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1A dangerous fortune
By Ken Follett

“A dangerous fortune” Metadata:
- Title: A dangerous fortune
- Author: Ken Follett
- Languages: ➤ English - Spanish; Castilian - español, castellano - dut
- Number of Pages: Median: 599
- Publisher: ➤ Island Books - LGF - Reader's Digest Association - Dell Pub. - Harlenik Ellas - Pan Books - Sine nomine - Delacorte Press - Lübbe Verlag - Inkilap Kitabevi - Random House Audio - Grijalbo Mondadori, S.A - Unabridged Library Edition - Chivers Press - Lübbe - Le Grand Livre Du Mois - Círculo de Lectores - Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged - Luebbe Verlag - Fixot - Mondadori (IT) - Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD Lib Ed - Macmillan - Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged Lib Ed - Gustav Lubbe Verlag GmbH - Grijalbo - Pan Publishing - Bookcassette - Mondadori Printing - Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD - Brilliance Audio Unabridged - Albatros - Pan - [Bastei-Verl. Lübbe] - Bastei Lubbe - Macmillan Digital Audio - Bruna
- Publish Date: ➤ 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2007 - 2008 - 2011 - 2018 - 2019
- Publish Location: ➤ [S.l.] - Istanbul - New York, N.Y - Utrecht - Bergisch Gladbach - Barcelona - New York - Athens - London - Bath
“A dangerous fortune” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Fiction - History - Great Britain in fiction - Upper class - Upper class in fiction - Upper classes in fiction - Upper classes - Historical fiction - Translations from English - Thai fiction - Great britain, fiction - Fiction, suspense - English literature - Bankier - Familie - New York Times reviewed - Fiction, historical, general - Large type books - Fiction, thrillers, suspense - Roman historique anglais - Grande-Bretagne - Histoire
- Places: Great Britain - London
- Time: 19th century - Victoria, 1837-1901
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: ➤ OL37777403M - OL37042672M - OL33092963M - OL31966502M - OL27965530M - OL9178232M - OL13427699M - OL30785589M - OL8888066M - OL9521658M - OL27493626M - OL12912598M - OL12912599M - OL9025367M - OL9102941M - OL9432416M - OL9814579M - OL18941411M - OL24964590M - OL24950946M - OL28247594M - OL28031963M - OL27049320M - OL26811949M - OL9401360M - OL8494567M - OL9565640M - OL8494566M - OL8635119M - OL9155025M - OL8850373M - OL14411533M - OL7439003M - OL22483567M - OL18425778M - OL17251645M - OL17949893M - OL16770784M - OL21179145M - OL22278629M - OL8635169M - OL23104103M - OL9357872M - OL1412936M
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: ➤ 53991551 - 67001104 - 420966536 - 31520558 - 76058999 - 81323921 - 434243072 - 44572913 - 635832838 - 34968333 - 221751060 - 416846863 - 221537511 - 29832171 - 28374472
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 93021912
- All ISBNs: ➤ 9780330466677 - 8422649063 - 9783404255252 - 3404125010 - 033390883X - 8381251265 - 9788804405115 - 055347216X - 8439706685 - 033054442X - 9780330332651 - 0440295300 - 8425326001 - 2286004285 - 9780440295303 - 3404255259 - 9781590865743 - 9788439706687 - 9781561005512 - 9783404125012 - 3785710976 - 0745176992 - 9783785707357 - 3785710984 - 0440217490 - 9789044929386 - 9780333908839 - 9780330544429 - 1561001775 - 3785707355 - 9788422649069 - 9782253139096 - 9788381251266 - 9780745176994 - 960450441X - 9780553472165 - 9788497931939 - 8497931939 - 9789748923147 - 9789751007049 - 159335181X - 3404172329 - 9782876452305 - 9781423328605 - 1509864296 - 9789604504411 - 9751007046 - 9783785710982 - 9789700509129 - 0330466674 - 9783785710975 - 8804405112 - 9782286004286 - 9780745135731 - 9780333580318 - 9781423328599 - 9781561001774 - 2876452308 - 0330332651 - 9783404172320 - 9044929380 - 159086574X - 9780440217497 - 1423328590 - 0745135730 - 1561005517 - 9781593351816 - 9780385311212 - 9781593355289 - 0333580311 - 9700509125 - 9788425326004 - 9748923142 - 9780385311885 - 9781509864294 - 2253139092 - 1423328604 - 0385311885 - 1593355289 - 0385311214
First Setence:
"ON THE DAY OF THE TRAGEDY, the boys of Windfield School had been confined to their rooms."
Author's Alternative Names:
"ケンフォレット", "肯·福莱特", "Фоллетт, Кен", "Follett, Kenneth Martin", "ケン・フォレット", "Martin Martinsen", "Kenneth M. Follett", "Simon Myles", "켄 폴릿", "פולט, קן", "Bernard L. Ross", "Follett, Ken", "Zachary Stone", "Fulite",Access and General Info:
- First Year Published: 1993
- Is Full Text Available: Yes
- Is The Book Public: No
- Access Status: Borrowable
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2The judgment of Paris
By Gore Vidal

