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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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- 978-0-194-23789-5
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- 67 hlm.: ilus.; 13 x 20 cm
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- Novel
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- 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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- 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
Trading Up
Trading Up is a sharp social satire that follows the adventures of Janey Wilcox, a beautiful lingerie model (first introduced in Bushnell's previous work, Four Blondes). Janey is intensely ambitious and determined to climb to the top of Manhattan's elite social and financial ladder, regardless of the cost. The novel chronicles Janey's relentless pursuit of wealth, power, and status. She util…
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- 1
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- 0-7868-8871-7
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- 504 hlm.: 13 x 20 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 BUST t
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