Arsene Lupin is one of the most unforgettable characters to emerge from the early heyday of detective fiction in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Although he is a thief by trade, Lupin has the refined manner and comportment of an aristocrat, a strong (albeit selective) ethical code, and brilliant powers of deduction. This delightful collection brings together a number of tales detailing Lupin's adventures as both a burglar and a detective.
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ISBN: 978-1-63421-116-1

French writer Maurice Leblanc was heavily influenced by Arthur Conan Doyle's creation Sherlock Holmes. After devising several characters inspired by Holmes, Leblanc hit his stride with Arsene Lupin, a criminal mastermind with a heart of gold. In this collection of short tales, readers follow Lupin through a number of his outrageous capers and heists.
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ISBN: 978-1-63421-113-0

Arsene Lupin, the brilliant detective created by French writer Maurice Leblanc, was often described by critics and fans as "the French Sherlock Holmes." This cheeky volume of detective stories pokes fun at that comparison by pitting Lupin's wits against the formidable talents of one "Herlock Sholmes," a master investigator who bears a striking resemblance to a certain character created by Arthur Conan Doyle.
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ISBN: 978-1-63421-114-7

The unforgettable character Arsene Lupin is often referred to as the "French Sherlock Holmes," although Lupin's skills revolved around thievery and deception rather than unlocking mysteries. The novel The Secret of Sarek is something of a departure for the Lupin series, with the action unfolding on a remote island. When will the master of disguise pop up?
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ISBN: 978-1-63421-380-6

Though the novel The Tremendous Event doesn't include Maurice Leblanc's most famous creation, the criminal mastermind Arsene Lupin, it is an action-adventure thrill ride that skillfully combines elements of mystery and science fiction, and will keep readers engaged and enchanted until the very last page.
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ISBN: 978-1-63421-112-3

Master criminal Arsene Lupin is at it again in the taut thriller 813. When Lupin is framed for murder, the famed thief enters the fray of the investigation in an attempt to clear his name and prove that his moral code, though unorthodox, is unwavering.
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ISBN: 978-1-63421-550-3

In this pulse-pounding murder mystery from Arsene Lupin creator Maurice Leblanc, a chance encounter irrevocably alters the course of one man's life, and the early twentieth-century tensions between France and Germany boil over. Although the original edition of the mystery does not include an appearance from super-thief Lupin, later editions were revised to include him.
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ISBN: 978-1-63421-549-7

William Wordsworth is regarded as one of the most significant figures in the Western literary canon—but his sister, Dorothy, was a skilled poet and diarist in her own right, as well, though she never sought the public acclaim that enveloped her brother's career. This fascinating biography probes the life and work of Dorothy Wordsworth, as well as the intense relationship that the two siblings shared.
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ISBN: 978-1-62013-362-0

In 1857, a group of pioneers from Arkansas heading for California were ambushed by a group of Native Americans and Mormons. It is estimated that nearly 140 men and women were massacred. Though his role in the massacre was not publicly known for decades after the attack, Mormon leader John D. Lee is believed to be one of the masterminds behind the violence. In this autobiography, Lee discusses his life before and after the so-called Mountain Meadow massacre.
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ISBN: 978-1-62013-823-6

What is it that makes us regard one object or artwork as aesthetically pleasing, while considering another to be unattractive? In a series of engaging and well-argued essays, author Vernon Lee tackles the issue of aesthetics from a number of different perspectives.
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ISBN: 978-1-62011-037-9

The female writer and critic born Violet Paget rose to prominence using the pen name Vernon Lee. Over time, she came to be regarded as one of the foremost experts on the Italian Renaissance, and the engaging essays collected in Euphorion amply demonstrate her knowledge of and insight into Italian art and literature.
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ISBN: 978-1-63421-162-8

Italy springs to life in the pages of this collection of luminous essays, vignettes and observations from Vernon Lee. Presented as fragments from an old diary kept by an expatriate whose youth was spent in Rome, the vivid descriptions and innovative narrative structure make this an unforgettable read.
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ISBN: 978-1-63421-381-3

Take an unexpected trip into the past in this gem of golden-era science fiction from Murray Leinster. On what appears to be an ordinary workday, Arthur Chamberlain, a successful engineer based in Manhattan, notices that the sun appears to be traveling backwards in the sky. Chamberlain is the only person who is able to discern the truth of the situation. Can he devise a solution to reverse it in time to save himself and thousands of his coworkers?

