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Hough, Emerson.
54-40 or Fight
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2012. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62011-859-7
For much of the nineteenth century, the boundaries of the United States were in flux. Frontier lawyer turned Western writer Emerson Hough takes on the topic of one such border controversy in the no...
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Jewett, Sarah Orne.
A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches
Cleveland : : The Floating Press, , 2017. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-77667-753-5
Dig into the diverse body of work of one of the foremost practitioners of short fiction in nineteenth-century America, Sarah Orne Jewett. This wide-ranging volume includes a complete novel, A Count...
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de Balzac, Honore.
A Drama on the Seashore
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2014. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-63421-348-6
This short section of Honore de Balzac's vast story cycle The Human Comedy unfolds against the beautiful backdrop of the western coast of France. A couple on vacation have a chance encounter with a...
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Stratton-Porter, Gene.
A Girl of the Limberlost
Limberlost Series, Book 2.
(
Limberlost. )
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2013. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62013-272-2
One of the most beloved novels of its era, A Girl of the Limberlost is a masterpiece of pastoral literature. Protagonist Elnora Comstock is deeply enamored of the enchanting forest known as the Lim...
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Bennett, Arnold.
A Great Man
A Frolic.
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2014. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-63421-310-3
British author Arnold Bennett was well acquainted with the ups and downs of literary acclaim. In the witty romp A Great Man , he brings his personal experiences to bear in telling the tale of Henry...
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Hardy, Thomas.
A Group of Noble Dames
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2012. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62011-787-3
Whether you're a long-time fan of Thomas Hardy's works or a first-time reader who is curious about the author of such masterpieces as Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Far From the Madding Crowd , this...
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Fox, John, Jr.
A Knight of the Cumberland
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2013. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62013-159-6
Populated by a parade of fascinating characters, this slice-of-life story provides a glimpse into life in the Appalachian region in the early twentieth century. A prodigal son, the offspring of a l...
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Burnett, Frances Hodgson.
A Lady of Quality
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2014. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-63421-108-6
In Frances Hodgson Burnett's compelling historical novel A Lady of Quality , a girl named Clorinda is born and raised in a horrible environment. Motherless, resented, and brought up as a boy by her...
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Douglas, Amanda Minnie.
A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2015. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-63421-756-9
In this historical novel geared for younger readers, little Primrose Henry is a kindhearted but fiercely independent orphan who is shuttled back and forth between relatives, many of which are Quake...
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Douglas, Amanda Minnie.
A Little Girl in Old Quebec
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2015. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-63421-757-6
Take a trip to one of the oldest European settlements in North America in this charming novel geared for younger audiences. The spirited, plucky orphan Rose falls ill and has to resign herself to t...
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Douglas, Amanda Minnie.
A Little Girl in Old Salem
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2015. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-63421-761-3
A young man named Chilian Leverett finds himself the guardian of a little girl named Cynthia, whose father ? an old chum of Chilian's ? is on the verge of succumbing to a terminal illness. Cynthia ...
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Douglas, Amanda Minnie.
A Little Girl in Old St. Louis
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2015. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-63421-754-5
Orphaned and abandoned, young Renee de Longueville has been passed between relatives and family friends. Traveling from France to the new world, she meets her grouchy grandfather, who gives her a l...
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Douglas, Amanda Minnie.
A Little Girl of Long Ago
Or, Hannah Ann.
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2015. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-63421-762-0
Amanda Minnie Douglas was the creator of the popular "Little Girl" historical fiction series for younger readers. Each volume recounts the adventures of a young heroine living in the distant past. ...
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A Man Among Ye
(
A Man Among Ye 2020. )
Cleveland : : Image Comics, , 2021. - Collected Mini-Series. - 1 online resource
High adventure on the high seas in the waning days of piracy, when men were men, and the best pirates were women? Writer STEPHANIE PHILLIPS (Butcher of Paris, Descendent) and artist CRAIG CERMAK (R...
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A Man Among Ye (2020), Volume 2
(
A Man Among Ye 2020. )
Cleveland : : Image Comics, , 2022. - Collected. - 1 online resource
High adventure on the high seas in the waning days of piracy, when men were men, and the best pirates were women? Writer STEPHANIE PHILLIPS (Butcher of Paris, Descendent) and artist CRAIG CERMAK (R...
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Wentworth, Patricia.
A Marriage Under the Terror
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2013. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62013-431-3
Later in her career, Patricia Wentworth created the beloved mystery series featuring stalwart amateur sleuth Miss Silver. In this, her first novel, Wentworth spins a gripping tale about a doomed pa...
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Taylor, Philip Meadows.
A Noble Queen
A Romance of Indian History.
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2015. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-63421-516-9
English author Philip Meadows Taylor was sent to work in India at the age of fifteen and spent much of his life in the country, focusing his efforts on social reforms and becoming an expert on Indi...
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collingwood, Harry.
