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    08/07/2024
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    Mistress of Shenstone

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    Chapter: 12 | Listen: 6

    For those of you who enjoyed The Rosary by Florence Barclay, this one will come in as a close second. When Lady Myra Ingleby learns by telegram that her husband has been killed in the war, the sadness if not true grief that assails her along with the stress it involves, leads her towards a nervous breakdown. Her doctor convinces her that the best and only cure is for her to go away for a month, under an assumed name, preferably to a small seaside town. And there at the Moorhead Inn, begins a beautiful, spontaneous romance that will keep you in suspense and pull at your heart strings. – Summary by Celine Major     [chương_files]  

    08/07/2024
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    Charles Rex

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    Chapter: 20 | Listen: 2

    Excerpt: “Saltash was thoroughly cosmopolitan in his tastes; he liked amusement but he abhorred boredom. He was never really wicked unless he was bored. And then- que voulez vous? He did not guide the star of destiny.” On his last night in Valrosa, Saltash (Charles Rex) returns to his luxurious yacht to find a stowaway, a young woman disguised as a boy. She pleads to be kept by him in order to escape from her abuser. Although ill used by life she is still very pure and Saltash falls head over heels in love with her. She in turn adores him but he feels unworthy of her. Torn by a sense of duty and fairness he tries to marry her off to someone he believes would be a more suitable match. Romance and mystery, a delightful sprinkle of humour and wit, and wonderful characters make this an emotional read that you will not soon forget. – Summary by Celine Major     [chương_files]  

    07/07/2024
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    Daredevil

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    Chapter: 20 | Listen: 5

    Roberta, daughter of an American soldier and a French marquise, is returning to the childhood home of her father after his death in the Great War. Upon reaching New York she realizes that her Uncle, a woman-hater, has confused the genders of her and her small crippled brother. In order to please her Uncle and ensure medical treatment for Pierre, she becomes “Robert”, his nephew. In her new identity she secures supplies for France, has many hilarious close-calls, and manages to fall in love with the Governor. – Summary by LikeManyWaters     [chương_files]  

    06/07/2024
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    Can You Forgive Her? (Version 2)

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    Chapter: 80 | Listen: 9

    Can You Forgive Her was published over 2 years in serial form. It follows the life story of three women involved with courtship and marriage decisions. – Summary by Deon Gines     [chương_files]  

    06/07/2024
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    Flirt

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    Chapter: 25 | Listen: 4

    Laura and Cora Madison and their younger brother Hedrick live with their parents in a Midwestern American town that is fairly bursting with Cora’s discarded and would-be beaus. Her flirtatiousness annoys the tempestuous Hedrick but not the reserved Laura. The return to town of a handsome, charming former resident and an encounter with a deranged young person set in motion a roller-coaster of events that interweave and play out to an exciting, emotional climax. Booth Tarkington’s writing is exceptionally sensitive and perceptive. A popular American novelist and dramatist, he is best remembered for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novels “The Magnificent Ambersons” and “Alice Adams”. – Lee Smalley     [chương_files]  

    05/07/2024
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    Cortiço

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    Chapter: 23 | Listen: 2

    Nesse Romance Naturalista, Aluísio Azevedo, autor de origem maranhense, expõe as nuances comportamentais da classe menos privilegiada da sociedade carioca no final do século XIX. A miséria, a falta de escrúpulos e a exploração humana são alguns dos pontos trabalhados pelo escritor nessa obra até hoje influente, lida por estudantes e cobrada em exames para ingresso nas principais Universidades brasileiras. (Summary by Adriana Sacciotto)     [chương_files]  

    05/07/2024
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    Bagpipers

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    Chapter: 33 | Listen: 1

    A story of two sets of lovers and the development of their relationships, set in rural France in the mid 19th century. – Summary by PeterTucker     [chương_files]  

    05/07/2024
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    Monica – Complete

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    Chapter: 32 | Listen: 7

    Monica was happy at Trevlyn, with her father and step-brother. But what would happen to them when the estate passed to a distant cousin, entailed as it was to the male line? Could she bear to see her invalid brother torn from his home? Should she marry this distant cousin, and thus ensure her and her brother the right to remain at Trevyln? Could she love him? And what about his dislike of her old childhood friend? Was there more to the situation than she knew? (Summary by Krista Zaleski)     [chương_files]  

    04/07/2024
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    Gloria, Parte 2

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    Chapter: 33 | Listen: 1

    En esta segunda parte de “Gloria” el autor narra los hechos acaecidos luego de la muerte que desenlaza el primer libro, revelando secretos y circunstancias que si de algún modo asomaban en el libro anterior, aquí son detalladas todas. Se relevan también en esta narración los sentimientos mas profundos que pueden despertar dos religiones “antiguamente antagónicas” y las consecuencias fatales que el fanatismo pudiera provocar. Al igual que la primera entrega, este libro tiene un desenlace trágico en los protagonistas, finalizando el autor con una reflexión moral y social sobre la trama principal de su obra: la religión. Resumen por kendalrigans.     [chương_files]  

    04/07/2024
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    Mulato

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    Marco do Naturalismo no Brasil, O Mulato foi o segundo romance de Aluísio Azevedo, publicado em 1881. Retrata um pouco do racismo da época, tendo como cenário principal a cidade de São Luís do Maranhão. Raimundo, personagem criado pelo escritor para declarar esse movimento de cor, é filho de escravo, médico formado na Europa, e assume uma postura que questiona ocomportamento da alta sociedade em relação à raça negra. – Summary by Adriana Sacciotto     [chương_files]