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Oxford University Press Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas
Book SynopsisVerne's classic tale of Captain Nemo and the submarine the Nautilus has left a profound mark on the twentieth century. Its themes are universal, its style humorous and grandiose, its construction masterly.Trade ReviewThis truly is the edition that serious SF readers will want. Indeed, given its rigour is at the academic level (such is the quantity and detail of ancillary information provided), it is surprising that this book is priced at the level of an average fiction paperback: it is extremely good value. * Jonathan Cowie, Concatenation.org *Review from previous edition 'stands head and shoulders above the other English translations of Verne I have seen.' * Nineteenth-Century French Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsIntroductionNote on the Text and TranslationSelect BibliographyChronologyTWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEASAppendix: Sources of ideas on submarine navigationExplanatory notes
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Oxford University Press Lorna Doone
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Oxford University Press The Riddle of the Sands A Record of Secret
Book SynopsisOne of the first great spy novels, The Riddle of the Sands is set during the long suspicious years leading up to the First World War. The story builds in excitement as two young men on a sailing holiday discover a German plot to invade England. This edition is complemented by a fine introduction which examines the novel in its political and historical context.Trade ReviewI thoroughly enjoyed watching Carruthers' development from fashionable young man-about-town to patriotic amateur spy ... This one undoubtedly deserves its status as a classic of espionage fiction. * Leah Galbraith, FictionFan *
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Penguin Books Ltd The Happy Reader 19
Book SynopsisFor avid readers and the uninitiated alike, this is a chance to reengage with classic literature and to stay inspired and entertained.The concept of the magazine is simple: the first half is a long-form interview with a notable book fanatic and the second half explores one classic work of literature from an array of surprising and invigorating angles.
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Penguin Books Ltd The Ship
Book SynopsisStep aboard C.S. Forester''s classic seafaring tale from the author of The Good Shepherd, now a major-motion picture starring Tom Hanks ''A joyous creation, a perfection in words. Young Hornblower is, simply, one of the most complete creations of character in fiction'' Conn Iggulden, The Independent_______One vital convoy can break Mussolini''s stranglehold on Malta - but it is intercepted in the Mediterranean by enemy warships . . . Five light British cruisers are left to beat back the armed might of the Italian battle fleet and C.S. Forester - creator of Horatio Hornblower - takes us aboard HMS Artemis as she steams into battle against overwhelming odds. We get inside the heads of Artemis''s men, from the Captain on his bridge down to the lowest engine room rating, as they struggle over one long and terrifying afternoon to do their duty. This brilliant and gripping story recounts life aboard a British warship during some
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Pan Macmillan In a Free State
Book SynopsisV. S. Naipaul was born in Trinidad in 1932. He came to England on a scholarship in 1950. He spent four years at University College, Oxford, and began to write, in London, in 1954. He pursued no other profession.His novels include A House for Mr Biswas, The Mimic Men, Guerrillas, A Bend in the River, and The Enigma of Arrival. In 1971 he was awarded the Booker Prize for In a Free State. His works of nonfiction, equally acclaimed, include Among the Believers, Beyond Belief, The Masque of Africa, and a trio of books about India: An Area of Darkness, India: A Wounded Civilization and India: A Million Mutinies Now.In 1990, V. S. Naipaul received a knighthood for services to literature; in 1993, he was the first recipient of the David Cohen British Literature Prize. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001. He lived with his wife Nadira and cat Augustus in Wiltshire, and died in 20Trade ReviewA book of such lucid complexity and such genuine insight, so deft and deep, that it somehow manages to agitate, charm, amuse and excuse the reader all at the same pitch of experience -- Dennis Potter * The Times *Naipaul's travel writing is perhaps the most important body of work of its kind in the second half of the century -- Martin Amis
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WW Norton & Co The House of Mirth
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WW Norton & Co Oliver Twist
Book SynopsisThis Norton Critical Edition of a Dickens favorite reprints the 1846 text, the last edition of the novel substantially revised by Dickens and the one that most clearly reflects his authorial intentions.
