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Chapter 18

In Will Warburton

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George Gissing


Published two years after Gissing's death, this novel tells the story of Will Warburton. Will loses his money in a failed business venture a…

South of the Slot, Part 2

In The Strength of the Strong

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Jack London


Seven short stories, written around the middle of London's writing career. The stories take place in diverse settings and time periods, from…

Chapter 15

In The Day's Journey

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Netta Syrett


Netta Syrett was the niece of Grant Allen and a "new woman" in her own right. Educated at the University of Cambridge, she tried t…

Chapter 15

In Discoveries Among the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon

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Austen Layard


Austen Henry Layard is best known as the excavator of Nimrud and of Nineveh, where he uncovered a large proportion of the Assyrian palace re…

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