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The Belle of Bowling Green

The Belle of Bowling Green is a literary work by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr. Its themes and subject matter include New York Social life and customs 19th century and United States during War of 1812.

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Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 novel by Jane Austen centered on Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy. Their changing judgments unfold within a comedy of manners about family, marriage, money, and social rank.

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The House on the Borderland

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Hamlet

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Lady Audley's Secret

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The Phantom of the Opera

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

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De Profundis

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The Monk

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The King in Yellow

The King in Yellow is a short story collection by American writer Robert W. Chambers, first published by F. Tennyson Neely in 1895. The British first edition was published by Chatto & Windus in 1895.

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