18 books like The Marble Crusher
In black and white
Tales of native life in India, in Oriental style.
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The little bookroom
Collects twenty-seven of Eleanor Farjeon's stories, which include kings, princesses, servants, a mysterious flower, orphans, enchanted woods, an organ-grinder, giants, a little dressmaker, fairies, and a kindly farmer.
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Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances
The reminiscences of a young girl growing up in early nineteenth-century England.
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The Mystery of the Strange Messages
Mr. Goon, the policeman, can't understand it. Messages keep coming to him, popping up all over the place. But who is sending them? He thinks it is Fatty, playing tricks on him but this is the first the Five Find-Outers have heard about the messages. It all becomes a remarkable mystery, and one which the Five just have to solve.
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The Emperor's candlesticks
The Emperor's Candlesticks (1899) is a historical novel by Baroness Orczy and was her first book as an author.
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A Twist in the Tale
Jeffrey Archer's collection of twelve spellbinding stories, A Twist in the Tale, will sweep you on a journey of thwarted ambition, undying passion, and unswerving honor that you'll never forget. No one can weave a web of suspense, deliver a jolt of surprise, or teach a lesson in living like bestselling author Jeffrey Archer. From Africa to the Middle East, and from London to Beijing, Archer…
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The House Without a Key
Published in 1925, The House Without a Key introduces the kindly detective Charlie Chan, conceived by Earl Derr Biggers as a counter to the “Yellow Peril” stereotypes common in the era’s society. John Quincy Winterslip, having been sent by his family to convince his aunt to return to Boston, arrives in Honolulu to find that a rich family member with a shady past has been murdered. Detective…
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Blue Hand
Jim Steele, a clerk for a prominent London attorney, has the distasteful task of assisting a notorious client, Digby Groat, who stands to inherit the Jonathan Danton fortune. Danton’s infant daughter and closest heir, Dorothy, was thought to have died in a boating accident twenty years ago. Adding to the mystery, Dorothy’s mother, Lady Mary Danton, also disappeared around the same time. Jim…
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Tom Brown's School Days
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9 From the Nine Worlds
Beloved characters from the Magnus Chase series star in these short stories, each set in a different one of the Nine Worlds from Norse mythology.
The Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard trilogy may have concluded, but we haven't heard the last of our favorite peeps from the Nine Worlds.
Join Hearthstone, Blitzen, Samirah, Alex, Jack, T.J., Mallory, Halfborn, and more on a hilarious and…
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A Pack of Lies
As MCC Berkshire, the mysterious, book-obsessed man helping in Ailsa's mother's antique shop, tells wild stories that persuade customers to buy various items, teenaged Ailsa believes he is a liar but fears that he is not.
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The Royal Book of Oz
Scarecrow searches for his family tree and discovers that he is the Long Lost Emperor of the Silver Island.
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Mediumship Made Easy
Mediumship Made Easy
A straightforward introduction to connecting with the spirit world, developing your psychic skills and using your mediumship gifts to help others. A medium acts as a conduit between this life and the afterlife, receiving messages from the spirits of those who have passed. Gordon Smith, a world-famous psychic medium, is renowned for his ability to provide exact names, addresses and events relevant…
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We Don't Die
We Don't Die
This is the phenomenal true story of the world-renowned psychic medium George Anderson—the groundbreaking book that first brought afterlife experience into the light. For over 12 years Joel Martin documented evidence of Anderson's powers—the ability to reach 'the other side'—and repeatedly astonished believers and skeptics. This is the book of those universal visions, the inspiring messages of…
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The Parent's Assistent
The second of twenty-two children, Maria Edgeworth composed the stories in The Parent’s Assistant to educate and entertain her siblings. Among these great stories, you’ll find:The OrphansLazy LawrenceThe Birthday PresentForgive and ForgetThe MimicThe Little MerchantsThe Basket WomanEach story is carefully written by Edgeworth and edited by her father.
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The Magic World
Twelve stories with magic occurrences.
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Frostborn
Destined to take over his family farm in Norrøngard, Karn would rather play the board game, Thrones and Bones, until half-human, half frost giantess Thianna appears and they set out on an adventure, chased by a dragon, undead warriors, an evil uncle, and more.
Karn, who would rather be playing the board game Thrones and Bones, and Thianna, half-frost giant, half-human, team up when they are…
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Just William
There is only one Just William. The loveable imp has been harassing his unfortunate family and delighting hundreds of thousands of readers for years. Here, the Outlaws plan a day of non-stop adventure. The only problem is, William is meant to be babysitting. But William won't let that stop him having fun with his gang - he'll just bring the baby along!
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