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The Hand in the Dark

The Hand in the Dark is a literary work by Arthur J Rees. Its themes and subject matter include Detective and mystery stories. Together, these subjects provide the book with its main literary, historical, social, or intellectual context.

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Book · 1890

The Picture of Dorian Gray

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Book · 1813

Pride and Prejudice

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By Advice of Counsel

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A Pickle for the Knowing Ones

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Book · 1936

Red Nails

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De Profundis

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The Torrents of Spring

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Book · 1903

The Call of the Wild

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Book · 1894

The Great God Pan

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Book · 1902

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Book · 1937

The Shunned House

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