Viva La Vida Complete

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Jessie's biological parents brought her back from a Rust Belt wasteland just to force her into marrying a paralyzed heir to save their bankrupt empire. Three years later, when the global doomsday apocalypse hit, her own family shoved her into a swarm of infected corpses. As she was being torn apart by mutated hounds, she was stunned by what she saw. Her fake sister, Harley, was clutching the antique silver necklace she had stolen from Jessie—an heirloom that secretly contained a magical spatial dimension. When the infected swarmed them, her biological mother didn't even look back. "Jessie is just white trash, she is perfectly suited to buy us time to run!" Harley used Jessie's stolen necklace to live in absolute safety and luxury, while Jessie's windpipe was ripped out in the rotting wasteland. Until she died, Jessie didn't understand. She was their true flesh and blood. Why did her parents hate her so much? Why was she sacrificed so easily while the fake daughter got everything? Opening her eyes again, the blinding glare of a crystal chandelier stabbed into her retinas. She was back in the Manhattan penthouse on the exact day they sold her off. This time, Jessie calmly signed the marriage contract, demanded a one hundred million dollar buyout, and walked out to prepare for the apocalypse.

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Coniston, Complete by Winston Churchill

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First published 1892. Author was a soldier, composer and French dramatist who received the Legion of Honour.

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Coniston -- Complete by Winston Churchill

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Lucretia, Complete by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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Harold, Complete by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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You must often have felt, gentlemen, -- each and all of you, -- especially when sitting alone at night, a strange and unaccountable sensation of coldness and awe creep over you; your blood curdles, and the heart stands still; the limbs shiver, the hair bristles; you are afraid to look up, to turn yo

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George Meredith was both a novelist and poet. Born in Portsmouth, England , his work is used as a classic example of Victorian literature.

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Gerfaut -- Complete by Charles de Bernard

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Gerfaut, Complete by Charles de Bernard

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Pelham, Complete by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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Not to be confused with the famous British prime minister, Winston Churchill was a 20th century American author known for best-selling historical fiction and adventure novels. One of his novels, The Crisis, is set in the American Civil War and was the most popular book of 1901.

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William Wymark "W. W." Jacobs, an English author of short stories and novels. Although much of his work was humorous, he is most famous for his horror story "The Monkey's Paw".

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Paul Clifford, Complete by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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The Great Conspiracy, Complete by John Alexander Logan

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Ludovic Halevy was born in Paris, January 1, 1834. His father was Leon Halevy, the celebrated author; his grandfather, Fromenthal, the eminent composer. Ludovic was destined for the civil service, and, after finishing his studies, entered successively the Department of State (1852); the Algerian Dep

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Prince Zilah -- Complete by Jules Claretie

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Trajectory presents classics of world literature with 21st century features! Our original-text editions include the following visual enhancements to foster a deeper understanding of the work: Word Clouds at the start of each chapter highlight important words. Word, sentence, paragraph counts, and re

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Gilbert Parker was a late 19th and early 20th century politician and novelist who wrote prodigiously. The British-Canadian's works are still popular in the 21st century.

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No Defense, Complete by Gilbert Parker

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Ragged Lady, Complete by William Dean Howells