The Lock and Key Library

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Discover a piece of history with this digital edition eBook of The Lock and Key Library: The most interesting stories of all nations: American, by Julian Hawthorne, Ambrose Bierce, Charles Brockden Brown, F. Marion Crawford, Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Fitz James O'Brien, Edgar Allan Poe, and Melville Davisson Post. Restored with care and true to the original work, this work has been deemed culturally important by scholars and is a fundamental part of our civilization's knowledge base. Pick up your copy today.

Genres: Detective and mystery stories, Short stories, American