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Lord Jim (Oxford World's Classics)

by Joseph Conrad

Published: 2008-06-15

Paperback: 400 pages

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Lord Jim tells the story of a young, idealistic Englishman--"as unflinching as a hero in a book"--who is disgraced by a single act of cowardice while serving as an officer on the Patna, a merchant-ship sailing from an eastern port. His life is ruined: an isolated scandal has assumed horrif...

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Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade

by Diana Gabaldon

Published: 2008-08-26

Paperback: 528 pages

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER   Diana Gabaldon, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Outlander saga, brings back one of her most compelling characters: Lord John Grey. Here Gabaldon weaves together the strands of Lord John’s secret and public lives—a shattering family mystery, ...

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Lord John and the Hand of Devils

by Diana Gabaldon

Published: 2008-11-25

Paperback: 336 pages

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Diana Gabaldon, the New York Times bestselling author of Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade and the Outlander novels, delivers three tales of war, intrigue, and espionage that feature one of her most popular characters: Lord John Grey.In Lord John and the Hellfire Club, Lord John g...

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Lord John and the Private Matter: A Lord John Grey Novel

by Diana Gabaldon

Published: 2004-10-26

Paperback: 475 pages

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Lord of Light

by Roger Zelazny

Published: 2010-03-30

Paperback: 304 pages

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“Funny, wise, and infused with a sense of wonder and knowledge….Nobody else made myths real and valuable in the way Roger Zelazny could.”—Neil Gaiman< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Lord of Light is a classic tale of the far future from the incomparable Roger Zelazny. Winner of the Hugo Award—one of six Zelazn...

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* * * Brilliant,
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Lord of Misrule

by Jaimy Gordon

Published: 2010-11-15

Hardcover: 296 pages

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2010 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTAt the rock-bottom end of the sport of kings sits the ruthless and often violent world of cheap horse racing, where trainers and jockeys, grooms and hotwalkers, loan sharks and touts all struggle to take an edge, or prove their luck, or just survive. Equal ...

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Lord of the Flies

Published: 2005-10-11

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William Golding's classic novel of primitive savagery and survival is one of the most vividly realized and riveting works in modern fiction. The tale begins after a plane wreck deposits a group of English school boys, aged six to twelve on an isolated tropical island. Their struggle to survive and impose...

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* * * * Dramatic,
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Lord of the Flies (50th Anniversary Edition)

by William Golding

Published: 2003-10-28

Hardcover: 336 pages

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The story that never grows old... Lord of the Flies remains as provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, igniting passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. Though critically acclaimed, it was largely ignored upon its initial publication. Yet so...

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Lord of the Flies (Casebook) (Casebook Edition Text Notes and Criticism)

by William Golding

Published: 1987-09-01

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Lord of the Flies : (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)

by William Golding

Published: 1999-10-01

Paperback: 192 pages

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These deluxe editions are packaged with French flaps, acid-free paper, and rough front. "This brilliant work is a frightening parody on man's return. . . to that state of darkness from which it took him thousands of years to emerge. . . Superbly written." --The New York TimesOther Penguin ...