A Pirate of the Caribbees
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2012. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62013-037-7
Though it's known today as a paradise for sun-worshipping tourists, the Caribbean's past is much darker. Centuries ago, the region was overrun with rapacious and bloodthirsty seadogs. In Harry Coll...
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Henty, G. A.
A Search for a Secret
A Novel.
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2013. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62013-329-3
Action-adventure novelist G. A. Henty was renowned for his ability to craft explosive, unexpected plot twists, and the mystery at the center of A Search for a Secret is a prime example of the autho...
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Bierce, Ambrose.
A Son of the Gods, and A Horseman in the Sky
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2013. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62013-226-5
Today, Ambrose Bierce is best remembered for his blazingly satirical take on politics and society in general, which was probably best encapsulated in The Devil's Dictionary . However, Bierce paid h...
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Marshall, Archibald.
Abington Abbey
A Novel.
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2012. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62012-841-1
British author Archibald Marshall became a writer later in life and rapidly gained acclaim in his own country and abroad. Regarded as a literary realist who worked in a vein similar to that mined b...
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Shanower, Eric.
Age of Bronze (1998), Volume 1
A Thousand Ships (Colorized).
(
Age of Bronze 1998. )
Cleveland : : Image Comics, , 2018. - Colorized, Collected. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-5343-1164-0
Daring heroes, breathtaking women, betrayals, love and death--the most spectacular war story ever told: The Trojan War. When a lustful Trojan prince abducts the beautiful Queen Helen of Sparta, Hel...
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Shanower, Eric.
Age of Bronze (1998), Volume 1
A Thousand Ships.
(
Age of Bronze 1998. )
Cleveland : : Image Comics, , 2001. - Collected. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-5343-0795-7
Daring heroes, breathtaking women, betrayals, love and death--the most spectacular war story ever told: The Trojan War. When a lustful Trojan prince abducts the beautiful Queen Helen of Sparta, Hel...
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Shanower, Eric.
Age of Bronze (1998), Volume 2
Sacrifice.
(
Age of Bronze 1998. )
Cleveland : : Image Comics, , 2005. - Collected. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-5343-0792-6
The Trojan War has been the greatest of Greek myths for more than 2500 years, and now ERIC SHANOWER presents his unique version of the story, gathered from extensive sources and drawn with historic...
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Shanower, Eric.
Age of Bronze (1998), Volume 2
Sacrifice (Colorized).
(
Age of Bronze 1998. )
Cleveland : : Image Comics, , 2020. - Colorized, Collected. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-5343-1684-3
Daring heroes, breathtaking women, betrayals, love and death--the most spectacular war story ever told: The Trojan War. When a lustful Trojan prince abducts the beautiful Queen Helen of Sparta, Hel...
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Shanower, Eric.
Age of Bronze (1998), Volume 3A
Betrayal Pt 1.
(
Age of Bronze 1998. )
Cleveland : : Image Comics, , 2007. - Collected. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-5343-0793-3
High King Agamemnon lusts to conquer the wealthy city of Troy. He leads his army across the sea, fighting all the way. On the island of Tenedos, just off the coast of Troy, Achilles leads the attac...
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Shanower, Eric.
Age of Bronze (1998), Volume 3B
Betrayal Pt 2.
(
Age of Bronze 1998. )
Cleveland : : Image Comics, , 2013. - Collected. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-5343-0794-0
The Trojan plain fills with death as Achaean forces clash in blood with the Trojan army. In the city of Troy Pandarus pulls the strings to put Troilus in Cressida's bed. But when Cressida is ripped...
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Age Of Bronze, Volume 3
(
Age Of Bronze. )
Cleveland : : Image Comics, , 2022. - Color. - 1 online resource
Daring heroes, breathtaking women, betrayals, love and death--the most spectacular war story ever told: The Trojan War. When a lustful Trojan prince abducts the beautiful Queen Helen of Sparta, Hel...
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James, G. P. R.
Agincourt
A Romance.
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2014. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-63421-197-0
In the long slog of the Hundred Years' War, the English forces' decisive victory in the Battle of Agincourt proved to be a key turning point. In this gripping historical novel from G. P. R. James, ...
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Bates, Arlo.
Albrecht
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2014. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-63421-324-0
In Albrecht , novelist Arlo Bates contemplates the transformative power of love via an entertainingly novel fantasy tale. Set against the backdrop of a traditional courtly romance, a wood sprite wh...
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Bellamy, Edward.
An Echo of Antietam
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2014. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62013-932-5
Though the Civil War short story An Echo of Antietam marks a notable departure from the utopian fantasy that helped author Edward Bellamy rise to literary acclaim, it highlights similar themes of c...
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de Balzac, Honore.
An Episode Under the Terror
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2014. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-63421-346-2
Set in the aftermath of the French Revolution, this short story from the Scenes of Political Life section of Honore de Balzac's The Human Comedy immerses readers in the terrifying tumult of the per...
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Gardener, Helen H.
