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Frances Hodgson Burnet's 1911 novel is about Mary Lennox, an unloved orphan who journeys from India to Yorkshire to live at Misselthwaite Manor, the home of her uncle Archibald Craven. Under the influence of the beautiful countryside and its kind inhabitants, Mary begins to blossom. She soon discovers there are secrets of many kinds both inside and outside her uncle's estate. In particular, she longs to discover the key to a hidden garden that has been shut away for 10 years.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the first published collection of short stories featuring the famous consulting detective and his friend and colleague Dr. Watson.

North and South follows the young Margaret Hale as she is caught in the middle of the brutal world between employers and local workers following the Industrial Revolution. She finds herself at odds from the very start with John Thornton, a local factory owner and self-made man, as she believes him to be unfeeling and callous about the poverty and suffering of the workers while John sees Margaret as haughty and entitled. Further conflicts arise when the workers strike and Margaret feels compelled to intervene with no regard for her own safety.

The greatest mystery of the ancient world remains the identity of the person who set fire to the Great Library in Alexandria. One hundred years later, Heron of Alexandria - the city's most renowned inventor and creator of Temple miracles - receives coin from a mysterious patron to investigate the crime. Desperate to be free of the debts incurred by her twin brother, she accepts and sets in motion a chain of events that will shake the Roman Empire and change the course of history forever.

Jane Eyre is a plain orphan girl, unloved and abused by her Aunt Reed, who is sent away to boarding school. Strong of heart and craving independence, Jane embarks upon a life of governess to a young French girl named Adele, the benefactor of the mysterious Mr. Rochester. Life at Thornfield Hall proves just as mysterious as its owner with haunting laughter and a dark secret living in the attic.

Monday or Tuesday is a captivating introduction to Virginia Woolf, one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. These eight tales by the author of Mrs. Dalloway and To the Lighthouse reveal her early experiments in the art of fiction. The stories convey tantalizing glimpses of uncommon yet everyday characters

It seemed like a straightforward request–and Helena is used to her sister Blanche making demands on her time and fortune. But the most ambitious of her sisters reveals a dilemma that may wipe out the title she holds. When tragedy strikes, Helena must reprise her role as the Investigating Lady to save a nephew she doesn’t even like.

Is the law always right? Aella and Zephyr were set up and arrested for murders they didn't commit. With the whole world looking on, can they prove their innocence? Jacobs is determined to ruin Aella no matter what. Can she stand up to him without endangering more human lives? Also, why does Jacobs hate mythicals so much? Aella is determined to find out before she takes him down. One person can help Aella sort out this mess, but will he even care?

Izzy feels invisible. Trapped under the weight of expectation and censored by shame. Her mum Steph and best friend Grace have always been there to save her. But with one under the control of her stepfather and the other caught in the throes of new love, Izzy is falling between the cracks. As threats to her safety grow, Izzy wants to scream. But first she must find her voice. And if the sky is the limit, then the sky is hers.

Despite her misgivings and general distaste for fighting sports, Mrs. Ginger Reed, also known as Lady Gold, agrees to attend a boxing match to support her adopted son’s cousin, a street fighter who’s quickly risen in the ranks. But when his opponent, the presumed champion-to-be, drops out and then drops dead, Ginger and her husband, Basil, a chief inspector at Scotland Yard, investigate. Was the fighter dead because of sports-betting gone awry? Were London gangs involved? And has an old, but newly present danger returned to threaten the Reed family?

Hiding in the shadows works for Aella and her dragon for a while, but dragons grow. With the world still in the dark about the existence of anything mythical, Aella must try and keep out of sight. But she's living in one of the busiest cities in the world. Is LA really the best place for a dragon and an elf? There's also a price to staying out of sight when the rest of the world can do as they please. Can Aella and Zephyr truly ignore other mythical creatures and the agents who hunt them?

Orphaned as a child, Jane has felt an outcast her whole young life. Her courage is tested once again when she arrives at Thornfield Hall, where she has been hired by the brooding, proud Edward Rochester to care for his ward Adèle. Jane finds herself drawn to his troubled yet kind spirit. She falls in love. Hard.

For unwed mother Nell Lillington, 1876 Chicago - and her new wealth - offer the promise of longed-for independence. She dreams of a place in society for her daughter Sarah and contentment for her friend Tess. Yet, how can she settle in a town where she’s far too likely to run into Martin Rutherford and his glittering, faithless wife, Lucetta? Can she resist her love for Martin for Sarah’s sake?

When her fiance, Danny, died in Afghanistan, Sarah Briggs felt as if she never wanted to get romantically involved with anyone again. But when she found a civilian job at the same naval base her admiral uncle was stationed at, she did not count on meeting Matthew Brody, a Navy SEAL. Though attracted to him, Sarah felt she just could not trust her heart again to a man at risk. Matthew knew it, too. Would their passion be strong enough to overcome their fears?

In Jane Austen's unfinished novel, young Emma Watson returns to her father's house after being raised by her wealthy and refined uncle. As she gets to know her family, she finds that her father is reclusive and sickly, her sisters are crude and shallow, and her eldest brother has a petulance that is matched only by his wife's.

A collection of four of Chekhov's most popular dramas together with his unusual one-act comedy, The Boor, presented by members of The Online Stage.

It's not over. Despite revealing the existence of the mythicals to the world, Aella is still hunted by the agency and Jacobs. The Sanctuary isn't fairing much better either. With almost as many problems and the media scrutiny on top of it, Aella has to decide what she is and how the world is going to see her. Can she continue to keep the mythicals safe while also winning over the public? Has Jacobs found mythicals willing to serve his cause as well.

Primarily of the Bildungsroman genre, Jane Eyre follows the emotions and experiences of its eponymous heroine, including her growth to adulthood and her love for Mr. Rochester, the Byronic master of fictitious Thornfield Hall.

Meet Alex, a recent college graduate from Tallahassee, Florida, in love with London, pop culture, and comic cons. It's not easy being 21-years-old, and Alex has never been the most popular girl. She's an outsider, a geeky fangirl...with dreams of becoming a playwright in a city she's loved from afar, but never visited. Fleeing America after a devastating betrayal, she believes London is where she'll be understood, where she belongs. But Alex's past of panic attacks and broken relationships is hard to escape.

Can Aisling Keane and her partner Shimmer survive her promotion to field agent? It's what she's wanted since joining Dragonfly. The chance to show her skills in the field. She didn't realize it would involve leaping out of an airplane, masquerading as a model for a catering company, or taking part in an all-out assault on a defended position. She'll need to increase her power and her skills, and think fast in order to handle all the chaos that's coming at her. The investigator-turned-agent wouldn't have it any other way.