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The Sun Also Rises
Ernest Hemingway
23 days •
ⓘ 1926 • A tale of the moral bankruptcy and disillusionment of the lost generation, of the Paris nightlife and bullfighting rings of the 1920s as seen through Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley.
My Mortal Enemy
Willa Cather
6 days •
ⓘ 1926 • Youthful romance meet the constraints of everyday life and the poison of regret in this story of Myra and Oswald Henshawe's marriage.
The Land of Mist
Arthur Conan Doyle
22 days •
ⓘ 1926 • Professor Challenger and his comrades from the adventures of The Lost World explore the mysterious world of ghosts and spiritualism.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie
25 days •
ⓘ 1926 • Famed detective Hercule Poirot confronts a baffling case of death and blackmail with one of Christie's most startling and controversial conclusions.
The Torrents of Spring
Ernest Hemingway
8 days •
ⓘ 1926 • A parody of the world of writers, satirizing tendencies from D.H. Lawrence, James Joyce, Sherwood Anderson and others that Hemingway refused to follow.
Religion and the Rise of Capitalism
R.H. Tawney
30 days •
ⓘ 1926 • An investigation into religion's impact on social and economic development since the Middle Ages and whether Christian morality has been made subordinate "to the pursuit of material wealth."
Soldiers' Pay
William Faulkner
30 days •
ⓘ 1926 • A soldier horribly injured in the First World War - nearly silent and blind - returns home to a family who thought him dead and a fiancé tired of waiting.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom
T.E. Lawrence
85 days •
ⓘ 1926 • A dramatic memoir from "Lawrence of Arabia" including the Arab Revolt during the First World War.
These Old Shades
Georgette Heyer
33 days •
ⓘ 1926 • Dark pasts, intrigue, and secret identities swirl in this Georgian romance in which the notorious Duke of Avon happens upon the means of revenge in the form of a young runaway.
No. 17
Joseph Jefferson Farjeon
16 days •
ⓘ 1926 • Down-on-his-luck sailor Ben stumbles across a dead body and is quickly thrown into a thrilling mystery.
Unravelled Knots
Emma Orczy
34 days •
ⓘ 1926 • Thirteen short stories featuring armchair detective the Old Main in the Corner who delights in unraveling mysteries and crimes.
Lolly Willowes
Sylvia Townsend Warner
16 days •
ⓘ 1926 • Stifled by her family and the duties expected of a woman, Lolly Willowes shockingly moves alone to the countryside where a life of witchcraft awaits.
The Plumed Serpent
D.H. Lawrence
52 days •
ⓘ 1926 • Irish tourist Kate Leslie travels through post-revolutionary Mexico, encountering a general and fascistic religious movement that seeks to remake the country.
Payment Deferred
C.S. Forester
19 days •
ⓘ 1926 • Crushed by debt and his wife's expensive expectations, a bank clerk commits the perfect crime. But can he live with what he has done?
Early Autumn
Louis Bromfield
34 days •
ⓘ 1926 • Winner of a 1927 Pulitzer Prize. Twenty years after fleeing Durham and a failed marriage, Sabine Callendar returns not defeated as expected but strong, insightful, and ready to upend society's stifling rules.
Mistress Nell Gwyn
Marjorie Bowen
16 days •
ⓘ 1926 • From orange seller to the stage to mistress of King Charles II, Bowen charts the rise of folk hero Nell Gwyn in this historical novel.
Clouds of Witness
Dorothy L. Sayers
28 days •
ⓘ 1926 • A shocking murder at Riddlesdale Lodge with the victim's own brother as the prime suspect leads to more twists, surprises, and deadly threats for Lord Wimsey.
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Hugo Gernsback
16 days •
ⓘ 1926 • A visionary novel of the twenty-seventh century predicting technologies such as television, video conferencing, radar, and solar energy while pioneering many science fiction tropes.
Lud-in-the-Mist
Hope Mirrlees
29 days •
ⓘ 1926 • On the border of Dorimare and Fairyland, strange fruit is wreaking havoc. The mayor of Lud-in-the-Mist races to find answers in this masterpiece fantasy novel, described by Neil Gaiman as "a little golden miracle of a book."
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