Many people are drawn to the idea of establishing a practice of meditation, but have difficulty turning off the constant stream of mental images, ideas, and distractions that arise whenever thoughts turn inward. In this book, mentalist Charles G. Leland presents a practical method to quiet the mind through a series of systematic exercises, allowing even the most easily distracted individual to benefit from the peace and serenity that a meditation practice can bestow.
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ISBN: 978-1-62011-564-0

Christine is brought up by her itinerant musician father, whose death she mourns endlessly. She achieves a singing position in the Paris Opera line, where a mysterious voice teaches her to unleash her musical potential. The voice belongs to Erik, a deformed musical genius who lives in the opera house. As Christine's singing career takes off, her childhood friend Raoul begins to court her, and he and Erik fight jealously for Christine's hand.
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ISBN: 978-1-62011-186-4

The picaresque novel was an entertaining take on satire that came to prominence in early modern and Enlightenment-era Europe. Tales in this genre often features a dashing protagonist of humble origins who relies on his wit to make his way in life. To many critics, The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane represents the very pinnacle of the picaresque novel genre. Dive into this hilariously rollicking account and find out why!
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ISBN: 978-1-62012-090-3

Ready for an engrossing read that encapsulates the magic and madness of the Wild West? This classic of the Western genre features everything you're looking for -- heroic cowboys, rowdy ranch hands, rollicking adventure, and the vast Western landscape.

The Monk: A Romance tells of the spectacular downfall of a Spanish monk. Ambroio lusts for the woman Matilda, who is disguised as a monk, but once he has had her he becomes infatuated with the innocent Antonia. This novel was the first to villainize a priest, and has all the trappings of the Gothic novel, including ruined castles, rape, incest, demonic contracts and the Spanish Inquisition.

Lewis wrote the novel in ten weeks at the age of 19.
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ISBN: 978-1-62011-061-4

Babbitt is the middle-class, average-American protagonist of this novel. Though he conforms to society and attempts to scale the social ladder, Babbit gradually becomes dissatisfied with the American Dream. He branches out to test other, more rebellious ways of life. He returns to where he began, disillusioned with the equally rigid standards he has found among the non-conformists, though still holding an openness to individuality in his heart.
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ISBN: 978-1-62012-398-0

One of the earliest road-trip novels, Free Air tells the story of Claire Boltwood, who travels from New York City to the Pacific Northwest by automobile. She leaves her rich, snobbish family behind and falls in love with a good, down-to-earth man.
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ISBN: 978-1-62012-343-0

Titus Livius, often known as Livy in English, was a Roman historian who wrote a monumental history of Rome, Ab Urbe Condita, from its founding (traditionally dated to 753 BC) through the reign of Augustus in Livy's own time. Livy's writing style was poetic and archaic in contrast to Julius Caesar's and Cicero's styles. Also, he often wrote from the Romans' opponent's point of view in order to accent the Romans' virtues in their conquest of Italy and the Mediterranean. In keeping with his poetic tendencies, he did little to distinguish between fact and fiction. Although he frequently plagiarized previous authors, he hoped that moral lessons from the past would serve to advance the Roman society of his day.
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ISBN: 978-1-62011-171-0

A fearsome foe on the battlefield, a lovestruck romancer at night -- Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the most fascinating and polarizing figures in history. This detailed biography by John Gibson Lockhart captures the famed French warlord and emperor in all of his dazzling complexity. Fans of French history and military strategy should put this volume on their must-read list.
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ISBN: 978-1-62011-507-7

Who needs tall tales, legends, and myths when the turmoil and tribulation that resulted in the birth of the United States is chock-full of inspiring deeds and triumphs? In this volume, noted historian and statesman Henry Cabot Lodge compiles a collection of tales from different points in American history with the help of none other than President Theodore Roosevelt. A great source of bedtime stories for kids interested in American history.
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ISBN: 978-1-62011-606-7

The Call of the Wild is Jack London's most popular book and is considered by many to be his best. Telling the story of Buck, a domesticated dog whose wild instincts begin to kick-in while serving as a sled dog in the treacherous Yukon. The novel's tone is often dark, and despite being considered juvenile literature by some, it portrays much violence and cruelty. The Call of the Wild was followed in 1906 by White Fang with its mirroring plot of a wild wolf becoming domesticated by a miner.
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ISBN: 978-1-62011-448-3

Love Jack London's classic adventure novel The Call of the Wild? Curl up with this collection of short stories in the same vein. The tales in The Son of the Wolf, most of which are set in the Klondike region of the Yukon, highlight London at his very best.
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ISBN: 978-1-62012-123-8

