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The Enchanted Castle (1907) is a children's fantasy novel by English writer Edith Nesbit. Using elements of magic and mystery familiar to readers of her beloved Bastable and Psammead Trilogies, Nesbit crafts a tale of wonder and adventure for children and adults alike.
While on a school holiday, children Jerry, Jimmy, and Kathy explore the open landscape of rural southwestern England. One day, they discover an immense country estate, designed like...
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When tragedy strikes on his son's wedding day, Lord Manfred believes it is a foreboding omen, and will do whatever it takes to stop it-no matter how immoral.
Set in the 18th century, The Castle of Otranto begins on the day Manfred's son, Conrad, was meant to be married. Known for his sickly nature, Conrad is the eldest child of two, and is set to marry Princess Isabella, a union that would reap strong benefits for the noble family. However, when...
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Faithful family employee Thady Quirk recounts the decline, over four generations, of the Rackrent family. Through gambling, hapless litigation, and general extravagance the Rackrent's ruin is accomplished, but Thady is steadfast in defence of his masters.
With the short novel Castle Rackrent, Maria Edgeworth is said to have originated a number of literary genres and subgenres, including the historical novel, the Anglo-Irish novel and the "Big House"...
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Humanity moved on, but no dark secrets can be left behind...Kal Haven only has weeks to live. What he thought was a minor infection turned out to be a death sentence. Before he can process the news, his old buddy begs a favor. He needs Kal to come to Earth with his ship and retrieval crew and help move Dracula's famed castle off-world. Earth is a shell of its former self. Everything of value has been sold to the highest bidder. Dracula's Castle will...
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Demonic nuns are wreaking havoc on Alexandra Heale's personal property. The nuns, under the rule of an ancient demon, are acting anything but holy. On top of that, Alexandra's best friend, Penny is missing, presumably kidnapped and being held by the Witch Hunters in the bowels of Castle Dagon. Alexandra, now High Priestess of the underground witch population, is already at the mercy of Blake Sheraton, Deputy Sheriff sworn to uphold Earl Dagon's ancient...
6) The castle
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Kafka's last novel, The Castle is set in a remote village covered almost permanently in snow and dominated by a castle and its staff of dictatorial, sexually predatory bureaucrats. The novel breaks new ground in exploring the relation between the individual and power, asking why the villagers so readily submit to an authority which may exist only in their collective imagination. Published only after Kafka's death, The Castle appeared in the same decade...
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INSIGNIA VOL.8. includes 8 stories and 1 poem with historical Japanese settings. TABLE OF CONTENTS 'Waiting by the Otogawa River' by Kelly Matsuura'Freedom' by Alanna Robertson-Webb'King Anisika' by Tetsuya Sato / Toshiya Kamei'Beneath the Cherry Blossoms' by Vonnie Winslow Crist'Dream Sequence' by John H. Dromey'Portal to Miyashita' by Carmen Indalecio'The Silent Witness' (poem) by Russell Hemmell'Castle of Blood & Ink' by Kelly Matsuura'The Amaterasu...
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Twenty-five-year-old Madison Chase knows that her job as a tracker is to find dangerous men and turn them over to the proper authorities. She knows she's pretty good at her job--not least because of the special powers and gifts she possesses. But there's a lot she doesn't know. She doesn't remember her early years, and she doesn't know who her parents are. These absences haunt her. Madison's special abilities attract the attention of one particular...
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Alfie Bloom volume 1
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Anticipating a dreadful summer alone, young Alfie Bloom unexpectedly inherits a castle which conceals a centuries-old, dangerous secret that threatens everyone who lives within one thousand miles.
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The discovery of gold and silver in Colorado's Rocky Mountains minted millionaires by the ton. The rough settlements of miners and ranchers quickly transformed into habitations more suitable for the newly wealthy class. William Newton Byers founded the Centennial State's first newspaper and built an Italianate-style palace with the proceeds, while Walter Scott Cheesman's Capitol Hill home later became the governor's residence. Stroll into the parlors...
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Henry's and Eva's lives are forever changed when their parents die in a mysterious boating accident. That was a very bad day, but things are going to get worse. Their uncle Claude the Clod and his awful girlfriend, Terri the Terrible, have moved into the children's house on the cliff "to take care of them," but Eva has her doubts about their intentions. And when some spooky visitors appear with a message, Henry and Eva realize that their parents'...
12) The Blue Castle
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Valancy Stirling, an inhibited twenty-nine-year-old spinster, undergoes a total personality change when a doctor tells her she has no more than one year to live. Oppressed by family and small-town prejudice, her apparently imminent death gives her the courage to assert herself and seek love.
13) Castle Richmond
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Castle Richmond is the third of five novels set in Ireland by Anthony Trollope. Castle Richmond was written between 4 August 1859 and 31 March 1860, and was published in three volumes on 10 May 1860. It was his tenth novel. Trollope signed the contract for the novel on 2 August 1859. He received £600, £200 more than the payment for his previous novel, The Bertrams, reflecting his growing popular success. Castle Richmond is set in southwestern Ireland...
14) Sand Castle Bay
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"In a trade-off she's lived to regret, Emily Castle left home years ago to become an interior designer. The youngest of three sisters, Emily desperately wanted to prove herself. Success, though, came at the cost of leaving behind the man she loved." --p. [4] of cover.
15) Enchanted Castle
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Zoey Sanders is spending her senior year at a mysterious castle in Scotland that she believes is haunted. The mystery deepens and she has strong speculations that spirits are inhabiting her body at night when she dreams. As she tries to figure out what is going on, two students fall into a deep coma. Something sinister is happening and Zoey is determined to figure this mystery out. She also vows to save the castle spirits that desperately need her...
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This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. More than four centuries have passed since Teresa of Avila's birth in Spain, and she is still celebrated as one of the world's great spiritual teachers. Her endearing human qualities, mystical insights, love for God, and refreshing candor all contribute to her legacy as a cartographer of the soul and a master of contemplative prayer. Her mystical writings are well...
17) Clan Castles
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Themes: Friendship, Gaming, Teamwork, Bravery, Fantasy, Adventure, Fiction, Tween, Emergent Reader, Chapter Book, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. After playing for months, Jake and Kyle have finally reached the end of Clan Castles-Level 99. King Nojra will be their...
18) Another Castle
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What does it mean to be a hero? A magical sword? A prophecy? What does it mean to be a leader? A royal title? A kingdom to lead? Misty is a princess, but does that make her a damsel or a leader? Misty has a prince, but does that make him the hero?
Misty, princess of Beldora, is faced with a conundrum. Engaged to the buffoonish--if well-meaning--prince Pete, Misty finds herself suffocated by the expectations of royal life. Soon Misty notices a spy...
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Ascendance volume 5
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When King Jaron returned to Carthya he brought with him a device that supposedly shows the way to a great treasure, but now everything is going wrong: Castor, the son of an old enemy, is conspiring against him and wants the throne for himself, his fiancée, Imogen, seems to have turned against him, and the Prozarian Monarch has invaded his kingdom and taken Jaron's castle--but Jaron has a lot of experience at hiding and escaping, and he is not willing...
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