£11.99
Dover Publications Inc. Kim
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University of California Press Dance of the Tiger
Book SynopsisA novel that illuminates the lives of the humans who left us magnificent paintings in the caves of France and Spain.Table of ContentsIntroduction by Stephen Jay GouldA Challenge to the ReaderPART ONE: VEYDEPART TWO: SHELKPART THREE: TIGERAuthor's Note
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Headline Publishing Group The Forsyte Saga 6 Swan Song
Book SynopsisJon Forsyte is back. After years living in America with his mother Irene, he is excited to be home and can''t wait to show off his roots to his new bride. When Fleur Forsyte, now Fleur Mont, his first love, hears of his arrival, she doesn''t know what to feel. She''s married too, though, with a little boy so there''s no reason why they all can''t meet as friends. But feelings so strong are not easily contained. And when their passion is rekindled, no one can halt the devastating events that follow - the secret culmination of an old, old story...Trade ReviewPraise for THE FORSYTE SAGA: 'An immortal achievement...it is, at all levels, readability itself * Financial Times *Just because they were set in a world of frock-coats and ornate drawing rooms, we should not be blind to their modern dilemmas... the satire is sharp, the dialogue, elegant and witty, and the characterisation - dazzling * Scotsman *THE FORSYTE SAGA was such a cracking good story...compulsive, as well as very modern and outrageous * Sunday Times *Still a terrific read, a satisfying, long, absorbing family story...which knocks spots off its pale imitators * Susan Hill *The books I most wish I'd written * Penny Vincenzi *
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Crossway Books The Pilgrims Progress
Book SynopsisWith updated language and 30original illustrations, John Bunyan's classic work is made accessible to modern readershelping them dig into this classic tale illustrating key facets of the Christian life.
£18.69
Amazon Publishing The Widow's Watcher
Book SynopsisFrom Eliza Maxwell, the bestselling author of The Unremembered Girl, comes a gripping novel about the mysteries that haunt us and the twists of fate that can unravel them… Living in the shadow of a decades-old crime that stole his children from him, reclusive Lars Jorgensen is an unlikely savior. But when a stranger walks onto the ice of a frozen Minnesota lake, her intentions are brutally clear, and the old man isn’t about to let her follow through. Jenna Shaw didn’t ask for Lars’s help, nor does she want it. After he pulls her from the brink, however, Jenna finds her desire to give up challenged by their unlikely friendship. In Jenna, Lars recognizes his last chance for redemption. And in her quest to solve the mysteries of Lars’s past and bring him closure, Jenna may find the way out of her own darkness. But the truth that waits threatens to shatter it all. When secrets are surrendered and lies are laid bare, Jenna and Lars may find that accepting the past isn’t their greatest challenge. Can they afford the heartbreaking price of forgiveness?
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Pan Macmillan The Aeneid
Book SynopsisThe Aeneid – thrilling, terrifying and poignant in equal measure – has inspired centuries of artists, writers and musicians.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is translated by J. W. Mackail and has an afterword by Coco Stevenson.Virgil’s epic tale tells the story of Aeneas, a Trojan hero, who flees his city after its fall, with his father Anchises and his young son Ascanius – for Aeneas is destined to found Rome and father the Roman race. As Aeneas journeys closer to his goal, he must first prove his worth and attain the maturity necessary for such an illustrious task. He battles raging storms in the Mediterranean, encounters the fearsome Cyclopes, falls in love with Dido, Queen of Carthage, travels into the Underworld and wages war in Italy.Trade ReviewThe Aeneid is suffused with a fascinating, upending sense that most of what goes gravely wrong on earth isn’t imputable to human agency -- Brad Leithauser * New York Times *Generally viewed as the pre-eminent masterpiece of the Western literary tradition -- Michael Dirda * Washington Post *
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Charisma House The Book of Mysteries
Book Synopsis New York Times Best Seller! 1500 5-Star Reviews! From the author that brought you NEW YORK TIMES best sellersThe Harbinger, The Mystery of the Shemitah, and The Paradigm with over 3 MILLION copies sold Enter a life-changing journey? to uncover the MYSTERIES OF GOD, the SECRETS OF THE AGES, and the HIDDEN KEYS to open the doors of a life of joy, blessing, and the fulfillment of YOUR DESTINY. As you open up The Book of Mysteries, you will be transported on a journey through a desert to encounter a man known only as ?the teacher,? who will take you on an odyssey to mountaintops, caverns, encampments of tent dwellers, and oil-lit chambers of scrolls, ancient books, and mysterious vessels. Each day a new mystery will be revealed, including: The Mystery of the Eighth Day, The Maccabean Blueprint, The Chiasma, The Seven Mysteries of the Age, and much more? even the mystery of your life! Partake in the voyage and unlock the treasure chest to uncover the mysteries of the ages. And with 365 mysteries, one for each day of the journey?and of the year, The Book of Mysteries is also a daily devotional unlike any other?with things never before revealed, the most important keys of spiritual truth, end-time revelation, and the secrets of overcoming?It can even change your life!
