William Boyd
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"In the heart of a civil war-torn African nation, primate researcher Hope Clearwater made a shocking discovery about apes and man ... Young, alone, and far from her family in Britain, Hope Clearwater contemplates the extraordinary events that left her washed up like driftwood on Brazzaville Beach. It is here, on the distant, lonely outskirts of Africa, where she must come to terms with the perplexing and troubling circumstances of her recent past....
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As an Allied soldier, the Ypres salient was a hellish tongue of land to serve in during the First World War. Overlooked by German forces, surrounded on three sides by the enemies' guns, with little or no protection from the land features, it became a symbol of the stubborn resistance of the Allied soldier in the thin grim trenches. The troops faced shells, bullets, mortars, grenades and poison on a daily basis, whilst only just behind the frontline...
5) Sweet Caress
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Born into Edwardian England, Amory's first memory is of her father standing on his head. She has memories of him returning on leave during the First World War. But his absences, both actual and emotional, are what she chiefly remembers. It is her photographer uncle Greville who supplies the emotional bond she needs, who, when he gives her a camera and some rudimentary lessons in photography, unleashes a passion that will irrevocably shape her future....
9) Sunset Trail
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Disguising himself as a milquetoast Easterner who writes Western novels, Hoppy (William Boyd) enrolls in a dude ranch in order to unmask the murderer of the owner's husband.
10) Rustlers' Valley
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Hoppy clears Lucky on a charge of bank robbery and foils the plot of a crooked lawyer to rustle a herd of pedigree cattle and take over the valley.
11) Heart of Arizona
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Belle Starr (Natalie Moorhead) returned from time in prison only to face a hail of bullets, along with rescue by Hoppy (William Boyd) and the Bar 20 gang.
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The local school is causing Hoppy problems. First Bar 20 cattle are stolen when Hoppy investigates a problem there. Then the new teacher arrives and disrupts the routine of the Bar 20 hands. Later with the Bar 20 hands at graduation, the rustlers are poised to strike again. But there is dissension among them and this will lead to the break that Hoppy needs.
15) In Old Mexico
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Escaped criminal "The Fox" hates Hoppy and a Rurales colonel for imprisoning him and lures Cassidy to Mexico in order to exact his vengeance.
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Hoppy and his pal Lucky head to South America to look after a herd of cattle sold by Cassidy's boss to an Argentine rancher. Villain Ralph Merritt wants to get his mitts on that cattle, and he's not above hiring the scum of the earth to do his bidding. Fortunately, Hoppy, Lucky and their new Latin American buddy Don Fernando make short work of the bad guys in an outsized barroom brawl.
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Señor José Valdez, a wealthy Argentinian cattle...
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A ranch foreman tries to start a range war by playing two cattlemen against each other whilst helping a gang rustle their cattle. Each of the cattlemen blames the other for stealing their cattle. Hop-Along Cassidy, having been shot in an earlier gunfight, uses an altered cowhide brand to discover the real rustlers. The cattlemen join forces with Hop-Along to bring the rustlers to justice.
18) Colt Comrades
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While oil drilling, Hoppy and California discover an underground well - a potential threat to Jebb Hardin's monopoly on water in the region.
19) 3 On The Trail
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An evil gang is involved in both cattle rustling and the robbing of stagecoaches. Hopalong Cassidy, Hoppy, must stop them without help from the sheriff who turns out be a major outlaw himself.