Set in Victorian London, this is a tale of a spirited young innocents unwilling but inevitable recruitment into a scabrous gang of thieves. Masterminded by the loathsome Fagin, the underworld crew features some of Dickens most memorable characters, including the vicious Bill Sikes, gentle Nancy, and the juvenile pickpocket known as the Artful Dodger.
With dramatic eloquence, this story of the French Revolution brings to life a time of terror and treason, and a starving people rising in frenzy and hate to overthrow a corrupt and decadent regime.
Ostensibly a discussion of the nature of justice,?ÿThe Republic?ÿpresents Platos vision of the ideal state, covering a wide range of topics: social, educational, psychological, moral, and philosophical. It also includes some of Platos most important writing on the nature of reality and the theory of the “forms.”?ÿ Translated with an Introduction by Desmond Lee
Oscar Wildes story of?ÿThe Canterville Ghost?ÿtells the tale of a malevolent ghost who discovers there is no peace to be found when a rumbustious American family take over his ancestral home. This classic tale by one of the 19th centurys most celebrated wits is here reproduced in a stunning little book with stylish illustrations which […]
This book is a compilation of classic short stories by five great Russian writers – Anton Chekhov, Leo Tolstoy, Maxim Gorky, Fyodor Dostoevsky and Ivan Turgenev. Though not necessarily representative of the authors complete works, the stories have been carefully chosen to showcase their versatility and skill as storytellers. The collection covers an extraordinary range […]
The story is about a man named Kino his girlfriend Juana and their son coyotito. Coyotito gets stung by a scorpion and is close to death. Kino and Juana bring him to the doctor but the doctor turns them down because they do not have money.
From cover: “A wonderfully entertaining coming-of-age story, Northanger Abbey is often referred to as Jane Austens Gothic parody. Decrepit castles, locked rooms, mysterious chests, cryptic notes, and tyrannical fathers give the story an uncanny air, but one with a decidedly satirical twist. The storys unlikely heroine is Catherine Morland, a remarkably innocent seventeen-year-old woman from […]
Synopsis?ÿ King Lear banishes his favorite daughter when she speaks out against him. Little does he know that the two other daughters who praise him are actually plotting against him.?ÿ Folger Shakespeare Library?ÿ The worlds leading center for Shakespeare studies?ÿ Each edition includes:?ÿ * Freshly-edited text based on the best early printed version of the […]
Spanning the decades from World War II to the 2008 presidential campaign, A God in Ruins is the riveting story of Quinn Patrick OConnell, an honest, principled, and courageous man on the brink of becoming the second Irish Catholic President of the United States. But Quinn is a man with an explosive secret that can […]
An insightful and comprehensive account of the life and times of Rani Padmini, this best-seller continues to be the go-to book on this subject. Rani Padmini: The Heroine of Chittor was consulted extensively by film-maker Sanjay Leela Bhansali for his magnum opus Padmaavat (2018) and both author and publisher are acknowledged prominently in the film??s […]
H Rider Haggard??s ??She and Allan?, first published in 1921 is a gripping adventure about Allan Quatermain, who together with Hans, the Hottentot and, the Zulu-Chief Omslopogaas and at the bidding of the old Witch Doctor Zikali seeks out Ayesha, the daughter of Isis to find answers to their questions about life and death, and […]
The treacherous Uriah Heep, the jovial nurse Peggotty, the adorably dim-witted Dora, the improvident Mr Micawber and the egotistic and charming Steerforth come to life in this new adaptation of Dickens?? classic.?ÿ From seaside Yarmouth to London and beyond, as plots and counterplots effortlessly interweave into one intricate, grand design, David Copperfield captures the brightness, […]
As Clarissa Dalloway walks through London on a fine June morning, a sky-writing plane captures her attention. Crowds stare upwards to decipher the message while the plane turns and loops, leaving off one letter, picking up another. Like the airplanes swooping path, Virginia Woolfs?ÿMrs. Dalloway?ÿfollows Clarissa and those whose lives brush hers–from Peter Walsh, whom […]