£16.99
Everyman Oliver Twist
Book SynopsisDickens' celebrated novel of innocence betrayed and then triumphant. It recreates the London underworld populated by such characters as Fagin, Bill Sikes, Nancy and the Artful Dodger, who are contrasted with the friends and family of the orphaned Oliver.
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Carcanet Press Ltd The Vampyre and Other Writings
Book Synopsis'June 18. Began my ghost story after tea. Twelve o' clock, really began to talk ghostly. [Lord Byron] repeated some verses of Coleridge's Christabel, of the witch's breast; when silence ensued, and Shelley, suddenly shrieking and putting his hands to his head, ran out of the room with a candle.' (from the Diary of Dr John William Polidori, 1816). So John William Polidori (1795-1821) records one of the most famous storytelling evenings in English literature, the stormy night at the Villa Diodati that was the source of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and his own tale "The Vampyre", as well as his Gothic novel "Ernestus Berchtold". Polidori's still compelling works, included here in full, created figures of seductive evil that continue to exert a powerful hold over literature and popular culture. In addition, this collection makes available some of Polidori's fascinating lesser-known works such as his medical thesis on nightmares, his pamphlet on the death penalty, his poetry and diary. Many of these have not been republished since the nineteenth century. Now Polidori emerges from the shadows, an impetuous, sensitive writer with a sometimes fierce talent.His encounters with Byron, Shelley and their circle contributed to his fame and notoriety, and to his neglect, since they outshone him. Here he can be read by his own mysterious taper. Franklin Bishop's introduction describes the context in which The Vampyre was written and deepens our understanding of Romanticism and the Gothic.Table of ContentsIntroduction Further Reading The Vampyre:A Tale from A Medical Inaugural Dissertation which deals with the disease called Oneirodynia,for the degree of Medical Doctor, Edinburgh 1815 from On the Punishment of Death from An Essay Upon the Source of Positive Pleasure Ernestus Berchtold; or,The Modern Oedipus: A Tale from Ximenes,The Wreath and Other Poems from The Fall of the Angels:A Sacred Poem from The Diary of Dr John William Polidori from Letters of John Polidori Appendix:Four Letters about Polidori
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Atlas Press The Tutu
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The Gresham Publishing Co. Ltd Kidnapped: A Graphic Novel in Full Colour
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Canongate Books Short Stories: The Ultimate Classic Collection
Book SynopsisThis volume in CSA Word's famous Short Story compilation series focuses on the very best in timeless short fiction.Table of ContentsCD 1. The Girl from Arles Alphonse Daudet Stephen Fry 08.02 Tobermory Saki Barbara Leigh-Hunt 20.53 The Sphinx Without a Secret Oscar Wilde Martin Jarvis 14.09 On Being Idle Jerome K. Jerome Hugh Laurie 13.29 For Better or Worse W.W. Jacobs Joanna David 22.40 TOTALS 1:18:19 CD 2 Mr & Mrs Dove Katherine Mansfield Rosalind Ayres 22.21 The Model Millionaire Oscar Wilde T.P. McKenna 14.40 The Garden of Truth E. Nesbit Harriet Walter 38.19 TOTALS 1:17:34 CD 3 The Cat that Walked by Himself Rudyard Kipling Liza Goddard 25.27 Pat Hobby & Orson Welles F. Scott Fitzgerald Kerry Shale 15.08 Georgie Porgie Rudyard Kipling Edward Fox 24.52 Mad Guy de Maupassant Derek Jacobi 09.30 TOTALS 1:14:42 CD 4 B 24 Arthur Conan Doyle Brian Cox 35.22 Caterpillars E.F. Benson Patrick Malahide 22.19 The Man of the Night Edgar Wallace Robin Bailey 20.59 TOTALS 1:18:08 CD 5 Reginald on House Parties Saki Nigel Hawthorne 05.55 Dr. Heidegger's Experiment Nathaniel Hawthorne Nicky Henson 20.58 Ship to Tarshish John Buchan Iain Cuthbertson 36.50 The Tell-Tale Heart Edgar Allan Poe Richard Pasco 15.18 TOTALS 1:18:07 CD 6 Lost Hearts M.R. James Richard Pasco 26.15 The Black Cat Edgar Allan Poe Richard Griffiths 25.35 The Monkey's Paw W.W. Jacobs Patrick Malahide 25.49
