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  • The Passionate Elopement

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by Compton MacKenzie ...
    The Passionate Elopement is a sparkling satire of manners set in Curtain Wells, a fashionable inland spa where health cures, flirtation, gossip, and social display are all part of the same ritual. From the disciplined morning promenades at the Pump Room to masquerades, valentine schemes, tea tables, and carefully staged public entertainments, the novel delights in exposing the absurd machinery of ... Read more

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  • 99 Classic Thriller Short Stories:

    Works by Philip K. Dick, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, H.G. Wells, Wilkie Collins...and many more !

    by Edgar Allan Poe, Alexander Pushkin, Algernon Blackwood, Arthur Conan Doyle, Arthur O. Friel, Arthur Quiller-Couch, Arthur Stringer, Arthur Train, Baroness Orczy, Barry Pain, Charles E. Van Loan, Cleveland Moffett, Compton Mackenzie, Cy Warman, E.Nesbit, E.W. Hornung, Edgar Wallace, Edward S. Ellis, Ethel Turner, Eugene Manlove Rhodes, Frank L. Packard, Fred M. White, G.B. Lancaster, George Newnes, Gilbert Parker, Guy Boothby, H. Bedford-Jones, H.A. Lamb, H.C. Bailey, H.G. Wells, Hapsburg Liebe, Harold Bindloss, Harold Titus, Harvey J. O'Higgins, Henry C. Rowland, Jack Holt, James Aquila Kempster, James B. Connolly, Josephine Dodge Daskam, Mary Heaton Vorse, Mary Shipman Raymond Andrews, Mrs. Belloc Lowndes, O.Henry, Philip K. Dick, Rafael Sabatini, Sax Rohmer, Stewart Edward White, W.W. Jacobs, Wadsworth Camp, Wilbur Daniel Steele, Wilkie Collins, William McLeod Raine, Readym Anthologies ...
    Series Book 1 - 99 Readym Anthologies
    CONTENTS: ALEXANDER PUSHKIN 1. The Queen of Spades ALGERNON BLACKWOOD: 2. Confession 3. S. O. S. 4. The Wings of Horus ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 5. B. 24 ARTHUR O. FRIEL: 6. The Spider 7. The Vulture ARTHUR QUILLER-COUCH: 8. Statement of Gabriel Foot, Highwayman 9. The Affair of Bleakirk-on-Sands 10. The Countess of Bellarmine ARTHUR STRINGER: 11. The Adolescence of Number Eighty-Seven 12. The Button ... Read more

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  • The Laird's Love

    by Mackenzie Compton ...
    Aileen has lost her parents and she is now solely responsible for herself and her younger brother. She is jaded and no longer wants to look for love because she is not even sure if true love even exists. Or if it is attainable for her. Suitors are plenty, but she is afraid to give her heart and risk having it broken.Quinn has recently become the Laird of the village, a huge responsibility for him ... Read more

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  • Whisky Galore

    by Compton Mackenzie, Philip Goulding ...
    Series series NHB Modern Plays
    It's 1955 and the Pallas Players, an all-female theatre company, are putting on a play: Whisky Galore.They transport us back to 1943 on the Scottish islands of Great and Little Todday, where the whisky supply has dried up because of the war, leaving tensions running high. Relief seems to be at hand when a ship carrying 50,000 bottles of whisky is wrecked just offshore. Then it's every thirsty man ... Read more

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    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • Compton MacKenzie: The Best Works

    by Compton Mackenzie ...
    The Best Works of Compton MacKenzieCarnivalGuy and PaulinePlashers MeadSinister Street, vol. 1Sylvia & MichaelThe Altar StepsThe Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett ... Read more

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  • The Altar Steps

    by Compton MacKenzie ...
    "The Altar Steps" is set in the Hebrides, a group of islands off the northwest coast of Scotland, and explores the clash between tradition and modernity in a small island community. The novel delves into the lives of the inhabitants, their relationships, and their struggles with religious and moral dilemmas.The story follows the main character, Archibald Munro, a young man who returns to his ... Read more

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  • Sinister Street, vol. 1

    by Compton MacKenzie ...
    "Sinister Street" is a bildungsroman, or coming-of-age story, that follows the life and experiences of its protagonist, Michael Fane. The novel begins with Michael's childhood in the fictional English village of Scarsmoor and traces his journey to adulthood in London.As Michael grows older, he becomes increasingly disillusioned with the constraints of small-town life and yearns for adventure and ... Read more

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  • Rich Relatives

    by Compton MacKenzie ...
    The story revolves around Jasmine Grant, a young woman of modest means who finds herself entangled with her wealthy relatives. Through Jasmine's interactions with her eccentric and affluent family members, Mackenzie offers a satirical look at the upper echelons of British society. The novel humorously critiques the quirks and excesses of the rich, while also highlighting the contrasts between ... Read more

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  • Rogues and vagabonds

    by Compton MacKenzie ...
    Welcome to the captivating world of "Rogues and Vagabonds" by Compton MacKenzie, where humor meets adventure and the spirit of mischief reigns supreme.Embark on a rollicking journey through the streets of London with MacKenzie's vivid characters, who navigate the highs and lows of life with wit and irrepressible charm. From con artists to lovable rogues, each page brims with colorful personalities ... Read more

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  • Rogues And Vagabonds

    by Compton MacKenzie ...
    Rogues and Vagabonds by Compton MacKenzie is a captivating and witty novel that offers a rich portrayal of life and society in early 20th-century Britain. Through a series of engaging and often humorous episodes, MacKenzie delves into the lives of a diverse cast of characters, revealing the complexities and eccentricities of human nature.The story follows the exploits of several roguish and ... Read more

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  • The Seven Ages of Woman

    The Infant -The Girl - The Maiden - The Wife - The Mother - The Widow - The Grandmother

    by Compton Mackenzie ...
    <<On a June morning in the year 1859 Sir Richard Flower of Barton Flowers in the county of Southampton decided that the weather was propitious for his annual progress on horseback round the confines of his demesne. The order was given to saddle his gray gelding; Lady Flower was informed that her husband would dine two hours later than usual, and upon her expressing alarm at the prospect of so long ... Read more

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  • The Passionate Elopement

    by Compton MacKenzie ...
    THE meagre sun that for thirteen pallid February days had shone with no more brilliance than a rushlight stuck amid the cobwebs of a garret, poured down at last his profuse glories, and Curtain Wells woke up to a fine morning and the burden of conscious existence, with an effort all the more completely unanimous on account of its reputation as an inland Spa. Residence there implied an almost ... Read more

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