Set in the now-disappeared world of rural England at the start of the Second World War, this collection of stories and sketches of country life as seeSet in the now-disappeared world of rural England at the start of the Second World War, this collection of stories and sketches of country life as seen through the eyes of a young boy stirs up nostalgic images of warm beer and cricket on the green. ...more
Adelaide and Theodore or, Letters on Education (1783) Stephanie-Felicite de Genlis; Ed. Gillian Dow Pickering & Chatto 2007 Hardback
Edited, with an introduction and notes, this is the complete text of de Genlis' enormously influential novel, which expressed her ideas about equal edEdited, with an introduction and notes, this is the complete text of de Genlis' enormously influential novel, which expressed her ideas about equal education for boys and girls. ...more
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Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
Jane Austen; Ben H Winters Quirk 2009 Paperback
Evicted from their childhood home, the Dashwood sisters are sent to live on a mysterious island full of savage creatures, dark secrets and the hideousEvicted from their childhood home, the Dashwood sisters are sent to live on a mysterious island full of savage creatures, dark secrets and the hideous man-monster Colonel Brandon. ...more
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls Dawn of the Dreadfuls Steve Hockensmith Quirk 2010 Paperback
In a thrilling prequel, set four years before the horrific events of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the idyllic life of the Bennet sisters is disrupIn a thrilling prequel, set four years before the horrific events of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the idyllic life of the Bennet sisters is disrupted as a local funeral goes strangely awry. Off-mint. ...more
Restless to forge her own destiny in a technologically transformed 19th century Russia, Anna and her enigmatic companion robot, Android Karenina abandRestless to forge her own destiny in a technologically transformed 19th century Russia, Anna and her enigmatic companion robot, Android Karenina abandon a loveless marriage for the dashing Count Vronsky. Off-mint. ...more
Taking the fear and loathing route through the 1970s and 80s, this volume contains three books - The Great Shark Hunt, Generation of Swine and Songs oTaking the fear and loathing route through the 1970s and 80s, this volume contains three books - The Great Shark Hunt, Generation of Swine and Songs of the Doomed in which the original gonzo journalist, Hunter S Thompson (1937-2005) offers his singular perspective on American life and politics. These three collections of articles include the seminal The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved and much of Thompson's writing for Rolling Stone. ...more
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A Book of Memories
Peter Nadas Vintage 1998 Paperback
A complex psychological novel, Peter Nadas' magnum opus is made up of three intertwined narratives - of a Hungarian novelist, of the fictional protagoA complex psychological novel, Peter Nadas' magnum opus is made up of three intertwined narratives - of a Hungarian novelist, of the fictional protagonist of his novel, and of an old childhood friend - and spans Eastern Europe's recent history from Stalinist Hungary in the 1950s to post-communist Moscow. ...more
Farewell Britannia A Family Saga of Roman Britain Simon Young Weidenfeld 2007 Hardback
Simon Young tells the story of Roman Britain through the eyes of a fictional family and reveals the diversity of Romano-British life, from a ChristianSimon Young tells the story of Roman Britain through the eyes of a fictional family and reveals the diversity of Romano-British life, from a Christian girl's martyrdom to a desperate housewife cooking flamingo. ...more
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Red Plenty
Francis Spufford Faber 2010 Hardback
This book, Spufford insists, is not a novel or a history; 'Best to call this a fairytale, then - though it really happened'. It tells the story of howThis book, Spufford insists, is not a novel or a history; 'Best to call this a fairytale, then - though it really happened'. It tells the story of how the 'planned economy' of Krushchev's USSR seemed about to fulfil its promise of wealth and abundance - but didn't. ...more
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The Mystified Magistrate and Other Tales Marquis de Sade; Trans. Richard Seaver Arcade 2000 Hardback
Unlike the darkly scandalous works for which the Marquis is best known, these tales were intended for publication and are light, mordantly funny and, Unlike the darkly scandalous works for which the Marquis is best known, these tales were intended for publication and are light, mordantly funny and, in the words of de Sade, only 'a trifle bawdy'. American-cut pages. ...more
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A Christmas Carol and other Christmas Books Charles Dickens Oxford University Press 2006 Hardback
Charles Dickens's ghost story, A Christmas Carol, has gripped the public imagination since it was first published in 1843 and is now as much a part ofCharles Dickens's ghost story, A Christmas Carol, has gripped the public imagination since it was first published in 1843 and is now as much a part of Christmas as mistletoe or plum pudding. This Oxford edition presents the tale of Scrooge, the bad-tempered skinflint who learns the error of his ways, along with Dickens's four other Christmas stories: The Chimes. The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life and The Haunted Man. Edited, with an introduction and notes by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst. ...more
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Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde And Essays in the Art of Writing Robert Louis Stevenson Zulma 2005 Paperback
The Picture of Dorian Gray and the Decay of Lying Oscar Wilde Zulma 2005 Paperback
Oscar Wilde's only novel, published in 1890, remains a powerful depiction of a man who does not age, but whose double identity is ultimately his trageOscar Wilde's only novel, published in 1890, remains a powerful depiction of a man who does not age, but whose double identity is ultimately his tragedy - and of Wilde's own complex and paradoxical personality. It is published here with the famous essay on the premise that 'life imitates art far more than art imitates life'. ...more
Lady Eleanore's Mantle and other Tales of Mystery Nathaniel Hawthorne Zulma 2005 Paperback
These four curious stories - Lady Eleanore's Mantle, The Prophetic Pictures, The Birthmark and Rappacini's Daughter - share the common theme of the baThese four curious stories - Lady Eleanore's Mantle, The Prophetic Pictures, The Birthmark and Rappacini's Daughter - share the common theme of the battle between good and evil, prefiguring Hawthorne's masterpiece, The Scarlet Letter. ...more
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