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Canongate Books Heavy Weather
Book SynopsisIn this story, an engagingly vague Lord Emsworth battles to prevent a pig-napping, Lord Tillbury lurks, desperate to filch Gally Threepwood's sensational memoirs, and those formidable sisters, Julia and Constance, will do anything to sabotage the nuptials of Ronnie Fish and chorus girl Sue. Also thrown into the proverbial mix are: Parsloe-Parsloe, Monty Bodkin and Percy Pilbeam. Confused? So is Beach the butler, drawn into events by a heady cocktail of loyalty and self-interest. But surely, the storm will conk out and the thunder will grumble away...This is Wodehouse's comic genius at its most magical, so expect sunshine - and even a bally rainbow - when the weather lightens and all the confusions of the castle are finally resolved. Pip, pip!Martin Jarvis inhabits this masterpiece of cross-purposes with dazzling vocal dexterity, adding another laugh-out-loud performance to his many Wodehouse readings.Trade ReviewQuite simply a pleasure and delight from start to finish. * * audiobooksreview.co.uk * *Absolutely spiffing. * * Publishing News * *Each character comes live with Jarvis' expert interpretations. * * Audiofile Magazine * *An idyllic world of sublime comedy. No better place to escape. * * The Sunday Times * *
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Canongate Books Service With A Smile
Book SynopsisThe debonair Uncle Fred makes a welcome return to Blandings, where plotting and confusion is rife. Blackmail, sabotage, jilted lovers and pigs under threat of kidnap all feature largely, making this hilarious instalment in the Blandings series irresistible to fans and newcomers alike.The story sees lovely debutante Myra Schoonmaker unhappily ensconced in Blandings at the insistence of Lady Constance Keeble, who objects to Myra's entanglement with down-at-heel curate Bill Bailey. But Blandings never has been a place to stifle the wants of the heart for long. Soon, all kinds of subterfuge and shifty goings-on are afoot to reunite the lovebirds, with the help of an unbeatable cast of misfits and society schmoozers including Pongo Twistleton, Lord Tilbury, Lavender Briggs and of course, amiably vague Lord Emsworth and his trusty 'man-mountain' butler Beach.Read by the fantastic, critically-acclaimed Martin Jarvis.Trade ReviewMartin Jarvis carries it all off once again with the consummate ease of the great entertainer he is. * * audiobooksreview.co.uk * *No one can do the milky, imperious voice of a marriage-brokering aunt like Martin Jarvis. What a good egg he is! * * The Observer * *Wodehouse brightens up the dullest day and lightens the heaviest heart. * * audiobooksreview.co.uk * *This delightfully finny audiobook is not to be missed * * Publishers Weekly * *
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Canongate Books The Inimitable Jeeves: Volume 1
Book SynopsisJeeves and Wooster are a case-in-point of chalk and cheese coexisting to make an enduring partnership of sublime comedy. Hapless, though always engaging, Bertie Wooster would be lost without his 'man' Jeeves, to advise him, not only on sartorial good taste but, crucially, to be on hand to rescue the young master from a variety of social and romantic entanglements. Immortalised on-screen by Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie - and on the Broadway stage by Martin Jarvis himself - the duo have won the hearts, minds and laughter of generations since the first Jeeves story was published in 1916.STORY LISTINGS: 1. Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum 2. No Wedding Bells for Bingo 3. Aunt Agatha Speaks Her Mind 4. Pearls Mean Tears 5. The Pride of the Woosters is Wounded 6. The Hero's Reward 7. Introducing Claude and Eustace 8. Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch 9. A Letter of Introduction 10. Startling Dressiness of a Lift Attendant 11. Comrade Bingo 12. Bingo Has a Bad GoodwoodMartin Jarvis is an award-winning actor renowned for his readings of P.G. Wodehouse.Table of Contents1 Jeeves Exerts The Old Cerebellum 2 No Wedding Bells For Bingo 3 Aunt Agatha Speaks Her Mind 4 Pearls Mean Tears 5 The Pride Of The Woosters Is Wounded 6 The Hero's Reward 7 Introducing Claude And Eustace 8 Sir Roderick Comes To Lunch 9 A Letter Of Introduction 10 Startling Dressiness Of A Lift Attendant 11 Comrade Bingo 12. Bingo Has a Bad Goodwood
