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Netherfield: Rogue Dragon (Jane Austen's Dragons, #3)

by Maria Grace (Goodreads Author)

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The English Ghost: Spectres Through Time

by Peter Ackroyd

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"Loving the true? regency ghost stories. Not too scary (so far). Just right for a rainy night in November." — Nov 14, 2021 07:05PM

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Alysa’s Quotes

“It is most likely that I will die next to a pile of books I was meaning to read.”
― Lemony Snicket

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“He quite liked the English. They tended to say sorry a lot, which was quite understandable given their heritage and the crimes of their ancestors.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Long Earth

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“On the far left is Jane Austen, who of course died in 1817 in our inferior universe. In the pocket universe, she lives to ninety-five and writes dozens of bestselling masterpieces and makes a mint and lives happily ever after.”
― Sydney Padua, The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage

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“Amazin’,” he said again. “He just looks as though he’s thinking, right?” “Er . . . yes.” “But he’s not actually thinking?” “Er . . . no.” “So . . . he just gives the impression of thinking but really it’s just a show?” “Er . . . yes.” “Just like everyone else, then, really,” said Ridcully.”
― Terry Pratchett, Hogfather

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“There is a little phrase commonly used in police work that says, "in accordance with the evidence." You say that over six times a day as a grace before and after meals, and perhaps it will keep your feet on the ground and stop you ending up thinking you're Frederick the Great or a hedgehog or something.”
― Josephine Tey

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