An Unofficial Patriot
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2013. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62013-308-8
Fans of historical fiction will enjoy this tightly plotted tale from author Helen H. Gardener. An Unofficial Patriot follows the ups and downs of a Southern-born clergyman, Griffith Davenport, as h...
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Galt, John.
Annals of the Parish
Or the Chronicle of Dalmailing During the Ministry of the Rev. Micah Balwhidder.
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2014. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-63421-093-5
Immerse yourself in the life of a small Scottish village as it begins to shake off centuries-old traditions and eases into the transition to the modern era, with all the attendant pitfalls and prob...
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Collins, Wilkie.
Antonina
Or, the Fall of Rome.
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2012. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62012-981-4
Master storyteller Wilkie Collins is known for his tightly plotted novels, which often have plots drawn from historical events. This engrossing romance, set against the backdrop of ancient Rome as ...
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brown, Charles Brockden.
Arthur Mervyn
Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793.
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2012. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62012-521-2
Settle in for a cozy night of reading with this gothic classic from Charles Brockden Brown. The tale follows protagonist Arthur Mervyn through a hellishly difficult period in his life, marred by il...
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Chopin, Kate.
At Fault
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2012. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62012-602-8
Groundbreaking author Kate Chopin was known for her innovative portraits of nineteenth-century heroines facing the challenges of life under strictly constrained gender roles. At Fault is a richly d...
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Dickens, Charles.
Barnaby Rudge
A Tale of the Riots of Eighty.
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2012. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62012-427-7
Renowned storyteller Charles Dickens takes on the historical novel in Barnaby Rudge , a gripping fictionalized account of the anti-Catholicism turmoil that rocked England in the late eighteenth cen...
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Fenn, George Manville.
Begumbagh
A Tale of the Indian Mutiny, and Three Other Short Stories.
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2015. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-63421-713-2
Begumbagh is a short novel targeted to younger audiences that presents a view of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Though Fenn's account is slanted toward the British military's perspective, it's an en...
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Alcott, Louisa May.
Behind a Mask
Or, A Woman's Power.
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2012. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62012-053-8
Though best known for the lighthearted look at family life and sisterly relationships in Little Women , some of Louisa May Alcott's work touched on more socially significant themes. Behind a Mask, ...
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Henty, G. A.
Beric the Briton
A Story of the Roman Invasion.
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2012. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62012-527-4
Take a trip back in time to witness the turmoil that gripped ancient Rome when the great civilization was rent asunder by slave rebellions and regional conflicts between warring villages. This thri...
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Grey, Zane.
Betty Zane
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2012. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62011-881-8
The historical novel Betty Zane was famed Western writer Zane Grey's first published book. The plucky protagonist was an ancestor of Zane Grey who fought ferociously during the Revolutionary War, s...
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Barker, B.
Blackbeard
The Pirate of Roanoke.
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2012. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62013-040-7
The notorious pirate Blackbeard terrorized a vast swath of the Atlantic Ocean in the early modern period, trolling for victims in an area that stretched from the West Indies to what is now the nort...
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Ansel, Sophie.
Burmese Moons
Cleveland : : Idea and Design Work, LLC, , 2018. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-68406-505-9
In the jungle of Burma, the Zomi tribe lives modestly and peacefully. Thazama is a young, intrepid Zomi who loves hunting and playing games with his friend Moonpi. But the ensuing bloodbath of the ...
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London, Jack.
Burning Daylight
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2012. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62012-024-8
No other writer before or since has been able to capture the awe-inspiring ferocity of the Western American landscape like Jack London. This fictionalized account of the Yukon gold rush offers pain...
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Trollope, Anthony.
Can You Forgive Her?
Palliser Series, Book 1.
(
Palliser. )
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2012. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62012-048-4
A woman forced to choose between two suitors is one of the world's oldest dilemmas. In the skilled hands of Anthony Trollope, this conundrum becomes an engrossing examination of the subtle family t...
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Gautier, Theophile.
Captain Fracasse
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2012. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62012-866-4
Get set for action and adventure in this thrill-a-minute swashbuckler from French writer Theophile Gautier. The tale follows the ups and downs of a well-born but penniless aristocrat who casts asid...
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Chambers, Robert W.
Cardigan
Cardigan Series, Book 1.
(
Cardigan. )
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2013. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62013-218-0
This classic tale of bravery in the face of almost unimaginable odds is a must-read for fans of historical fiction with a strong action-adventure bent. Intrepid protagonist Michael Cardigan has a s...
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Edgeworth, Maria.
Castle Rackrent
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2012. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62012-322-5
The Castle Rackrent estate is owned by four generations of Englishmen, each dissipated, cruel or improvident in some way. Their lives are chronicled by the estate's Irish steward, Thady Quirk. He i...
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Trollope, Anthony.
Castle Richmond
Cleveland : : Duke Classics, , 2012. - 1 online resource ISBN 978-1-62012-321-8
Castle Richmond is about the fortunes and relationships of two families of the Irish aristocracy, set against the harrowing background of the Great Famine. Sir Thomas Fitzgerald is being blackmaile...