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"The Magic City" tells the story of Philip, who goes off to live with his new step sister Lucy. He has trouble adjusting at first, thrown into a world different from his previous life and abandoned by his sister while she is on her honeymoon. To entertain himself he builds a giant model city from things around the house: game pieces, books, blocks, bowls, etc. Then through some magic he finds himself inside the city, and it is alive with the people he has populated it with. Some soldiers find him and tell him that two outsiders are bound to show up.

"The Diary of a Dead Officer" paints a picture critical of everyday army life, shows us the moral and psychological struggles of soldiers during World War 1 and is said to be one of the most vivid accounts of daily life in the trenches. The book is composed of diverse diary entries of Arthur Graeme West, British writer and war poet, killed by a sniper in 1917. The book gives voice to one officer's struggle to come to terms with the realities of war and is a poignant tribute to a lost generation of soldiers at war.

Hamilton Cleek is a detective known as "the man of the forty faces" for his incredible skill at disguise, the power to transform his face and mimic any mannerism he desires. Cleek is based in Clarges Street, London, where he is constantly consulted by Inspector Narkom of Scotland Yard.

"Utopia" is a work of fiction and political philosophy by Thomas More. The book is a frame narrative primarily describing a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs. Utopia is an ideal society with a perfect socio-politico-legal system.

The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain is a novella by Charles Dickens. The story focuses on Professor Redlaw and those close to him. Redlaw is a teacher of chemistry who often broods over wrongs done in his past. Redlaw's phantom twin proposes to him to forget the sorrow, wrong, and trouble he have done before. Redlaw is hesitant at first, but finally agrees. The ghost with the help of magic; erases the professor's memory completely. The professor is now at peace with his life because he has no hint about the pain that he went through. But now he faces another major dilemma.

The Story of Electricity was published in 1908. The author discusses about the key facts of electrical science in popular and interesting ways: "Let anyone stop to consider how he individually would be affected if all electrical service were suddenly to cease, and he cannot fail to appreciate the claims of electricity to attentive study."

The Human Machine shows that for all the time we humans dedicate to learning, very little of that time is spent pondering on how to live life well, and to the fullest. The author considered the human brain as a machine. He teaches us in a persuasive manner how to get along with people in today's world, how to develop a human brain, how to form good habits and train your mind.

Underground Man is a science fiction novel written by Gabriel Tarde. It depicts the collective functioning of a society which has taken refuge in the heart of a frozen earth, completely cut off from nature. In the complete nonattendance of all species apart from humankind, they decided to construct a new world in the light of affection and excellence and scholarly interests.

Aristopia: A Romance-History of the New World is a utopian novel by Castello Holford, considered the first novel-length alternate history in English. In Aristopia we follow Ralph Morton, an early settler in Virginia, who discovers a golden reef. He uses his wealth to build a planned society, based on the Utopia of Sir Thomas More, with innovations and adaptations of his own. In Aristopia, all the land is government owned, and only leased to businesses and private citizens. Large-scale trade is also monopolized by the state, and inherited wealth is limited.

"The Wonderful Garden" tells the story of the Stanmore children, who spend the summer holidays with their Great-Uncle Charles in his beautiful old house. They find out an astonishing and exciting family secret from one of the Great-Uncle's stories - that they have a witch for an ancestor! The kids manage to find a secret book of magic and learn to use all kinds of plants and flowers in spells. They start to make some good luck charms on people around them.

Many people fail because they spend too much time dreaming and not enough time acting. The Art of Money teaches about every aspect of earning money and how to use it properly.

Hamilton Cleek is a detective known as "the man of the forty faces" for his incredible skill at disguise, the power to transform his face and mimic any mannerism he desires. Cleek is based in Clarges Street, London, where he is constantly consulted by Inspector Narkom of Scotland Yard. Hamilton Cleek is a comical figure, not only for his ability to impersonate anyone but for his physical derring-do and his frequent melodramatic encounters with Margot, "Queen of the Apaches", and her partner-in-crime Merode.

"Self and Self-management: Essays about Existing" looks at identity and characteristics in connection to parts of social behavior. The emphasis is on self and self-administration. The parts inspect the subtleties of outgoing people; war; social collaboration; the roles of men and women; human apparel, and related sex contrasts in differing styles.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' is a collection of twelve short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In general, the stories identify, and...

This book takes us on a journey to all around the world and beyond in order to vividly explain the many varieties of dust and refuse - animal, vegetable and mineral - how it is made both by man and by nature, what happens to it, and why we need it. We find that recycling is nothing new: man has been doing it for centuries, and nature has been doing it from the beginning of time.

The Magic World shows us the worlds of 12 incredible fantasy stories: "The Cat-hood of Maurice" (a boy abuses the family cat, and learns to see things from the feline point of view), "The Mixed Mine" (two boys find a magic spyglass, and use it to make their fortunes), "Accidental Magic" (Quentin falls asleep on the altarstone at Stonehenge, and wakes in Atlantis), "The Princess and the Hedge-pig" (King Ozymandias and Queen Eliza plan a secret christening for their Princess Ozyliza, to avoid a wicked fairy's curse).

"The Cricket on the Hearth " is a Christmas novella by Charles Dickens. John Peerybingle, a carrier, lives with his young wife Dot, their baby boy and their nanny Tilly Slowboy. A cricket chirps on the hearth and acts as a guardian angel to the family. One day a mysterious elderly stranger comes to visit and stays at Peerybingle's house for a few days. The life of the Peerybingles intersects with that of Caleb Plummer, a poor toymaker employed by the miser Mr. Tackleton. Caleb has a blind daughter Bertha, and a son Edward, who travelled to South America and is thought to be dead.

Hamilton Cleek is a detective known as "the man of the forty faces" for his incredible skill at disguise, the power to transform his face and mimic any mannerism he desires. Cleek is based in Clarges Street, London, where he is constantly consulted by Inspector Narkom of Scotland Yard. Hamilton Cleek is a comical figure, not only for his ability to impersonate anyone but for his physical derring-do and his frequent melodramatic encounters with Margot, "Queen of the Apaches", and her partner-in-crime Merode.

Faces and Places is an eclectic, mostly affectionately humorous collection of articles on nineteenth century travel, depicting events and personalities by the British journalist Henry Lucy, who wrote for the Daily News, a London newspaper. His open letter "To Those About to Become Journalists" rings as true today as when it was written long ago.

"The Chimes" is a story by Charles Dickens with strong social and moral messages. One New Year's Eve, Trotty, a poor elderly "ticket-porter" or casual messenger, is filled with gloom at the reports of crime and immorality in the newspapers, and wonders whether the working classes are simply evil by nature. His daughter Meg and her long-time fiancé Richard arrive and announce their decision to marry on the next day.