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    Captain Sir Owen Kettle, the one-legged seaman who chafes at being kept from the war, leaps at a secret mission to intercept a German submarine and outwit official caution with sheer nerve. In New Orleans, he and politician Martin Carnforth adopt aliases, trail the suspicious tanker Grüda, and are drugged and shanghaied aboard, where Kettle's hard-handed ingenuity quickly turns survival into a ... Read more

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  • The Lost Continent

    Born on the 11th of May 1865, in Bibury, Gloucestershire, but raised in Yorkshire, Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne attended Cambridge University, where he received both a Bachelor's and Master's degree. Best remembered today for his The Lost Continent, he was also extremely popular at one time for his fanciful tales of Captain Kettle, a dashing Raffles of the Sea. Besides these he wrote ... Read more

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  • Honor of Thieves

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

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    Excerpt: ""It seems to me," said a philosopher once, "that there are no entirely good men in the world, and none completely bad. Single out your best man, and you will find that he lacks perfection in some part of him; and examine your worst, and you will see that he has at least one redeeming quality." In this book the men mostly verge towards bad: but some are better than others. Because they ... Read more

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  • Prince Rupert, the Buccaneer

    Enriched edition. A Swashbuckling Saga of Honor and Treachery on the Caribbean Seas

    In "Prince Rupert, the Buccaneer," Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne weaves a compelling narrative set against the tumultuous backdrop of the 17th-century Caribbean piracy. Hyne employs a robust literary style that harmonizes vivid characterizations with detailed historical context, effectively animating the legendary figure of Prince Rupert of the Rhine. The novel's rich prose invites readers ... Read more

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  • The Filibusters

    This story deals with the participants in an expedition that successfully captures the presidency of a Central American republic. It is very exciting, the incidents being fresh and daring with not too much reliance placed on coincidence. ... Read more

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  • A Master of Fortune: Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle

    A Seafaring Saga of Cunning Plots and Treacherous Waters

    In "A Master of Fortune: Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle," author Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne crafts a vibrant tapestry of swashbuckling adventure and nautical escapades, following the indomitable Captain Kettle through a series of exhilarating adventures. Stylistically, Hyne employs a lively narrative with rich descriptions and sharp dialogue that brings to life the perils and ... Read more

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  • Honor of Thieves

    Miss Rivers picked out the name of Patrick Onslow in the society paper which lay upon her knee, and drew idle circles round it with a pink ball-pencil. Fairfax tugged at his mustache, and returned to the subject which they had been discussing. “The fellow has,” said Fairfax, “a genial insolence of manner which seems rather taking with some people. But I confess I shouldn’t have thought him the man ... Read more

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  • Atoms of Empire

    The wandering Englishman, the atom of empire, at sundry ends of the earth is not always good company in the flesh, but in Mr. Cutcliffe Hyne's stories he is good company. For the reader is not in the position of the "native"; he is, on the contrary, elected of the company of proper Britons and talked to as an equal. Those who try this book will have no sharp regrets. ... Read more

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  • The Recipe for Diamonds

    BIG GAME. ... The first shot was just a rib too far back, and though it staggered him, he didn't stop to it. Out tinkled cartridge number one and in went a second, and "cluck" said the breech-block. And then as he slewed round, I got the next bullet home, bang behind the shoulder. That did it. He tucked down his long Roman nose, and went heels over tip like a shot rabbit; and when a big elk that ... Read more

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