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In The Count of Monte Cristo

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Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It is often considered, …

Vol 04, Ch. 05

In The Mysteries of Udolpho

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Ann Radcliffe

Considered a change agent in early Gothic romance; oft-referenced in later literary works or paid homage to by such authors as Jane Austen (…

Part 1, Chapter 13: Torres

In Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon

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Jules Verne

First published in 1881, Eight Hundred Miles on the Amazon is an adventure novel by Jules Verne, having elements of codes and cryptography. …

Part 1 Ch. 4 The Wiff-Waff

In The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

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Hugh Lofting

Doctor John Dolittle is the central character of a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting. He is a doctor who shuns human patients in fa…

Chapter 16

In Murder at Bridge

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Anne Austin

Inhabitants of the small town of Hamilton joke that they are afraid of being the dummy when playing Bridge, for fear of being murdered. Mean…

MY REWARD

In Dead Men Tell No Tales

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E.W. Hornung and E. W. Hornung

Ernest William Hornung (June 7, 1866 – March 22, 1921) was an English author. Hornung was the third son of John Peter Hornung, a Hungarian, …

14 - Chapter XIV

In The Rome Express

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Arthur Griffiths

The passengers in the sleeping car of the Rome Express were just woken and informed that they will reach Paris soon, and a bustle ensues. On…

Chapter 18

In Varney, the Vampyre Vol. 1

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Thomas Preskett Prest and Thomas Peckett Prest

This is volume 1 of 3. Originally published as a penny dreadful from 1845 until 1847, when it first appeared in book form, Varney the Vampy…