Classic fiction: general and literary

From the author of Anne of Green Gables, comes a heart-warming tale of courage and romance.

A fine exclusive edition of one of literature's most beloved stories.

The Pulitzer Prize–winning classic novel of China, together with its two sequels—by the Nobel Prize winner.

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

"e;The New Machiavelli"e; is a novel written by H.

In Chancery is the second novel of the Forsyte Saga trilogy by John Galsworthy and was originally published in 1920, some fourteen years after The Man of Property.

The purpose of this book is to present a comprehensive review of deception, its essential component of neurolinguistic dialectics, and how it is used by Satan to corrupt the human mind from devotion to Jesus Christ.

This early work by Henry James was originally published in 1886 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

This early work by Henry James was originally published in 1892 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

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This early work by Wilkie Collins was originally published in 1886.

Lovely Esmeralda, haunted by an obsessive would-be lover and unjustly accused of murder, unexpectedly finds a tormented protector in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

The Castle of Wolfenbach (1793) is a novel by Eliza Parsons.

"e;The Circular Study"e; is a 1900 detective novel by Anne Katherine Green.

This early work by Richard Harding Davis was originally published in 1906 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

A Companion to the City of Rome presents a series of original essays from top experts that offer an authoritative and up-to-date overview of current research on the development of the city of Rome from its origins until circa AD 600.

'It is a stunning story, compassionately reimagined' GuardianTracy Chevalier's stunning novel of how one woman's gift transcends class and gender to lead to some of the most important discoveries of the nineteenth century.

This vintage book contains a fantastic collection of short stories by Edgar Allen Poe, including 'The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall', 'The Conversation Of Eiros And Charmion', and 'A Descent Into The Maelstrom'.

"e;Holmes and Watson accompany a woman on a quest which leads them through the dark heart of London to a one-legged man, a mysterious and terrifying creature, and an incredible tale of greed and revenge.

An ever-surprising and stylistically diverse anthology that will surely stand as the touchstone collection of Korean literature for decades to come Literary ReviewThis eclectic, moving and wonderfully enjoyable collection is the essential introduction to Korean literature.

School is 'wet and weedy', according to Nigel Molesworth, the 'goriller of 3B', 'curse of St Custard's' and superb chronicler of fifties English life.

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize Finalist for the National Book Award Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award Winner of the Howell's Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters One of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books ';A great American novel, a masterpiece, a thrilling page-turner.

Fatal Revenge; Or, the Family of Montorio (1807) is a novel by Charles Maturin.

»Doch keine Sorge: ein moraltheologischer Traktat ist nicht beabsichtigt«, zerstreut der Ich-Erzähler sogleich die Bedenken: der utopische Roman »Eumeswil«.

Herman Melville's epic tale of obsession has all the ingredients of a first rate drama--fascinating characters in solitude and society, battles between good and evil, a thrilling chase to the death--and yet its allusions, digressions, and sheer scope can prove daunting to even the most intrepid reader.

Montague Small, an obsessive writer of detective thrillers, mourns his lately dead wife, who may or may not have been unfaithful to him.

A delightful book for anybody familiar with Benson's work, full of all the usual light, wit and satirical caricatures that Benson does so well.

A Life's Secret: A Novel (1862) is a novel by Mrs.

Reeling from the death of his son, a down-on-his-luck rancher witnesses a random murder that pits him head-to-head with a blood-thirsty outlaw!

Jacopo Caviceo's Peregrino (1508) was a popular Renaissance prose romance in Italy, France, and Spain.

The Confessions of Arsene Lupin (1913) is a collection of short stories by Maurice Leblanc.

Imre: A Memorandum (1906) is a novel by Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson.

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Ready of wit and skilled of blade, the elegant surgeon-buccaneer Captain Blood is ever a jump ahead of his foes.

"e;Pevear and Volokhonsky are at once scrupulous translators and vivid stylists of English.

From America's fight for independence to the Paris Commune - an exotic collection of fanatics, adventurers, poets and thinkers are brought vividly to life.

Harriet Prescott Spofford was a regular contributor of short stories to the well known journal, The Atlantic Monthly.

Anna Katharine Green was the most famous and prolific writer of detective fiction in the United States prior to Dashiell Hammett.

A collection of great war stories!

In the old Saxon town of Hamelin, a stranger appears with a magical fife.

"e;The Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens"e; is a collection of twenty of Charles Dickens's best ghost stories, including his famous "e;Christmas Carol"e;.

Adam Bede falls in love with a teenage orphan, who is being secretly seduced by a wealthy squire, which leads to a series of tragedies.

A semi-autobiographical portrait of the original Yentl and “an important contribution to the vastly neglected genre of feminist Yiddish literature” (Booklist).

Volume 2 of the most comprehensive in-depth companion to Tolkien's life and works ever published.