Though best known for the novel The Call of the Wild, American author and activist Jack London was also a prolific short story writer. The Faith of Men is a tale packed with twists and turns that follows two wealthy friends as they navigate the challenges of love, life, and the great outdoors.
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ISBN: 978-1-62012-275-4

American journalist and action-adventure writer Jack London had a life-long fascination with the indigenous tribes of the Pacific Northwest, and he brings his extensive research and first-hand experience in the region to bear in the fiction he wrote about these communities.
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ISBN: 978-1-62011-955-6

Although best known for his novel Call of the Wild, Jack London was a talented and prolific writer whose fiction spanned multiple genres. For its time, London's work also displayed a rare degree of experimentation with narrative form. Although Smoke Bellew is a traditional novel on many levels, it also plays with structure in interesting ways. Some literary experts point out that Smoke Bellew may more accurately be described as a series of interconnected short stories featuring the same title character than a novel. A must-read for fans of the action-adventure genre.
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ISBN: 978-1-62012-223-5

It is the year 2072, sixty years on from the scarlet plague that decimated the earth's population. As one of the few who knew life before the plague, James Howard Smith tries to impart what he knows to his grandsons while he still can. Jack London's visionary post-apocalyptic novel The Scarlet Plague was written in 1912.
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ISBN: 978-1-62011-102-4

Jack London's Martin Eden was first published in 1909 and is the story of a young writer's quest for celebrity and love. Much loved by writers who identify with Martin's belief that when he posted a manuscript, 'there was no human editor at the other end, but a mere cunning arrangement of cogs that changed the manuscript from one envelope to another and stuck on the stamps,' that automatically returned it slapped with a rejection slip.
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ISBN: 978-1-62011-685-2

Though most of Jack London's novels and short stories fall firmly into the action-adventure category, the prolific author occasionally ventured into other genres, as well. Although The Red One, like many of London's tales, is set among an indigenous tribe, the story—which details the discovery of a strange object of worship which seems to have originated in another world—contains some fascinating themes that will please fans of science fiction and supernatural writing, as well.
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ISBN: 978-1-62011-954-9

Take a voyage through the Pacific in this series of tales from Jack London, one of the foremost chroniclers of the American West. Set in a variety of locales in, around, and off the coast of San Francisco, the short stories and sketches collected in this volume are sure to please fans of fast-paced outdoor adventures, California culture, and travel writing.
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ISBN: 978-1-62012-076-7

Writer Jack London lived a life that paralleled the amazing exploits of the action-adventure heroes in his novels. The Cruise of the Snark is an engaging travelogue that details a South Pacific sea voyage that London took in 1907 in a vessel known as the Snark.
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ISBN: 978-1-62012-023-1

The beloved author of such works as The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea Wolf turns his keen eye to social realism in The People of the Abyss. In this fascinating volume, Jack London recounts his first-hand experiences living in the slums of the city that bears his name. Read the non-fiction account that brought world-wide attention to the appalling conditions facing England's working poor in the early twentieth century.
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ISBN: 978-1-62011-390-5

American author H.P. Lovecraft was known for putting his own unique twist on classic horror themes. In the short story The Shunned House, Lovecraft molds the conventions of the haunted house tale to his own ends in a suspenseful account of an old dwelling whose very essence appears to infect those who live with its walls.
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ISBN: 978-1-62012-819-0

Descended from prominent thinkers and creatives on both sides of her family, including the French painter Jean-Hilaire Belloc and English philosopher Joseph Priestly, Marie Belloc Lowndes was a prolific biographer and journalist who also had some success with her character-driven fiction. The volume Studies in Wives brings together six keenly observed stories about women exploring what it means to be married.
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ISBN: 978-1-62013-449-8

This thought-provoking series of essays addresses various "lures," or enticing traps that aren't what they appear to be and can provoke confusion in one's thinking and behavior. Author Joseph Lucas doesn't shy away from big ideas or controversy—the "lures" he tackles range from democracy to Jesus Christ.
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ISBN: 978-1-62013-557-0

Introduce a young reader in your life to the unparalleled thrill of legends and folk tales with this globe-spanning collection from Hamilton Wright Mabie. With tales from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, it's a comprehensive and easy-to-read compendium of the rich tradition of myths, legends, and folklore that will enchant audiences of all ages.
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ISBN: 978-1-62013-564-8

The Princess and the Goblin is an enduring children's fantasy novel by George MacDonald, published in 1872. Anne Thaxter Eaton wrote that the book and its sequel, The Princess and Curdie "quietly suggest in every incident ideas of courage and honor.
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ISBN: 978-1-62011-151-2