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Vol 03, Ch. 11

In The Mysteries of Udolpho

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Ann Radcliffe


Considered a change agent in early Gothic romance; oft-referenced in later literary works or paid homage to by such authors as Jane Austen (…

Chapter 32

In The Portrait of a Lady Vol 2

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Henry James


The Portrait of a Lady is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly and Macmillan's Magazine in 1880-1881 …

THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER

In The Daffodil Mystery

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Edgar Wallace


Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (April 1, 1875–February 10, 1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 17…

I FIND A FRIEND

In Dead Men Tell No Tales

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E.W. Hornung and E. W. Hornung


Ernest William Hornung (June 7, 1866 – March 22, 1921) was an English author. Hornung was the third son of John Peter Hornung, a Hungarian, …

Mrs. Wilson's Determination.

In Mary Barton

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Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell


Mary Barton is the first novel by English author Elizabeth Gaskell, published in 1848. The story is set in the English city of Manchester du…

A Quintet --- Death of William Cullen Bryant

In Specimen Days

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Walt Whitman


Specimen Days is essentially the great American poet Walt Whitman's scrap book. It documents most of his life's adventures, especially his e…

THE MYSTERIOUS DEVICE

In The Scarlet Pimpernel (version 3 dramatic reading)

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Baroness Emma Orczy


Baroness Emma ("Emmuska") Orczy (September 23, 1865 – November 12, 1947) was a British novelist, playwright and artist of Hungaria…

Book 5, Chapter 44: Arthur's Return

In Adam Bede

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George Eliot


Adam Bede, the first novel written by George Eliot (the pen name of Mary Ann Evans), was published in 1859. It was published pseudonymously,…

012 - Recipes. Chapter 6. Part 5.

In The Book of Household Management

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Isabella Beeton and Mrs. Isabella Beeton


"Mrs. Beeton's" is a guide to all aspects of running a household in Victorian Britain. Published in 1861, it was an immediate best…