‘I here present you, courteous reader, with the record of a remarkable period in my life . . . ‘ The Confessions of...
‘“I'll not listen to reason,” she said, now in full possession of her voice, which had been rather choked with sobbing. ",Reason always means what...
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'At first you saw only a mass of coarse, matted black hair, presently...
‘Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more...’ Henry V is the final and most celebrated play of Shakespeare’s ‘history plays’. Prince...
‘“I am Kim. I am Kim. And what is Kim?” His soul repeated it again and again.’ Set against the backdrop of Britain...
‘Who could tell what forms, what visions, what faces, what forgiveness he could see in the glow of the west!’ Jim is a...
‘We're their slaves as long as we can work, we pile up their fortunes with the sweat of our brows, and yet we are to...
‘People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbours.’ An epic study of provincial...
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'When you look for the bad, expecting it, you will get it. When...
Set in the fictional country of Ruritania, The Prisoner of Zenda tells the story of Rudolf Rassendyll, identical cousin to King Rudolf of Ruritania, who...
'There was one place in the world that stood solid and did not melt into unreality: the place where his mother was. Everybody else could...
Now seen as one of the great English comic novels, ‘Tristram Shandy’ caused a stir on publication in polite 18th-century English society. The novel broke...
From the author of ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’, ‘Under the Greenwood Tree’ is a tale of love, tragedy and the changing charm of traditional village...
‘And now, Katy, it's your turn. Tell us what you're going to be when you grow up.’ ‘I’m not sure about what I’ll...
Likened to Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, What Katy Did Next is a timeless classic for both children and adults to enjoy. The...
The vivacious Kate Croy finds herself torn between love and money, friendship and ambition, “the crown of Henry James’s achievement.” Now a critically acclaimed film....
This is the call he is always ready for. They've had word of a planned attack. That's why he's back here, opposite some suit who's...
'The feeling that the very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world ... this prospect frightens me much more than bombs'On the...
'The alphabet ofthe treesis fading in thesong of the leaves' Filled with bright, unforgettable images, the deceptively simple work of William Carlos...
'She was bored and fought against her boredom, which only bored her still more.' Five sparkling, irreverent brief portraits of famous literary...