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The American Claimant

Mark Twain

Modern · Intermediate

This comedy of mistaken identities follows an American colonel who discovers he's heir to a British earldom, while a British viscount journeys to America seeking to renounce his aristocracy and live as an ordinary man.

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The Barbarism of Berlin

G. K. Chesterton

Modern · Intermediate

In this work, Chesterton argues against the barbaric behavior exhibited by Prussia, contrasting it with the more ethical stances of other nations in the conflict, and posits that a fundamental breakdown of promises and reciprocity is at the heart of the issues leading to war.

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The Case of Oscar Slater

Arthur Conan Doyle

Modern · Intermediate

This non-fiction work critiques the Scottish legal system and explores the conviction of Oscar Slater, a Jewish immigrant who was sentenced to death in 1909 for the brutal murder of an elderly woman, Miss Marion Gilchrist.

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The Cave Girl

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Modern · Intermediate

When frail, bookish Waldo Emerson Smith-Jones is swept overboard onto a mysterious jungle island, he encounters primitive tribes and a beautiful cave girl named Nadara.

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The Chessmen of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Modern · Intermediate

When Tara, princess of Helium and daughter of John Carter, crashes her flier in a storm, she finds herself captured by the horrific Kaldanes—large heads with crab-like legs who ride headless human bodies.

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The Dynamiter

Robert Louis Stevenson

Modern · Intermediate

The opening of "The Dynamiter" introduces a chance meeting between two friends, Paul Somerset and Edward Challoner, in London, where they both share their dwindling fortunes.

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The Flying Inn

G. K. Chesterton

Modern · Intermediate

Set in a future England dominated by Progressive Islam and temperance laws, the story follows Humphrey Pump and Captain Patrick Dalroy as they travel the countryside with a barrel of rum, exploiting legal loopholes to evade prohibition.

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The Gilded Age, Part 2

Mark Twain

Modern · Intermediate

The story follows a poor rural family's attempts to sell their vast Tennessee landholdings, focusing on their adopted daughter Laura, who becomes a Washington lobbyist seeking congressional support.

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The Gilded Age, Part 3

Mark Twain

Modern · Intermediate

It follows a poor rural family's attempts to gain wealth by selling their vast land holdings, while their adopted daughter Laura becomes a Washington lobbyist seeking congressional support.

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The Gilded Age, Part 4

Mark Twain

Modern · Intermediate

Set in post-Civil War America, this collaboration skewers greed and political corruption through the story of the Hawkins family's quest for wealth through land speculation.

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The Glamour of the Arctic

Arthur Conan Doyle

Modern · Intermediate

This book delves into the whaling industry, recounting the experiences and observations of those who venture into the icy north to hunt whales, all while capturing the allure and challenges of the Arctic environment.

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The Holly-Tree

Charles Dickens

Modern · Intermediate

The book explores themes of memory, love, and human connection through a narrative that intertwines the author's personal reflections and fictionalized accounts of his experiences.

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