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The Forgotten Irish
On the eve of the American Civil War, 1.6 million Irish-born people were living in the United States. The majority had emigrated to the major industrialised cities of the North; …
The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice
This fast-paced psychological thriller, like many of Wilkie Collins' novels, has been instrumental in the development of the detective novel as a distinct literary genre and …
The House by the Churchyard
The House by the Churchyard is simply a triumph of style. From the outset, this particular work contrives to create an atmosphere of such uneasy foreboding, that the reader cannot …
Wood Leighton
Wood Leighton is written by one of Victorian literature's most prolific authors, the writer and poet Mary Howitt.
The Children of Castletown House
Castletown House, Ireland's largest and earliest Palladian-style house, was built between 1722 and 1729 for William Conolly, Speaker of the Irish House of Commons and the …
Cannibalism and Human Sacrifice
Presents a record of the barbaric and grisly phenomenon of cannibalism, the practice of which has been recorded throughout history in almost every part of the world. This book …
The Grey Woman
Chronicles of Dartmoor
Chronicles of Dartmoor.
The Diary of a Nobody
Charles Pooter, a lower middle-class clerk and the 'Nobody' of the title, believes that his rather ordinary life is just as interesting as those of 'Somebodies' and that the …
Land's End
Land's End.
The Attache: Or Sam Slick in England
Regarded by many as the equal of Charles Dickens, Haliburton's incisive social commentary is always expressed with sparkling wit. A dedicated parliamentarian and judge, the …
Mr Facey Romford's Hounds
Facey is a trickster who takes advantage of society's greed and gullibility, and gets away with it. This brisk, entertaining novel is the sequel to Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour. …