Classic fiction: general and literary

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"e;No plainer manifestation of the modernist trend in contemporary English fiction may be found than in Virginia Woolf's Jacob's Room"e;-The New York Times"e;I have seldom read a cleverer book.

After failing to maintain a successful practice as a surgeon, Lemeul Gulliver departs London for the excitement of the open seas.

La Belle Au Bois Dormant’ is the French-language version of ‘Sleeping Beauty’.

The Getting of Wisdom (1910) is a novel by Henry Handel Richardson.

Uncle Tom, a slave on a farm in Kentucky, is sold by his owner Arthur Shelby and forced to travel south down the Mississippi River.

Herbert George Wells was perhaps best known as the author of such classic works of science fiction as The Time Machine and War of the Worlds.

The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft (1903) is a semi-autobiographical work by George Gissing.

Ernst Jünger als Erzähler – im »Sturm« auf die »Marmorklippen«, mit »Gläsernen Bienen« auf »Eberjagd«.

Through Virginia Woolf's pioneering use of stream-of-consciousness technique and impressionistic prose, Jacob's Room captures fragments of a life that is constantly slipping away, just beyond the reach of full understanding.

Hilarious and action-packed, this installment brings the Darcy and Bingley families to the year 1812 and the intrigues of the Napoleonic Wars.

Based on a 1858 play called "e;Red Vial"e;, Collins' "e;Jezebel's Daughter"e; is a tale of mystery, betrayal, and misguided trust revolving around Mrs.

'Powerful as [Richard Wright] was - is - as a writer, nobody can surpass him in doing certain kinds of writing.

A Child of Sorrow (1921) is a novel by Zoilo Galang.

Dona Perfecta (1876) is a novel by Benito Perez Galdos.

This early work by Mary Elizabeth Braddon was originally published in 1890 and we are now republishing it with a brand new biography of the author.

Machado de Assis (1839-1908) is the great Brazilian author of Philosopher or Dog?

A collection of twelve disarmingly witty tales about the complexities of love and intimacy from “a storyteller of genius” (Evelyn Waugh).

Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.

Breaking the constraints of style and imagery central to classical Tamil literature, Mahakavi C.

Eugenie Grandet (1833) is a novel by French author Honore de Balzac.

Is it even possible to have a perfect romance?

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Old Jago is tucked away in the East End of London, conveniently placed so the wealthy and the fortunate can forget all about it and its unlucky residents.

Melmoth the Wanderer (1820) is a novel by Charles Maturin.

Dreamers of the Ghetto (1892) is a collection of stories by Israel Zangwill.

This early work by Wilkie Collins was originally published in 1881.

White Fang, a wolf-dog mix, grows up in a village in Canada's Yukon Territory.

Ishmael finds himself on a sprawling, epic hunt for the great white whale in one of the most singular and celebrated novels in American literature.

A moving spiritual masterpiece that shows the true meaning of divinity in a hostile world A young, shy, sickly priest is assigned to his first parish, a sleepy village in northern France.

This early work by Wilkie Collins was originally published in 1885.

Eulogy on King Philip (1836) is a speech by William Apes.

Par Samuel RichardsonTraduction d'Antoine-François Prévost d'ExilesIntroduction et notes de Stéphane LojkineTextes choisis et établis par Benoît TaneUne jeune fille riche, séduisante et vertueuse est sommée d’épouser un ignoble fermier enrichi, pour d’obscures raisons d’héritage.

When a meteorite lands in Surrey, the locals don't know what to make of it.

A fine exclusive edition of one of literature's most beloved stories with full page call-outs with quotes from summer.

The “strikingly original” debut novel by the masterful British author is “a perfect adventure” of love and smuggling on the English coast (The Nation).

The merchant Egeon is caught crossing the border from Syracuse into the rival city of Ephesus-a crime punishable by death.

Margaret Oliphant's Neighbours on the Green was first published in 1889.

"e;The Story of the Stone"e; (c.

Ein Mädchen.

Gastgeberin sein zu können heißt letztlich: erwachsen geworden zu sein.

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It was nineteen years ago that Jean Valjean landed in prison for stealing a loaf of bread.

Franz Kandolfs in den 1930er-Jahren entstandene spannende Karl-May-Pastiche knüpft inhaltlich an Ereignisse aus den Bänden 2 und 3 der Gesammelten Werke an, "Durchs wilde Kurdistan" und "Von Bagdad nach Stambul".

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A collection of three funny and heart-warming novels by Sunday Times bestselling author of LITTLE BEACH STREET BAKERY, Jenny ColganAMANDA'S WEDDINGAmanda's old schoolfriends can't believe it when the social-climbing queen of preen, Satan's very own PR girl, pulls off the ultimate publicity stunt in getting herself engaged to a Scottish laird.