“The judgment of Paris” Metadata:
- Title: The judgment of Paris
- Author: Gore Vidal
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: Median: 343
- Publisher: ➤ Avalon - Abacus - Signet - Brand: Signet - Heinemann - Panther - Carroll & Graf - Little, Brown - Dutton - Ballantine Books - Grafton
- Publish Date: ➤ 1952 - 1953 - 1965 - 1968 - 1974 - 1978 - 1984 - 1986 - 2005 - 2007
- Publish Location: ➤ London - Boston - S.l - New York
“The judgment of Paris” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Americans in fiction - Fiction - Americans - Upper class in fiction - Upper class - Greek Mythology - Fiction in English - Fiction, general - Paris (france), fiction - Rome, fiction - Gay men
- Places: Europe
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: ➤ OL32112045M - OL21560522M - OL19866346M - OL23078679M - OL9370278M - OL9807436M - OL21849082M - OL2477843M - OL5945428M - OL4998539M - OL21939990M - OL23769432M - OL6109462M - OL10684482M - OL9431263M - OL9643511M - OL8141801M
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: ➤ 5368116 - 122333153 - 125074 - 487540 - 1708244 - 157016896
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 76497984 - 87210969 - 65016900 - 2009277870 - 52005296
- All ISBNs: ➤ 0345334582 - 0345255046 - 9780349104720 - 9780451027399 - 0786719923 - 0434829552 - 9780345321046 - 9780786719921 - 0586039023 - 9780434829552 - 9780345255044 - 9780586039021 - 0349104727 - 9780345334589 - 0451027396 - 0345321049
Author's Alternative Names:
"Vidal Gore", "Eugene Luther Gore Vidal Jr.", "Edgar Box" and "Гор Видал"Access and General Info:
- First Year Published: 1952
- Is Full Text Available: Yes
- Is The Book Public: No
- Access Status: Borrowable
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3The Pursuit of Love & Love in a Cold Climate
two novels
By Nancy Mitford

“The Pursuit of Love & Love in a Cold Climate” Metadata:
- Title: ➤ The Pursuit of Love & Love in a Cold Climate
- Author: Nancy Mitford
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: Median: 517
- Publisher: ➤ Modern Library - Vintage Books - Vintage
- Publish Date: 1979 - 1982 - 2001
- Publish Location: New York
“The Pursuit of Love & Love in a Cold Climate” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Fiction - England in fiction - Upper class - Country life - Country life in fiction - Upper class in fiction - Fiction, historical, general - Fiction, sagas - England, fiction - Fiction, general
- Places: England
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL18345981M - OL7461703M - OL4273461M - OL13545438M - OL7426707M
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 48646361 - 6927194 - 10782561
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 79066861 - 81019755
- All ISBNs: ➤ 0394604814 - 9780394708171 - 0375718990 - 9780394604817 - 9780375718991 - 0394708172
First Setence:
"THERE IS A photograph in existence of Aunt Sadie and her six children sitting round the tea-table at Alconleigh."
Author's Alternative Names:
"ed Nancy Mitford", "Mitford Nancy", "NANCY MITFORD", "Nancy (Edited by) Mitford", "Editor Nancy Mitford", "Nancy (ed.) Mitford" and "Nancy MITFORD"Access and General Info:
- First Year Published: 1979
- Is Full Text Available: Yes
- Is The Book Public: No
- Access Status: Borrowable
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4Oolong Dead (A Tea Shop Mystery, #10)
By Laura Childs

