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Extracts from Fiction

Romance, adventure and comedy from the very best fiction writers, including Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters, Charles Dickens, John Buchan, and many more.

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Brimstone and Treacle

Mrs Squeers has lost the school spoon, and is uncomfortably frank about its importance.

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56

Dead Man Walking

Richard Hannay was finding life in London a little slow until a self-confessed dead man walked into his rooms.

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57

Kim’s Game

Kim O’Hara starts his apprenticeship as a British spy with a little competition.

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58

All Things ‘Nice’

Henry Tilney teases a bewildered Catherine Morland for her lazy vocabulary.

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59

Experience Does It

Wilkins Micawber had little to give David Copperfield at their parting, save two words of advice.

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Taken for a Ride

Richard Hannay sees for himself how political activists trick decent people into supporting their quest for power.

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