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Canongate Books The Inimitable Jeeves: Volume 2
Book SynopsisThe second instalment of Jeeves and Wooster's bally spiffing adventures is chock-full of unabridged stories of sparkling brilliance. Martin Jarvis is on top form, voicing a whole range of colourful characters, including the hapless incurable romantic Bingo Little, superbly.From money-making schemes involving placing wagers on the lengths of vicars' sermons to poor Bingo producing the village school Christmas entertainments, every one of Wodehouse's celebrated short stories is guaranteed to raise chortles from even the most stony-faced listener!Martin Jarvis is a leading British actor, whose acclaimed audiobook reading is always a delight to hear.Trade ReviewNo one can do the milky, imperious voice of a marriage-brokering aunt like Martin Jarvis. What a good egg he is! * * The Observer * *Wodehouse brightens up the dullest day and lightens the heaviest heart. So give yourself a tonic by listening to this comedy classic. * * audiobooksreview.co.uk * *Martin Jarvis brings the madcap world of Bertie Wooster and his brilliant valet Jeeves to life with canny comedic timing. * * Publishers Weekly * *Table of Contentscontains # "The Great Sermon Handicap" # "The Purity of the Turf" # "The Metropolitan Touch" # "The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace" # "Bingo and the Little Woman" # "All's Well"
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Canongate Books Something Fresh
Book SynopsisWhen a valuable scarab belonging to an American millionaire is absent-mindedly stolen by Lord Emsworth, young writers Ashe Marson and Joan Valentine are tasked with infiltrating Blandings Castle to retrieve it. Meanwhile, vacuous Freddie Threepwood worries that some compromising letters may scupper his engagement to the millionaire's daughter. Wodehouse's comic masterpiece combines above and below stairs pretensions with all the fun of a romantic thriller.Martin Jarvis is an award-winning British actor and the 'Olivier of audiobooks'.Trade ReviewOn Summer Lightning: Get it soonest, Jarvis is the lick * * The Guardian * *On Service with a Smile:Martin Jarvis carries it all off once again with the consummate ease of the great entertainer he is * * audiobooksreview.co.uk * *
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Fantom Films Limited The Phantom of the Opera
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Classical Comics Great Expectations: Quick Text
'I never saw my father or my mother, and never saw any likeness of either of them'. No classical collection would be complete without this well-loved Dickens title. The wonderful tale of Pip, Miss Havisham, and the spiteful Estella is retold here with fresh enthusiasm contained within rich Victorian ambience, for a wonderful reading experience.
£9.49
Classical Comics Sweeney Todd the Graphic Novel Original Text: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
This is the classic novel that brought to life in full colour! From his barber shop in Fleet Street, Sweeney Todd murders selected customers to steal their money and valuables. Some suspect he is up to no good, but no one knows how he actually kills his victims. How does he dispose of the bodies? And what is his connection with Mrs. Lovett who runs a popular pie shop nearby? Will Colonel Jeffery discover what happened to his friend Thornhill after he visited Todd for a shave? And will the heartbroken Johanna Oakley ever find out what happened to her beloved Mark Ingestrie? Perhaps Todd's shop boy Tobias Ragg will uncover the barber's dark secrets - "Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street" is a tale that has become part of London folklore. Adapted from the original serialised story "The String of Pearls", published in weekly instalments in "The People's Periodical" from November 1846 to March 1847, this graphic novel breathes new life into the legendary barber who "polished 'em off".
