Curious, If True: Strange Tales Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - In these short stories, never previously published together, Mrs Gaskell (1810-1865) unleashes her fascination with the macabre and uncanny.
The Tragic Muse Henry James - The Tragic Muse is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly in 1889-1890 and then as a book in 1890.
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, And Other Stories Oscar Wilde - Lord Arthur Saviles Crime, And Other Stories is a collection of short semi-comic mystery stories that were written by Oscar Wilde and published in 1891.
Anne of the Island Lucy Maud Montgomery - Anne of the Island is the third book in the Anne of Green Gables series, written by Lucy Maud Montgomery about Anne Shirley.
A Pair of Blue Eyes Thomas Hardy - Elfride finds herself caught in a battle between her heart, her mind and the expectations of her parents and society.
The Awkward Age Henry James - The Awkward Age is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in Harper's Weekly in 1898-1899 and then as a book later in 1899.
Eleonora Edgar Allan Poe - The story follows an unnamed narrator who lives with his cousin and aunt in "The Valley of the Many-Colored Grass", an idyllic paradise full of fragrant flowers, fantastic trees, and a "River of Silence".
The Dealings of Captain Sharkey and Other Tales of Pirates Arthur Conan Doyle - This early work by Arthur Conan Doyle was originally published in 1925 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.
Barnaby Rudge Charles Dickens - The first historical novel by Charles Dickens, set during the anti-Catholic riots of 1780, is an unrivalled depiction of a raging mob's horror as seen through the eyes of those caught up in turmoil.
The Elements of Style William Strunk - The Elements of Style is a prescriptive American English writing style guide in numerous editions, originally composed by William Strunk Jr.
Vanity Fair William Makepeace Thackeray - With an Introduction and Notes by Owen Knowles, University of Hull Thackeray's upper-class Regency world is a noisy and jostling commercial fairground, predominantly driven by acquisitive greed and soulless materialism, in which the narrator himself plays a brilliantly versatile role as a serio-comic observer.
Die Sünde des Abbé Mouret Emile Zola - Der fünfte Teil des satirischen Rougon-Macquart-Zyklus: Im Mittelpunkt steht der junge Priester Serge Mouret, den man bereits als Kind im vorherigen Band "Die Eroberung von Plassans" kennengelernt hat, und der an einer Nervenkrankheit leidet.
Cranford Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - Cranford by Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellCranford is the best-known novel of the 19th century English writer Elizabeth Gaskell.
The Violet Fairy Book Andrew Lang - GRANDMA'S TREASURES THE VIOLET FAIRY BOOK by Andrew Lang The Tales in this volume are intended for children, who will like, it is hoped, the old stories that have pleased so many generations.
Brennendes Geheimnis Stefan Zweig - Ein junger Adeliger nimmt sich einen Urlaub auf dem Semmering und ist enttäuscht und gelangweilt von der Gesellschaft, die er dort vorfindet.
The Mayor of Casterbridge Thomas Hardy - The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and Death of a Man of Character is an 1886 novel by the English author Thomas Hardy.
Die Lebensfreude Emile Zola - " Die Lebensfreude" heißt der zwölfte Band der Rougon-Macquard-Reihe, der Saga einer französischen Familie unter dem Zweiten Kaiserreich.
The Glimpses of the Moon Edith Wharton - Set in the 1920s, Glimpses of the Moon details the romantic misadventures of Nick Lansing and Susy Branch, a couple with the right connections but not much in the way of funds.
Wives and Daughters illustrated Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - Set in English society before the 1832 Reform Bill, Wives and Daughters centres on the story of youthful Molly Gibson, brought up from childhood by her father.
Anne of Windy Poplars Lucy Maud Montgomery - Anne Shirley has left Redmond College behind to begin a new job and a new chapter of her life away from Green Gables.
Tarzan and the Lost Empire Edgar Rice Burroughs - Erich von Harben, a young German specialised in archaeology and dead languages, with a passion for mountain climbing starts investigating the legend of The Lost Tribe of the Wiramwazi Mountains and disappears.
We owe The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902) to Arthur Conan Doyles good friend Fletcher Bobbles Robinson, who took him to visit some scary English moors and prehistoric ruins, and told him marvelous local legends about escaped prisoners and a 17th-century aristocrat who fell afoul of the family dog.
Henry VIII - William Shakespeare - King Henry VIII has one of the fullest theatrical histories of any play in the Shakespeare canon, yet has been consistently misrepresented, both in performance and in criticism.
Tarzan and the Leopard Men - Edgar Rice Burroughs - Tarzan and the Leopard Men is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the eighteenth in his series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan.
