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Bel-Ami

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"When I got to the library I came to a standstill,-ah, the dear room, what happy times I have spent in it rummaging amongst the books, making plans for my garden, building castles in the air, writing, dreaming, doing nothing."

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Sailing Alone around the World

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The Wolf-Leader, written in 1857, isn’t considered to be one of Dumas’ classic works, but it remains of interest as an early example of werewolf fiction.

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