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The work chronicles the personal memories of Stetson during the fatal days of the earthquake in San Francisco. He has recorded the fright and the terrible pains of those days. He has also dwelled upon the tragedy and destruction brought about this natural disaster. Engrossing!

The Letter Box is an intimate journey of the heart a compelling true story of love and second chances that will move you to create your own legacy of love for those you cherish.

One of the pieces that constituted the "Human Comedy" this work comments on attitudes and feelings of people. An enrapturing insight into the characters allows the readers to associate with them. A sense of reality and foreboding pervades the whole work. Captivating!

This inspiring tale is about a young lad who rising from the slums achieves great heights of fame and wealth. Determination and hard work can enable one to acquire even the most impossible goals. One sincere pat on the shoulder is all that is required to set a man running in the direction of his dreams. Engrossing!

Women born in the Middle East use the phrase 'the cunning sickness' (mudhabith Arabic) or 'the bad illness' to talk about cancer while both women born in the Middle East and Anglo-Australians use 'the Big C Anglo-Australian women also use rhyming slang to refer to cancer such...

A novel that touches the deep emotional chords within the reader. The narrative denunciates capitalism and relates the struggle of two workers who have set out to defeat their poverty. It is an indictment on religious authority and the elite that enslaves the majority. An engrossing and thought-provoking book that highlights the bright-side of Socialism.

Focussing on the last of the Venetian aristocracy this is a brilliant work by Balzac. He propounds the theme of unrequited love and misplaced affections. Depicting the attitudes of characters through their backgrounds this is a highly engrossing work.

An engrossing tale written in James' characteristic elegant style. He delves deep into the hearts and minds of his characters to bring us life-like people with whom the reader can relate. Written in the form of letters this book deals with complexities and intricacies of human relations. Brilliant!

With a combination of perfectly idiosyncratic characters this work by James is riveting. Revolving a couple that is poles apart in bearing and in values this is a highly engrossing narrative about a family and its ideals.

Written in 1796 Mary Wollstonecraft's Letters on Sweden Norway and Denmark is a travel consisting of 25 letters she wrote home during her trip to exotic Scandinavia. The work contains her thorough observation of these regions their people and society. She praises the domestic life of Scandinavia...

In this epistolary work Lang has presented spoof letters that he wrote to various deceased authors. While he generously praises them for their genius and manner of expression he also addresses the shortcomings of some of these authors. His power of literary appreciation and beauty of expression are evident from this work.

A completely unique travelogue where the author does not at all describe the places that he has visited. Instead in all the narrations about these places Kinglake expresses what he felt. An idiosyncratic experience!

Narrating the undying love of two couples the story is set in the backdrop of the Crusades undertaken by Emperor Charles V. Going through the hardships of battle and fighting their individual aspirations for the loyalty of the King this is a tale drenched in honesty and integrity.

The two stories in this book are a reflection of Morris' beliefs. His ideals of a utopian society and his sense of justice related to that society are all reflected here. He encourages the disgust towards feudalism in readers. An inspiring work.