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These Poor Hands
First published in 1939, These Poor Hands was an instant best-seller, catapulting its author, B. L. Coombes, to the front rank of proletarian writers. Coombes was born in England, but…
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Wheat Flour Messiah
Wheat Flour Messiah follows the career of Eric Jansson from his boyhood on a farm near Biskopskulla (Bishop’s Hill) in Sweden until his murder in Illinois by a crazed follower…
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William IV
William IV, the ‘Sailor King’, reigned for just seven years. Rash and impetuous as a young man, he was sent to join the navy by his father, George III, to…
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