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Parthian Books The Great God Pan, The Shining Pyramid and The
Book SynopsisAn experiment into the sources of the human brain through the mind of a young woman has gone horribly wrong. She has seen the great god Pan and will die giving birth to a daughter. Twenty years later feted society hostess Helen Vaughan becomes the source of much fevered speculation. Many men are infatuated with her beauty, but great beauty has a price, sometimes you have to pay with the only thing you have left. The Great God Pan was a sensation when first published in 1894. Its author, Arthur Machen, was a struggling unknown writer living in London. He had translated Casanova's memoirs and was living on a small inheritance. He immediately became one of the most talked-about writers of the last years of the nineteenth century, while the publication marked the start of his ongoing influence on modern fantasy and horror. Machen's dark imaginings of the reality behind ancient beliefs feature again in the acclaimed, mesmerising short story 'The White People' and the curious tale 'The Shining Pyramid', also in this volume.Trade Review'One of the greatest horror stories ever written.' Stephen King 'Machen is a genius right enough but I won't take him to bed with me again.' Arthur Conan Doyle 'Arthur Machen...is a mystic, who knew that there exists a threshold which, if it is stepped over, will show us a subtly altered reality.' Clive Barker 'For ability to create an atmosphere of nameless terror I can think of no author living or dead who comes near to him.' Jerome K. JeromeTable of ContentsThe Great God Pan The Shining Pyramid The White People
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Daunt Books Improper Stories
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Norvik Press The Colonel's Family
Book SynopsisOften referred to as Sweden's Charlotte Bronte, Fredrika Bremer (1801-1865) was widely translated during her lifetime and became internationally acclaimed as the author of an impressive series of novels and travel books. The Colonel's Family first appeared in two parts in 1830-31 as part of a series which she called Sketches from Daily Life - a title which at an early stage declared her lifelong preoccupation with the details of her domestic day. What was less immediately apparent to her contemporaries was her courage in abandoning the prevailing conventions of insipid romantic fiction in order to explore more profound social and moral problems. Her novel is now recognised as a sensitive exploration of the problems of a frustrated, silenced woman, a creature of strong repressed passions, in an era of highly constrictive marital conventions. The striking narrative style is a combination of the picaresque, the sentimental, the realistic, the comic and even the farcical. This translation of a classic of Swedish literature preserves the freshness and idiosyncratic flavour of the original. Sarah Death has over thirty years' experience as a translator from Swedish and has won the George Bernard Shaw Prize three times. In 2014 she was awarded the Royal Order of the Polar Star for services to Swedish literature. She has translated books in a wide variety of genres including children's stories, crime fiction, literary criticism, novels by Nobel laureate Selma Lagerloef and the work of many contemporary writers. She lives and works in Kent.
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Norvik Press Little Lord
Book SynopsisWilfred - alias Little Lord - is a privileged young man growing up in upper-class society in Kristiania (Oslo) during the halcyon days before the First World War. Beneath the strikingly well-adjusted surface, however, runs a darker current; he is haunted by the sudden death of his father and driven to escape the stifling care of his mother for risky adventures in Kristiania's criminal underworld. The two sides of his personality must be kept separate, but the strain of living a double life threatens breakdown and catastrophe. This best-selling novel by one of Norway's most talented twentieth-century writers is also an evocative study of a vanished age of biplanes, variety shows, and Viennese psychiatry.
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Norvik Press Betrayed
Book SynopsisWith high hopes, Captain Riber embarks with his young bride Aurora on a voyage to exotic destinations. But they are an ill-matched pair; her naive illusions are shattered by the realities of married life and the seediness of society in foreign ports, whilst his hopes of domestic bliss are frustrated by his wife's unhappiness. Life on board ship becomes a private hell, as Aurora's obsession with Riber's adventures as a carefree bachelor begins to undermine his sanity. Ultimately both are betrayed by a hypocritical society which imposes a warped view of sexuality on its most vulnerable members. Amalie Skram was a contemporary of Henrik Ibsen, and like him a fierce critic of repressive social mores and hypocrisy. Many of her works make an impassioned statement on the way women of all classes are imprisoned in their social roles, contributing to the great debate about sexual morality which engaged so many Nordic writers in the late nineteenth century. Her female characters are independent, rebellious, even reckless; but their upbringing and their circumstances combine to deny them the fulfilment their creator so painfully won for herself.
