James Hilton
1) Lost horizon
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Fleeing war-torn China, a small planeload of people is hijacked to an idyllic valley in the Himalayas where time has virtually stopped. There Conway, a British diplomat, falls in love with a beautiful woman, and is asked to remain in Shangri-La as its new leader.
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Full of enthusiasm, young English schoolmaster Mr. Chipping came to teach at Brookfield in 1870. It was a time when dignity and a generosity of spirit still existed, and the dedicated new schoolmaster expressed these beliefs to his rowdy students. Nicknamed Mr. Chips, this gentle and caring man helped shape the lives of generation after generation of boys. He became a legend at Brookfield, as enduring as the institution itself. And sad but grateful...
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Brilliant but naïve country doctor David Newcome courts tragedy when he invites a stranger into his home In the English factory town of Calderbury, few figures are as respected as the "little doctor" David Newcome. His talents as a surgeon attract more renown than anything else associated with the tiny village. Kind to a fault, Dr. Newcome sees no problem with housing Leni, a nineteen-year-old dancer from Germany adrift in England-even over the...
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Three classic novels by James Hilton, about a world-and men-forever changed in the time between two world wars In So Well Remembered, George Boswell, a respected lawyer and civic leader, possesses the skill and charisma to shine on the national stage. But ambition is not without a cost. When he must choose between the promise of a bright future and staying behind for the people who have come to depend on him, his decision comes at a shocking price...
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Three iconic novels about an unforgettable schoolmaster and a timeless utopia by the award-winning, New York Times–bestselling author.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips: Throughout his tenure at an English boys' school, stern Arthur Chipping has shaped many young lives. But Mr. Chips has been inspired as well-by the social changes of his country and, not least, by his students. Based on Hilton's experiences at the Leys School, Cambridge, this novel is an enduring...
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"As an ex-soldier and freelance fixer, Danny Gunn is no stranger to violence. Together with his older brother Clay, the pair return to Miami after Danny's new girlfriend, Chrissie Haims, is found brutally murdered. Her house is torn asunder, but the
house invasion gone wrong explanation doesn't sit well with Danny. In clearing his name, Danny Gunn puts himself on the radar of two Miami detectives, Anderson and Brockovich. The stakes have never been...
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As World War I comes to a close, George Boswell looks back on how his fate was inextricably tied to that of his sleepy English hometown As a young man, George Boswell knew he had greater prospects ahead than those offered by his native mill town in the north of England. A respected lawyer and civic leader, he possessed the skill and charisma to shine on the national stage. But ambition is not without a cost. When Boswell must choose between the...
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More stories of Mr. Chips, the world's most beloved schoolmaster, as he helps shape young lives through the first half of a tumultuous century When author James Hilton penned his beloved short novel, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, he drew on his own formative experiences at a boarding school in Cambridge. As World War I approached, the camaraderie among students and the faculty's courage helped Hilton and his classmates face the fear and deprivations of those...
10) Was It Murder?
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Was It Murder? deals with the phenomenon of coincidence by posing the question of how likely it is that two brothers attending the same boarding school meet with two separate accidental deaths - and curious ones at that - within the same school year. In the manner typical of the Golden Age whodunnit, the solution is only presented in the final pages of the novel. Throughout the book, an amateur sleuth and a Scotland Yard detective vie with each other...
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El viejo señor Chipping ha sido el profesor de griego y latín en la escuela de secundaria Brookfield desde tiempos inmemoriales. Nadie recuerda cuándo llegó, ni cómo era de joven, ni si alguna vez se casó, pero su sentido del humor, su talante convencional, su característica forma de hablar y las anécdotas que ha protagonizado lo han convertido en un emblema de la institución y en una figura muy querida por alumnos, exalumnos y profesores....