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The Valley of Fear (Version 2)

Read by Alisson Veldhuis

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

John Douglas has been murdered at Birlstone manner, but Sherlock Holmes' main concern is the missing dumbell in the murder room. This fourth…

The Mayor of Casterbridge (version 3)

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Thomas Hardy

In a fit of drunkenness, Michael Henchard sells his wife and baby daughter to the highest bidder at a country fair. He lives with regret and…

Tess of the d'Urbervilles (version 2)

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Thomas Hardy

Tess of the d'Urbervilles subtitled, "A Pure Woman," is the story of a young working woman named Tess Durbeyfield who is sent by h…

The Last Day of a Condemned

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Victor Hugo

A man who has been condemned to death writes down his cogitations, feelings and fears while he is waiting for his execution. He does not bet…

00 - Preface

In Toilers of the Sea

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Victor Hugo

This is the story of a man’s monumental struggle against nature, to win the hand of the woman he loves, and surmount every difficulty that N…

Chapter LXXXI - The Room of the Retired Baker

In The Count of Monte Cristo (version 2)

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Alexandre Dumas

The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and the Levant during the historical events of 1815–1838 (from just bef…

00 - Dedication

In Diary of an Old Soul

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George MacDonald

George MacDonald, a Scottish pastor, wrote these short poems, one for each day of the year, to help him with the severer misfortune he was e…