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Set in Akagera National Park, The Greedy Buffalo and Rhinoceros is a lively moral tale about responsibility, teamwork, and the consequences of selfishness. As the dry season approaches, all the animals agree to work together by storing food and water in a shared granary...
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Mudacumura Publishing House
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2026-02-11
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In the heart of bustling, 19th-century Wall Street, a respectable lawyer hires a new clerk for his office. His name is Bartleby. At first, he is a model of silent, diligent work. But when asked to perform a routine task, he responds with a phrase that will become his...
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Cactus
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2026-02-11
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This is a very Irish and poetic work of prose from a great writer little read these days. The story is based on ancient Irish hero tales, particularily 'The Hostel of Da Derga'. It is a very simple but engaging tale of four brothers, sons of a swordmaker, living in Gaul...
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Rare Treasure Editions
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2026-02-11
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Published in 1852 as the bewildering follow-up to the then-failed Moby-Dick, Pierre; or, The Ambiguities is Herman Melville’s dark doppelgänger. On the surface, young Pierre Glendinning is the golden heir to a proud patrician family, betrothed to the blonde Lucy Tartan....
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Cactus
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2026-02-11
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Ishmael, a restless sailor with a taste for the sea, signs aboard the whaling ship Pequod under the command of Captain Ahab—a man possessed. Haunted by a monstrous white whale that took his leg, Ahab is not on a voyage for profit or discovery, but for vengeance. He...
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Cactus
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2026-02-11
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In the summer of 1842, a young sailor named Herman Melville deserted the whaling ship Acushnet on the remote Marquesan island of Nuku Hiva. With a companion known only as "Toby," he fled into the jungle-covered mountains, descending—exhausted, starving, and injured—into...
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Cactus
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2026-02-11
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For decades, the old house on Benefit Street in Providence has been a byword for dread and desolation. Tenants flee, vegetation refuses to grow, and an aura of profound, inexplicable malaise clings to its very stones. While the town prospers around it, the shunned house...
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Cactus
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2026-02-11
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In the isolated, decayed village of Dunwich, Massachusetts, a shadow lies heavy upon the land. The locals speak in whispers of strange lights atop Sentinel Hill, of a twisted family living in a crumbling farmhouse, and of blasphemous rites heard echoing through the...
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Cactus
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2026-02-11
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Set deep within the lush Buranga forest, The Gorilla’s Family is a heartfelt story about kindness, courage, and the power of friendship between humans and animals. The tale follows Rwemarika, the king of the gorillas, his queen Nyirasaro, and their wise and...
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Mudacumura Publishing House
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2026-02-11
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“Top Storey Murder” by Anthony Berkeley is a classic mystery featuring gentleman sleuth Roger Sheringham, who investigates the strangulation of a reclusive woman, Miss Adelaide Barnett, in her top-floor flat, a seemingly simple burglary gone wrong that Scotland Yard...
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Rare Treasure Editions
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2026-02-11
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''The Layton Court Mystery'' by Anthony Berkeley is a classic Golden Age locked-room mystery, introducing amateur sleuth Roger Sheringham, about the apparent suicide of wealthy Victor Stanworth at his country estate, Layton Court, which Sheringham investigates,...
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Rare Treasure Editions
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2026-02-11
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Death at the Helm (1941) is a Golden Age detective novel featuring recurring amateur sleuth, Dr. Lancelot Priestley, where Inspector Waghorn investigates the poisoning of two people on a grounded motor cruiser, a complex "howdunnit" rich in botanical details about...
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Rare Treasure Editions
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2026-02-09
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The Waves by Virginia Woolf is one of the most innovative and poetic novels of twentieth-century literature, representing the height of Woolf’s modernist experimentation. First published in 1931, the novel abandons traditional plot and character development in favor of...
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Asimis Books
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2026-02-08
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The Man at the Carlton by Edgar Wallace is a fast-paced mystery thriller that showcases the author’s mastery of suspense, intrigue, and tightly woven plotting. Set against the backdrop of London’s fashionable Carlton Hotel, the novel draws readers into a world of...
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Asimis Books
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2026-02-08
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The Vanishing Diary (1961) by John Rhode (Miles Burton) is the last installment in the Dr. Lancelot Priestley series, featuring Superintendent Jimmy Waghorn.The plot centers on a family dispute over a historic diary, locked in a double-sealed box, which vanishes,...
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Rare Treasure Editions
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2026-02-08
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The Mystery on the Moor by J. Jefferson Farjeon is a gripping classic detective novel set against the bleak and atmospheric landscape of the English moorlands. From the opening pages, Farjeon establishes a mood of isolation and unease, where vast open spaces conceal...
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Asimis Books
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2026-02-07
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J.J. Connington’s Murder in the Maze is a classic Golden Age detective novel featuring the methodical and sharp-minded investigator Sir Clinton Driffield. Set in the quiet English countryside, the story begins with what seems to be a harmless social gathering at an old...
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Asimis Books
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2026-02-07
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J.J. Connington’s Nemesis at Raynham Parva is a sophisticated entry in the Sir Clinton Driffield series, combining the intellectual rigor of Golden Age detection with an atmosphere of quiet menace. The story is set in the small rural village of Raynham Parva, where...
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Asimis Books
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2026-02-07
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J.J. Connington’s Mystery at Lynden Sands is a classic detective novel from the Golden Age of crime fiction, once again featuring the cool-headed and methodical Sir Clinton Driffield. The story unfolds in the quiet seaside resort of Lynden Sands, where the calm rhythms...
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Asimis Books
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2026-02-07
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Fancy Dress Ball by J. Jefferson Farjeon is a classic Golden Age detective novel that blends elegance, suspense, and psychological intrigue. Set against the glamorous backdrop of a lavish costume ball, the story begins with an atmosphere of celebration and mystery,...
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Asimis Books
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2026-02-06
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