“Oolong Dead (A Tea Shop Mystery, #10)” Metadata:
- Title: ➤ Oolong Dead (A Tea Shop Mystery, #10)
- Author: Laura Childs
- Language: English
- Publisher: ➤ Wheeler Publishing - Berkeley Pub. Group - Wheeler Pub.
- Publish Date: 2009
- Publish Location: New York, N.Y - Waterville, Me
“Oolong Dead (A Tea Shop Mystery, #10)” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Women detectives - Murder - Tearooms - Fiction - Theodosia Browning (Fictitious character) - Murder in fiction - Investigation - Women detectives in fiction - Tearooms in fiction - Upper class in fiction - Upper class - Fiction, mystery & detective, general
- Places: South Carolina - Charleston - Charleston (S.C.)
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL22551741M - OL23175251M
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 311782273 - 233548653
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2008040616 - 2009008883
- All ISBNs: 9780425225998 - 0425225992 - 1597229466 - 9781597229463
Access and General Info:
- First Year Published: 2009
- Is Full Text Available: Yes
- Is The Book Public: No
- Access Status: Borrowable
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5Silent in the sanctuary
a Lady Julia Grey mystery
By Deanna Raybourn

“Silent in the sanctuary” Metadata:
- Title: Silent in the sanctuary
- Author: Deanna Raybourn
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: Median: 498
- Publisher: ➤ MIRA - Harlequin Mills & Boon, Limited - Harlequin Enterprises, Limited - Mira
- Publish Date: 2008 - 2009 - 2012 - 2016
- Publish Location: ➤ Don Mills, Ont - Toronto, Ontario
“Silent in the sanctuary” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Mystery - Social life and customs - Private investigators - Private investigators in fiction - History - Fiction - England in fiction - Historical Fiction - Upper class in fiction - Upper class - Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths - Italy, fiction - Widows, fiction - Fiction, historical - England, fiction - Fiction, historical, general - Great britain, fiction - Private investigators, fiction - Fiction, mystery & detective, historical
- Places: England
- Time: 19th century
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: ➤ OL29593135M - OL29317131M - OL29129339M - OL29103716M - OL29042894M - OL29011807M - OL28400910M - OL9672994M - OL24258298M - OL23106052M
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 240474263
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2009464708
- All ISBNs: ➤ 1408907321 - 9781848456501 - 9781426827266 - 1408969661 - 1848450877 - 9781408907320 - 9780778326038 - 0778326039 - 9780778302636 - 0778302636 - 1426810776 - 9781426810770 - 0778324923 - 1426827261 - 9781848450875 - 9780778324928 - 9781408969663 - 1848456506
Access and General Info:
- First Year Published: 2008
- Is Full Text Available: Yes
- Is The Book Public: No
- Access Status: Printdisabled
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6Tumbling blocks
By Earlene Fowler

“Tumbling blocks” Metadata:
- Title: Tumbling blocks
- Author: Earlene Fowler
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: Median: 299
- Publisher: ➤ Berkley Hardcover - Penguin USA, Inc. - Berkley Prime Crime
- Publish Date: 2007 - 2009
- Publish Location: New York
“Tumbling blocks” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Quilting - Women museum curators - Quiltmakers - Fiction - Benni Harper (Fictitious character) - Societies and clubs - Upper class - Quilts - Women - Mystery - Quiltmakers in fiction - Quilts in fiction - Women in fiction - Upper class in fiction - Women museum curators in fiction - Quilting in fiction - California in fiction - Fiction, mystery & detective, general - Harper, benni (fictitious character), fiction - California, fiction
- Places: California
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL7505781M - OL24281947M - OL24754954M
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 77716712
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2007000397
- All ISBNs: ➤ 1101084871 - 9781101096758 - 9781101099728 - 1101096756 - 9780425215197 - 9781101084878 - 0425215199 - 1101099720
Author's Alternative Names:
"EARLENE FOWLER" and "FOWLER EARLENE"Access and General Info:
- First Year Published: 2007
- Is Full Text Available: Yes
- Is The Book Public: No
- Access Status: Printdisabled
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7A Much Married Man
By Nicholas Coleridge

“A Much Married Man” Metadata:
- Title: A Much Married Man
- Author: Nicholas Coleridge
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: Median: 464
- Publisher: ➤ Thomas Dunne Books - Orion - Orion Publishing Group, Limited - ORION BOOKS
- Publish Date: 2006 - 2007
- Publish Location: London
“A Much Married Man” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Extended families in fiction - Fiction - Extended families - Upper class in fiction - Upper class - England, fiction - Fiction, humorous, general - Fiction, general
- Places: England
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL27739327M - OL9375494M - OL10822144M
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 225503769 - 63186385
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2007003200
- All ISBNs: ➤ 075285254X - 0312363834 - 0752852558 - 9780312363833 - 9780752852553 - 0752879634 - 9780752852546 - 9780752879635
Access and General Info:
- First Year Published: 2006
- Is Full Text Available: Yes
- Is The Book Public: No
- Access Status: Printdisabled
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8The piranhas
a novel
By Harold Robbins

