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The Akashic Noir Series' exploration of California continues with this spellbinding collection of stories curated by Sacramento native John Freeman.
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John Freeman
A selection of the best and most representative contemporary American short fiction from 1970 to 2020, including such authors as Ursula K. LeGuin, Toni Cade Bambara, Jhumpa Lahiri, Sandra Cisneros…
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John Freeman Milward Dovaston
Reprint of the original, first published in 1839.
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R Austin Freeman
The first of three volumes of tales of crime and deduction
Dr. John Evelyn Thorndyke was the principal character in a huge collection of detective fiction published between 1905 and…
A second outing for Dr. Thorndyke in this three volume set
The final volume of the doctor detective's incredible case book
Dr. John Evelyn Thorndyke was the principal character in a huge collection of detective fiction published between 1905 and 1942-…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
1989 bore witness to a number of seismic events; The fall of the Berlin Wall, protests at Tiananmen Square, the US invasion of Panama, and many more. These notable moments…
Stephen Rensselaer Smith
Freeman Wills Crofts
From the Collins Crime Club archive, the third standalone novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, dubbed ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe…
This book, Memoir of the late Rev. John Freeman, by Stephen Rensselaer Smith, is a replication of a book originally published before 1835. It has been restored by human beings…
Halldor Laxness
An epic tale of a stubborn sheep farmer named Bjartur of Summerhouses who decides to spit in the direction of his country’s pagan traditions, and its landowners, making his way…
The sixth volume in one of the most exciting and innovative literary series of recent years, Freeman’s: California features stunning new work by Tommy Orange, Rabih Alameddine, Rachel Kushner, Mai…
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‘Every piece in this collection has the potential to make jaded readers happy…You need very little time to read each piece but they linger exactly as Freeman intended they should.’…
Featuring new work from Rebecca Makkai, Aleksandar Hemon, Rachel Khong, Louise Erdrich, and more, the tenth and final installment of the boundary-pushing literary journal Freeman's, which explores all the ways…
From the voices of protestors to the encroachment of a new fascism, everywhere we look power is revealed. This thought-provoking issue of the acclaimed literary annual Freeman’s explores who gets…
Featuring work from Tommy Orange, Rabih Alameddine, Rachel Kushner, Mai Der Vang, Reyna Grande, and more, the sixth Freeman’s brilliantly showcases some of the world’s best writers grappling with the…
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The latest installment from a powerful force in the literary world (Los Angeles Times) Freeman’s turns to one of the greatest elevating forces of life: love
Featuring thrilling new work from Lauren Groff, Ocean Vuong, Rickey Laurentiis, and more, the latest installment of the acclaimed literary journal Freeman’s explores the hope and pain of the ever-changing…
Featuring new work from Mieko Kawakami, Martin Espada, Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Arthur Sze, Camonghne Felix, and more, the latest installment of the acclaimed literary journal Freeman’s explores the irrevocably intertwined lives…
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have…
Edgar Legare Pennington
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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Featuring work by David Mitchell, Margaret Atwood, Edouard Louis, Aminatta Forna, Julia Alvarez, and more, the fifth Freeman’s explores one of the most important issues of our times
John Frederick Freeman was born in London on 29th January 1880. He began his working life as an office boy at 13. Although known as a poet he did, in…
Contemporary theatre is going through a period of unparalleled excitement and challenge. Each chapter explores a key aspect of theatre study, while an extensive timeline of theatre events gives a…
The award-winning former president of the National Book Critics Circle traces a short history of people’s need for correspondence and examines the astonishing growth of e-mail–how it is changing lives…
This insightful and practically-focused collection brings together different approaches to actor training from professionals based at universities and conservatoires in the UK, the US and Australia.
The book ""Life of William Kirby, Rector of Barham"" is a biographical account of the life of William Kirby, who was a rector at Barham in the mid-19th century. The…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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