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Book Cover for: The Old Curiosity Shop: A Tale, Charles Dickens

The Old Curiosity Shop: A Tale

Charles Dickens
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... April 1859: Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities begins serialized publication #history #books

Paperback, 2001

$13.00$6.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Bel Ami, Guy de Maupassant

Bel Ami

Guy de Maupassant
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5 August 1850: Birth of Guy de Maupassant, author of Bel-Ami #onthisday #history #literature https://t.co/wr4WiU70F4

Hardcover, 2023

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Around the World in Eighty Days, Jules Verne

Around the World in Eighty Days

Jules Verne
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February 1828: Birth of Jules Verne, author of books like Around the World in Eighty Days #19thcentury

Hardcover, 2021

$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Three Lives, Gertrude Stein

Three Lives

Gertrude Stein
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3 February 1874: Birth of writer Gertrude Stein (Fernhurst, Three Lives) #onthisday #history #19thcentury https://t.co/E8f5KCrAYy

Paperback, 2021

$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Teacher: Anne Sullivan Macy, Helen Keller

Teacher: Anne Sullivan Macy

Helen Keller
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1 June 1968: Death of Helen Keller, seen here with her teacher Anne Sullivan #onthisday #ushistory #wmnhist https://t.co/BbrQP5uhEg

Hardcover, 1985

$95.00$70.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: Les Miserables, Victor Hugo

Les Miserables

Victor Hugo
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22 May 1885: Death of Victor Hugo, author of Les Miserables and Hunchback of Notre Dame Learn the history of Hunchback here: https://t.co/yE6EZ4Ifm5 #OTD #19thcentury #onthisday https://t.co/rUmU2J3OOv

Paperback, Mass Market, 2013

$11.99$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Works Of Charles Dickens: Tale Of Two Cities, Charles Dickens

Works Of Charles Dickens: Tale Of Two Cities

Charles Dickens
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7 February 1812: Birth of Charles Dickens, author of books like Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities #onthisday #19thcentury https://t.co/RvQJ5iHofx

Paperback, 2023

$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie
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31 Oct 1945: And Then There Were None (a film based on the Agatha Christie novel) premieres https://t.co/Deeyvt0ZpS #onthisday #film #movies

Paperback, Mass Market, 2011

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson
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13 November 1850: Birth of Robert Louis Stevenson, author of the famous Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde #OnThisDay #history #19thcentury https://t.co/YIjVGQ60yZ

Paperback, Mass Market, 2012

$5.95$2.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Moby Dick, Herman Melville

Moby Dick

Herman Melville
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28 Sep 1891: Death of Herman Melville, author of Moby-Dick Begin reading it here: https://t.co/0Izb9lxznL #books #history #onthisday https://t.co/Q06BPXbr1r

Paperback, 2011

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book