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A perennial favourite with wide appeal from Lloyd C. Douglas. The basis for a movie of the same title directed by Frank Borzage. His own unhappy experience of filming The Robe prompted Douglas, when he produced The Big Fisherman as the sequel to The Robe, to stipulate that The Big Fisherman would be his last novel and that he would not permit it to…- 10.2 K • Feb 27, '26
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- Written at the height of Stalin’s first “five-year plan” for the industrialization of Soviet Russia and the parallel campaign to collectivize Soviet agriculture, Andrei Platonov’s The Foundation Pit registers a dissonant mixture of utopian longings and despair. Furthermore, it provides essential background to Platonov’s parody of the mainstream Soviet “production” novel, which is widely recognized as one of the masterpieces of twentieth-century Russian prose. In addition…
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“The Hunger” was deservedly translated into several foreign languages, and was repeatedly reprinted in Russia. Possessed of great talent as a realist, and of a profound knowledge of the life of the rank and file among the workers and government employees during the epoch of military communism, Semenov gave an uncannily truthful picture of the terrible months of famine endured by the masses in…- 164 • Feb 28, '26
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- Eternal Bread is a sci-fi novel by Alexander Belyaev, published in 1928. The novel is devoted to the prospects for the development of the field of biology, biochemistry and microbiology, now related to biotechnology. Originally written in Russian language in 1928. Translated by Bogdan Michka, Copyright © 2022. This story has out of 12 chapters featured on this site, containing a total of words.
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The Curse of the Catafalques (1882) by F. Anstey is a humorous Victorian novelette about a fortune-hunting bachelor who must face a Christmas Eve, supernatural “haunted” curse to marry an heiress, Chlorine. It is a satirical, lighthearted horror story where the protagonist, after being pledged to the family, tries to avoid the terrifying consequences of the curse. A blending of supernatural horror and comedy,…- 2.7 K • Feb 28, '26
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- American author Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton achieved significant literary acclaim during her career, garnering comparisons to luminaries like Henry James and Ambrose Bierce. This collection of spine-tingling gothic tales will please fans of the genre who don’t want to sacrifice literary quality when it comes to scary stories. Included are the following stories: Death and the Woman, The Striding-Place, and The Sacrificial Altar. This…
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- Discover the intimate and heartfelt reflections of Lloyd C. Douglas, beloved author of The Robe and renowned Christian minister, in this unfinished autobiography. Though incomplete, Time to Remember offers a rare glimpse into Douglas’s life journey—from his early days as a pastor to his rise as a bestselling novelist who inspired millions. In these pages, Douglas candidly explores the faith, challenges, and personal convictions that shaped his writing and…
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- is a humorous short story by Scottish writer William Edmondstoune Aytoun, first published anonymously in Blackwood’s Magazine around 1845, satirizing the speculative railway mania in Scotland during the 1840s by detailing the absurd and chaotic construction of a fictional railway line. It’s known for its vigorous fun, social commentary, and vivid depiction of the era’s industrial excitement and folly, often appearing in collections of…
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- A novel in the form of a diary by an eye-witness concerning the tribulations of Dutch immigrants to Russia and the Ukraine during the Russian Revolution and the Civil War in Ukraine. This story has all chapters featured on this site, containing a total of words.
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- A historical romance depicting the life and system of government of the people in the Carpathian region of Ukraine during the 13th century, at the time of the Mongol invasion. Translated by Theodosia Boresky. Includes a brief outline of Ukrainian history. This story has out of 9 chapters featured on this site, containing a total of words.
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