“The piranhas” Metadata:
- Title: The piranhas
- Author: Harold Robbins
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: Median: 297
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster - Curley Pub.
- Publish Date: 1991
- Publish Location: ➤ [South Yarmouth, Mass.] - New York
“The piranhas” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Fiction - Organized crime - Mafia - Mafia in fiction - Office politics in fiction - Organized crime in fiction - Upper class in fiction - Office politics - Upper class
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL1556138M - OL2025934M
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 91036549 - 91000728
- All ISBNs: ➤ 9780792711148 - 9780792711131 - 0792711149 - 9780671524791 - 0671524798 - 0792711130
Author's Alternative Names:
"Harold robbins", "Harold ROBBINS", "Robbins, Harold pseud. van Harold Rubin", "Harold Rubin", "Harold Robbins, Francis Kane.", "Harold Robbins-", "HAROLD ROBBINS", "Robbins, Harold" and "Robbins Harold"Access and General Info:
- First Year Published: 1991
- Is Full Text Available: Yes
- Is The Book Public: No
- Access Status: Printdisabled
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9The wife of Sir Isaac Harman
By H. G. Wells

“The wife of Sir Isaac Harman” Metadata:
- Title: The wife of Sir Isaac Harman
- Author: H. G. Wells
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: Median: 465
- Publisher: ➤ Odhams Press - House of Stratus - The Macmillan Company - Independently Published - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform - Read Books - H. G. Wells Library - Collins - Macmillan - iBoo Press - The Literary Press - Kessinger Publishing, LLC - Hogarth - Macmillan & Co Ltd - Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publish Date: ➤ 1914 - 1915 - 1916 - 1917 - 1986 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2007 - 2012 - 2016 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020
- Publish Location: London - New York
“The wife of Sir Isaac Harman” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Fiction - Upper class in fiction - Upper class - England in fiction - Man-woman relationships - Feminism - Fiction, historical, general
- Places: England
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: ➤ OL34928567M - OL34635086M - OL34923941M - OL32971682M - OL29912015M - OL27614761M - OL27767362M - OL20534320M - OL17411926M - OL24140213M - OL9646968M - OL6632847M - OL19533176M - OL21478332M - OL19533173M - OL19808018M - OL9571741M - OL6570519M - OL6595016M - OL9737755M - OL15109072M - OL23762349M - OL9883271M
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 699749 - 59246778 - 283961 - 7605071 - 13762953
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): gb 86013247 - 17005130 - 14018457 - 21004146
- All ISBNs: ➤ 0766171469 - 1642262706 - 1417911697 - 1688446656 - 9781530609796 - 0701206195 - 9780548016596 - 9780766171466 - 1642262692 - 0548016593 - 9780755104284 - 0755104285 - 9781642262704 - 9781688446656 - 1473333636 - 9780701206192 - 9781417911691 - 9781985709782 - 1475273169 - 1530609798 - 9781475273168 - 9781473333635 - 9781642262698 - 1985709783
First Setence:
"THE motor-car entered a little white gate, came to a porch under a thick wig of jasmine, and stopped."
Author's Alternative Names:
"Herbert G. Wells", "Herbert George Wells Wells", "WELLS Herbert George -", "H. G. (Herbert George) Wells 1866-1946", "G. H. Wells", "Wells. H.G.", " Wells H G", "H. G. WELLS", "H. G. 1866-1946 Wells", "H.G WELLS", "Wells. H. G. (Herbert George). 1866-1946.", "H.G. [Herbert George] Wells", "H. G. Wells S L G", "H G Wells", "by H. G. Wells", "H. G Wells", "h g wells", "H. .G Wells", "H.G.; H.G. Wells Wells", "Wells H. G.", "H.G.(Herbert George) Wells", "Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), (1866-1946)", "Herbert George 1866-1946 Wells", "H. G. (Herbert George). Wells", "H.G Wells", "h. g. wells", "H[erbert]. G[eorge 1866 - 1946] Wells", "Herbet George Wells", "H.G: Wells", "H.g. Wells", "H. G. (Herbert George) 1866-1 Wells", "George Herbert Wells", "WELLS H.G", "Herbert George Wells", "Herbert George Herbert George Wells", "Herbert George (1866-1946) Wells", "H.G. WELLS", "Herbert George George Wells", "H. G. Wells ( Herbert George )", "H. Wells", "Hebert G. Wells", "Wells H.G.", "H.G. Wells",Access and General Info:
- First Year Published: 1914
- Is Full Text Available: Yes
- Is The Book Public: Yes
- Access Status: Public
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