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American Crime Stories
American Crime Stories is a collection of several adapted crime and thriller short stories by various famous American authors, retold by John Escott. The collection exposes readers to classic American crime narratives involving themes of murder, betrayal, deception, and the pursuit of justice. The plotlines feature diverse scenarios, from clever revenge schemes and intricate homicide cases to c…
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- 1
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- 978-0-19-479253-0
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- 120 hlm.: ilus.; 13 x 20 cm
- Series Title
- Oxford Bookworms
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- 823 ESC a
A Passage to India
A Passage to India is a literary classic that explores the profound racial and cultural tensions between the British colonial rulers and the native Indian populace during the British Raj (early 20th century). The story is set in the fictional town of Chandrapore and follows the developing, tentative friendship between Dr. Aziz, a kind Indian Muslim physician, and several British individuals, pa…
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- 978-0-194-79271-4
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- 135 hlm.: ilus.; 13 x 20 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 FOR a
The Prince and The Pauper
The Prince and The Pauper is a historical adventure set in 16th-century London. It tells the story of two identical boys born on the same day: Prince Edward Tudor, the heir to the English throne, and Tom Canty, a poor beggar from the London slums. After a chance meeting, the boys, fascinated by each other's lives, exchange clothes and identities. The novel follows their simultaneous but vast…
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- 1
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- 978-0-194-23789-5
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- 67 hlm.: ilus.; 13 x 20 cm
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- Novel
- Call Number
- 823 TWA t
Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend is Charles Dickens's final, dark social critique of Victorian London's materialism. The central plot is triggered by a large inheritance, a fortune made from dust heaps (garbage), which is intended for John Harmon. Believed dead, John secretly returns to London, assumes the identity of John Rokesmith, and observes the society, particularly Bella Wilfer, the woman he must marry…
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- 1
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- 978-9-795-23607-5
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- 128 hlm.: ilus.; 12 x 19 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 DIC o
The Picture Of Durian Gray
The novel follows Dorian Gray, a stunningly beautiful young man in Victorian London who becomes infatuated with his own image. Under the influence of the cynical Lord Henry Wotton, Dorian wishes that a magnificent portrait of himself would bear the burden of age and sin, while his own body remains untouched. The wish is granted, and Dorian plunges into a life of decadent, ruthless hedonism and …
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- 1
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- 978-0-194-79126-7
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- 72 hlm.: ilus.; 13 x 20 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 WIL o
Restore Me
Restore Me continues the story of Juliette Ferrars, a young woman with a lethal touch, who has successfully overthrown the totalitarian regime known as The Reestablishment and now reigns as the new Supreme Commander of North America. With her complicated love interest, Warner, by her side, Juliette is thrust into the overwhelming and terrifying world of political leadership. Juliette is woef…
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- 1
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- 978-1-4052-9178-1
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- 435 hlm.:
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- Novel
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- 823 MAF r
Charming As A Verb
Charming As A Verb is a witty, contemporary Young Adult novel following Henri "Halti" Haltiwanger, a charismatic and ambitious high school senior in New prestigious York City academy. Henri, a dutiful, first-generation son of Haitian immigrants, is working every "hustle"—including a deceptively elaborate dog-walking service—to prove he deserves a spot at Columbia University. His immense cha…
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- 1
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- 978-0-062-82426-4
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- 327 hlm.: 13 x 20 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 PHI c
The Starter Wife
The Starter Wife is a gripping psychological thriller told largely from the perspective of Claire Westcott, the new wife of college professor, Byron. Claire constantly fears she cannot measure up to Byron's first wife, Colleen, a famous painter who disappeared eight years ago and was presumed dead by suicide, though her body was never found. Claire's anxiety escalates when she begins receivi…
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- 1
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- 978-1-538-71571-0
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- 340 hlm.: 13 x 21 cm
- Series Title
- Novel Psychological Thriller
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- 823 LAU t
Persuasion
Persuasion tells the story of Anne Elliot, a quiet, intelligent, and perceptive woman of 27 who is living with profound regret. Eight years earlier, Anne was engaged to Captain Frederick Wentworth, a naval officer, but was persuaded by her arrogant family friend, Lady Russell, to break off the match because Wentworth lacked wealth and social connection. The novel begins as Anne's vain and fi…
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- 1
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- 978-629482-275-7
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- vi + 318 hlm.: 11 x 18 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 AUS p
Sense And Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility follows the trials of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor (representing Sense, or reason) and Marianne (representing Sensibility, or emotion), after their father's death leaves them suddenly impoverished and vulnerable in the rigid society of early 19th-century England. They are forced to move to a modest cottage, where their romantic lives diverge dramatically. Elinor, govern…
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- 1
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- 978-629-7532-46-2
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- vi + 472 hlm.: 11 x 18 cm
- Series Title
- Romantic Fiction
- Call Number
- 823 AUS s
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