An intellectual summer party at an English country house is satirized with "e;ingenuity, sophistication [and] impudence"e; by the author of A Brave New World (H.
The bawdy and satirical eighteenth-century novel: "e;A comic tour de force whose humor, of observation and incident, explodes on to every page"e; (The Guardian, "e;The 100 Best Novels"e;).
An indolent college student creates a chaotic fictional world in this classic of Irish literature: "e;A marvel of imagination, language, and humor"e; (The New Republic).
The acclaimed author of Mapp and Lucia introduces the beloved Miss Elizabeth Mapp, a devious social climber, in this charming British comedy of manners.
From one of Britain's leading writers comes a biting satire about a country founded on Nihilism and a government gone mad Nihilon is a country where honesty is outlawed, drunk driving is mandatory, and nihilism reigns supreme.
An illustrated classic from the author of Saville and Flight into CamdenWritten before David Storey's 1976 Man Booker Prize winning novel Saville, Edward tells the tale of a kindly and aging bishop who lives his life by just and holy standards until one day he is surprised by the appearance of an old key, sitting in a curious box atop his study desk.
A Jewish freshman searches for love and money at the University of Minnesota in this raucous satire from the author of The Many Loves of Dobie GillisIt's the middle of the Great Depression and Morris Katz and his cousin Albert are broke.
Big tobacco meets the boob tube in this incendiary satire from the bestselling author of The Many Loves of Dobie GillisJefferson Tatum is a self-made man.
A rags-to-riches tale so outrageously hysterical it could have only come from the marvelous mind of Max Shulman, bestselling author of The Many Loves of Dobie GillisA sensitive boy growing up in a bad neighborhood, Harry Riddle doesn't fit in with the kids who hold up gas stations, steal purses, and drop safes on policemen.
Home from the war, a veteran finds that his battles have only just begun in this zany and irreverent satire from the author of Rally Round the Flag, Boys!
A wild and witty satire of American college life from the author of The Many Loves of Dobie GillisOn his first day of college, farm boy Asa Hearthrug enthusiastically jumps out of bed and discovers that his pajama pants are caught in the bedsprings.
A modern-day Faust embarks on a wild romp through the peculiar and preposterous American landscapeWhen the Devil shows up in Wakefield's living room to announce that his time is up, the bookish "e;de-motivational"e; speaker tries to strike a deal.
Malcolm Bradbury's classic skewering of 1970s academia, hailed by the New York Times as "e;an encyclopedia of radical chic as well as a genuinely comic novel"e;Among the painfully hip students and teachers at the liberal University of Watermouth, Howard Kirk appears to be the most stylish of them all.
At the height of the 1960s, a British writer accepts an academic post in America for a year that he'll never forgetEnglish author James Walker has three books to his name, each greeted with middling success and then promptly forgotten.
From the series that inspired the hit London Weekend Television sitcom Bless Me, Father: A touching series of escapades from the always-rowdy parish of St.
From the world's greatest satirist, the classic adventures of the intrepid GulliverBroken into four parts, Gulliver's Travels marks the progress of a gallant explorer as he sails into the unknown, visiting surreal worlds like Brobdingnag, a realm filled with gigantic men; Lilliput, a diminutive land filled with pint-size people; Laputa, a floating island in the sky; and even the fabled land known as Japan.
Looking to strike it rich with television gold, an English media tycoon enlists the help of an unassuming novelist to script his small-screen epic, to disastrous-and hilarious-effectThe year is 1986, and the cuts imposed by Margaret Thatcher's government have trickled down to university life, where departments are being forced to shave their payrolls to account for reduced public funding.
A headstrong young journalist goes on the adventure of a lifetime, traveling through Europe to find the world's most enigmatic philosopherBazlo Criminale is one of Europe's most legendary living men.
A bitterly comic novel of middle-aged angst and middle-class American life in the 1960s, by the acclaimed author of Little Big ManIt is the late sixties in suburbia, and Carlo Reinhart's life is a mess.
Henry James's tragicomic masterpiece pits a headstrong Mississippi lawyer against his feminist cousin in a no-holds-barred fight for the heart of an impressionable young suffragetteWhen Basil Ransom, a headstrong Mississippi lawyer, comes to Boston to call on his wealthy activist cousin, Olive, an epic battle of wills ensues.
This volume contains eleven stories not previously collected together and not included in any of the other classic Sheckley compendiums published by Open Road.
A landmark of feminist science fictionThree students of sociology journey into an uncharted region of South America to put to rest the rumors that an all-female civilization lives there.
A humorous satire and loving tribute to science fiction that delves into the tenuous relationship between science and the humanities by asking, What does it mean to be human?
