Cate Barratt
Once a Week
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A. A. Milne
Once a Week is a delightful collection of short stories by A. A. Milne, the celebrated author of Winnie the Pooh. Originally published in th…
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar (version 3)
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Maurice Leblanc
A series of loosely related short stories of the early adventures of France's famous gentleman burglar, Arsène Lupin, as told by an a…
The Great Gold Rush: A Tale of the Klondike
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William Henry Pope Jarvis
Canadian journalist William Jarvis' gently fictionalized work recounts many of the countless fascinating tales of the Klondike Gold Rush in …
A Thief in the Night
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E. W. Hornung
Gentleman thief A.J. Raffles burgles his way through a series of homes in late Victorian England. A Thief in the Night is a short story coll…
Mr. Justice Raffles
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E. W. Hornung
A. J. Raffles is a British gentleman thief of some renown who, in this, the hero's final adventure, ironically demonstrates a sense of moral…
Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others
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John Kendrick Bangs
Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others invites listeners into a whimsical world where the supernatural meets the absurd. In this collection of sh…
The Prussian Officer
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D. H. Lawrence
The collection of short stories - of which The Prussian Officer is one - was Lawrence’s first such book. A German officer and his orderly ar…
An Amiable Charlatan (version 2)
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E. Phillips Oppenheim
A lively adventure of a father-daughter con team enjoying themselves in Edwardian London. - Summary by Cate Barratt
Toppleton's Client
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John Kendrick Bangs
A pre-eminent legal firm gets far more than it bargained for when it hires the son of its late senior partner, Hopkins Toppleton, Sr., simpl…
The Eight Strokes of the Clock (Version 2)
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Maurice Leblanc
The Eight Strokes of the Clock is a collection of short stories centred on Arsène Lupin, former gentleman thief extraordinaire. In th…
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times vol 5
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François Pierre Guillaume Guizot
François Pierre Guillaume Guizot (October 4, 1787 -September 12, 1874) was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a do…
France in the Nineteenth Century
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Elizabeth Wormeley Latimer
France in the Nineteenth Century offers a comprehensive overview of a pivotal era in French history, as seen through the eyes of Elizabeth W…
Mystery at Geneva: An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings
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Rose Macaulay
Henry Beechtree, a newspaper correspondent for the British Bolshevist, is covering the latest otherwise sleepy session of the League of Nati…
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times vol 6
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François Pierre Guillaume Guizot
François Pierre Guillaume Guizot was a French historian, orator, and statesman. He played a significant role in French politics befor…
Jack and the Check Book
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John Kendrick Bangs
Bangs is in top form in his version of this small collection of timeless fairy tales. If you don't immediately recognize Jack and the Check …
The Makers of Canada: Champlain
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Narcisse-Eutropee Dionne
Champlain offers an insightful exploration of the life and legacy of Samuel de Champlain, the French explorer renowned for founding Quebec a…
England, Canada and the Great War
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Louis-Georges Desjardins
England, Canada and the Great War offers a critical examination of the contributions of Quebecers during World War I, challenging the narrat…
Moral Tales
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Elisabeth Charlotte Pauline Guizot
Short stories written by the first wife of French statesman Francois Guizot for young readers. - Summary by Cate Barratt