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Geraldine Hodgson - English Literature
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Travel & Geography
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George Macmillan - Ride Across the Peloponnese
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Short Stories
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Henry Inman - Tales Of The Trail; Short Stories Of Western Life
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Smith Burnham - Hero Tales from History
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Thomas Furlong - Fifty Years a Detective: 35 Real Detective Stories
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