One of the most irrepressible and exuberant characters in the history of literature, Tom Sawyer explodes onto the page in a whirl of bad behaviour and incredible adventures.
The inspiration behind James by Percival Everett, shortlisted for the Booker PrizeNostalgic and melancholy in equal measure, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a razor-sharp satire of the antebellum South that, despite beginning life as a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, is now seen in its own right as one of the most important of all American novels.
When Billy Twillig, a genius adolescent, wins the first Nobel Prize ever to be given in mathematics, he is recruited to live and work in the company of thirty Nobel laureates in obscurity underground.
With psychological insight and sparkling wit, Jane Austen paints an irresistibly lifelike portrait of shifting values and split loyalties in Mansfield Park.
Jane Austen's best-loved novel is an unforgettable story about the inaccuracy of first impressions, the power of reason and, above all, the strange dynamics of human relationships and emotions.
It's a warm summer's afternoon when young Alice first tumbles down the rabbit hole and into the adventures in Wonderland that have kept readers spellbound for more than 150 years.
From the author of Cultural Amnesia, beloved writer, poet and broadcaster Clive James, The Remake is a satirical story of astronomy, celebrity and a certain sort of romance .
'Lisa Owens is a comedy genius' Emma Jane Unsworth, author of Animals'Laugh-out-loud funny' Observer'Insanely funny but also moving and true' Nathan Filer, author of The Shock of the Fall'A deadpan comic debut for the procrastination generation' GuardianNow and again we all lie awake wondering what on earth we're doing with our lives .
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;).
This 1923 novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and author of Paterson satirizes American colonization, creative ambition, and the novel form itself.
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.
The international bestselling author shares "e;a glitteringly poignant novel"e; of an Iranian family navigating war, migration, and generational divides (Ruth Padel, author of Where the Serpent Lives).
The inspiration for the hit London Weekend Television series of the same name, this is one confessional you'll want to make a point of visitingYoung Neil Boyd has just finished divinity school and has been newly ordained as a priest.