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Norvik Press Penwoman
Book SynopsisPenwoman is the classic novel about the Swedish women's suffrage movement. Originally published in 1910, this was Elin Wägner's second novel. Having begun her career as a journalist, she went on to become one of Sweden's leading writers, her prolific output developing radical feminist and feminist-pacifist tendencies. The novel, whose central character is a young female journalist, offers exceptional insights into the dedicated work and strong sense of sisterhood uniting a group of women campaigning for suffrage. But it also explores a range of other issues affecting the situation of women in Sweden at the time, from the role of paid work to matters of morality, eroticism and love. The refreshingly disrespectful and witty style has helped make the novel one of Wägner's most enduringly popular.
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Norvik Press Memoirs of a Child
Book SynopsisIn this second part of her notionally autobiographical trilogy, Selma Lagerloef broadens the perspective from the farm where she grew up to include the people and places around Lake Fryken in her beloved Varmland county. The personal creation myth which she began in Marbacka continues here with a focus on the self-discipline and imagination needed to fulfil a childhood ambition to become an author. It is hard work that sometimes means taking a stand against convention but also a deeply enriching process in a home steeped in storytelling and books. The mature author reveals the roots of the young bibliophile's growing skill in deploying fiction to manipulate and embellish reality, producing a wryly charming, tongue-in-cheek account that we should beware of taking at face value.Table of ContentsSeries Preface Aline Laurell Bible Interpretation The Vow Gardsjoe Herrestad Fear The Game of Cards The Marseillaise Forty Below Maja Rad The Church Visit The Kiss The Sunne Ball Elin Laurell Pastor Unger The Easter Witch Anna Lagerloef Uncle Schenson The Pond Agrippa Prastberg At the Jetty The Well At Fair Time Earthquake Notes Translator's Afterword Bibliography
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Pan Macmillan Mansfield Park
Book SynopsisWith psychological insight and sparkling wit, Jane Austen paints an irresistibly lifelike portrait of shifting values and split loyalties in Mansfield Park.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful hardbacks make perfect gifts for book lovers, or wonderful additions to your own collection. Gorgeously illustrated by the celebrated Hugh Thomson, this edition also includes an afterword by historian and author Nigel Cliff.Aged ten, Fanny Price is sent to live with her wealthier relations, the Bertrams, at Mansfield Park. However, life there is not as she imagined. Treated with disdain by three of her cousins, she finds her only comfort in the kindness of the fourth, Edmund. As they grow, their friendship develops into romantic love - until the arrival of Henry Crawford and his charming sister Mary causes an emotional upheaval that no one in the family expects.Trade ReviewI can’t leave Mansfield Park alone. When driving or washing dishes or folding laundry, I turn on an audio version and listen, and I keep the little speckled copy of the text near me at all times. -- Anna Keesey * LA Review of Books *Mansfield Park highlights, as no other Austen novel does, the role that class and class privilege play in determining the popular qualities for a heroine’s charm and wit. -- Tara Isabella Burton * The Paris Review *
£10.44
Four Corners Books 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
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£19.99
Four Corners Books Treasure Island
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£20.00
Parapara Books A Christmas Carol/Un Chant de Noel: Bilingual
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£8.99
Parapara Books Heart of Darkness/Herz der Finsternis: Bilingual
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£8.99
Parapara Books Bartleby the Scrivener/Bartleby der Schreiber:
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£8.99
Parapara Books Wuthering Heights/Sturmhoehe: Bilingual Parallel
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£9.49
Chiltern Publishing Heart of Darkness
Book SynopsisChiltern Publishing creates the most beautiful editions of the World's finest literature. Your favourite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before; the tactile embossed layers, golden edges, fine details and beautiful colours of these remarkable covers make these titles feel extra special and will look striking on any shelf.
£17.00
Aspal Press Limited A Well Full of Leaves
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£7.49
Hachette Cinq contes - with audio download
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£10.50
Gallimard Catherine Certitude
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£11.95
Gallimard Vendredi ou la vie sauvage
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£10.66
Editions Flammarion L'inutile beaute et autres nouvelles (incl. Le
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£11.76
