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Twelve cases take Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson through London and the English countryside. Small observations reveal clues that others overlook. The collection includes A Scandal in Bohemia and The Speckled Band, presented in their original English.
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Looking for lodgings in London, Dr Watson meets Sherlock Holmes. Their first case begins with a dead man in an empty house and uncovers a story of love and revenge. This edition presents the first Sherlock Holmes novel in its original English.
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Mole discovers life by the river, befriends Rat and shares adventures with Badger and Toad. Kenneth Grahame’s story follows their friendships, their attachment to home and their appetite for adventure. Read the original English text in this edition.
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During a bitter winter, Elizabeth Whittle and her son Hanley share a small household shaped by poverty and illness. Clothes and keepsakes draw Elizabeth back to the romances and losses of her youth, while Hanley struggles to care for her in the present. The story follows the uneasy meeting of memory, longing and daily dependence.
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The King of Bohemia asks Sherlock Holmes to recover a photograph from Irene Adler before it threatens his marriage. With Watson at his side, Holmes devises a plan to discover where she keeps it. His confidence meets an unexpected challenge in a woman who can anticipate his next move.
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Set on Long Island on the night before the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776, this story follows Continental troops waiting on Brooklyn Heights while British forces gather beyond the hills. Washington in New York worries over the defensive position and his orders to watch the Jamaica road, while Putnam and the outposts try to keep their posts. Amid the tension, Sergeant Abner Cotton moves between Maryland and New England soldiers, revealing the friction, pride, and uncertainty within the army.
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Looking for lodgings in London, Dr Watson meets Sherlock Holmes. Their first case begins with a dead man in an empty house and uncovers a story of love and revenge. This edition presents the first Sherlock Holmes novel in its original English.
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Set at Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War, this short story follows Alva Jukes, a hard-bitten soldier moving through a camp of cold huts, scarcity, and disease. After he receives a letter from home, he learns of the death of a comrade and hears soldiers rage over the army’s lack of clothes, food, and support from Congress. Jukes then leaves the camp and heads into the woods beyond the brigade street.
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Henry Potts becomes a local hero after risking his life to save children from runaway horses. Confined to bed by his injuries, he receives visitors and praise while his family faces mounting practical worries. The story follows the distance between public admiration and the care Henry and his wife actually need.
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Dr. Morgan, a scientist and psychologist in a mountain observatory, has long used telepathy to communicate with people on Mars and Venus. Through his thought recorder, he is linked with Lotan, a young Venusian botanist and plant hunter, as Lotan struggles after a storm leaves his one-man flier damaged and drifting toward the sea. On the shore of a Venusian island, Lotan repairs his craft and notices wreckage, a drowned sailor, and fresh tracks leading into the jungle.
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“Advice to the Grub Street Verse-writers” by Jonathan Swift, read for LibriVox by Ed Meade, Great Plains, Jc Guan, Kristin Hughes (1974-2021), Lee Ann Howlett, Lise Esch, Merrill, Mike Love, Rhonda Federman. This audiobook contains 9 chapters.
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Jack Morris runs a carnival wax museum in Peelsville, Illinois. After a child insists that one of the figures is alive, Morris investigates the Napoleon display and encounters a presence studying its human visitors. The discovery turns a routine evening at the carnival into a confrontation with an unfamiliar threat.
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“All Round the Year” by Saretta Nesbit, E. Nesbit, read for LibriVox by Cori Samuel, David Barnes, Peter Yearsley, Lizzie Driver, Sarah McIntrye. This audiobook contains 1 chapters.
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In Monte Vista, Sheriff Joe Cook is beset by two worries: a falling potato market threatens his farm income, and the elusive thief Foxy Fromera has again avoided arrest. His deputy, Shorty McKay, tries to calm him with advice to store the potatoes and take time away from the office. As the sheriff weighs whether to go fishing to clear his head, Shorty is already thinking about how to help him.
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